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The University of California's Alysia Johnson, NCAA champion two weeks ago, won the women's 800m title at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Indianapolis with a time of 1:59.47. Johnson, who just finished her junior year of college, went out with early pacesetter Chanelle Price, who covered the first lap in 57.9, then pressed her advantage over defending champion Hazel Clark, in pursuit, and Alice Schmidt. Clark and Schmidt pressed Johnson to the line, but Johnson held them off, with a .13-second advantage over Clark in 1:59.60 and Schmidt just an eyelash back in 1:59.63.
"We've been planning my season on running at the Worlds all along," said Johnson. "I've been confident all along, and running my second sub-2:00 this year is at the top of my list of good races right now."
Posted by Parker Morse at 4:52 p.m. | Tags: Race Reports, 2007 USA Outdoor T&F Champs