Eugene: Pack for Beijing!

By Associated Press Published: Jun 30, 2008 at 10:02 PM PDT Last Updated: Nov 20, 2008 at 10:29 PM PDT
Eugene: Pack for Beijing!
Nicholas Symmonds, left, congratulates Andrew Wheating after the men's 800 meter final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore., Monday, June 30, 2008. Symmonds placed first and Wheating second. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)



EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Nick Symmonds, Andrew Wheating and Christian Smith have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the men's 800 meters.

Wheating, from Oregon, and Symmonds, a graduate of Willamette University in Salem who now lives in Eugene, got one of the biggest ovations of the track trials when they crossed the finish line 1-2 on Monday night.

Smith, a member of the Oregon Track Club, beat out four-time national champion Khadevis Robinson for the third spot in an upset. Robinson was trying to make his second Olympics.

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