In brief: Nevada in first AP poll since ’48

Football: Nevada is ranked for the first time since 1948 and just the second time in the history of the Associated Press college football poll.

The 25th-ranked Wolf Pack (4-0) are 4-0 for the first time since 1991, when they were still a I-AA program.

The first month of the season closed with the preseason top three unchanged: Alabama is No. 1, followed by Ohio State and Boise State.

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Laalou edges Lagat in NYC

TRACK: Amine Laalou of Morroco surged past two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat of the United States in the final stretch of the Fifth Avenue Mile on Sunday.

Defending champion Shannon Rowbury led an American sweep in the women’s event.

Laalou won in 3 minutes, 52.83 seconds in his first appearance in the race. Lagat, who ran collegiately at Washington State, came up short in his third attempt, finishing in 3:53.30.

Defending champion Andy Baddeley of Britain was third in 3:53.34, and Alan Webb of the United States was fourth in 3:53.72. Webb, the American mile record-holder, was returning after Achilles’ tendon surgery.

“I give myself a C-plus for the day,” said Webb, the 2007 champion. “I have come a long way this year. It’s good just to be in the mix and competing with these guys again.”

Rowbury finished in 4:24.12, edging Sara Hall, who finished in 4:24.34. Erin Donahue was third.

“With about a hundred yards to go, I was in fifth,” Rowbury said. “I kept driving to the finish.”

Associated Press

Triathlon: Whitworth senior Kalen Darling won the U23 division of the USA Triathlon Elite National Championships at Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday, claiming his first national title in the sport.

Darling (Honolulu) is an All-American on the Whitworth swimming team and one of the leaders on the Pirates’ nationally-ranked men’s cross country team.

Competing simultaneously as the Elite Level racers, Darling was in first place in the entire field following the swimming leg with a split of 17:46. He remained with the lead back throughout the bike and run, finishing in 11th place overall. He was the first finisher of the U23 category to cross the line, finishing with a time of 1:58:58.