WSU Pair Qualify For 1,500 Final
Washington State University’s Bernard Lagat and Eric Kamau Thursday qualified for the final of the men’s 1,500-meter run at the NCAA track and field championships at the University of Indiana.
Lagat, a sophomore from Kenya, ran the second-fastest time in his heat, 3 minutes and 48.03 seconds. Heat winner Dan Reese of Eastern Michigan also had the day’s best time, 3:47.15.
Kamau, a junior from Kenya, ran 3:49.43, 12th-fastest of the day.
The 1,500 final is Saturday.
In other events, sprinter Tawanda Chiwira and shot putter Jill Wimer, both of the University of Idaho, failed to qualify for finals.
Chiwira was fifth in his men’s 400 heat with a 46.04. The top four from his heat advanced. Wimer threw the shot 49 feet, 3/4 inches and placed 14th.
Ian Waltz of Post Falls (discus, shot put), Heidi Shultz (heptathlon) and Hilary Mawindi (men’s triple jump) compete today and Saturday for WSU.
Ivan Wagner’s win in the high jump (7-6-1/2) lifted Texas into the men’s team lead with 23-1/2 points after five events. Arkansas is second with 16, one point ahead of UCLA.
UCLA’s Seilala Sua, winner of Wednesday’s discus, finished third in the shot put and her teammate, Nada Kawar, was fourth, giving the Bruins 11 points and increasing their total to a leading 33 after three events.
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