After the Pre Classic, Bernard Lagat wants to run for Olympic gold as part of the U.S. team

By Ron Bellamy
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New Zealand athlete Nick Willis' fine performance in a mile
race at today's Prefontaine Classic grand prix meeting in Eugene,
Oregon, will have done his confidence a world of good as he builds up
to the Olympics....

Liu Xiang's disqualification from the Prefontaine Classic after a
one-two Chinese false start Sunday underscores a disappointing US trip
in the run-up to the Beijing Games.
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6/9/08

The distance races were loaded at Pre this year. Brief recaps and our analysis below.
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Highlights

Leading through the final turn, Pennsylvania's Chanelle Price faded to 6th as the pros stormed home, but held on for US#2 all-time 2:01.61, trailing only Kim Gallagher's 1982 mark of 2:00.07.
Utah's Luke Puskedra, well off the 2 Mile pa...

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EUGENE, Ore. - Meet records fell across all event groups, none bigger than Brad Walker's American record in the pole vault, and Maria Mutola had a historic exit Sunday at the Nike Prefontaine Classic...