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Article: A step up, a step back.(Track-Field Oregon)(Rupp wins the 10,000 meters and Eaton wins decathlon, but Centrowitz fails to advance to the 1,500 final)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- June 12, 2009
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Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Suddenly, the men's title at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships is up for grabs.
Despite crowning two individual champions at John McDonnell Field on Thursday night, meet favorite Oregon lost some steam in the team competition when freshman Matthew Centrowitz dropped off the pace late in the 1,500-meter semifinals and jogged across the finish line in last place.
Not only did Centrowitz fail to advance to Saturday's final, but as the national leader in the race with his early-season PR of 3 minutes, 36.92 seconds, the Ducks were denied his projected 10 points, and any ...
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