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2 months, 23 days ago
Men's 800: Jacob Hernandez and Andrew Wheating Deliver
Rarely does a race live up to its pre-race hype, but the men's 800 sure did.
The pre-race attention focused on the #3 and #4 ranked runners in the LetsRun.com 800m rankings, Jacob Hernandez, the NCAA leader at 1:45.68, and the 800/1500 wonder kid, Andrew Wheating, who was undefeated this outdoor season at 800 and 1500 (800 pr 1:46.83). They delivered an incredible race on Saturday with Hernandez prevailing by 1/100th of a second as both runners set prs.