Courtesy of Joe Volk |
Rono
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Salazar
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10/27/79 - Pacific-10 Conference, Northern Division Cross-Country Meet @ Eugene 2 NCAA Cross-Country titlists face off - '76, '77 winner Rono vs '78 champ Salazar. |
They're off.
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Immediately, Alberto Salazar (9) the defending NCAA x-country champion takes control.
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.......Salazar's track PR of 28:06.12 (10k) from the NCAA's last spring is deceptive as his 13:22.31 5k - four months ago will attest.
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....Salazar sets a 4:35 pace and establishes his largest margin ahead of Rono...................Bill McChesney (6) follows next.
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...................................................Rudy Chapa (2)............................................................Bill Stolp (30) Ken Martin (5)
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...........................Don Clary (3) and Sam Kimombwa (35)..............Greg Erwin (4) Art Boileau (1, Obsc.) and Bruce Nelson (7).
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....Rono (Obscured) shadows Salazar. Salazar's plan is to try to break away from the multi-record holder during the 4th or 5th mile.
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..McChesney turns as Chapa & Martin follow.............................Clary ahead of Erwin and J. Nelson.
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..................................Rono and Salazar in tandem...........................................The two rivals have seperated themselves from the field.
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..McChesney recently got over the flu and this week is fighting a tender calf muscle..Chapa ran 13:19.22 (5k)-9th on world list for "79"
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.Ken Martin will run a 8:20.97 steeple...Clary is still trying to get in shape from a summer lost to a foot injury which came on last spring.
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...4 miles: Rono surges prior to 4M. breaking away from Salazar, upping the ante to 4:27 !!....McChesney will run 13:18.6 5k in July.
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Chapa won the NCAA 5,000m as a soph (2nd last Spring).............Clary was seventh at the NCAA x-c nationals last year.
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.......Rono settles into 4:33 pace while Salazar grinds it out.............. Salazar will lower his 10k PR to 27:49.3 in August.
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..noRono (WSU/Kenya) WR holder @ 10k, 5k, 3k and the steeplechase !!!! ........The combatants near the finish.
RESULTS (10,000 meters) - 1. Rono (WSU) .........................28:41.5 2. Salazar (UO) .........................28:47.4 3. McChesney (UO) ..................29:56.1 4. Chapa (UO) ..........................30:03.8 5. Martin (UO) ..........................30:08.5 6. Stolp (Washington) .................30:53.7 7. J. Nelson (UO) ......................30:53.7 8. Clary (UO) ............................30:53.9 9. Erwin (UO) ...........................30:58.3 10. Cheruiyot (WSU) ............... 31:12.9
Team - Oregon, 21; Washington St. 47 |
