SOLOMON FALLS SHORT
Solomon had to settle for sixth in the field of eight as three Oregon runners, Nick Symmonds of the Oregon Track Club and Nike, Andrew Wheating the super sophomore from the University of Oregon, and unheralded Christian Smith of OTC/Nike took the three top spots and with them the invitations to Beijing.
Defending U.S. champion Khadevis Robinson finished fourth and Lopez Lomong of Nike came in fifth.
A blanket could have been thrown over the five runners finishing second through sixth. Wheating posted 1:45.03, Smith 1:45.47, 1:45.53, Lomong 1:45.58 and Solomon 1:45.78. Symmonds finished nearly a full second ahead of the field in 1:44.10.
Solomon, who placed third in this race last year, would have been the first Lompocan since Nick Carter in 1928 to participate in the Olympics.
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