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Chris Lukezic 3:49.69

Georgetown freshman repeats. Sam Vazquez FL gets second on late charge (58.3 last lap).

photo by Victah Sailer

Anatomy of the Race

300m - Drake, Raymond are 1-2

700m - Doherty, Lukezic, Perkins, Raymond

1100m - Lukezic starts to open a gap at the bell.

Chapa is 5th

Vazquez is 7th

the finish - Lukezic, Vazquez, Raymond, Schwer, Stroup, Chapa, Perkins

Results

Men 1500 Meter Run Junior
===============================================================
 American Jr: A 3:36.1h  1966        Jim Ryun
    World Jr: W 3:33.16  1999        Benjamin Kipkurui (KEN)
     Jr Meet:   3:42.8h  1974        Tom Byers
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals
===============================================================
Finals
  1 Christopher Lukezic          Georgetown U           3:49.69
  2 Sam Vasquez                  unattached             3:50.85
  3 Tyler Raymond                Manhattan College      3:52.09
  4 Cameron Schwehr              Kansas                 3:52.59
  5 Shane Stroup                 Florida                3:53.05
  6 Joaquin Chapa                unattached             3:53.90
  7 Adam Perkins                 unattached             3:55.15
  8 Phillip Reid                 unattached             3:55.59
  9 Rolf Steier                  Stanford               3:58.68
 10 Jeremy Doherty               Illinois Sta           3:59.33
 11 Gary Malinko                 Duquesne University    3:59.45
 12 Sean Drake                   Stanford               4:02.59

Prelims

Heat 1 - Chris Lukezic digs in on the last lap

Heat 2 - Phillip Reid heads for home

Heat 1 - Rolf Steier leads early

Heat 2 - Brian Sullivan leads early

Men 1500 Meter Run Junior
================================================================
 American Jr: A 3:36.1h  1966        Jim Ryun
    World Jr: W 3:33.16  1999        Benjamin Kipkurui (KEN)
     Jr Meet: M 3:42.8h  1974        Tom Byers
    Name                    Year Team                   Prelims
================================================================
Heat  1
  1 Christopher Lukezic          Georgetown U           3:57.90Q
  2 Cameron Schwehr              Kansas                 3:58.14Q
  3 Sam Vasquez                  unattached             3:58.32Q
  4 Tyler Raymond                Manhattan College      3:58.51q
  5 Jeremy Doherty               Illinois Sta           3:59.15q
  6 Rolf Steier                  Stanford               3:59.35q
  7 Sean Drake                   Stanford               4:00.32q
  8 Sesar Figueroa               unattached             4:03.16
 -- Brandon Babiracki            unattached                 DNS
Heat  2
  1 Phillip Reid                 unattached             3:58.64Q
  2 Adam Perkins                 unattached             3:58.86Q
  3 Shane Stroup                 Florida                3:59.19Q
  4 Joaquin Chapa                unattached             4:00.17q
  5 Gary Malinko                 Duquesne University    4:00.73q
  6 Rob Kuhn                     Georgia Tech           4:00.86
  7 Ryan Ripley                  unattached             4:01.79
  8 Brian Sullivan               unattached             4:12.72
================================================================
    Name                    Year Team                   Prelims
================================================================
Preliminaries
  1 Christopher Lukezic          Georgetown U           3:57.90Q
  2 Phillip Reid                 unattached             3:58.64Q
  3 Cameron Schwehr              Kansas                 3:58.14Q
  4 Adam Perkins                 unattached             3:58.86Q
  5 Sam Vasquez                  unattached             3:58.32Q
  6 Shane Stroup                 Florida                3:59.19Q
  7 Tyler Raymond                Manhattan College      3:58.51q
  8 Jeremy Doherty               Illinois Sta           3:59.15q
  9 Rolf Steier                  Stanford               3:59.35q
 10 Joaquin Chapa                unattached             4:00.17q
 11 Sean Drake                   Stanford               4:00.32q
 12 Gary Malinko                 Duquesne University    4:00.73q
 13 Rob Kuhn                     Georgia Tech           4:00.86
 14 Ryan Ripley                  unattached             4:01.79
 15 Sesar Figueroa               unattached             4:03.16
 16 Brian Sullivan               unattached             4:12.72
 -- Brandon Babiracki            unattached                 DNS

Start List

Event 75  Men 1500 Meter Run Junior
===============================================================================
12 Advance:  Top 3 Each Heat plus Next 6 Best Times
Saturday 6/21/2003 - 6:05 PM
     Name                        Year Team
===============================================================================
Heat 1  Prelims
  1  Sean Drake                       Stanford
  2  Rolf Steier                      Stanford
  3  Sesar Figueroa                   unattached
  4  Brandon Babiracki                unattached
  5  Sam Vasquez                      unattached
  6  Tyler Raymond                    Manhattan Co
  7  Cameron Schwehr                  Kansas
  8  Jeremy Doherty                   Illinois Sta
  9  Christopher Lukezic              Georgetown U
Heat 2  Prelims
  1  Brian Sullivan                   unattached
  2  Rob Kuhn                         Georgia Tech
  3  Joaquin Chapa                    unattached
  4  Ryan Ripley                      unattached
  5  Shane Stroup                     Florida
  6  Gary Malinko                     Duquesne Uni
  7  Adam Perkins                     unattached
  8  Phillip Reid                     unattached

USA Junior Nationals results and pix