May 5, 2000
Box Score
STANFORD, Calif. - Gabe Jennings, a sophomore from Madison, Wi, ran the fastest time by an American in the 1,500 meters this year and also set a school record in the process to highlight the Cardinal Track & Field Invitational on Friday night at Cobb Track & Angell Field.
Jennings ran the distance in a time of 3:37.33, easily breaking the school record of 3:39.26 in 1988 by Marc Olesen. Jennings' time easily surpassed the United States Olympic qualifying standard of 3:40.50, and was just of the Olympic standard of 3:36.80.
Jennings had earlier run 3:40.08 this year, the #1 time by a collegiate runner in 2000.
Michael Stember ran a season-best 3:40.54 to finish third in the 1,500 meters. Stember's time just missed the U.S. Olympic qualifying standard by .04 of a second.
Freshman Andrew Powell qualified provisionally for the NCAA's with a season-best time of 3:43.44 in the 1,500 meters.
In the 5,000 meters, Stanford's Brad Hauser tripped the heels of another runner and fell with just 300 meters left in the race, but still managed to fight back to finish in sixth place with a career-best time of 13:29.71. Hauser's time broke his school record of 13:35.78, set in 1998.
Hauser's time was just short of the Olympic qualifying standard of 13:29.00, but he met the U.S. Olympic standard.
Also in the 5,000 meters, Jonathon Riley qualified for the NCAA's with a time of 13:42.96 in the 5,000 meters. Brent Hauser gained NCAA championship qualifying status with a time of 13:45.54, this despite falling near the end of the race.
In the 10,000 meters, Thomas Murley and Louis Luchini set career-bests in the 10,000 meters. Murley ran a 28:53.70, while Luchini ran a 28:43.30. Both times were NCAA qualifying times.
In women's competition, freshman Lindsay Hyatt finished second in the 800 meters with an NCAA provisional time of 2:05.64. Another NCAA provisional qualifier was Sally Glynn with a time of 9:24.52 in the 3,000 meters.
The Cardinal Qualifier was designed for athletes attempting to qualify for the Olympic Games, the Olympic Trials and the NCAA Division I Championships. At the end of the evening, 15 athletes met the Olympic Games qualifying standards.