6/29/08

It’s not exactly an all-Oregon final, but the Hayward Field crowd will have plenty to get excited about Monday when the men’s 800-meter team will be chosen to represent the U.S. at the Beijing Olympics.

That’s because UO sophomore Andrew Wheating and two runners from Oregon Track Club Elite — Nick Symmonds and Christian Smith — all survived Saturday’s semifinal heats of the 800 at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field TrialsI.