LAGAT VS. MOTTRAM IN CLASSIC MATCH-UP
Eugene, Oregon--In this corner, standing 5-8 3/4 and weighing 134
pounds (1.75/61) World 1500 and 5000 Champion Bernard "Kip" Lagat of
the United States. In the other corner, standing 6-2 and weighing 157
pounds (1.88/71), Prefontaine Classic 2-Mile recordholder Craig
"Buster" Mottram of Australia. The distance is 8 laps, and there is
only one winner. At last year's Prefontaine Classic, the tall Aussie
put on a devastating kick to record the fastest 2-Mile ever on American
soil, 8:03.50. He returns to Hayward Field on June 8 to face 2007
double World Champ Lagat, who became the first American ever to win
golds at 1500 and 5000 meters in the same Worlds. Refereeing this
match could fall to Kenya's Paul Koech, ranked No. 1 in the world in
the 3000-meter Steeplechase last year by Track & Field News.
Tickets for the Prefontaine Classic are on sale online at goducks.com,
from 1-800-WEBFOOT, and in person at the Casanova Center Ticket Office.
2-MILE (MEN)
*Bernard Lagat
*Craig Mottram (Australia)
*Paul Koech (Kenya)
*Dathan Ritzenhein
*Chris Solinksy
*Adam Goucher
*Jonathan Riley
*Ed Moran
*Collis Birmingham (Australia)