June 1, 2002

BATON ROUGE, LA.--- Junior Adrian Blincoe (Auckland, New Zealand) placed fifth overall and sophomore Ryan Hayden (Richmond, B.C.) finished sixth, as the two Wildcat distance runners competed in the 1500 meter finals at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday, June 1.

Stanford sophomore Donald Sage captured the 1500 meter title with a time of 3:42.65.

Blincoe crossed the finish line in 3:43.32 and Hayden finished exactly half a second later with a time of 3:43.82 as they earned the Wildcats seven team points.

Earlier in Championship competition, junior Nic O'Brien placed sixth in the 400 meter finals in a personal-best 50.16. Villanova received three team points for O'Brien's efforts, allowing the Wildcats to finish the 2002 NCAA Championships with 10 points overall.

Men 1500 Meter Run
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    American:   3:29.77  8/25/1985   Sydney Maree, Puma
College Best:   3:31.71  8/16/1987   Abdi Bile, George Mason
   NCAA Meet:   3:35.30  6/6/1981    Sydney Maree, Villanova
Bernie Moore:   3:36.30  1981        Sydney Maree, Villanova
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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Section  1 Finals
  1 Donald Sage               SO Stanford               3:42.65    10
  2 Chris Mulvaney            SO Arkansas               3:43.03     8
  3 Josh Spiker               FR Wisconsin              3:43.16     6
  4 Alan Webb                 FR Michigan               3:43.23     5
  5 Adrian Blincoe            JR Villanova              3:43.32     4
  6 Ryan Hayden               SO Villanova              3:43.82     3
  7 Charlie Gruber            SR Kansas                 3:43.86     2
  8 Grant Robison             SO Stanford               3:44.04     1
  9 Dan Wilson                SR Connecticut            3:44.46
 10 Scott McGowan             JR Montana                3:45.40
 11 Sean O'Brien              JR American-DC            3:45.52
 12 Brandon Strong            SR Arizona St.            3:46.43