June 13, 2003

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - In day three of the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday, June 13th, in Sacramento, Calif., Villanova senior Nic O'Brien finished seventh in the finals of the men's 400m hurdles.

O'Brien ran a time of 50.55 in Friday night's finals of the 400m hurdles, good enough for a seventh place finish. Dean Griffiths of Auburn won the event with a time of 48.44.

O'Brien advanced to the finals with a 49.92 time in the semifinals of the event on Thursday. In the semis of the men's 400m hurdles, O'Brien was fourth in heat two with a time of 49.92. The top two in each heat advance to the finals along with the next six fastest times, among which was O'Brien.

Event 10  Men 400 Meter Hurdles
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 5 Heats.  Advance top 2 plus next 6 best times to semi-finals.
 Advance top 3 plus next 2  fastest times to final.
    American:   46.78  8/6/1992    Kevin Young, Foot Locker AC
College Best:   47.10  8/7/1991    Samuel Matete, Auburn
   NCAA Meet:   47.85  6/3/1988    Kevin Young, UCLA
 Hornet Stad:   47.62  7/22/2000   Angelo Taylor, Nike
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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Finals
  1 Dean Griffiths            SR Auburn                   48.55   10
  2 Rickey Harris             JR Florida                  48.83    8
  3 Fred Sharpe               SR Auburn                   49.23    6
  4 Bennie Brazell            SO LSU                      49.38    5
  5 Dwight Ruff               SO Florida                  49.60    4
  6 Eric Dudley               SR Washington State         50.12    3
  7 Nicholas O'Brien          SR Villanova                50.55    2
  8 Victor Okorie             SO M. Tenn. St.             50.96    1