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DAY 6 - July 4th

Chaunte Howard (1st place Women's High Jump)

Sarah Bowman and Treniere Clement (Women's 1500m semi-finals)

16 yr-old, Jordan Hasay set a new high school record in the Women's 1500m semi-finals

Fireworks going off behind the grandstands during the Men's 10k final

Abdi Abdirahman flies into 1st place (Men's 10k final)

DAY 8 - July 6th

David Oliver (1st place Men's 110m Hurdles)

Lacy Johnson

The crowd was really pulling for Jordan Hasay in the 1500m final

Rafeeq Curry (3rd, Men's Triple Jump final)

Walter Dix took 1st in the closest (and most exciting) race of the Trials (Men's 200m)

Marshevet Hooker trips in to 3rd (Women's 200m final)

Dawn Harper (3rd) and Damu Cherry (2nd) hug it out after the Women's 100m Hurdles final

Here are my photos from July 3rd. Images from Day 6 & 8 should be up really soon. (Unfortunately I couldn't make it down for Day 7 - July 5th.)

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Jill Moore

Jordan Hasay

Mary Wineberg (2nd Place Women's 400m)

Sanya Richards glides across the finish into 1st (Women's 400)

LaShawn Merrit takes 1st in the Men's 400m

Jeremy Wariner's not so happy about being 2nd (Men's 400m)

I've been so wrapped up with the Trials I haven't had a chance to put these up. Leslie and the LY's played John Henry's a week ago and it was a helluvalotta fun! I hung out with Leslie beforehand chatting and snapping as she got all glamorous. She told me that she was seriously thinking about moving to Eugene. "I don't smoke weed but I really dig the 'Go Green' thing." She also mentioned she had just finished taping an episode for Yo Gabba Gabba season 2. Yessssss! (What can I say? I love kids' shows now.) Afterwards, I followed the caped trio out to the the stage and shot the performance (complete with gem sweater naming ceremony).

Here's a couple youtubes I found from the show (where my hands and flash make a guest appearance.)

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Photos from Day 3 (6.29.08), & Day 4 (6.30.08) are up.
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This cat had his A-game on at the Eugene '08 fest Sunday. Play on player.

Brad Walker (3rd place men's pole vault) flexing on the way down.

Queen Quedith Earth Harrison fivin' on her victory lap.

Brian Johnson (2nd place men's long jump)

Men's 100m final

Trevell Quinley doin' the happy dance after getting the gold (in the men's long jump).

Tyson Gay's victory lap. Fans were HYPE!

Hazel Clark is nothing but smiles (after taking 1st place in the women's 800m).

Nick Symmonds (1st place men's 800m)

Dana Pounds (2nd place women's javelin) yelling some ferociousness!

UO's Rachel Yurkovich (3rd place) & Kara Patterson (1st place) hug after the javelin final.

Bernard Lagat (1st place men's 5000m) glides across the finish line & lets the crowd know!

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I basically only caught the Bassnectar set Friday night. I missed the Pnuma Trio and showed up towards the end of STS9.

As you can see, Friday's crowd was WAY bigger than Saturday's. Lorin had it poppin'! No one was ready for it to end at 11.