Congratulations to Chris O’Hare who was runner up in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships which took place in Texas on 11/12 March. Chris ran 3m 59.62s and was just 0.13 seconds behind the winner. This is a fantastic result .
 Chris tried to win from the front for most of the race and was just pipped in the last 10 meters.
(Keith Ridley)                     

1 Miles Batty JR BYU 3:59.49 10
2 Chris O’Hare SO Tulsa 3:59.62 8
3 Ryan Foster SR Penn State 4:00.17 6
4 Dumisane Hlaselo JR Florida 4:00.97 5
5 Erik van Ingen SR Binghamton 4:01.25 4
6 Jeff Thode SO Iowa 4:01.73 3
7 Michael Hammond JR Virginia Tech 4:01.80 2
8 James Cameron SO Washington 4:01.88 1
9 Riley Masters JR Maine 4:02.04
10 Duncan Phillips JR Arkansas 4:06.37

 The time that Chris ran to qualify to run in the championships was 3m 56.48s which currently ranks him 3rd in the world for the mile in 2011.

You can get more details about the race, including his 200m splits, on http://www.flashresults.com/2011_Meets/indoor/03-11-NCAADiv1/Results5-2.htm

For reports from his university, Tulsa, go to http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/c-track/recaps/031111aab.html and http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/c-track/recaps/031211aab.html