Senior Darin Shearer turned out a strong performance by taking second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a close sprint against Columbia's Casey O'Shea. His time of 8:45.02, a personal best, will automatically qualify him for Nationals.
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After missing the official standard many times, this is the first trip Shearer will make to Nationals.
"If anybody deserves to go to Nationals, it's Darin," said co-captain Amar Kuchinad, who is a Crimson editor. "He works pretty hard for it."
Shearer's performance did not seem to spur the rest of the team on,