Nathan Green advances to Sunday's final in the 1500m at world indoor championships...
TORUN, Poland-- Washington alum Nathan Green (photo courtesy USA Track & Field) advanced to the finals in the men's 1500 meter run with a solid third place finish in the first of three qualifying heats Friday night at the World Athletics Indoor Championships at Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń. Ron Markelj of Slovenia, who didn't want to get into a kicker's race, went solo, going through the first 800 in 1:56.03, while the field went through in high 2:03s. With only the top three in each of the three heats advancing, the field woke up and decided to make a run at Markelj, with Green leading the charge. With 300 meters to go, Markelj still had just over a three second lead, but the field was closing on him. Markelj hung on to the lead before being passed with 150 to go, as Green, Italy's Federico Riva, and Australia's Adam Spencer all passed Markelj. Riva took the win in 3:40.52, while Green moved all the way out to lane 3 and ceded second place to Spencer, who ra...
