Brandon Miller takes the win in men's 800 to open Nike Prefontaine Classic...
EUGENE-- Before the race, all the talk at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus surrounding the men's 800 meters at the Nike Prefontaine Classic was on teenage phenom Cooper Lutkenhaus, the reigning world indoor champion, fresh off of two straight Wanda Diamond League wins in Stockholm and Oslo. Apparently, someone forgot about Brandon Miller (Paul Merca file photo) of the Brooks Beasts, who himself was riding a two-meet win streak heading into Eugene, after winning the LA Track Festival on May 23rd at UCLA, and the USATF LA Grand Prix at USC on June 14th. Early on, it looked like Lutkenhaus was on his way to a third straight win in a Diamond League meet (the men's 800 at Pre was not a Diamond League scoring event), as the teenager tucked behind pacer Lloyd Frilot, who went through 400 in 49.88. Meanwhile, Miller, a notorious front runner, was towards the back of the pack in about seventh or eighth through the 400. Miller started working his way towards the front ...
