Green and Houser secure world championships spots in the 1500m in Philadelphia...
"If there's a problem, yo I'll solve it--check out the hook while my DJ revolves it!" --Vanilla Ice, famous American philosopher PHILADELPHIA-- Washington alums Nathan Green (Paul Merca photo) and Luke Houser went 1-2 at the USATF Indoor Championships in the 1500 to seemingly earn a spot on the world indoor championships team competing in Kujawy Pomorze, Poland in two weeks. One small problem--going into the weekend, neither held the world championships standard of 3:36.00, so they could get bumped off the team by any one who finished in the top eight at nationals, as they all held the standard. To solve the problem, the duo traveled from their homes of Seattle and Atlanta to Philadelphia for the Philadelphia Runner Indoor Classic for a shot at the standard on the final weekend of qualifying for the world championships. Ben Allen set the pace for both Houser and Green, who went through the first 400 in roughly 58.5, as Jack Anstey of Australia went with Allen. The ...
