price Hopple, he won his second straight indoor title and went
on to win the bronze medal at the world indoor championships.
After the semi he said I love the idea of a fast final.
I think
it's fun when it's a fast race because it's interesting
and it makes me push myself to the Limit. That's what we want
to see today to happen
and hopefully this race will improve the fortunes of
the men's 800, the us, because no American shows up in the top
list of the top World list until 39. So, think about that.
No America in the top, 38
in the world, I want to give a shout-out to starting in line
9, the veteran Eric cywinski counting indoors and Outdoors.
This is Eric's 19th, national championships, maybe the best
pacemaker in the world right now.
Toyota, men's 800 meter final.
They're going to work for these Eric
wide in line 9,
all in black.
You're starting to see Brandon hitter in lane four,
excuse me, Miller in five, that's who's going on. He likes
the front-runner. Not a surprise there. He's
the shortest in the field, so he'll be easy to spot there. He is
in the maroon and white of am and Bryce Harper on the left of
your screen there. He just checked up for a moment to find
preferential track position. And now he's, he's, he's way
into second.
A lot going on in that first part of the race. You even saw,
Clayton Murphy trying to get his position there. Now, he's
on the outside and good striking distant but still
Miller who in the semi ran really well from the front who
really run a decisive first. 400 meters. Not able to get as
much
space from this field. Obviously, everybody wants it
at this point but still a good first. 404 Miller, Jonah, Koh
etching. Third he is in touch, cywinski is going
shoulder-to-shoulder there as well. With Isaiah Harris.
How about Miller?
f***. Kenny, hang on
Bryce Harper. Lee's now starting to make
a move. So the semi-final is Sonia said, Miller
had that good first lap and then was able to keep it going
Bryce, Hopple shoulder to shoulder with Miller. Now
and happen said he wanted a fast race. Looks like he's
gonna be the one to go for. It didn't want to play tactics,
didn't want to get into a strategic rice. Just wanted
an all-out speed, right? So how about college courage is taking
the fight to Bryce, Hopple and Miller's. Now, boxed in, and
he's in trouble as Hopper. Ava, come off, the turn with
a lead. China, courage, took the fight to Bryce. Harper
is resilient. This is fantastic
for the young man who said, he feels great feels fit and feels
fast. He's a national champion. Kaha Paul. Gets it done.
I think, with that time at the land at the line, Brandon
Miller has just made his first team and kept Clayton. Murphy
the two
Olympian off of the team
for everybody just joining here on NBC from the LPGA coverage.
Welcome to Hayward Field. You watching the 2022. Usatf Toyota
outdoor Nationals. This is the final day about coverage and
the men's 800 meters has just concluded
with 24 year old price. Oppel
having to fight hard for it, but was money resilient, but
we've seen this all year. Long contract, law career log Bryce
Harper. When it's time to kick, he is going to be the one that
wins,
but look at the Battle for third
Mueller throwing himself across the line and denying Sonia,
the track, the chance for another team to Clayton Murphy.
Yeah, Clayton Murphy, who was coming from way back with
a strong kid look like he would have enough to pass Miller but
unfamiliar finish in the 800 where you see
Somebody going across the line
giving everything they can and ending up on the apron
Miller who was third at the ncaa's. Come start again and
makes his first world championship team. And John
a coach who is in, second has met the world championship standard
so there's your three going
to the world's Hopple Koh etch
and Brandon Miller.
All right, here's Lewis Johnson. Let's hear from those
top three. Louis are a deadly? We'll listen here. Brace, you
got your wish or fast, final. Tell us how you navigated that
for this National Championship win. I mean, it was great.
I mean, Brandon took it out for a hot Pace.
He's great at doing that. He's an incredible racer.
That's what I say. We got a lot of Texas boys out here
to from West Texas. We offer am right here.
It's gonna be a fun time. We come back here, a couple weeks
will. They don't know. You'll be back because you just got
the qualifying standard. What does it mean to you? It means
a lot to me.
I'm so happy. I thought, first of all,
I don't know, I think the Army
and people were being behind me, and I'm not interested in
me
for. I salute Army
have done a lot in me
and my family to
have done it all had my team is
a all of them. Thank you. Brandon Miller. You are a fan
favorite in my house because my younger brother's name is
Brandon Miller.
So yes, absolutely, but to the dive take us through that last
rate that last moment in the dive to get yourself on this
team. And I just wanted to do it
for everybody who believes in me.
But most importantly,
the guy Why? Yeah,
I just wanted to so much
for that dive. I wasn't gonna give it up and every
bad. You'll never forget, guys. Congratulations. See you back
here in three weeks.