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June 21, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Washington State's Jeshua Anderson won the men's 400-meter hurdles in record-setting fashion at the 2008 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Saturday.

Anderson clocked a time of 49.28 seconds to break a five-year-old stadium record and the meet mark which had stood since 1984. With the victory, Anderson qualified for the 2008 International Association of Athletics Federation World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, July 8-13.

"I probably don't give Jeshua enough credit because I see him do great things all the time, but when you think about it, a meet record here, that is a big accomplishment," Cougar Assistant Coach Mark Macdonald said. "His race today was better than his NCAA Final, he just ran a faster time at that meet."

"The track was wet because of a storm that delayed us about two hours, so I didn't get a good warm up," Anderson added. "I was in third place after the eighth hurdle, but I was able to push off my alternate leg on the ninth hurdle and sprint through the last few hurdles. I feel very blessed to be having this type of season."

Men 400 Meter Hurdles
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       World: W 48.02  6/17/1984   Danny Harris, USA
    American: A 48.02  6/17/1984   Danny Harris, Iowa State
        Meet: M 49.45  6/24/1984   Belfred Clark, Knoxville TC
       WJC Q: % 53.34
 Owens Stad.: S 50.01  2003        Victor Okorie, Middle Tenn. S
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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Finals
  1 Jeshua Anderson              Unattached               49.28M
  2 Johnny Dutch                 South Carolina           49.74S
  3 William Wynne                Titans Track             50.42%
  4 Carl Buchanon                Michigan                 51.81%
  5 Eric Bailey                  Weber State              53.94
  6 Mario Briscoe                Unattached               54.26
  7 Philip Raaf                  Unattached               54.28
  8 Jordan Rispress              Unattached               54.83
  9 Kendrick Young               Unattached               55.57