EUGENE – With Olympic silver medalist and American record holder Evan Jager missing the U.S. Olympic Trials with a calf injury, a fresh crop of U.S. steeplechasers looked to fill his spot in Tokyo and possibly on the medal stand.
Hillary Bor, one of just three Americans to run under 8:10 within the last Olympic cycle, brushed elbows with the U.S. Army’s Benard Keter in the final 400 meters to pull away from a chase pack of six men still in contention for just three qualifying spots for the Summer Games. Bor edged out Keter by just .