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Jeshua Anderson, Bernard Lagat advance to finals of Olympic Trials

Lagat has a chance to lock up his fifth Olympic games appearance, while Anderson seeks his first.

The Olympic dreams of two former WSU track stars are still alive.

Jeshua Anderson finished third in the second 400-meter hurdles semifinal heat on Friday to advance to the event finals, to be held on Sunday. Earlier in the week, Bernard Lagat finished with the fastest time in his heat in the 5000-meter run to qualify for today’s final.

You can watch Lagat — who graduated from WSU in 2000 and is now 41 years old — go for a spot in his fifth(!