Two Minnesotans make Olympic track team
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(AP) - Two Minnesotans have qualified for the Olympics in track and field events.
Shani Marks of Apple Valley finished first in Sunday's Triple Jump Finals in Eugene, Oregon. Marks is a former University of Minnesota All-American who still trains at the university.
Also, Duluth native Kara Goucher qualified for the U.S. Olympic team after finishing second in the final of the women's 10,000 meters.
Goucher will run again Monday in the semifinals of the 5,000 race in Eugene.
Goucher didn't get past the semifinals in 2004, but things are looking up for her now. In August, she placed third in the 10,000 race at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan.
She was the first American woman to earn a medal in that event in world competition.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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