Goucher makes Olympic Team.

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Goucher makes Olympic Team.

By KBJR News 2

Story Published: Jun 28, 2008 at 2:55 PM CST

Story Updated: Jul 2, 2008 at 12:16 PM CST

FRIDAY NIGHT, FORMER GREYHOUND KARA GOUCHER WAS LOOKING TO COMPLETE WHAT HAS BEEN A DREAM FOR MANY ATHLETES... THE CHANCE TO COMPETE IN THE OLYMPICS....
TO ACHIEVE THAT... GOUCHER FIRST HAD TO FINISH AMONG THE TOP 3 IN THE WOMEN'S 10,000 METERS AT THE U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS IN EUGENE, OREGON....
GOUCHER, WHO WAS KARA GRGAS-WHEELER BEFORE GETTING MARRIED... WON 4 MINNNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS WHILE COMPETING FOR DULUTH EAST....
GOUCHER WAS LEADING THE RACE DURING THE LATTER STAGES OF THE RACE... SHANNON FLANAGAN WOULD PASS HER ON THE FINAL LAP TO WIN THE RACE... BREAKING THE HAYWARD FIELD RECORD WITH A TIME OF 31 MINUTES, AND 34.81 SECONDS... FLANAGAN ALREADY HOLDS THE U.S. RECORD FOR THE FASTEST TIME...
AS FOR GOUCHER... SHE PLACED 2ND... FINISHING IN 31:37.72... TO EARN A TRIP TO BEIJING....
GOUCHER'S TRAINING PARTNER AMY BEGLEY ALSO QUALIFIED BY FINISHING THIRD...
GOUCHER also WON A BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN OSAKA, JAPAN LAST AUGUST...

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