Dorniden Edged in Arizona 800m Thriller

Heather Dorniden, the Gophers' 2006 NCAA Indoor Champion and a seven-time 800m all-American, was nipped at the finish line by LSU's LaTavia Thomas, the 2008 NCAA Indoor Champ, in a scintillating half-mile duel at the Sun Angel Classic on Saturday in Tempe, Arizona.

Thomas stopped the clock at 2:04:48; Dorniden timed 2:04.51.

You can watch the race, above, thanks to the good men at Flotrack. They've also posted a post-race interview with Dorniden HERE. You can find all of their coverage of the Sun Angel Classic HERE.

Also ... The Gopher sports info folks have put together two nice recaps of the teams' weekend action, HERE (women) and HERE (men.)

The highlights include Megan Duwell breaking the late Rocky Racette's 29-year-old school 5000m record with 16:10.06. For men, Ben Blankenship won the Univeristy 1500m race with a PR 3:45.73 clocking. Adam Studt finished 3rd in the shot put with a 61-11 1/2 mark.