Finnerty Sixth at Harry Jerome

Not everything happens in Europe on the outdoor track circuit.  Tonight in Vancouver, BC the Harry Jerome International Track Classic Burnsville and University of Wisconsin's Rob Finnerty finished sixth in the 1500 in 3:38.82, about half a second off his PR.  Canada's Nate Brannen won the race in 3:37.17.  Results for the 1500 are HERE.  Harry Jerome was a Canadian Olympic sprinter who won an Olympic bronze medal in the 100 in 1964.  He was a gold medalist in the Commonwealth and Pan American Games and went to college in the US at the University of Oregon.  In 1984 the meet that was held every summer in BC was renamed in his honor as the Harry Jerome International Track Classic. It's a fixture on the North American track circuit every summer.  Recap of the meet with photos is HERE.