Former University of Tennessee national champion Phoebe Wright from Red Bank High School and Signal Mountain is in the women's 800-meter final at the U.S. Olympic Trials. After posting the second best time in the first round of preliminary heats Friday, Wright had the fifth-best 2:00.88 in the semifinals Saturday. The top six were grouped within three-quarters of a second. Wright is one of four Nike team members among the eight running Monday for three places on Team USA in the London Games.
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