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The final meet of the 2007 Visa Championship Series, the AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships serves as the Team USA selection competition for the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Osaka. The top three finishers in each event who have achieved the IAAF "A" standard make the team.

Khadevis Robinson put on a brilliant display in the Tyson men's 800 meters, leading from start to finish as is his custom and finishing in 1:44.37 to win his fourth national title. It is the fastest time by an American this year and second-fastest in the world. USA indoor champion Nick Symmonds was second in 1:45.17, with Duane Solomon of USC third in 1:45.69. Robinson and Symmonds are the only two athletes currently with the A standard of 1:45.40.

The men's steeplechase was as exciting as its outcome was uncertain. Max King took early leading duties as the packs strung out closely behind him. American record holder Dan Lincoln, currently a full-time medical student, sprinted to the lead with 600m to go, but BYU grad and 2007 U.S. leader Joshua McAdams passed him with 250m to go. The race for second and third was where the suspense was. In a bold move, Aaron Aguayo shifted from running three abreast to the inside lane, sprinting past Lincoln with 20m to go along with Thomas Brooks to take second (8:27.01) and third (8:27.34) as McAdams won his first title in 8:24.46. Anthony Famiglietti finished fourth (8:27.64) with a spent Lincoln fifth (8:28.32). Currently, Aguayo and Brooks lack the IAAF "A" standard of 8:24.60, meaning Lincoln and Fam still have a shot at the Worlds roster.

The women's 800 was even closer. After high schooler Chanelle Price led the field through a 57.90 400m split, veterans took over. Alysia Johnson of Cal, the NCAA indoor and outdoor champion, then assumed leading duties, with three-time USA champion Hazel Clark on her shoulder. Clark moved past Johnson with 30 meters to go, but Johnson surged back to win as both women collapsed across the finish line, Johnson stopping the clock in 1:59.47 and Clark in 1:59.60. Alice Schmidt nearly caught Clark, placing third in 1:59.63.

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