Foot problems force Lisa Koll to withdraw from the USA Championships; Andrew Wheating will run only the 1,500
Published: Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 8:33 AM     Updated: Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 8:45 AM
Ken Goe, The Oregonian By Ken Goe, The Oregonian

I had a text message exchange last night with Oregon Track Club Elite/Portland coach Jerry Schumacher, in which Schumacher told me distance runner Lisa Koll had scratched from the USA Track & Field Championships because of a lingering foot issue.

Koll is a four-time NCAA Champion who joined OTC/Portland last year, and has been a training partner for Shalane Flanagan.

The four-day USA Championships begin Thursday at Hayward Field, and now that declarations have been made, the meet is coming into sharper focus.

Former Oregon star Andrew Wheating, for instance, apparently has decided to concentrate on the 1,500 meters.

Wheating and his coach, Vin Lananna, had been noncommital about whether Wheating would run the 800 or 1,500. Lananna even hinted that Wheating might double.