Men's 800m - 1996 NCAA track and field championship

Einars Tupuritis of Wichita State won the 1996 800m race at the NCAA outdoor track and field championship. Tuperitis won with a wire-to-wire lead and a time of 1:45.08. Tupuritis was involved in a car crash one hour before this race, according to a 1996 article in the Wichita Eagle.
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[@georgedbska4519]

We have found the man with the worlds biggest balls

[@bazps9075]

i kept telling myself theres no way he doesn't get caught then I lost my shit when he crossed in first lol. enormous balls

[@Max-en7bh]

show more of these old races!

[@NCAAChampionships]

Trying to get to as many as we can.

[@jurgenforster8314]

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[@mattp.4329]

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[@ianbusche1471]

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[@ericklein435]

That was a pretty insane race by the winner. He had his foot on the gas the entire time and the announcer was right he foot his foot down on that 3rd 200 and essentially eliminated the chance of anyone catching him as they had to work just as hard to keep up.
Also very interesting that he just about does a little heel strike there. Not traditional but he generates so much power with that technique it looks like.

[@theballer4150]

when and how was George Mason this good at the 800? 4 in the final is insane

[@joelee7935]

Never forget this day. 4 from the same school in an 8 lane NCAA final never happened before or sense. Julius was hurt in this race otherwise he beats them all IMO. He ran 1:44.5 (setting the NCAA record) earlier that season.
Only getting 12 points hurt us bad and we never recovered. Still rallied to get 2nd in the team title tho! Shoutout to all my GMU teammates! Fun times!!!

[@elliotfrideres2462]

Were you in this race or on the team?

[@grantkaminer6443]

Having been both at the New and Old Hayward - I miss this look from the 90s and early 00s.

[@Rmxpaola]

What is the difference?

[@grantkaminer6443]

@@Rmxpaola Hayward underwent a massive renovation that made it more modern. It’s nice but not as nice as the intimate aspect that you had back then.

[@samsonmanna9017]

"What were your thoughts leading up to the finals?"
"I can't believe I got into a car crash right before the race"

[@reylagarto507]

Still more recent than flotrack stuff

[@jurgenforster8314]

What an incredible athlete!

[@brandonsowdagore8538]

Raced with pure heart

[@alexratkovich9870]

That was insane

[@johnzeena4378]

In 2021 the winner’s time was like one second faster.

[@lukecoulter6132]

Did anyone see the truck drive by in the background and notice these guys are going the same speed

[@bazps9075]

ballsiest shit ive ever seen lol

[@horsepower33]

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