Lawi Lalang, of Arizona, leads Mac Fleet, of Oregon, around the turn during the men's 1500-meter at the NCAA Track and Field Championship on June 14, 2014, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo by Steve Dykes)

Eight-timeΒ NCAA distance-running champΒ Lawi LalangΒ hit the motherlode for pro runners last week when he accepted an endorsement offer as part of the Nike running stable. Flowing Wells gradΒ Tara ErdmannΒ is part of the Nike Project for distance runners; she was the fifth-bestΒ American female finisher (10th overall) in last week’s Falmouth (Mass.) Road Race, earning $1,000. Arizona’s 2012 All-AmericanΒ Stephen SambuΒ was paid $10,000 for winning the men’s race at Falmouth.


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