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takes Olympics Bronze in 400m Brew, a 1998 graduate of Barton County, ran a season-best time of 44.42 to capture the bronze behind USA teammates Jeremy Wariner and Otis Harris. Wariner blazed to the win in 44.0 while Harris took 2nd in 44.16. It was the 1st time since the 1988 Olympics the American’s went 1-2-3 in the event. It was the same order the trio finished at the US Trials earlier this year at Sacramento, Calif. "It's great for the U.S. to win three medals in the same event," Brew said in the post race press conference. "I don't think it's been done for a long time." Brew becomes just the 2nd former Cougar medal winner of the 2004 Games and the 5th overall. Brew is just the 2nd to win an individual medal, joining Veronica Campbell, who captured the bronze in the women’s 100m dash for Jamaica. Brew still holds the Barton County record for the 400m both indoors and outdoors. His outdoor mark of 44.53 is also the NJCAA Outdoor Meet record. The other 3 Olympic medals from former Cougars came from relay teams as Bernard Williams has a gold for the USA in the 4x100m relay and Campbell and Beverly McDonald have a bronze as members of the Jamaican 4x100m women’s relay team. All the relay medals were won in 2000 in Sydney. With the impressive 1-2-3 by the Americans in the 400m, odds are good that Brew could bring home a gold medal as well from the games as part of the 4x400m USA relay team. That competition will begin Friday and conclude Saturday – the final day of track and field at the 2004 Summer Games. -30- Check
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In
what has been an outstanding Olympics to date for former Barton
County Community College track and field stars, Derrick Brew found
a way into the records book Monday evening in Athens at the 2004
Summer Olympics. Brew became the first American former Cougar to
win an individual medal during the Olympics with his bronze medal
in the 400m dash. Brew was part of an American contingent that went
1-2-3. It is the first of what looks to be a pair of Olympic medals
for Brew, who will also compete on the USA 4x400m relay team later
in the Games.