6/29/08

Reese Hoffa was elated, Christian Cantwell was vindicated and Adam Nelson — well, Adam Nelson was feeling embarrassed and very lucky, all at the same time.

That’s your U.S. men’s shot put team for Beijing, and if pretty much every form chart around had that outcome — in one order or another — nothing came easily in Saturday’s final in the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field.