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Mike Friedman will have to wait until July to learn if he's headed for Beijing with the United States Olympic track cycling team.

A 2001 graduate of Peters Township High School, Friedman was in Covina, Calif., Sunday and Monday trying to earn a spot for the Beijing Games. He was one of four cyclists from USA Cycling's Olympic talent pool competing in an invitation-only event for one spot on the team in the points and Madison events.

Friedman competed in a 3,000-meter mass start time trial. Riders had to complete the first 500 meters in 31.12 and finish in less than 3:25.42 to meet the selection criteria. Bobby Lea of Easton, Md., gained the automatic nomination with times of 29.525 over the first 500 meters and 3:17.648 overall.

Friedman placed second in 30.359 and 3:24.229.

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Only three spots on the track cycling team are filled. The remainder of the squad will be chosen by discretionary nomination. One thing working in Friedman's favor is his World Cup scratch race win in Beijing in December, although the scratch race is not an Olympic event.

The remainder of the team will be announced July 1.

n Sparked by a strong performances in the fall seasons, Washington & Jefferson College won the Presidents' Athletic Conference's Men's All-Sports Trophy. The Presidents won conference titles in football, soccer and golf. The W&J women placed two points behind winner Westminster. The W&J women won PAC titles in swimming and golf.

Waynesburg placed fourth in both the men's and women's standings.

n California University's quest for its first Dixon Trophy - given annually to the PSAC's top athletic program - fell just short. Slippery Rock, which began the spring seasons in sixth place, won its first Dixon Trophy on the strength of its conference titles last month in men's and women's track and field.

Slippery Rock finished with 119 points and was followed by West Chester (113 1/2) and California (112 1/2). West Chester and California were 1-2 heading into the spring seasons.

n Peters Township's Jim Gallagher is playing for the Kannapolis Intimidators, the Chicago White Sox's affiliate in the Class A South Atlantic League. An outfielder, Gallagher is batting .248 with five home runs, 25 RBI and four stolen bases in 63 games. After getting off a slow start, Gallagher has eight multi-hit games in the last three weeks. Gallagher was drafted in the seventh round by Chicago last year out of Duke University.

n The "Gimme 5" series that runs atop the O-R's Scoreboard section will be coming to an end. The Gimme 5 first appeared on Jan. 1, 2006. The final installment will appear in the June 28 edition.

Sports Editor Chris Dugan can be reached at dugan@observer-reporter.com

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