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Soquel Alum's Olympic Dreams End in Eugene

Maggie Vessey of Aptos was headed for London until losing a race on Monday.

graduate Maggie Vessey was poised for an Olympic berth, until Monday afternoon.

Vessey needed to finish in the top three to make the USA women's 800-meter team, but her last place results knocked her out of the 2012 games for good.

In the 800-meter trials in Eugene, Oregon, Vessey ran a 2:03.44, over four seconds short of the Olympic team.

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See the interview that Vessey did with Letsrun.com immediately after her race above. 

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