Oregon Ducks distance runner Tanguy Pepiot learned a lesson in a most embarrassing fashion at the Pepsi Team Invitational in Eugene Saturday.
Pepiot was leading the steeplechase event by a wide margin and started celebrating his anticipated win with less than 100 meters remaining. Pepiot started waving his hands as he coasted toward the finish line.
He never saw Washington runner Meron Simon closing fast. Simon blew past Pepiot to win the race by a tenth of a second.
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Perhaps Pepiot thought the roar of the crowd was for what he thought was a victory.