20160817 - Jager Watch at Jacobs (HRB)

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Jacobs' cross country coach Kevin Christian (right) leaps into the air Wednesday, Aug. 17 2016 as he reacts to Evan Jager silver medal finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 8:04.28 at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jager became the first American to earn a medal in the steeplechase since 1984. Jager, 27, is a 2007 graduate of Jacobs High School.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Evan Jager appeares on the NBC-TV broadcast of the 2016 Wednesday, Aug. 17 2016 as Jacobs High School students and faculty fill the gym to watch the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Jager, 27, is a 2007 graduate of Jacobs High School took the silver medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 8:04.28 at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jager became the first American to earn a medal in the steeplechase since 1984.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Students and faculty fill the Jacobs High School gym on to watch Jacobs grad Evan Jager win a silver medal in the Olympic steeplechase. Jacobs cross country coach Kevin Christian hugs and kisses his wife Jenny Christian Wednesday, Aug. 17 2016 after they watched Jacobs' alum Evan Jager win a silver medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 8:04.28 at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jager became the first American to earn a medal in the steeplechase since 1984

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Silhouettes of faculty reflect on the Jacobs' high school gym during the NBC TV broadcast of the 3,000-meter steeplechase in at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jacobs grad Evan Jager became the first American to earn a medal in the steeplechase since 1984, when Brian Diemer took bronze in Los Angeles.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Students and faculty fill the Jacobs High School gym on Wednesday, Aug. 17 2016 to watch Jacobs grad Evan Jager win a silver medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 8:04.28 at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jager became the first American to earn a medal in the steeplechase since 1984, when Brian Diemer took bronze in Los Angeles.