Former world champs Lagat and Walker advance to finals...

LONDON--Running in the fastest qualification heat in Olympic history, Washington State University alum Bernard Lagat (left/photo by Paul Merca) advanced to Saturday's final in the men's 5000 meter run Wednesday morning at Olympic Stadium.

Lagat finished fourth in heat 2 and earned one of the five automatic qualifying spots, crossing the line in 13:15.45, as all of the time qualifiers from the