EUGENE, Ore. -- Maggie Vessey gets steak tonight.

Vessey's coach Rose Monday spoke by phone after Vessey's semifinal round of the 2012 Olympic team trials in which the Soquel High alumna took third in her heat and automatically advanced to Monday's U.S. Olympic team trials final in the women's 800-meter race.

Monday says that after the last few days of salads, it's off to a steak dinner, massage, ice bath, followed by an early night's sleep.

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