Not sure what the deal is but Schmaltz, Januszewski, and Roesler all got put in the same heat (there were four heats) and all three made it to the semis. With 200 to go, Roesler was in 2nd and Schmaltz and Januszewski were in 4th and 5th but then they finished strong. Schmaltz 2nd, Januszewski 3rd, and Roesler 4th. Top 3 automatically go on to the next round so Roesler made it by posting the 8th fastest overall time. Schmaltz's time was 3rd fastest and Januszewski's was 6th fastest (their heat winner posted the fastest time so their heat was pretty fast.)

http://www.usatf.org/events/2011/USA...ults/8-1-4.asp