EUGENE, Ore. -- Its not so much the logo on the outside of the shoes as the feet on the inside that can carry Boris Berian to the Olympics.After Nike dropped its lawsuit against him last week, the 800-meter runner was able to concentrate solely on racing. Berian turned in the fastest time in the first round Friday at the U.S. Track and Field Trials while wearing new spikes from New Balance.Its a big weight off my shoulders, said the 23-year-old Berian, who flipped burgers at a McDonalds in Colorado Springs, Colorado, two years ago to make ends meet while he trained. I didnt know how much it was really bothering me until (Nike) dropped it.There was a time when Berian didnt even know if he would be allowed to compete at trials given the state of the lawsuit.At a meet in May in Southern California, Berian was sued by Nike Inc., which accused him of breach of contract. His endorsement deal with Nike went through Dec. 31, 2015, but gave the company the right to match any other offers. Nike felt it matched an offer presented by New Balance Athletics Inc., which Berian preferred.A judge was scheduled to issue a ruling earlier this week before Nike announced it was dropping the suit.I was just trying to stay as focused as I can -- keep all the crazy, legal stuff to my agent and lawyers and me relax and focus on running, Berian said. I was definitely annoyed every single day, just kept training.Now, hes a clear favorite to earn an Olympic spot at the Rio Games, especially after an opening round of the 800 in which NCAA champion Donavan Brazier and 2012 Olympian Duane Solomon failed to qualify. Another favorite, Nick Symmonds, withdrew the day before because of a torn ligament and stress fracture in his left ankle.I have some great competition out here. Cant let off too much, Berian said. Got to keep pushing it. Cant underestimate anyone out here.Berian is a bit of a cult hero to some of his competitors for standing up to Nike. 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Coach Dave Clawson said on the ACC coaches call Wednesday, There somehow was a breach, and Ive shared it with our AD, and we are trying to figure out what happened and how it happened.Clawson would not elaborate on the nature of the documents.Were trying to figure out what happened, Clawson said. Were trying to figure out how information got out of our office, and thats where we are with it now. Were trying to figure out how a breach happened and were doing everything we can internally to make sure that all of our information that pertains to us stays in-house.Louisville coach Bobby Petrino said in a statement, I have no knowledge of the situation. We take a lot of pride in the way we operate our program.As Ive stated already this season, my coaching philosophy has always been to play the game with sportsmanship. 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I have also notified [ACC commissioner] John Swofford and [Louisville AD] Tom Jurich about this matter.Clawson said he and his staff have since gone over their security procedures.We just met as a staff, and you think of all the ways how information could get out and you think youre doing that, but when it comes to your attention that maybe youre not doing that as well as you need to be, you take every other security measure you can in regard to everything we do, and thats with your data, with all your different systems, with your information and make sure that everything is secure, Clawson said. ' ' '