This is why you should never linger at the finish line during a track meet

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Here's a new term to add to your vocabulary: "wham sauced."

During the New Balance Nationals indoor championships over the weekend, an announcer shouted this glorious new phrase during an collision at the finish line.

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An official was on the track during the race, setting up the finish line tape, as four racers barreled toward her. She was sent flying and runners crashed like dominos, prompting a reaction from the announcer: "Oh my god! He just wham sauced the meet crew!" (Watch at the 1:15 mark in the video above.)

No runners or crew members were seriously injured, though the person who crossed the finish line first, Taylor McLaughlin, was disqualified due to a lane infraction. Everyone walked away a little stunned.

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