Day 6, Top 5:



1. The women's steeplechase final was an inspiring performance as the Colorado women made a statement together to make the Olympic team.  Emma Coburn established the lead early and won in a time of 9:32.78 and was followed by Bridget Franek and Coburn's teammate Shalaya Kipp.  Kipp had a very impressive kick finishing just behind Franek and would have beaten her if her final water jump had been smoother.  She finished third in a time of 9:35.73, which was not only a personal best for the college junior but also an Olympic A Standard time.

Place	Athlete Name	Affiliation	Time
1	Emma Coburn	Colorado	9:32.78
2	Bridget Franek	Nike / Oregon TC Elite	9:35.62
3	Shalaya Kipp	Colorado	9:35.73
4	Ashley Higginson	Saucony	9:38.06
5	Lisa Aguilera	Nike	9:41.95
6	Carrie Dimoff	Bowerman Athletic Club	9:45.01
7	Delilah DiCrescenzo	Puma / New Jersey New York T C	9:46.30
8	Sara Hall	Asics	9:47.63
9	Stephanie Garcia	New Balance	9:50.74
10	Sarah Pease	Unattached	9:53.62
11	Mason Cathey	Saucony	9:54.07
12	Jamie Cheever	Oiselle / Team USA Minnesota	9:56.51
13	Rebeka Stowe	Kansas	10:02.82
14	Rebecca Wade	Rice University	10:10.50

2. The women's shot put final was a sweep of Olympic A Standards with Jillian Camarena-Williams, Michelle Carter, and Tia Brooks all finishing in the top three and punching their tickets to London. This will be Camarena-Williams' and Carter's second Olympic team.  It will be Brooks' first Olympic team.  

 

Place	Athlete Name		Affiliation	Mark				Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Rnd 4	Rnd 5	Rnd 6
1	Jillian Camarena-Williams		Nike/NYAC	19.16m	62-10 ½			17.33m (4) 56-10 ¼	FOUL	19.16m (1) 62-10 ½	18.99m (1) 62-3 ¾	FOUL	FOUL
2	Michelle Carter		Nike	18.57m	60-11 ¼			18.16m (1) 59-7	18.27m (2) 59-11 ¼	FOUL	18.37m (2) 60-3 ¼	18.57m (2) 60-11 ¼	FOUL
3	Tia Brooks		Oklahoma	18.34m	60-2			18.01m (2) 59-1 ¼	18.34m (1) 60-2	17.46m (2) 57-3 ½	18.00m (3) 59-0 ¾	18.06m (3) 59-3	FOUL
4	Kearsten Peoples		Missouri	18.22m	59-9 ½			FOUL	17.32m (6) 56-10	16.85m (6) 55-3 ½	18.22m (4) 59-9 ½	17.90m (4) 58-8 ¾	FOUL
5	Sarah Stevens-Walker		Shore A C	17.97m	58-11 ½			17.38m (3) 57-0 ¼	16.96m (3) 55-7 ¾	17.97m (4) 58-11 ½	17.72m (5) 58-1 ¾	FOUL	17.94m (5) 58-10 ½
6	Alyssa Hasslen		Arizona	17.74m	58-2 ½			17.05m (5) 55-11 ¼	17.36m (4) 56-11 ½	17.10m (5) 56-1 ¼	17.74m (6) 58-2 ½	FOUL	FOUL
7	Tiffany Howard		Unattached	17.12m	56-2			16.43m (6) 53-11	17.12m (7) 56-2	FOUL	FOUL	FOUL	16.59m (7) 54-5 ¼
8	Jeneva McCall		Southern Illinois	17.03m	55-10 ½			15.59m (10) 51-1 ¾	16.97m (9) 55-8 ¼	17.03m (8) 55-10 ½	16.68m (8) 54-8 ¾	FOUL	16.86m (8) 55-3 ¾
9	Baillie Gibson		Arizona	16.98m	55-8 ½			FOUL	16.98m (8) 55-8 ½	FOUL
10	Brittany Smith		Illinois State	16.61m	54-6			16.14m (8) 52-11 ½	16.61m (10) 54-6	FOUL
11	Trecey Hoover		Unattached	16.46m	54-0			15.68m (9) 51-5 ½	15.78m (12) 51-9 ¼	16.46m (11) 54-0
12	Adriane Blewitt-Wilson		Unattached	16.42m	53-10 ½			16.35m (7) 53-7 ¾	16.01m (11) 52-6 ½	16.42m (12) 53-10 ½

3. The women's 400m hurdles semi-final had a break out race for a collegian as Georgeanne Moline from the University of Arizona ran a big personal best to win heat 1 and advance to the final on Sunday.  She ran away from the field on the Bowerman curve in a final time of 54.72.  She shattered her previous personal best of 55.12 and out-kicked Olympian Tiffany Williams.  

Place	Athlete Name	Affiliation	Time	Qual					ReacTime	Heat(Pl)
1	Lashinda Demus	Nike	54.41	Q					0.179	2 (1)
2	Georganne Moline	Arizona	54.72	Q					0.185	1 (1)
3	T'Erea Brown	adidas	55.13	Q					0.191	2 (2)
4	Tiffany Williams	Unattached	55.47	Q					0.200	1 (2)
5	Dominique Darden	Unattached	55.70	Q					0.212	2 (3)
6	Christine Spence	Unattached	55.72	Q					0.203	1 (3)
7	Turquoise Thompson	U C L A	55.73	Q					0.159	2 (4)
8	Cassandra Tate	L S U	55.77	Q					0.277	1 (4)
9	Latosha Wallace	Unattached	55.78						0.210	1 (5)
10	Ellen Wortham	Tennessee	55.87						0.293	2 (5)
11	Jennifer Grossarth	Unattached	56.18						0.209	1 (6)
12	Ayla Smith	Unattached	56.70						0.209	2 (6)
13	Thandi Stewart	Miami	56.75						0.234	2 (7)
14	Nicole Leach	Nike	56.79						0.273	1 (7)
15	Queen Harrison	Saucony	57.95						0.188	2 (8)
16	Jernail Hayes	Unattached	1:00.72						0.238	1 (

4. The men's 1500 meter semi-final was a surprise as Russell Brown, one of three athletes who had the Olympic A Standard going into the Trials, finished last in heat 1 with a time of 3:58.85. The field went out slow for the first couple laps, which resulted in a sit and kick situation.  Brown was unable to hold on and finished in the back of the pack.  He will not advance to the final on Sunday. 

Place	Athlete Name	Affiliation	Time	Qual						Heat(Pl)
1	Matthew Centrowitz	Nike	3:41.90	Q				[3:41.893]		2 (1)
2	Leonel Manzano	Nike	3:41.90	Q				[3:41.898]		2 (2)
3	Robby Andrews	adidas	3:42.14	Q						2 (3)
4	Jeff See	Saucony	3:42.16	Q						2 (4)
5	Miles Batty	Asics	3:42.33	Q						2 (5)
6	Andrew Bayer	Indiana University	3:42.56	q						2 (6)
7	Jordan McNamara	Nike / Oregon TC Elite	3:42.77	q						2 (7)
8	Daniel Clark	Unattached	3:42.85							2 (8)
9	Garrett Heath	Saucony	3:42.95							2 (9)
10	AJ Acosta	Oregon	3:43.73							2 (10)
11	German Fernandez	Unattached	3:43.78							2 (11)
12	Stephen Pifer	Nike / Oregon TC Elite	3:44.59							2 (12)
13	William Leer	Nike	3:51.27	Q						1 (1)
14	Andrew Wheating	Nike / Oregon TC Elite	3:51.40	Q						1 (2)
15	David Torrence	Nike	3:51.43	Q						1 (3)
16	Craig Miller	New Balance	3:51.56	Q						1 (4)
17	John Mickowski	Unattached	3:51.71	Q						1 (5)
18	Brian Gagnon	New Jersey New York Track Club	3:51.86							1 (6)
19	Dorian Ulrey	Nike	3:52.15							1 (7)
20	Liam Boylan-Pett	New Jersey New York Track Club	3:52.18							1 (8)
21	Jack Bolas	New Balance	3:52.47							1 (9)
22	Matthew Maldonado	Long Beach State	3:52.95							1 (10)
23	John Jefferson	Brooks	3:54.52							1 (11)
24	Russell Brown	Nike / Oregon TC Elite	3:58.85

5. The 400 meter hurdle semi-finals also had some surprises with athletes false starting in their heats. In the women's 400 meter hurdles, Olympian Queen Harrison false started in lane 1 but protested the start and was able to run the race with the protest.  She finished last in her heat however and will not advance to the final on Sunday.  Jeshua Anderson also false started in heat 2 of the men's 400 meter hurdles and finished last in his heat with a time of 53.15.