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2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Olympic Trials Day 9 Full Recap

Olympic Trials Day 9 Full Recap

​EUGENE, Ore. - Catch up on all the action from day nine of the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field. Women’s 200m Semi-FinalJenna Prandini got the action s

Jul 10, 2016 by Taylor Dutch
Olympic Trials Day 9 Full Recap
​EUGENE, Ore. - Catch up on all the action from day nine of the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field. 


Women’s 200m Semi-Final
Jenna Prandini got the action started by winning the first heat in 22.68 with a headwind against Oregon NCAA champion Ariana Washington and Tiffany Townsend of adidas. Prandini and Washington both automatically advanced on place. 19-year-old Washington is returning from a breakthrough NCAA Championship where she swept the 100m and the 200m at Hayward Field. 

Her Oregon teammate and fellow All American Deajah Stevens followed her prelim performance by clocking 22.45 to easily win her heat and advance. 

But Tori Bowie stole the show with a stunning performance in heat three. The world medalist looked like she was in a different league when she broke away heading into the 100m homestretch. Bowie clocked a winning time of 22.27 against Olympic champion Allyson Felix to automatically advance to Sunday’s final. 



Footage courtesy of NBCOlympics (http://liveextra.nbcsports.com) and USOC

Men’s 5K Final
In a roof-raising men’s 5K final, ageless wonder Bernard Lagat unleashed his legendary kick to claim the championship to make his fifth Olympic team. Lagat was followed by world finalist Hassan Mead and U.S. Army’s Paul Chelimo. 



Footage courtesy of NBCOlympics (http://liveextra.nbcsports.com) and USOC

Two men entered in the men’s 5K field did not have the Olympic standard and made the decision to chase it in the middle of the U.S. 5K final. After a pedestrian initial 600m, Brian Shrader made a dramatic jump to the front and split 60-seconds in the first 400m of taking the lead. Portland All American Woody Kincaid promptly joined him, also in pursuit of the Olympic standard and a top three finish. 

Just before the two mile mark, Paul Chelimo caught the duo and the pack followed. 10K champ Galen Rupp made his jump to the front and started to put distance between himself and the rest of the pack with 60-61-second 400m splits. At two laps remaining, Rupp had a 30 meter lead on the field which included Chelimo, Ryan Hill, Ben True, Hassan Mead, Lopez Lomong, and Eric Jenkins. 

At the bell lap, all hell broke loose when Chelimo caught Rupp on the backstretch and brought a flying pack with him. Lagat, Mead, Jenkins, and True all unleashed their kicks, but it was 41-year-old Lagat who claimed the title in 13:35.50 followed by Mead in 13:35.70 and Chelimo in 13:35.92. Jenkins nearly edged him for third, but closed just behind in fourth by 0.06 seconds. 

Full 5K Recap

Men’s 200m Final
Justin Gatlin threw down yet another victory in a dramatic lean at the finish line to beat 400m champion and world leader LaShawn Merritt. Gatlin’s winning time of 19.75 is the second-fastest time run in the world this year, behind Merritt’s 19.74 from the semi-final. Ameer Webb followed in third to claim the final spot headed to Rio. Florida commit and 18-year-old sprint phenom Noah Lyles followed in fourth with a 20.09 finishing time, which stands as a new high school outdoor national record. 

Full 200m Recap



Footage courtesy of NBCOlympics (http://liveextra.nbcsports.com) and USOC

Men’s 110m Hurdles Final
Football and track star Devon Allen made the Hayward crowd rise to their feet when the Oregon Duck ran his way to victory in the 110m hurdles. Allen closed in 13.03 (+1.0), which stands as the second-fastest time run by an NCAA athlete outside the regular collegiate season. Allen was followed by Ronnie Ash and Jeff Porter who closed for second and third, respectively, to round out the team headed to Rio. 

Full 110m Hurdles Recap



Footage courtesy of NBCOlympics (http://liveextra.nbcsports.com) and USOC

Women’s Javelin Final
Texas A&M’s NCAA champion Maggie Malone extended her breakthrough season by winning the Olympic Trials javelin throw. The collegiate record-holder heaved the javelin 60.84m (199-7) and was followed by Hannah Carson (58.19) and Kara Winger (57.90). 

Malone became the first female javelin thrower to win an NCAA title and Olympic Trials title in the same season. 


Men’s Triple Jump Final
Will Claye solidified his spot on the Olympic team for the triple jump by leaping 17.65m, which stands as a season’s best for the Olympic silver medalist. 
Claye was followed by Christian Taylor (17.39m) and Chris Benard (17.21m) who closed for second and third, respectively. 2015 world championship finalist Omar Craddock finished fourth overall with a mark of 17.16m. 




Women’s Heptathlon Day 1
After contesting the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200m, Barbara Nwaba leads the standings with a point total of 3903. Georgia’s NCAA champion Kendell Williams trails in the runner-up position with a point total of 3892. 


Continue to follow the action with FloTrack’s LIVE UPDATES. The final day of the Olympic Trials competition starts Sunday at 3:00 p.m. PT.

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