EUGENE, Oregon - Tori Bowie won the women's 200m at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in 22.25 (-0.6) over Oregon sophomore Deajah Stevens (22.30) and former Duck Jenna Prandini (22.53).


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

Hayward Field fans were on their feet awaiting the results of the third-place finisher, as the lean between Prandini and reigning Olympic champion Allyson Felix was too close to call. Prandini was given the win over Felix, who finished in 22.54, one one-hundreth of a second out of attempting the 400/200 double in Rio.

The lean @J_Prandini out leans Allyson Felix to grab the final spot on #TeamUSA in the women's 200m! #TrackTown16 pic.twitter.com/mI5xcnUUiZ

— TrackTown USA (@GoTrackTownUSA) July 11, 2016

Felix's plan for the legendary sprint double was perhaps the storyline of the upcoming Olympic Games. USATF filed a petition for the IAAF to change the schedule to allow Felix, a four-time Olympic champion, to attempt the double. After suffering an ankle injury in the weight room, however, those hopes were in question. She reminded us that she's still a force by winning the 400m earlier this week in a world-leading time of 49.68.

Bowie is now the top American sprinter heading to Rio, where she'll compete in the 100m and 200m. She holds season bests marks of 10.78 (tied for #3 in the world) and 21.99 (#2 in the world) and took bronze in the 100m at the world championships last summer.

After one season at the College of the Sequoias in California, Stevens transferred to Oregon this fall. She finished runner-up in the NCAA 200m to teammate Ariana Washington (fifth in today's race) and fourth in the indoor 200m. Behind double NCAA champion Washington and double Pac-12 champion Hannah Cunliffe (who was injured at the NCAA west prelim), Stevens flew under the radar all season before this Olympic trials.

Prandini made her first Olympic team today with the legendary lean over Felix. She was the U.S. 200m champion last spring after winning three NCAA titles in 2015 for Oregon and turned pro shortly before competing at the world championships. She failed to make the final in Beijing but was a member of the 4x100m relay team that earned silver.