The TEN by Sound Running once again helped plenty of athletes—12, this time—earn the Olympic-qualifying standard in the 10,000m this year, and came to a dramatic conclusion with Tsigie Gebreselama and Grant Fisher winning the marquee races in style.

We also saw several records broken, headlined by Gebreselama's outstanding 29:48.34, which marked the ninth-fastest women's 10,000m in world history and the first sub-30:00 10,000m performance by a woman on U.S. soil. 

In his 10,000m debut, Northern Arizona's Nico Young took down the NCAA men's record in 26:52.72 during a thrilling sprint to the finish against tonight's PARIS section winner, Fisher. Joining Young under the previous NCAA 10,000m record was New Mexico's Habtom Samuel, who took fifth in 26:53.84 and also locked in the standard. Sam Chelanga's former record of 27:08.49 stood since 2010.

Weini Kelati's 30:33.82 now sits at No. 6 all-time for U.S. women's 10,000m marks; she finished runner-up to Gebreselama.

You can watch race replays, interviews and more from The TEN on FloTrack and our social channels.

Who hit the Olympic-qualifying standard at The TEN?

Here's the full list of athletes who hit the Olympic-qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games during The TEN:

Women's 10,000m (Standard: 30:40.00)

1. Tsigie Gebreselama, On Running | 29:48.34 
2. Weini Kelati, Under Armour Dark Sky Distance | 30:33.82
3. Lauren Ryan, Under Armour Baltimore Distance | 30:35.66
4. Megan Keith, New Balance | 30:36.84

Note: Alicia Monson dropped out of the race after the halfway mark, but already locked in the Olympic-qualifying standard at The TEN 2023 in 30:03.82.

Men's 10,000m (Standard: 27:00.00)

1. Grant Fisher, Nike | 26:52.04
2. Nico Young, Northern Arizona University | 26:52.72
3. Andreas Almgren, Nike | 26:52.87
4. Mohammed Ahmed, Nike Bowerman Track Club | 26.53.01
5. Habtom Samuel, University of New Mexico | 26:53.84
6. Adriaan Wildschutt, Hoka NAZ Elite | 26:55.54
7. Woody Kincaid, Nike | 26:57.57
8. Edwin Kurgat, Under Armour Dark Sky Distance | 26:57.66

You can see full results from The TEN 2024 here.

How do you qualify for the Olympics in track and field?

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games will accept 1,810 athletes (905 women, 905 men). Half of the available qualification places will go to those who achieve the entry standard within the qualification period, and the other half will go in order of the World Athletics Ranking within the ranking period for each event. The ranking period is the same as the qualifying window for individual events, which goes from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. For individual events, a maximum of three athletes are eligible to qualify. You can see full athlete field quotas here.

What is the qualifying window for the Paris Olympics 2024?

The qualifying window for the first eligible events opened on Dec. 31, 2022, and the qualifying window for all events will close on June 30, 2024.

December 31, 2022

• Qualifying window opens for 10,000m, combined events, and 20km race walk

July 1, 2023

• Qualifying window opens for all other events

June 30, 2024

• Qualifying window closes

What are the track and field qualifying standards for the Paris Olympics?

Women's 10,000m

Olympic-Qualifying Standard

• 30:40.00

Men's 10,000m

Olympic-Qualifying Standard

• 27:00.00

You can see the full list of event-qualifying standards for the U.S. Olympic Trials here and the full list of Olympic standards here.

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