A few major competitions on the domestic scene are in the books. A number of individuals – notably half-milers Molly Beckwith and Duane Solomon and 5000 meter runner Jackie Areson – have run well to put themselves in the mix for Olympic Team contention. We’ve also introduced the darkhorse and others categories to highlight those who did not make the top five this time.

We should have a clearer picture of things after this weekend with the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, Drake Relays and Penn Relays. Athletes like Bernard Lagat (DMR at Penn) and Jenny Simpson (Drake 1500m) will open up their outdoor seasons while a slew of distance runners will look to run ‘A’ standard times at Stanford.

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Men’s 800 meters

1. Nick Symmonds
2. Khadevis Robinson
3. Charles Jock
4. Robby Andrews
5. Duane Solomon
Darkhorse: Ryan Martin
Others: Tyler Mulder, Cory Primm, Elijah Greer, Cas Loxsom
Notes: Solomon ran 1:45 at UCLA and won over strong field at Mt. Sac; Andrews opened up with 1:49 winning effort at George Mason, look for him to race next at the Duke Twilight on May 6

Women’s 800 meters

1. Alysia Montano
2. Maggie Vessey
3. Erica Moore
4. Alice Schmidt
5. Molly Beckwith
Darkhorse: Nachelle Mackie
Others: Geena Gall, Phoebe Wright, Latavia Thomas
Notes: Beckwith has run well so far outdoors including a wire to wire 2:00 win at Mt. Sac; Mackie is top collegiate with 2:01 run at Mt. Sac; Moore and Wright will run relays at Penn this weekend

Men’s 1500 meters

1. Matt Centrowitz
2. Leo Manzano
3. Andrew Wheating
4. Miles Batty
5. David Torrence
Darkhorse: Alan Webb
Others: Russell Brown, Will Leer, Jordan McNamara
Notes: Manzano looking really good with 3:55 mile in Austin; Lomong may be opting for 5000m this year; Webb entered for 1500 at Stanford this weekend

Women’s 1500 meters

1. Morgan Uceny
2. Jenny Simpson
3. Shannon Rowbury
4. Brenda Martinez
5. Christin Wurth-Thomas
Darkhorse: Katie Flood
Others: Erin Donohue, Treniere Moser, Katie Mackey, Gabe Anderson
Notes: Uceny opens in Stanford 800m and Simpson in Drake 1500m; Martinez struggled in Mt. Sac 5k will is entered in Stanford 1500m; Flood had easy 4:11 win at Mt. Sac, appears capable of more in faster race

Men’s 3000 meter steeplechase

1. Billy Nelson
2. Evan Jager
3. Dan Huling
4. Ben Bruce
5. Kyle Alcorn
Darkhorse: Donn Cabral
Others: Brian Olinger, Josh McAdams, David Adams
Notes: Jager hit his debut out of the park with 8:26, huge up-side for him in the event; Adams ran strongly at Stanford Invite and broke four minute mile at Kansas Relays

Women’s 3000 meter steeplechase

1. Bridget Franek
2. Delilah DeCrescenzo
3. Sara Hall
4. Stephanie Garcia
5. Emma Coburn
Darkhorse: Aisha Praught
Other: Lisa Aguilera, Lennie Waite, Mason Cathay, Ashley Higginson, Alyssa Kulik
Notes: Coburn yet to run since cross country; most have yet to open up outdoors; Waite narrowly missed ‘A’ standard at Stanford Invite

Men’s 5000 meters

1. Bernard Lagat
2. Galen Rupp
3. Matt Tegenkamp
4. Andrew Bumbalough
5. Chris Derrick
Darkhorse: Ryan Hill
Others: Ben True, Brandon Bethke, Brent Vaughn
Notes: All of top five have the ‘A’ standard; Chris Solinsky was previously ranked but now appear doubtful to make it back before the Trials

Women’s 5000 meters

1. Molly Huddle
2. Jackie Areson
3. Amy Hastings
4. Angela Bizzarri
5. Lisa Uhl
Darkhorse: Julia Lucas
Others: Abbey D’Agostino, Kim Conley, Deborah Maier, Brie Felnagle, Liz Maloy
Notes: Huddle established her chokehold on her #1 spot with a 64 second last lap to win at Mt. Sac; D’Agostino surprised many as the first collegiate at Mt. Sac just three seconds off the ‘A’ standard

Men’s 10,000 meters

1. Galen Rupp
2. Matt Tegenkamp
3. Chris Derrick
4. Dathan Ritzenhein
5. Scott Bauhs
Darkhorse: Diego Estrada
Others: Bobby Curtis, Tim Nelson, Ryan Vail, Aaron Braun, Brent Vaughn
Notes: Ritzenhein has now scratched from Mt. Sac and Payton Jordan with a toe injury; many of these guys will be in the 10k at Stanford to get the ‘A’ standard.

Women’s 10,000 meters

1. Lisa Uhl
2. Jen Rhines
3. Amy Hastings
4. Magdalena Lewy Boulet
5. Deena Kastor
Darkhorse: Janet Cherobon-Bawcom
Others: Alissa McKaig, Amy Begley, Tara Erdmann
Notes: Uhl looked rusty at Stanford Invite after missing all of 2011 outdoors; Kastor making her first appearance on the track since 2007; road running star Cherobon-Bawcom will also be in Stanford race

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