Day 4 of 2012 US Olympic Trials: Top 5
Day 4 of 2012 US Olympic Trials: Top 5
2012 US Olympic Trials Day 4, Top 5:
1. The anticipation for the men's and women's 800 meter final was mounting all day for fans who were waiting to see which athletes would punch their tickets to London. In the men's 800 final, Nick Symmonds, the repeat champion made a statement yet again, running away from the field in the final home stretch after starting from the back of the pack. Symmonds came through in a 1:43.92 followed by 35 year old and 2004 Olympian Khadevis Robinson (1:44.64), and Duane Solomon Jr. (1:44.65), to make his first Olympic team.
Place | Athlete Name | Affiliation | Time | |||||||
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1 | Nicholas Symmonds | Nike / Oregon TC Elite | 1:43.92 | |||||||
2 | Khadevis Robinson | Nike | 1:44.64 | |||||||
3 | Duane Solomon Jr | Saucony | 1:44.65 | |||||||
4 | Ryan Martin | U C S B | 1:44.90 | |||||||
5 | Tyler Mulder | Nike / Oregon TC Elite | 1:45.02 | |||||||
6 | Elijah Greer | Oregon | 1:45.40 | |||||||
7 | Mark Wieczorek | Unattached | 1:45.62 | |||||||
8 | Charles Jock | Nike | 1:49.02 |
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2. The women's 800 final was also a sight to see as Alysia Montano, three time US champion and NCAA Champion while at Cal, willed herself to the top finishing spot. Montano took the race out in a 55 second quarter with the rest of the field twenty meters behind her for the majority of the race. Coming around the Bowerman curve, the field of Gina Gall, Molly Beckwith, and Alice Schmidt followed close behind battling for the 2nd and 3rd place spots. Montano maintained the lead, bringing it home in a 1:59.02, followed by Gall who barely edged out Schmidt for 2nd place, and Schmidt for the coveted third place position.
Place | Athlete Name | Affiliation | Time | |||||||
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1 | Alysia Montano | Nike | 1:59.08 | |||||||
2 | Geena Gall | Nike / Oregon TC Elite | 1:59.24 | |||||||
3 | Alice Schmidt | Nike | 1:59.46 | |||||||
4 | Molly Beckwith | Saucony | 1:59.68 | |||||||
5 | Phoebe Wright | Nike | 1:59.72 | |||||||
6 | Brenda Martinez | New Balance | 2:01.67 | |||||||
7 | Heather Kampf | Asics / Team USA Minnesota | 2:02.86 | |||||||
8 | Maggie Vessey | New Balance | 2:03.44 |
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3. The men's 5k finalists were determined in two heats with the first 6 athletes advancing in each heat followed by the next four fastest times. In heat 1, Andrew Bumbalough of Nike and Galen Rupp, the winner of the men's 10,000 on Friday broke away from the pack in the final lap to finsh 1st and 2nd, securing their spots in the final. In an attempt to make his second Olympic team, Alan Webb didn't make the final and ended up finishing 11th in heat 1. Webb has said since his race last night that he is going to focus his energy on fatherhood and reevaluating his running career. In heat 2, Lopez Lomong emerged with the victory to cruise a 13:42 alongside American Record holder Bernard Lagat. The men's 5k final will take place this Thursday at 7:38pm PT.
Place | Athlete Name | Affiliation | Time | Qual | Heat(Pl) | |||||
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1 | Lopez Lomong | Nike | 13:42.81 | Q | 2 (1) | |||||
2 | Bernard Lagat | Nike | 13:42.83 | Q | 2 (2) | |||||
3 | Benjamin True | Saucony | 13:43.12 | Q | 2 (3) | |||||
4 | Ryan Hill | North Carolina State | 13:43.24 | Q | 2 (4) | |||||
5 | Hassan Mead | Minnesota | 13:44.56 | Q | 2 (5) | |||||
6 | Brandon Bethke | Unattached | 13:45.21 | Q | 2 (6) | |||||
7 | George Alex | Oklahoma | 13:45.55 | q | 2 (7) | |||||
8 | Brent Vaughn | Nike | 13:45.87 | q | 2 (8) | |||||
9 | Andrew Bumbalough | Nike | 13:46.80 | Q | 1 (1) | |||||
10 | Galen Rupp | Nike | 13:46.82 | Q | 1 (2) | |||||
11 | Trevor Dunbar | Oregon | 13:49.19 | Q | 1 (3) | |||||
12 | Mohamed Trafeh | Nike | 13:49.34 | Q | 1 (4) | |||||
13 | Robert Cheseret | Unattached | 13:49.42 | Q | 1 (5) | |||||
14 | Elliott Heath | Stanford | 13:49.50 | Q | 1 (6) | |||||
15 | Ian Dobson | Nike / Oregon TC Elite | 13:49.62 | q | 2 (9) | |||||
16 | Scott Bauhs | Unattached | 13:50.86 | q | 1 (7) | |||||
17 | Yosef Ghebray | Unattached | 13:51.65 | 1 (8) | ||||||
18 | Dan Lowry | Brown University | 13:56.08 | 1 (9) | ||||||
19 | Stephen Furst | adidas Raleigh Track Club | 13:56.16 | 2 (10) | ||||||
20 | Jacob Riley | Hansons-Brooks Distance Projec | 13:59.73 | 1 (10) | ||||||
21 | Alan Webb | Nike | 14:01.25 | 1 (11) | ||||||
22 | Girma Mecheso | Oklahoma State | 14:11.95 | 2 (11) | ||||||
DNF | Bolota Asmerom | Unattached |
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4.The women's 5k preliminaries were another exciting race to watch starting with heat 1, where Abbey D'Agostino, a sophomore from Dartmouth won in a time of 15:41 followed by Julie Culley, Julia Lucas, Emily Infeld, Deborah Maier, and Elizabeth Maloy. The 2012 NCAA champion threw in a big kick at the end to secure the victory and her spot in the 5k final on Thursday. In heat 2, the race was mostly led by American record holder Molly Huddle, Elizabeth Maloy, and Kim Conley with a very tight pack following. Maloy emerged with the win followed by Huddle, Conley, Erdmann, Williams, and an inspiring finish by Lauren Fleshman who decided to race despite various injuries. The final to determine the Olympic team will take place on Thursday at 7:15pm PT.
Place | Athlete Name | Affiliation | Time | Qual | Heat(Pl) | |||||
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1 | Abbey D'Agostino | Unattached | 15:41.14 | Q | 1 (1) | |||||
2 | Julie Culley | Asics/N Y A C | 15:41.29 | Q | 1 (2) | |||||
3 | Julia Lucas | Nike / Oregon TC Elite | 15:42.82 | Q | 1 (3) | |||||
4 | Emily Infeld | Georgetown | 15:43.41 | Q | 1 (4) | |||||
5 | Deborah Maier | Unattached | 15:43.54 | Q | 1 (5) | |||||
6 | Elizabeth Maloy | New Balance | 15:46.00 | Q | 2 (1) | |||||
7 | Molly Huddle | Saucony | 15:46.05 | Q | 2 (2) | |||||
8 | Kim Conley | SRA Elite | 15:47.39 | Q | 2 (3) | |||||
9 | Lisa Uhl | Nike / Oregon TC Elite | 15:48.16 | Q | 1 (6) | |||||
10 | Tara Erdmann | Unattached | 15:49.98 | Q | 2 (4) | |||||
11 | Kathy Kroeger | Stanford | 15:50.09 | q | 1 (7) | |||||
12 | Alisha Williams | Boulder Running Company/adidas | 15:51.10 | Q | 2 (5) | |||||
13 | Lauren Fleshman | Nike / Oregon TC Elite | 15:51.53 | Q | 2 (6) | |||||
14 | Magdalena Lewy Boulet | Saucony | 15:51.73 | q | 2 (7) | |||||
15 | Emily Sisson | Unattached | 15:52.37 | q | 1 (8) | |||||
16 | Kellyn Johnson | adidas/McMillan Elite | 15:54.42 | q | 2 ( |
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5. A surprising performance was Jesse Williams in the men's high jump final. The Olympian, 2008 US Trials Champion, and 2011 World Champion barely snuck into the top group of four who all hit the height of 2.28m. Jamie Nieto of NYAC, Erik Kynard Jr. of Kansas State, Nick Ross of Arizona, and Williams all hit the same mark. Ross will not be able to move on to London because he did not hit the Olympic A Standard, but Williams will advance despite his less than stellar performance on Monday.
Place | Athlete Name | Affiliation | Mark | |||
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1 | Jamie Nieto | N Y A C | 2.28m | 7-5 ¾ | ||
2 | Erik Kynard Jr | Kansas State | 2.28m | 7-5 ¾ | ||
3 | Nick Ross | Unattached | 2.28m | 7-5 ¾ | ||
4 | Jesse Williams | Nike / Oregon TC Elite | 2.28m | 7-5 ¾ | ||
5 | Ed Wright | Unattached | 2.25m | 7-4 ½ | ||
5 | Justin Frick | Shore A C | 2.25m | 7-4 ½ | ||
7 | Montez Blair | Cornell Track & Field Club | 2.15m | 7-0 ½ | ||
7 | Dwight Barbiasz | Florida | 2.15m | 7-0 ½ | ||
9 | Tora Harris | Unattached | 2.15m | 7-0 ½ | ||
NH | Geoffery Davis | Unattached | ||||
NH | Jim Dilling | Unattached | ||||
NH | Jeffery Herron | Iowa | ||||
NH | Zack Riley | SwampFox Track Club |
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