Thweatt Places Fifth In 10K Final, Morris Advances In the 100

EUGENE, Ore. — Former University of Colorado Buffalo Laura Thweatt recorded a fifth place finish in the women's 10,000-meter run final on Saturday afternoon at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials, barely missing a spot on the U.S. roster for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

Thweatt ran a brilliant race, finishing in 32 minutes, 26.11 seconds, but unfortunately it was not fast enough to earn one of the top three spots to advance to the Olympics.

For the majority of the race, Thweatt was in the top third. She dropped down to 11^th with 19 laps remaining, but just a short time later, she was up to second after a big move. Thweatt gradually fell back again as the race continued, but still came away with a great effort. The Durango, Colo. native is not finished at the trials as she will return to the track on July 7 to race in the first round of the 5,000.

All three women's 10k Olympic qualifiers finished the race under 32 minutes. Molly Huddle won in 31:41.62 after leading the whole way, while Emily Infeld was second (31:46.09). Marielle Hall earned the third and final position in 31:54.77.

Another former Buff, Joe Morris, ran in the first section of the 100-meter dash, and qualified for the semi-finals on Sunday at 1:01 p.m. PT.

The field left the blocks, but was called back after Isaiah Young recorded a false start lane six. After they regrouped, the race got out to a quick start. Morris was right there at the finish, placing second in 10.09 behind Michael Rodgers (10.00). Arkansas' Kenzo Cotton placed third in the heat to also move on to the semifinals as the top three advance.

The U.S. Olympic Team Trials continue through July 10. A complete schedule for current and former CU athletes is below.

2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field – Results
Hayward Field (Eugene, Ore.)

Women's 10,000-meter run finals (top three earn spot on U.S. Olympic Team roster), field of 24 athletes

Molly Huddle, Saucony, 31:41.62
Emily Infield, Nike Bowerman TC, 31:46.09
Marielle Hall, Nike, 31:54.77
Kellyn Taylor, HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite, 32:11.29
Laura Thweatt, Saucony, 32:26.11

Men's 100-meter dash first round overall result: (1. Trayvon Bromell, New Balance, 9.94) 13. Joe Morris, Ultimate Speed Athletics, 10.09
Heat 1 (out of 5):

Michael Rodgers, Nike, 10.00
Joe Morris, Ultimate Speed Athletics, 10.09
Kenzo Cotton, Arkansas, 10.12

University of Colorado Schedule
Times are Pacific

July 3	Event	Entry	How To Watch*
4:19 p.m.	100m-Semifinals	Joe Morris	NBC
5:53 p.m.	100m-Finals	Joe Morris	NBC

July 4	Event	Entry	How To Watch*
4:03 p.m.	Steeplechase-First Round	Erin Clark	USATF.tv
	Steeplechase-First Round	Emma Coburn	USATF.tv
	Steeplechase-First Round	Shalaya Kipp	USATF.tv
4:33 p.m.	Steeplechase-First Round	Aric Van Halen	USATF.tv

July 6	Event	Entry	How To Watch*
1 p.m.	Hammer Throw-Qualifying	Emily Hunsucker	N/A
3 p.m.	Hammer Throw-Finals	Emily Hunsucker	N/A

July 7	Event	Entry	How To Watch*
4:20 p.m.	5,000m-First Round	Jessica Tebo	USATF.tv
	5,000m-First Round	Laura Thweatt	USATF.tv
6 p.m.	Discus – Qualifying	Casey Malone	N/A
6:26 p.m.	1,500m-First Round	Jenny Simpson	NBCSN
	1,500m-First Round	Sara Sutherland	NBCSN
	1,500m-First Round	Sara Vaughn	NBCSN
7:21 p.m.	1,500m-First Round	Ben Saarel	NBCSN
7:48 p.m.	Steeplechase-Finals	Erin Clark	NBCSN
	Steeplechase-Finals	Emma Coburn	NBCSN
	Steeplechase-Finals	Shalaya Kipp	NBCSN

July 8	Event	Entry	How To Watch*
3:30 p.m.	Discus-Finals	Casey Malone	NBCSN
4:12 p.m.	1,500m-Semifinals	Ben Saarel	NBCSN
5:03 p.m.	1,500m-Semifinals	Jenny Simpson	NBC
	1,500m-Semifinals	Sara Sutherland	NBC
	1,500m-Semifinals	Sara Vaughn	NBC
5:23 p.m.	Steeplechase-Finals	Aric Van Halen	NBC

July 10	Event	Entry	How To Watch*
4:28 p.m.	5,000m-Finals	Jessica Tebo	NBC
	5,000m-Finals	Laura Thweatt	NBC
5 p.m.	1,500m-Finals	Jenny Simpson	NBC
	1,500m-Finals	Sara Sutherland	NBC
	1,500m-Finals	Sara Vaughn	NBC
5:20 p.m.	1,500m-Finals	Ben Saarel	NBC

*Selected events at the championship will be televised live on NBC and NBC Sports Network.

Declarations for each event have to be made 48 hours prior to each event. The size of the field for each event ranges from 18-34.

Thweatt Places Fifth In 10K Final, Morris Advances In the 100

Players Mentioned

Erin Clark

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