We couldn't wait to start hypothesizing about this year's US Olympic Teams in the 1500m, 5000m & 10000m events. So, we didn't wait, and instead provide a list of American athletes to watch for at the Trials, starting June 22 (if they so choose to run in these events):
Women's 1500m:
Shannon Rowbury
Anna Pierce
Gabriele Anderson
Morgan Uceny
Alice Schmidt
Katie Mackey
Jenny Simpson
Brenda Martinez
Julia Lucas
Nicole Schappert
Sarah Vaughn
Phoebe Wright
Brie Felnagle
Treniere Moser
Emma Coburn
Liz Maloy
Maggie Infeld
Wow. This impressive group of women have run within 5 seconds of each other this year. So far, Alice Schmidt has the top time (around 4:05). Early favorites: Schmidt, Rowbury, Pierce, Anderson, Uceny.
Women's 5000m:
Julia Lucas
Jullie Culley
Jackie Areson
Lisa Uhl
Molly Huddle
Jessica Tebo
Brie Felnagle
Abbey D'Agostino
Kim Conley
DEENA KASTOR???
This is a tough race to call--as the official start lists get ginned up, we'll make a better determination on our favorites for the team. Lucas has the fastest time by a few seconds so far this year. Notice the last name on the list--how incredible would it be for Kastor to make yet another Olympic team? Early favorites: Huddle, Areson, Lucas, Uhl, Culley.
Women's 10000m:
Amy Hastings
Lisa Uhl
Janet Cherobon-Bawcom
Deena Kastor
Kim Conley
Alisha Williams
Deborah Maier
Tara Erdmann
Alissa McKaig
Are you looking forward to "Redemption Race 2012?" Amy Hastings will look to rebound from a heartbreaking 4th in the Marathon Trials. Elsewhere on this list, Deena Kastor just keeps schooling people with her legs. Early favorites: Hastings, Uhl, Kastor, Cherobon-Bawcom, Conley.
Men's 1500m:
Russell Brown
Robby Andrews
David Torrence
Galen Rupp
Nick Symmonds
Leonel Manzano
Bernard Lagat
Will Leer
Kyle Merber
Jeff See
Bernard Lagat
Garrett Hearth
AJ Acosta
Jordan McNamara
Alan Webb
Matt Centrowitz
Craig Miller
Liam Boylan-Pett
Another stacked field in the 1500m run. You'll see Rupp's name here, but it's unknown whether he'll have a go at this event in the Trials. Some familiar faces like See, Lagat and Webb are questionable, also. Early favorite: Andrews, Brown, Torrence, Symmonds, Manzano.
Men's 5000m:
Galen Rupp
Bernard Lagat
Lopez Lomong
Dathan Ritzenhein
Matt Tegenkamp
Andrew Bumbalough
David Torrence
Chris Derrick
There is some big potential with this year's 5000m team. Again, the starting lists are still TBD, but just take a look at our early favorites: Rupp, Lomong, Lagat, Ritzenhein, Tegenkamp.
Men's 10000m:
Galen Rupp
Chris Derrick
Dathan Ritzenhein
Diego Estrada
Brent Vaughn
Ben True
Brian Olinger
Aaron Braun
Ryan Vail
Bobby Mack
Bobby Curtis?
Tim Nelson?
Scott Bauhs?
Lots of question marks for this event. Galen Rupp is clearly the fastest runner in this field, hands down. But who will join him? Can Chris Derrick bounce back from a 3rd place finish in the NCAA 10,000m Championships to make the team? Can Ritz come back from a 4th place Marathon Trials disappointment here? Early favorites: Rupp, Ritz, Estrada, Derrick, Vaughn.
Once the starting lists and heat sheets are put out by USATF, we will comb through and pick our "Dream Teams." Until then, pour over these lists of the fastest distance runners in America so far. Do you think we've missed someone? Leave a comment and tell us why. We are chomping at the bit over here for American Olympians to run themselves to the Gold!
Women's 1500m:
Shannon Rowbury
Anna Pierce
Gabriele Anderson
Morgan Uceny
Alice Schmidt
Katie Mackey
Jenny Simpson
Brenda Martinez
Julia Lucas
Nicole Schappert
Sarah Vaughn
Phoebe Wright
Brie Felnagle
Treniere Moser
Emma Coburn
Liz Maloy
Maggie Infeld
Wow. This impressive group of women have run within 5 seconds of each other this year. So far, Alice Schmidt has the top time (around 4:05). Early favorites: Schmidt, Rowbury, Pierce, Anderson, Uceny.
Women's 5000m:
Julia Lucas
Jullie Culley
Jackie Areson
Lisa Uhl
Molly Huddle
Jessica Tebo
Brie Felnagle
Abbey D'Agostino
Kim Conley
DEENA KASTOR???
This is a tough race to call--as the official start lists get ginned up, we'll make a better determination on our favorites for the team. Lucas has the fastest time by a few seconds so far this year. Notice the last name on the list--how incredible would it be for Kastor to make yet another Olympic team? Early favorites: Huddle, Areson, Lucas, Uhl, Culley.
Women's 10000m:
Amy Hastings
Lisa Uhl
Janet Cherobon-Bawcom
Deena Kastor
Kim Conley
Alisha Williams
Deborah Maier
Tara Erdmann
Alissa McKaig
Are you looking forward to "Redemption Race 2012?" Amy Hastings will look to rebound from a heartbreaking 4th in the Marathon Trials. Elsewhere on this list, Deena Kastor just keeps schooling people with her legs. Early favorites: Hastings, Uhl, Kastor, Cherobon-Bawcom, Conley.
Men's 1500m:
Russell Brown
Robby Andrews
David Torrence
Galen Rupp
Nick Symmonds
Leonel Manzano
Bernard Lagat
Will Leer
Kyle Merber
Jeff See
Bernard Lagat
Garrett Hearth
AJ Acosta
Jordan McNamara
Alan Webb
Matt Centrowitz
Craig Miller
Liam Boylan-Pett
Another stacked field in the 1500m run. You'll see Rupp's name here, but it's unknown whether he'll have a go at this event in the Trials. Some familiar faces like See, Lagat and Webb are questionable, also. Early favorite: Andrews, Brown, Torrence, Symmonds, Manzano.
Men's 5000m:
Galen Rupp
Bernard Lagat
Lopez Lomong
Dathan Ritzenhein
Matt Tegenkamp
Andrew Bumbalough
David Torrence
Chris Derrick
There is some big potential with this year's 5000m team. Again, the starting lists are still TBD, but just take a look at our early favorites: Rupp, Lomong, Lagat, Ritzenhein, Tegenkamp.
Men's 10000m:
Galen Rupp
Chris Derrick
Dathan Ritzenhein
Diego Estrada
Brent Vaughn
Ben True
Brian Olinger
Aaron Braun
Ryan Vail
Bobby Mack
Bobby Curtis?
Tim Nelson?
Scott Bauhs?
Lots of question marks for this event. Galen Rupp is clearly the fastest runner in this field, hands down. But who will join him? Can Chris Derrick bounce back from a 3rd place finish in the NCAA 10,000m Championships to make the team? Can Ritz come back from a 4th place Marathon Trials disappointment here? Early favorites: Rupp, Ritz, Estrada, Derrick, Vaughn.
Once the starting lists and heat sheets are put out by USATF, we will comb through and pick our "Dream Teams." Until then, pour over these lists of the fastest distance runners in America so far. Do you think we've missed someone? Leave a comment and tell us why. We are chomping at the bit over here for American Olympians to run themselves to the Gold!
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