I was at the Trials and it seemed that the attendance was at least as much as what was announced. When Hayward if completely full (though with the two extended bleachers), the stands hold in the neighborhood of 17,000. Based on how full the stands were, and on previous crowds I have observed, such as the Pre Classic, it looked like there was around 10,000 for each of the four days, maybe a little less on Thursday, maybe a little more on Sunday. There were a lot of people not in the stands, but those were officials and volunteers, security and the like. None of those folks were included in the attendance figures. It was a good showing, in fact the highest ever for a USATF Championship meet. Where else in the country would anyone support this meet to this extent over a grueling four day period? The answer is nowhere. Keep these meets in Track Town USA, the best place for a good track and field meet in the country.