Who’s In? Who’s On The Bubble? 2016 US Men’s Olympic Trials Descending Order Lists

by LetsRun.com
June 16, 2016

*Women’s Descending Order List

The 2016 US Olympic Track and Field Trials are just over two weeks away, starting on July 1st in Eugene, Oregon. With that in mind, we decided to take a look at where things stand with the qualifying lists.

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For many, just making it into the Trials is a career accomplishment, so those runners will regularly be checking their place on the US descending order list over the next two weeks. Additionally, there are several big names who haven’t hit the automatic qualifying time in their event and could be left watching the Trials from home. As always, USATF have left themselves open to making arbitrary controversial decisions by listing “approximate field sizes” and not promising to fill the fields. Hopefully the 2016 entry process is a smooth one, but sadly it almost never is.

Below we give you the top qualifying marks in each men’s distance event (according to All-Athletics.com) along with automatic mark, “approximate” field size and the Olympic qualifying standard (the qualifying window opened May 1, 2015). Athletes who have the Olympic standard (so can go to Rio if they are top 3) are bolded. We have done the same for the women here. Where there was an athlete listed who obviously won’t be in that event (Matthew Centrowitz in the 800 for example), we crossed out there name, so each runner has a more accurate “Trials Rank”. USATF lists the standards and qualifying procedures for each event here.

LRC LetsRun.com Olympic Trials Q&A: Who Are The Favorites To Make Rio? What Big Names Are Going To Stay Home? Who looks good? Who needs a lot of help? Who might surprise? Dare we say who will make the team?

800m (Trials Auto: 1:46.00; Olympic standard: 1:45.80; Approximate Field Size: 32)

This is an event where there will not be 30 auto qualifiers. Let’s hope USATF fills the field.

Result Rank Trials Position Athlete
1:43.34 1 1 Boris BERIAN
1:43.55 2 2 Donavan BRAZIER
1:44.53 3 3 Nick SYMMONDS
1:44.62 4 Matthew CENTROWITZ
1:44.84 5 4 Erik SOWINSKI
1:44.92 6 5 Casimir LOXSOM
1:44.99 7 6 Shaquille WALKER
1:45.24 8 Leonel MANZANO
1:45.40 9 8 Charles JOCK
1:45.47 10 9 Michael RUTT
1:45.47 11 10 Duane SOLOMON
1:45.58 12 11 Brannon KIDDER
1:45.59 13 12 Clayton MURPHY
1:45.65 14 13 Drew WINDLE
1:45.76 15 14 Jesse JORGENSEN
1:45.76 16 15 Isaiah HARRIS
1:45.79 17 16 Ryan MARTIN
1:45.89 18 17 Mark WIECZOREK
1:45.91 19 18 Alex AMANKWAH
1:45.98 20 Robby ANDREWS
1:46.12 21 19 Brandon JOHNSON
1:46.13 22 20 Craig ENGELS
1:46.17 23 21 Julian PARKER
1:46.33 24 22 Harun ABDA
1:46.44 25 23 Sampson LAARI
1:46.52 26 24 Christian SANDERS
1:46.62 27 25 Alex AMANKWAH
1:46.66 28 26 Joseph WHITE
1:46.69 29 27 Daniel KUHN
1:46.69 30 28 Christian HARRISON
1:46.70 31 29 James GILREATH
1:46.73 32 30 Nick HARTLE
1:46.81 34 31 Goarner DENG
1:46.90 35 32 Abraham ALVARADO
1:46.96 36 33 Carlton ORANGE
1:47.03 37 34 Blair HENDERSON
1:47.11 38 35 Jesse GARN
1:47.13 39 36 Holland SHERRER
1:47.16 40 37 Edose IBADIN
1:47.18 41 38 Dusty SOLIS
1:47.20 43 39 Dylan CAPWELL
1:47.21 44 40 Chris LOW

1,500m (Trials Auto: 3:38.00; Olympic standard: 3:36.20; Approximate Field Size: 30)

This is an event where it’s unlikely there will be 30 auto qualifiers. Let’s hope USATF fills the field. Personally we think they should fill it to at least 36 entrants as otherwise the first round will take us from 30 to 24 entrants.

Result Rank Trials Position Athlete
3:30.40 1 1 Matthew CENTROWITZ
3:32.97 2 Evan JAGER
3:34.13 3 2 Garrett HEATH
3:34.54 4 3 Kyle MERBER
3:35.36 5 4 Cory LESLIE
3:35.48 6 5 Ben BLANKENSHIP
3:35.52 7 6 Robby ANDREWS
3:36.06 8 David TORRENCE
3:36.16 9 7 Leonel MANZANO
3:36.23 10 8 Clayton MURPHY
3:36.49 11 9 Riley MASTERS
3:36.56 12 10 Colby ALEXANDER
3:36.70 13 11 Jeff SEE
3:36.77 14 Andrew BAYER
3:36.93 15 12 Frezer LEGESSE
3:36.98 16 13 Ford PALMER
3:37.06 17 14 Isaac PRESSON
3:37.20 18 15 Jordan MCNAMARA
3:37.36 19 16 John GREGOREK
3:37.56 20 17 Daniel WINN
3:37.65 21 Hassan MEAD
3:37.73 22 18 Ahmed BILE
3:37.74 23 19 Izaic YORKS
3:37.75 24 20 Thomas AWAD
3:37.87 25 Peter CALLAHAN
3:38.05 26 21 Henry WYNNE
3:38.17 27 Ryan HILL
3:38.20 28 22 Brandon HUDGINS
3:38.23 29 23 Will LEER
3:38.24 30 Daniel HULING
3:38.28 31 24 Duncan PHILLIPS
3:38.30 32 25 Dorian ULREY
3:38.35 33 26 Chad NOELLE
3:38.40 34 27 Ben SAAREL
3:38.49 35 28 Graham CRAWFORD
3:38.52 36 29 Jack BOLAS
3:38.60 37 30 Andrew WHEATING
3:38.62 38 31 Matthew MATON
3:38.77 39 32 Lex WILLIAMS
3:38.80 40 33 Patrick CASEY
3:38.82 41 34 Craig ENGELS
3:38.98 42 Eric JENKINS
3:39.15 43 35 Chad NOELLE
3:39.32 44 36 Dusty SOLIS
3:39.34 45 37 Garrett O’TOOLE
3:39.59 46 38 Cristian SORATOS
3:39.64 47 39 Sam PENZENSTADLER
3:39.89 48 40 Weston STRUM
3:39.02 49 41 Robby CREESE
3:39.05 50 42 Kirubel ERASSA
3:39.66 51 43 Daniel HERRERA
3:40.04 52 44 Mac FLEET
3:40.05 53 45 Will GEOGHEGAN
3:40.11 54 46 Brannon KIDDER
3:40.11 55 47 Samuel PRAKEL
3:40.15 56 48 James RANDON
3:40.16 57 49 Dan CASTLE
3:40.20 58 50 Michael ATCHOO
3:40.21 59 51 Eric AVILA
3:40.31 60 52 Justin BRINKLEY
3:40.44 61 53 David ELLIOTT
3:40.46 62 54 Blake HANEY
3:40.60 63 55 Travis BURKSTRAND
3:40.67 64 56 Cale WALLACE
3:40.74 65 57 Sean MCGORTY
3:40.77 66 58 Trevor DUNBAR

*NOTE: The mile standard is 3:54.00 and Sean McGorty has run 3:53.95.

Men’s 1500m updated on 6/25.

5,000m (Trials Auto: 13:28; Approximate Field Size: 24; Olympic standard: 13:25)

This is an event where it’s unlikely there will be 24 auto qualifiers. Let’s hope USATF fills the field.

Result Rank Trials Position Athlete
13:04.17 1 1 Hassan MEAD
13:05.54 2 2 Ben TRUE
13:05.69 3 3 Ryan HILL
13:07.33 4 4 Eric JENKINS
13:08.38 5 5 Galen RUPP
13:14.97 6 6 Bernard LAGAT
13:16.31 7 7 Garrett HEATH
13:17.30 8 8 Diego ESTRADA
13:17.85 9 9 Will GEOGHEGAN
13:17.97 10 10 Riley MASTERS
13:18.52 11 11 Shadrack KIPCHIRCHIR
13:19.42 12 David TORRENCE
13:19.56 13 12 Chris DERRICK
13:21.16 14 13 Jeff SEE
13:21.32 15 14 Lopez LOMONG
13:21.61 16 15 Paul CHELIMO
13:24.25 17 16 Sean MCGORTY
13:27.53 18 17 Samuel CHELANGA
13:27.64 19 18 Thomas CURTIN
13:29.51 20 19 Abbabiya SIMBASSA
13:29.87 21 Donald CABRAL
13:30.09 22 20 Brian SHRADER
13:30.13 23 21 Grant FISHER
13:30.27 24 22 Reed CONNOR
13:30.57 25 23 Kirubel ERASSA
13:31.21 26 24 Jeff SEE
13:31.30 27 25 Ryan WALLING
13:31.66 28 26 Patrick CORONA
13:32.06 29 27 Tyler PENNEL
13:32.21 30 28 Joe STILIN
13:32.23 31 29 Reed CONNOR
13:32.49 32 30 William KINCAID
13:33.16 33 31 George ALEX
13:33.17 34 32 Jonathan PETERSON
13:34.00 35 33 Aaron BRAUN
13:34.21 36 34 Craig FORYS
13:34.42 37 35 Thomas JOYCE
13:35.20 38 36 Colby GILBERT
13:35.57 39 37 George ALEX
13:35.70 40 38 Martin HEHIR
13:35.99 41 39 Andrew SPRINGER
13:36.20 42 40 Jim SPISAK
13:36.77 43 41 Erik OLSON
13:36.79 44 42 Morgan PEARSON
13:36.83 45 43 Sydney GIDABUDAY
13:36.88 46 44 Frezer LEGESSE
13:37.05 47 45 Pierce MURPHY
13:37.56 48 46 Mason FERLIC
13:37.89 49 47 Futsum ZIENASELLASSIE
13:38.02 50 48 Tim RITCHIE
13:38.36 51 49 Cory LESLIE
13:39.14 52 50 Johnnie GUY
13:39.29 53 51 Dan QUIGLEY
13:39.52 54 52 Dan LOWRY
13:39.55 55 53 Brian SHRADER
13:39.87 56 54 Isaac PRESSON
13:39.89 57 55 Eric FINAN
13:41.77 58 56 Thomas AWAD

10,000m (Trials Auto: 28:15; Approximate Field Size: 24; Olympic standard 28:00)
*Note:
Qualifying window opened January 1, 2015.

This is an event where it’s unlikely there will be 24 auto qualifiers. Let’s hope USATF fills the field.

Result Rank Trials Position Athlete
27:08.91 1 1 Galen RUPP
27:30.53 2 2 Diego ESTRADA
27:33.04 3 3 Hassan MEAD
27:43.79 4 4 Ben TRUE
27:48.02 5 5 Eric JENKINS
27:49.35 6 6 Bernard LAGAT
27:52.70 7 7 Futsum ZIENASELLASSIE
27:54.25 8 8 Jason WITT
27:54.57 9 9 Samuel CHELANGA
27:54.98 10 10 Parker STINSON
27:55.19 11 11 Christopher LANDRY
27:56.59 12 12 Bobby CURTIS
27:58.91 13 13 Shadrack KIPCHIRCHIR
27:59.37 14 14 Jacob RILEY
27:59.88 15 15 Jon GREY
28:00.43 16 16 Scott FAUBLE
28:03.27 17 17 Brendan GREGG
28:04.60 18 18 Ryan VAIL
28:06.64 19 19 German FERNANDEZ
28:17.03 20 20 Alex MONROE
28:20.65 21 21 Jim SPISAK
28:22.32 22 22 Aron RONO
28:22.62 23 23 Noah DRODDY
28:22.90 24 24 Tyler PENNEL
28:24.27 25 25 Scott SMITH
28:25.32 26 26 Ben BRUCE
28:26.08 27 27 Erik PETERSON
28:26.77 28 28 Tim RITCHIE
28:26.98 29 29 John CRAIN
28:27.70 20 27 Martin HEHIR
28:28.56 30 30 Brian SHRADER
28:30.13 22 29 Trevor DUNBAR
28:31.75 31 31 Chris DERRICK
28:31.91 32 32 Robert CHESERET

3,000m Steeplechase (Traisl Auto: 8:32; Approximate Field Size: 24; Olympic standard: 8:28)

This is an event where it’s unlikely there will be 24 auto qualifiers. Let’s hope USATF fills the field.

Result Rank Trials Position Athlete
8:00.45 1 1 Evan JAGER
8:13.37 2 2 Donald CABRAL
8:14.11 3 3 Daniel HULING
8:18.08 4 4 Andrew BAYER
8:18.52 5 5 Stanley Kipkoech KEBENEI
8:19.12 6 6 Cory LESLIE
8:23.38 7 7 Donnie COWART
8:25.44 8 8 Travis MAHONEY
8:26.81 9 9 Tabor STEVENS
8:27.01 10 10 Hillary BOR
8:27.16 11 11 Mason FERLIC
8:27.19 12 12 Craig FORYS
8:31.42 13 13 Isaac UPDIKE
8:32.55 14 14 Mike HARDY
8:32.94 15 15 Aric VAN HALEN
8:33.77 16 16 Caleb HOOVER
8:34.13 17 17 M.J. ERB
8:34.32 18 18 Bryce MILLER
8:34.40 19 19 Craig FORYS
8:34.69 20 20 Dylan BLANKENBAKER
8:35.25 21 21 Darren FAHY
8:35.47 22 22 Michael JORDAN
8:35.56 23 23 Mark PARRISH
8:35.59 24 24 Carl STONES
8:35.67 25 25 Matt CLEAVER
8:36.24 26 26 Darren FAHY
8:36.51 27 27 Troy REEDER
8:36.58 28 28 Austin BUSSING
8:36.60 29 29 Austin O’NEIL
8:36.65 30 30 Bailey ROTH
8:36.81 31 31 Aaron FLETCHER
8:36.88 32 32 Jackson NEFF
8:37.62 33 33 Matt CLEAVER
8:37.64 34 34 Mark PARRISH
8:38.28 35 35 Jordan MANN
8:38.35 36 36 Brandon DOUGHTY
8:38.77 37 37 Austin BUSSING
8:39.26 38 38 Meron SIMON
8:39.58 39 39 Aaron NELSON
8:39.72 40 40 Kyle KING
8:40.14 41 41 Scott CARPENTER
8:40.45 42 42 Ben BRUCE

 

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