Trials are over. Who went home the MOST DEVASTATED? Your vote

observed wrote:

After the women's 1500 meter final, there was a kid in the stands that spilled his ice cream on the ground. He was crying vehemently, and appeared distraught, inconsolable, and downright devastated!!! He probably wont have to wait for more years for another opportunity, however.

I gotta think Kellyn Taylor is pretty bummed. 3rd place at the 13.1 split in the marathon trials and finishes 6th. 10,000m - with the leaders through 7600m, finishes 16 seconds out of 3rd place. 5,000m - with the leaders through 3400m, fades back 33 seconds the last mile to finish 12th. Not a good 5000, but was in contention in both the other events. The only other woman who did all 3 events was Kaitlin Gregg Goodman who finished 54th, 11th, and DNQ (marathon, 10k, 5k).

Rooting that Taylor sticks with it and moves up the way Amy Cragg did from 2012 to 2016.

...so sick of the "devastated" label

DEVASTATED implies expected to get to RIo. Unless both Cain and Hasay are seriously delusional neither should be surprised. Both ran exactly as expected. Both should be looking to have fun and, if continuing running, pick up a few $ on 2nd tier road races.

In 3rd halfway through a marathon and with the leaders 3/4 of the way through the 10,000m means he was in contention? Doesn't the way he faded in both races suggest that he wasn't actually in contention in either, merely over-extending himself? I have nothing against the guy--I don't actually know anything about him--but this doesn't seem an accurate characterization of his chances. It may well be that he gave it his best shot in both races but just didn't have the fitness or ability. No harm in that--he gave it his best?

d2xccoach wrote:

I gotta think Kellyn Taylor is pretty bummed. 3rd place at the 13.1 split in the marathon trials and finishes 6th. 10,000m - with the leaders through 7600m, finishes 16 seconds out of 3rd place ... in contention in both

USATF Scout wrote:

In 3rd halfway through a marathon and with the leaders 3/4 of the way through the 10,000m means he was in contention? Doesn't the way he faded in both races suggest that he wasn't actually in contention in either, merely over-extending himself? I have nothing against the guy--I don't actually know anything about him--but this doesn't seem an accurate characterization of his chances. It may well be that he gave it his best shot in both races but just didn't have the fitness or ability. No harm in that--he gave it his best?

d2xccoach wrote:

I gotta think Kellyn Taylor is pretty bummed. 3rd place at the 13.1 split in the marathon trials and finishes 6th. 10,000m - with the leaders through 7600m, finishes 16 seconds out of 3rd place ... in contention in both

To be clear, Kellyn Taylor is a female.

don't start this again.nothing indicated Ben true should have made the team. he didn't really do anything impressive in 2016 and is the most over-rated runner on Letsrun.com. he'll run a good race or two and call it a career.i would have picked Dan Huling to make the team over Ben True

dam son wrote:

Ben True. Should have easily made both teams and just choked.

Hasay and Wheating should be the most devastated, both they're probably just gonna keep doing what they're doing like it's working. Those two should have hung 'em up ages ago. The sad thing about Wheating is that I think he did have the talent at one point...oh well.

If this question were posed to the athletes, I'd say Montano "wins" easily.

USATF Scout wrote:

Mary Cain. Although written off early in the season, her more recent interviews indicated she was rounding into form just in time for the trials. The hope was that she would be in a position to pop a ~4:03 and if not win the trials outright at least make her first Olympic team. Unfortunately it was not to be. Keep working for 2020, Mary!

Saw that race at Hayward and Cain immediately ran off the track and threw herself against the side of the bathroom. Slumped down and started sobbing for a good 10 mins. Judging from that she was by far the most heartbroken athlete at the Trials.

Star wrote:

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I don't think any clearly superior athletes were left off the team.

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There aren't too many Gold medal favorites this time around, though.

Eaton and Felix and .... ?

You don't count Keni Harrison for your first category?

What about Jenn Suhr for your second?

Wheating. He's done. Look for a job dude.

So Kendra Harrison is pretty great this year and may be the future.

But she hasn't run in a major world outdoor final before. And won't this year.

She's not a big name ... yet.

Yes, Jenn Suhr is a gold favorite. And I probably missed others.

Other options wrote:

Aries Merrit. Defending Olympic Champ, record holder, and after everything he has been through he deserved to go.

So if you were the Selection Committee, you'd send anybody who had kidney surgery less than a year ago. Just because.

He does not deserve to go. He finished fourth.

What about Solomon? Olympic finalist to blowing it in the first round of trials. Hasn't been amazing but certainly expected to be on the team/ at least in the final. He didn't even get to take it to the twilight zone.

Not many US names in the gold column of these lists

https://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/category-formcharts/2927-2016-olympic-medal-picks-men

https://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/category-formcharts/2928-2016-olympic-medal-picks-women

and seems like half of those that are there, didn't make it through.

Brittney Reese made it through.

Star wrote:

So Kendra Harrison is pretty great this year and may be the future.

But she hasn't run in a major world outdoor final before. And won't this year.

She's not a big name ... yet.

Yes, Jenn Suhr is a gold favorite. And I probably missed others.

The guy who finished 11th in the men's javelin.........oh wait.

The SIU guy who finished 2nd in men's HJ..........7'6" is the Olympic standard?

Surely you're not serious.

Brits use gutted in place of devastated. What is the proper useage? Can one be gutted for oneself or must you be gutted for someone else?

Totally Not Riley Masters wrote:

I was so disappointed watching Riley run this week. First he scrapes into the finals on time- when he should have been a shoe-in to make it in on place. Then he just decides to go for an easy jog during finals, closing his last lap 21 seconds slower than some middle-aged guy someone told me was called "Bernie" or something. My theory is he saw some cute girl in the crowd after/during the trials, and proceeded to lose a lot of sleep following her home and doing "easy mileage" around her house. Assuming she had curtains on her bedroom window, I'd say he's the most devastated.

It's not "shoe-in" you 'tard

You do realize that Amy made the team in 2012?