Obviously he's realized he doesn't have a 1500 spot, but was this year his last real chance at a 5K spot?
I just don't see a scenario in which he gets on a start line with Fisher, Blanks, Young, Nur, Jacobs, Wolfe, Hocker, maybe Kincaid or Strand, and comes top 3. Especially if the race is above 13:10, which it likely will be.
I feel like this past year he could have had that Blanks/Wolfe spot, but these kids are just too fast now. Does he ever wear a USA jersey again?