This was a bad day for the women in the 5k.
In the first heat American champ Nicole Tully was 8th in 15:41. Top5 in each heat plus next 5 times would make the final.
The first heat was slow so it looked like top 10 in the 2nd heat would make the final as long as they were under 15:33. With 2 Americans in the 2nd heat it was an advantage.
Marielle Hall and Abbey D ran terribly. Hall fell off first but would pass Abbey to finish 10th in 16:06. Abbey was 12th in 16:16.
Good news for the Americans was with so many runners in the 2nd heat falling apart, Nicole Tully made the final from heat 1 with an 8th place in 15:41