With the Paris Olympics looming in the distance, nearly three-dozen American athletes hit the qualifying standards to compete in the Olympic Team Trials next…
With the Paris Olympics looming in the distance, nearly three-dozen American athletes hit the qualifying standards to compete in the Olympic Team Trials next year.Those trials will take place between June 21-30 in Oregon next year, but racers in Chicago found themselves with an opportunity to take advantage of good conditions in their efforts to punch their ticket to those qualifying races.in less than 2 hours and 18 minutes, according to USA Track and Field.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyDuring the 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a total of 16 men hit that standard, with seven achieving it for the first time. That group included Sam Chelanga, who finished in ninth place with a time of 2:08:50.
Connor Winter, Julian Heninger, Eric Vazquez Olivas, Ben Payne, Cameron Dickson and Kevin McDonnell all completed the race in under 2:18:00, thereby qualifying for the Olympic trials. Molly Seidel was one of 15 American women to hit the qualifying standard in Chicago, as she finished in eighth place overall with a time of 2:23:07.Mimi Smith, Hailey Bowes, Billie Hatch, Kathryn Fluehr, Britney Romero and Jo Butler all hit the qualifying standard for the first time.
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