Clark, Schmidt, Teter Make U.S. Olympic Team
Posted June 30th, 2008 at 11:53 PM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
Hazel Clark, Alice Schmidt and Nicole Teter made the U.S. Olympic Team today in the women’s 800-meter final of the trials.
There were 12 women in the race, but Clark navigated her way to the lead immediately. She flew by the 200-meter mark in 26.6 seconds for a 56.89 first lap. Clark finished in 1:59.82, followed by Alice Schmidt in 2:00.46.
The battle for the final spot on the team was between Nicole Teter and Kameisha Bennett. Teter made up for Saturday’s stumble with 2:01.30, but it was not enough to defeat Bennett’s 2:01.20. However, because Bennett does not have an Olympic “A” standard time, Teter will join Clark and Schmidt in Beijing.
1 Hazel Clark Nike 1:59.82
2 Alice Schmidt adidas 2:00.46
3 Kameisha Bennett Nike 2:01.20
4 Nicole Teter Oregon TC Elite 2:01.30
5 Maggie Vessey unattached 2:02.01
6 Morgan Uceny Reebok 2:02.16
7 Geena Gall Michigan 2:02.35
8 Becky Horn Western Michigan 2:03.87
9 Katie Waits Reebok 2:04.60
10 Laura Hermanson North Dakota State 2:05.01
11 Latavia Thomas L S U 2:05.15
12 Nikeya Green Reebok 2:07.05
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