Jane Hedengren: 9:52.96 @ Utah State Meet

Engelhardt is going to need to run faster to make the Trials. They are taking a field of 36 and she is now tied with Olivia Howell at #41. Cut line right now is 4:09.49. Several people above her will not run so she might still be in the top-36 competitors, but with all of the races coming up (LA Grand Prix, Pre, Music City, NY Grand Prix, Portland, NCAA Regionals and Championships), the cut time will move considerably. I expect a qualifier will need at least a sub-4:08 to get in.

408 sounds about right. One thing S.Englehardt has that the other girls dont have is someone to push her along at practice. I.e.- Anthony Fasthorse. Again, all these girls are pretty similar in age and grade. For Sadie to be the only Olympic hopeful taking that into consideration, that to me speak volumes.

When you look at all the highschool runners across the board, both male and female, sadie really takes the cake. Her middle distance achievements far outweighed everyone else's. Drew Griffiths publicity never really got enough steam, and everyone and their dog talk about how Simmons is overrated.

Englehardt doesn’t train with Fasthorse.

Hey, poster formerly known as the430miler. Still mad that you got banned for impersonating Leachman? Ha ha ha ha. Good riddance.

But it still doesn't mean that you get to lie and say that Jane Hedengren had the flu when she ran the 2 mile at Nike Indoors, when she didn't.

Leachman is unlikely to run the 5k tomorrow in LA. She had a hamstring injury at her state meet only 2 weeks ago, and she is probably not ready to run a PR in the 5k right now. And running a PR is the only reason for her to run in LA, because only a PR improves her chances of getting into the Olympic Trials. So she will most likely scratch.

No, but accompanied by 4 FAT guys.

this is even more impressive considering she had to swing way out in lane 3 a few times to pass entire packs of lapped runners. probably would have been sub 9:50 otherwise. 4:57/4:55. said it was the first fast race this year where she felt she had a real kick left in her.

I just watched the race. Hedengren wasn't even going all out. The girls 2 mile at Brooks PR with Hedengren vs Leachman is going to be crazy. I wouldn't be surprised to see Mary's Cain's 9:38 national record get broken.

Unfortunately, she is running out of opportunities. The only meets I see are Music City June 1 (usually weak field at 5000m, 15:53 won last year) and Portland Track Festival June 8 (strong field). June 9 is the last day to qualify so USATF U20s are out. If she gets under 15:18, it looks like she might squeak into the field.

Some of the women with faster 5k times than Leachman's 15:25 won't run the 5k at the Trials. They'll choose another event. So even if she doesn't run another 5k, Leachman's 15:25 still might get her in.

Leachman might end up skipping any more 5k races, and just run Brooks PR and Nike Outdoor Nationals, and keep her fingers crossed her 15:25 gets her into the Trials.

You called it. Leachman is resting this weekend. No LA Grand Prix.