2024 US women 5000 / 10000 team

St. Pierre said yesterday in mix zone interview she will likely only run the 1500 at the Trials.

My guess is Kelati and ESP will make the 5k team.

Valby is the only other runner who is running fast PR's and healthy do she has a good shot.

Cranny pulled out of LAGP and then only ran 4:03 at Pre so there are some questions. Although, last year she ran 15:16 at LAGP and came back to simone everyone at the trials shop not filling her out

Rogers, Henes, Morgan, Andrews, Schweizer are all fast enough at peak fitness but are not there (yet). Can they get there?

Anyone else is too inconsistent.

Tuohy has been injured and yet to race at all as a pro. Also, Coach Henes other pro runners are not performing well and her NC State teammates take a long time to get back to fitness. Coach Henes probably treats injury recovery conservatively which is good. But it seems somewhat unlikely Tuohy will be ready to PR and make the team by the trials since she has not even raced. (As a fan I am hoping that she is, but being realistic based on the fact that she has not raced).

With Kelati, ESP and Valby in the race it may be fast even with the heat. I don't see a kicker winning either race this year.

Re the 10k - Kelati, Valby and Schweizer or Henes have the best chances. Valby should get the ranking from NCAAs and doing well at the trials.

You never know. They don't want to show all their cards at this point. I hope she does. It would be great to have a fast American represented in the Olympic 5K

Monsen surely is your best hope you would think.

Based upon their post-Pre race interviews, Kelati all but confirmed she will only race the 10k at the Trials while ESP all but confirmed she will only race the 1500 at the Trials.

All due to the 5k being moved to the beginning of the Oly Trials & Olympics t&f schedule.

Schweizer has gone incognito since a 1500 race at Hayward five week ago so suspect more injuries here, thus have no confidence she will be fit enough to be competitive at any distance four weeks from now.

And, Monson is out for the season.

Thus, for the 10k, it looks like Kelati FTW then a mad scramble for the other two spots. Henes and Valby are certainly in the mix.

For the 5k -- assuming Kelati & ESP do not race this event and Tuohy will DNS or not be fit enough to be competitive -- still looking at Cranny FTW, but doubt she will be the big favorite like Kelati will be in the 10k. After Elise, another mad scramble for the remaining two spots with several women including Henes & Valby in the mix.

The USATF New York Grand Prix & Portland Track Festival the weekend of June 7-9 will be the final meets to chase Qs or get in final tuneup races. Everyone will have laid their cards on the table by then.