US Olympic Trials 2016: Track and Field Saturday Results and Qualifying Times
The ninth day of the 2016 United States Track and Field Trials on Saturday from Hayward Field at the University of Oregon provided five more opportunities for runners to qualify for the team headed to Rio de Janeiro for the Summer Games.
Here are the results and qualifying marks from each of the five events:
| Women's Javelin Throw | Maggie Malone | 199'7" | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Men's Triple Jump | Will Claye | 57'11" | Christian Taylor | 57'3/4" | N/A | N/A |
| Men's 5000-m | Bernard Lagat | 13:35.50 | Hassan Mead | 13:35.70 | Paul Chelimo | 13:35.92 |
| Men's 200-m | Justin Gatlin | 19.75 | LaShawn Merritt | 19.79 | Ameer Webb | 20.00 |
| Men's 110-m Hurdles | Devon Allen | 13.03 | Ronnie Ash | 13.21 | Jeff Porter | 13.21 |
The last three events were the biggest headliners of the day, beginning with the men's 5000-meter run.
For the fifth time in his illustrious career, Bernard Lagat is headed to the Olympics after winning gold as a 41-year-old.
NBC Olympics showed the end of the race:
His final lap was by far his finest at just 52 seconds. His second-fastest lap during the race was 1:02.71, 10 seconds slower than his last.
It floored United States Track & Field:
Rio will most likely be Lagat's last chance at winning Olympic gold. He won bronze in 2000 at Sydney and silver at Athens in 2004.
Four-time Olympic medalist Justin Gatlin was next to shine in the men's 200-meter race, as he narrowly edged out two-time Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt by 0.04 seconds, via NBC Olympics:
Gatlin has now qualified for two events in Rio, previously winning the men's 100-meter at the trials.
Sunday's schedule ended with the men's 110-meter hurdles, where 21-year-old Devon Allen used a late surge to clinch his ticket to Rio, via NBC Olympics:
Allen is also a wide receiver for the University of Oregon. He became the first current Duck since Andrew Wheating and Galen Rupp in 2008 to qualify for the Olympics, per Oregon Track & Field.
Sunday marks the final day of the Olympic trials, when there will be eight more finals to complete the United States team that will head to Rio.
