Allyson Felix breezed her way to the Olympics. Marshevet Hooker _ she stumbled in.
The day after Tyson Gay’s untimely fall reminded everyone there are no sure things in track, the women’s 200 served up another harrowing lesson at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.
There was no drama to Felix’s win in an easy 21.82 seconds. But for the third and final spot, Hooker made it really interesting, stumbling at the finish line to propel her forward and give her the .01-second advantage over Lauryn Williams, who had already made it in the 100.
Hooker needed this finish or she would’ve had to wait to see if she made the relay team. She’ll be going in the individual race, but Carmelita Jeter will not. She finished sixth.
Muna Lee grabbed the second spot to go with her victory last weekend in the 100.
In the men’s 200, with a spot freed up after Gay fell Saturday in the quarterfinals, it was Wallace Spearmon, of all people, who earned the third spot.
Spearmon was thought to be a shoo-in for this race but had to hustle to the line to beat out Rodney Martin for the last spot. Like Felix, Spearmon failed to qualify last weekend in the 100.
The other spots went to Walter Dix, who will get a chance to double that won’t go to Gay, and defending Olympic gold medalist Shawn Crawford, who was thought to only have an outside shot at a spot but finished second, .005 behind Dix.
Crawford trained with coach Trevor Graham before the last Olympics, and though he wasn’t ever involved in a doping scandal, his name came up because Graham was a key player.
Crawford is now being coached by Bob Kersee, who also trains Felix.
Another contender, Xavier Carter, pulled out because of bone chips and spurs in his left ankle.
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