Accomplishing something that her father was unable to do, Nicole Schappert has advanced to a final make-or-break race for a spot on the Olympic team at the US Trials. Former Villanova middle distance man Ken Schappert competed in both the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Trials at 800 meters, each time bowing out before the finals -- in 1972 he was eliminated in the first round after running 1:49.7; in 1976 Schappert went 1:49.51 to finish 4th in heat #2, but failed to get beyond the next round. Yesterday in Eugene, Nicole Schappert punched her ticket to the 1500 meter final by coming fifth in the first (and fastest) of two heats, running 4:09.60 and automatically qualifying for Sunday afternoon's 12-person race. Here's the result of both heats.
Women's 1500 meters -- Semi-Final Heats
HEAT 1
1. Morgan Uceny adidas 4:08.90 Q
2. Jenny Simpson New Balance 4:09.12 Q
3. Margaret Infeld N Y A C 4:09.38 Q
4. Anna Pierce Nike 4:09.51 Q
5. Nicole Schappert N Y A C 4:09.60 Q
6. Treniere Moser Nike 4:10.10 q
7. Brenda Martinez New Balance 4:10.73 q
8. Katie Flood Washington 4:11.38
9. Renee Tomlin Nike 4:11.39
10. Ashley Miller Nebraska 4:11.49
11. Greta Feldman Princeton 4:12.29
12. Karly Hamric RIADHA 4:12.52
HEAT 2
1. Shannon Rowbury Nike 4:09.96 Q
2. Katherine Mackey Brooks 4:10.54 Q
3. Sara Vaughn Nike 4:10.57 Q
4. Sarah Bowman New Balance 4:10.65 Q
5. Alice Schmidt Nike 4:10.94 Q
6. Amy Mortimer Saucony 4:12.04
7. Kate Grace NJ-NY TC 4:12.92
8. Phoebe Wright Nike 4:13.65
9. Heather Kampf Asics 4:14.03
10. Jordan Hasay Oregon 4:15.52
11. Melissa Salerno New Balance 4:16.33
DQ Gabriele Anderson Brooks --
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