Sheila Reid & Carmen Hussar Vie for Olympic 1500 Berth

The women's 1500 meter semi-final at the Canadian Olympic Trials will highlight the running events for all Villanova fans tomorrow at 6:00 pm in Calgary. The race will showcase former Canadian Olympian and World Indoor silver medalist Carmen Douma-Hussar and recent Villanova All-Everything Sheila Reid. Neither Hussar nor Reid right now have the Olympic "A" standard (4:06.00) and will need to do so at the Trials if they wish to represent Canada at the Olympics in London. By all accounts, the Canadian Olympic authorities will not permit any runners to chase the "A" standard after the Trials are over (notwithstanding the fact that they allowed some runners to do so in 2008). Both Hilary Stellingwerff and Nicole Sifuentes have achieved the "A" standard and will make the Canadian team if they finish in the top three in the 1500 finals (Friday at 2:00 pm) at the Trials. Here's the start list for the race.

UPDATE: SHEILA REID OPTED TO FOCUS ON MAKING THE OLYMPIC TEAM VIA THE 5000 METER COMPETITION; SHE WITHDREW FROM THE 1500 METER HEATS

Event 608  Women 1500 Meter Run Championship Prelims
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Thursday 28/06/2012 - 6:00 PM
     Name                        Year Team                   Seed           
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  1  Stellingwerff, Hilary         81 Speed River         4:05.08 
  2  Sifuentes, Nicole             86 Unattach MB         4:06.90 
  3  Elmore, Malindi               80 Speed River         4:07.86 
  4  Reid, Sheila                  89 Athletics To        4:07.88 
  5  Douma-Hussar, Carmen          77 Guelph Track        4:11.20 
  6  Van Buskirk, Kate             87 Athletics To        4:12.28 
  7  Kawamoto, Julia               83 Mercury Athl        4:14.35 
  8  Belleau-Béliveau, Karine      83 Vainqueurs          4:14.64 
  9  Carlyle, Laura                89 Unattached B        4:17.77 
 10  Jewett, Tamara                90 U of Toronto T.C    4:18.87 
 11  Cliff, Rachel                 88 Speed River         4:19.18 
 12  O'Connell, Jessica            89 U OF C Athle        4:20.91 
 13  Kasper, Kirsten               91 Unattached          4:21.57 
 14  Raby, Arianne                 88 Unattached          4:22.68 
 15  Glenn, Caileigh               92 Newmarket HU        4:22.87 
 16  Benson, Fiona                 92 BC Athletics        4:22.97 
 17  Macpherson, Sarah             91 Fast Tracks         4:25.86 
 18  Butterworth, Lindsey          92 BC Athletics        4:25.89 
 19  Anderson, Katie               90 Harbour Track       4:25.93