Montano wins Olympic spot

Posted: June 26, 2012

EUGENE, Ore. - Alysia Montano won the 800 meters in 1 minute, 59.08 seconds at the U.S. track trials to make the Olympic team.

Geena Gall was second in 1:59.24, and Alice Schmidt was third in 1:59.46 on Monday night for the two other spots on the U.S. team.

Montano, a three-time U.S. champion, led wire-to-wire while wearing her trademark flower in her hair.

Maggie Vessey, runner-up to Montano in the U.S. outdoor championships for the last two seasons, finished last in the field in 2:03.44.

Sam Humphreys won the javelin with a throw of 268 feet, 7 inches, but he doesn't make the Olympic team because he doesn't have the required "A" standard. Runner-up Sam Crouser, with a throw of 265-01, also failed to make the team because he hadn't thrown the standard of 269 feet this season.

The U.S. will be represented in the London Games by Craig Kinsley, Sean Furey and Cyrus Hostetler, who all have the standard. Kinsley finished third with a throw of 262-02. Furey was fourth with 255-05, and Hostetler was fifth with 254-08.

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