Allie Ostrander will compete against the best distance runners in the United States on Thursday, July 7th at the USA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships and compete for a spot on the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. Since 1992, the national championships serve as the United States Olympic Trials for the sport of Track and Field.
Allie Ostrander, a graduate of Kenai Central High School, current Boise State track champion, NCAA Division 1 runner-up in cross country running and Mountain West Indoor Women’s Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year is qualified and scheduled to compete in the 5000M run at the national championships in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field. The 5000M Qualifying round is scheduled for Thursday, July 7th at 3:20 p.m. Alaska time. The 5000M Final is scheduled for Sunday, July 10th, the final day of competition at the track and field national championships. Race time is scheduled for 3:28 p.m.
Allie has posted the 12th fastest qualifying time of the declared entrants (as of July 5th). Allie ran a 15:21.85 at the University of Washington Invitational Indoor Meet. Allie did not compete in the outdoor season for Boise State. Allie will be the only collegiate runner in the field for the 5000M.
Link to USATF.TV coverage of Olympic Trials
Media Coverage of USA Track & Field National Outdoor Championships
STAMFORD, Connecticut — NBC Olympics will present an unprecedented 76 hours of coverage of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials across NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra – including more than 60 hours of coverage in primetime – in the months leading up to the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
NBC Olympics will provide 16.5 hours of Trials coverage in the semifinals and finals of track and field events, including seven primetime telecasts, five on NBC. NBCSN’s presentation on Thursday, July 7, at 8 p.m. ET includes the finals in women’s steeplechase, shot put, and triple jump.
NBCSN’s Trials coverage on Friday, July 8, begins at 6 p.m. ET, showcasing the semifinals of men’s 1500m, women’s 100m hurdles, and men’s and women’s 400m hurdles, and continues on NBC at 8 p.m. ET with the finals of women’s 100m hurdles, and men’s discus & steeplechase. NBC’s coverage on Saturday, July 9, at 8 p.m. ET includes the finals in men’s 110m hurdles, 200m, 5000m, triple jump, and women’s javelin. Sunday’s coverage will highlight the finals in the men’s and women’s 1500m, men’s and women’s 400m hurdles, women’s 200m, and men’s high jump.
| Date | Coverage | Network | Time (ET) |
| Fri., 7/8 | Men’s 1500m, Women’s 100m Hurdles, & Men’s & Women’s400m Hurdles Semifinals | NBCSN | 6 p.m. |
| Women’s 100m Hurdles, Men’s Discus & Steeplechase Finals | NBC | 8 p.m. | |
| Sat., 7/9 | Men’s 110m Hurdles, 200m, 5000m, Triple Jump* | NBC | 8 p.m. |
| Sun., 7/10 | Men’s & Women’s 1500m & Women’s 200mMen’s & Women’s 400m Hurdles & Men’s High Jump* | NBC | 7 p.m. |
*coverage may include additional events
