With a blistering last lap in 63.73 seconds, Elise Cranny of the Bowerman Track Club outkicked her teammate Karissa Schweizer and won the 5,000 meters in 15:27.81.
Schweizer was second in 15:28.11. Rachel Schneider, who trains in Flagstaff, Arizona, was third in 15:29.56. All three are making an Olympic team for the first time.
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Abbey Cooper, who in her preliminary heat on Friday ran 15:07, faster than the Olympic standard and her fastest time since 2015, finished fourth. She’ll be the Olympic alternate.