Haddonfield's Hall misses 5,000-meter Olympic spot

EUGENE, OREGON - "This is definitely disappointing," Marielle Hall admitted.

"This is not the way I expected it to happen."

The Haddonfield High School and University of Texas graduate, who had already earned her Olympic berth with a third place in the 10,000 meters eight days ago, was unable to match that form and wound up seventh in 15 minutes, 18.60 seconds in the women's 5,000-meter final at the last day of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on Sunday.

As Notre Dame alumna, Molly Huddle completed a spectacular double - she'd won the 10,000 in 31:41.62 - with a 15:05.1 win in the 5,000. Hall just couldn't match that form.

She stayed in the contending group for much of the race before the eventual leaders - Huddle, along with second-place Shelby Houlihan (15:06.14) and third-place Kim Conley (15:10.62) - broke it open in the final laps.

Ironically, Hall, a Juventus Track Club member, considered the 5,000 her better event. But she goes to Rio as the first African-American woman to represent the U.S. in the 25-lap race, which is the longest track event in the Olympics.

"Strange how things worked out, but not everything always goes according to plan in this sport," Hall said. "I just felt a little short today. I couldn't make my big move when the others were making theirs."

But the 10,000 berth does give coach Derek Thompson of Juventus two Olympians with Temple senior Ajee' Wilson having placed second in the 800.

The 5,000 final was even more disappointing to Nicole Tully.

She starred at Villanova - as Nicole Schappert - and won the 2015 USATF national title in 15:06.45, but got caught up in the heavy early traffic in this one and endured a fall. She got back on her feet, rejoined the race, tried to gain back the lost ground gradually, but never could, eventually dropping out in the second mile.

In other events, Allyson Felix's chance at a double is over. She was beaten for third place by .01 seconds by a diving Jenna Prandini in the 200-meter final.

Felix was shooting for the 200-400 double.

She made the 400-meter final, but in her signature event - the one where she was hoping to defend her Olympic title - she could not make it through.

Prandini will be joined by Tori Bowie and Deajah Stevens, who finished 1-2.

The Felix loss overshadowed a performance by Sydney McLaughlin, who finished third in 400-meter hurdles to become the first 16-year-old to make the U.S. Olympic track team in 40 years.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.