Ste. Gen’s Werner Tries for Spot on Olympic Team

(Eugene, OR) A Ste. Genevieve state champion and Arkansas All-American will try to run to Tokyo Monday. Taylor Werner finished sixth in her heat and 14th over all in the preliminary round of the five thousand meters at the Olympic trials on Friday. Werner ran 15:39.98. Werner claimed gold at the Pan Am Games four years ago. She will run Monday at 7:40 in a bid to make the U.S. Olympic team.

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