Boerne Champion's Elizabeth Leachman's dream of reaching the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris is over.
Leachman, 16, ran well enough in late May and early June to qualify for the women's 5,000 meters in the U.S. Olympic trials this week in Eugene, Oregon.
Leachman started strong and refused to fade, but came up short late, when an initial pack of eight runners separated from the pack, Leachman in the ninth spot. The group pulled away and Leachman came home 13th, with a time of 16:36.67.
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