Purrier St. Pierre crossed the finish line in 3:58.03 to win the national title while breaking the meet record and setting a new personal best to make her first Olympic team.placed third in 4:02.09 to also qualify for Team USA heading to Tokyo this summer. All three runners set new lifetime bests.
In a tight battle down the homestretch, Shannon Osika finished right behind MacLean to place fourth in 4:02.18. Purrier St. Pierre assumed the lead from the gun, but she was elbowed off the track in the first 100 meters. After regaining her footing, she brought the field through the first 400 meters in 64 seconds with McGee and Dani Jones running behind her.
She continued to run from the front through 800 meters, blazing through the split in 2:09 with a chase pack beginning to form. At the bell, Purrier St. Pierre, McGee, MacLean, and Osika formed a pack of four up front. On the backstretch, Purrier St. Pierre and McGee battled for position until the final turn, where Purrier St. Pierre pulled away with a kick into the finish line.
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