She was not near the top of the qualifying list for the 3,000-meter steeplechase and she did not improve her standing the preliminary, as Megan Patrignelli came up short of moving on to the final, with a 13th place finish across the two heats. For this event the top five times from each heat advance plus the next two best times overall. Patrignelli’s mark of 10:09:83 was one second too slow to make the cut.

Had Patrignelli advanced she likely would not have scored in the final, something Oregon desperately needs if the English Gardner injury is something to worry about.