Following her fourth place finish at Sunday’s U.S. Olympic trials at Oregon’s Hayward Field, Morgann Leleux was treated like she was part of the U.S. team bound for next month’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
She signed the exact paperwork and was fitted for the same uniforms that will be worn by the top three finishers representing the United States in the women’s pole vault competition.
Leleux’s status as an alternate to the U.S. team was of little solace, though, where she won’t travel to Brazil or actually get to wear the uniform she put on for precious seconds.