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Bernard Lagat emotional after missing first Worlds team since 2005

Bernard Lagat has failed to qualify for a World Championships for the first time since he began representing the U.S. after his switch from Kenya a decade ago.

The 40-year-old, four-time Olympian finished 10th in the 5000m final at the U.S. Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Sunday morning. Lagat is the only American man to win a World Championships 5000m medal, taking gold in 2007 and silver in 2009 and 2011.

Ryan Hill won the U.S. 5000m title in 13:50.69, followed by Ben True and Galen Rupp, a duo who also made the U.