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Tuliamuk, Taylor Finish in Top 8

EUGENE, Ore. -- Wichita State's Damien Odle advanced to the javelin final at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, and will complete the competition Monday afternoon for the opportunity to make the Team USA roster for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

In the women's 10,000 meters on Saturday, two former All-American Shockers, Kellyn Taylor and Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton finished fourth and eighth, respectively, Saturday afternoon. Tuliamuk and Taylor ran with the top five through most of the race to finish with times of 32:11.30 and 32:32.32, repectively.

Through the first five events of the Men's Decathlon, former Shocker All-American Austin Bahner is in 11th-place with 4,039 points.