Track & Field Magazine Predict a Bronze for Uceny in the 1500 London Olympics

  07/30/12 Track & Field News magazine, “The Bible of the Sport,” has released its “official” prediction for the Olympic women’s 1500-meter run.

For Morgan Uceny fans there are some facts you need to know.  No American has ever won an Olympic medal in the women’s 1500-meter run.  So, the fact that Track & Field News would select Morgan Uceny to win a bronze medal is significant in itself.

Uceny is the only runner among the predicted Top 10 who has never broken the 4-minute mark.

In 2008, the top American finisher was Shannon Rowbury. She placed seventh. She is running again this year and is a teammate of Uceny’s.

You know that a few days ago, one of the top women’s contenders, Mariem Selsouli of Morocco was kicked out of the Olympics for failing a drug test.  Well, the woman that Track & Field News is now calling the 1500-meter favorite, Asli Cakir of Turkey, has a history of drug use as well. She was suspended for two years in 2004 after she tested positive at the World Junior Championships.

Plymouth’s Morgan Uceny will run on August 6^th in the heat race and is expected to advance to the semi-finals on August 8^th.  The finals will be held on August 10^th.