Curtis Beach wins 1500M but doesn’t make it to Rio

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Academy graduate Curtis Beach came into the last day of the Olympic Trials for the Decathlon in 10th place. Beach would struggle in the discus and javelin, but would win the 1500 Meter Run, which is definitely his strongest event. His final time was 4:12.13.
He would get 866 points after the 1500 victory, but it wasn’t enough to crack the top 3. Beach would finish 9th overall with 7728 points. Here are the three athletes that will represent the