Former WSU standout CJ Allen realizes his 'greatest dream,' makes U.S. Olympic team for 400 hurdles

The Washington State alum earned his way onto his first United States Olympic team. Allen ran a strong second half in the men’s 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. trials at Hayward Field in Eugene and finished second to long-time rival Rai Benjamin to claim a spot on the team to Paris later this month. “Since I was 10 years old and I saw the Olympics, I said one day I’d be an Olympian,” Allen told reporters after the race. “I’ve been running the hurdles for 19 years and this is...