Although there are no U.S. entrants in the women's 800, Tanya Wright of Canada (Rice University) is entered. She is three-time Canadian national junior champion in the event, and finished 3rd this past summer in the Canadian Olympic Trials at the same distance. Many Canadians who qualified for world juniors have not been permitted (by their U.S. university coaches) to compete in Santiago. Although Rice definitely could have used her this fall, they encouraged her to run at worlds. Russell Henderson
