The runner who was leading the women's race at the U.S. half marathon championships until she was mistakenly led off the course by a guide vehicle is calling for USA Track & Field to make right an outcome that cost her a spot in the world road running championships this fall.Jess McClain was ahead by a wide margin with about 1.5 miles to go Sunday when she and three other runners followed the guide vehicle on a wrong turn.McClain said in an Instagram post that she followed a police escort, official lead vehicle and a media motorcycle off the course for about one kilometer.I had to come to a stop, make a tight & complete u-turn & run back onto course as a national championship title & a world team spot slipped away, she wrote. Im going try my hardest to walk away from this weekend remembering the joy I felt in those moments where I thought I was on my way to becoming a National Champion & finally make Team USA outright.McClain, who is from Phoenix, ended up finishing ninth. The next two runners who followed her off the course Emma Hurley of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Ednah Kurgat of Roswell, Georgia were 12th and 13th, respectively.Molly Born of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, crossed the finish line first in 1 hour, 9 minutes, 43 seconds.I don't really feel like the U.S. champion just because of the whole situation that went down at the end," Born said in an interview with the Fast Women YouTube channel.McClain and three other runners who followed the lead vehicle appealed after their protest of the order of finish was rejected. USATF said in a statement the jury of appeals found "the event did not meet USATF Rule 243 and that the course was not adequately marked at the point of misdirection. This violation contributed to the misdirection taken by the athletes within the top four at the time of misdirection. However, the jury of appeals finds no recourse within the USATF rulebook to alter the results order of finish. The results order of finish as posted is considered final.The top three finishers qualify for the world championships Sept. 20 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The USATF noted that the American team would not be officially selected until May and that the governing body would continue to review what took place in Atlanta.While we understand athletes are eager to resolve this issue expeditiously, our process will ensure an ultimate decision is in the best interest of all the athletes involved, the USATF said.The USATF said lead vehicles are provided and managed by the local organizing committee, which was the Atlanta Track Club.Mistakes happen & I am sure those who were leading us feel terrible about the outcome, McClain wrote. I just hate that the athletes are ALWAYS the ones who pay the price (literally $$$) time & time again.She said she trusts USATF and the Atlanta Track Club can somehow make it right for the athletes who were led off course... It sounds like conversations are still being had, so I am choosing to remain hopeful that well soon have a little more clarity than what we left Atlanta with & actionable steps forward.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports

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TCU has been on a roll in the new era of Big 12 basketball, but the title this week in Kansas City is truly anybodys to grab.Heres everything you need to know heading into the Big 12 womens basketball tournament this week.TCU wins the Big 12, againTCU ran through the Big 12 slate once again this year. The Horned Frogs picked up a second straight regular season title after going 27-4 on the season and 15-3 in league play. Olivia Miles led the way with 20.1 points, the third-best output in the Big 12, and 6.9 rebounds per game. Though TCU has won in back-to-back years now, and won the tournament last season, this years event in Kansas City looks far from straightforward.West Virginia earned the No. 2 seed after narrow losses to TCU this season, one of which came on a buzzer-beater back in mid-January. The Mountaineers ended the season with a 58-point beatdown over Cincinnati, too. Baylor isnt far behind, though the Bears fell to TCU by double digits in the final game of the regular season.And while they missed out on the double-bye, dont count Audi Crooks and Iowa State out. The Cyclones, after starting the season on a 14-game win streak, are more than capable of making a decent run in the tournament behind Crooks who has averaged 25.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game this season. Only Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes is averaging more points per contest in the entire country. Crooks is coming off a 41-point double-double in their regular season finale, too, which marked her fourth 40-point outing all year.While the conference is undoubtedly down nationally TCU is projected to be a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament by ESPN in the highest outing for any Big 12 team entering the postseason the Big 12 tournament should be very entertaining.Big 12 womens basketball tournament basicsWhen: March 4-8Where: T-Mobile Center | Kansas City, MissouriTV: ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN+The Big 12 women's basketball tournament bracket is set. (Big 12)Big 12 womens basketball schedule, resultsAll times ETWednesday, March 4 First RoundGame 1 | No. 12 Kansas State vs. No. 13 Cincinnati | 12 p.m. | ESPN+Game 2 | No. 9 BYU vs. No. 16 Houston | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+Game 3 | No. 10 Arizona State vs. No. 15 Arizona | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+Game 4 | No. 11 Kansas vs. No. 14 UCF | 9 p.m. | ESPN+Thursday, March 5 Second RoundGame 5 | No. 5 Texas Tech vs. G1 winner | 12 p.m. | ESPN+Game 6 | No. 8 Utah vs. G2 Winner | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+Game 7 | No. 7 Iowa State vs. G3 Winner | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+Game 8 | No. 6 Colorado vs. G4 Winner | 9 p.m. | ESPN+Friday, March 6 QuarterfinalsGame 9 | No. 4 Oklahoma State vs. G5 Winner | 12 p.m. | ESPNUGame 10 | No. 1 TCU vs. G6 Winner | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNUGame 11 | No. 2 West Virginia vs. G7 Winner | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+Game 12 | No. 3 Baylor vs. G8 Winner | 9 p.m. | ESPN+Saturday, March 7 SemifinalsGame 13 | G9 Winner vs. G10 Winner | 4 p.m. | ESPN+Game 14 | G11 Winner vs. G12 Winner | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+Sunday, March 8 ChampionshipGame 15 | G13 Winner vs. G14 Winner | 5 p.m. | ESPNNOTE: If BYU makes it to the championship game, it will be played on Monday, March 9 at 4 p.m. ET.

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