“This is an extremely hard meet to qualify for and for her to get here in two events is absolutely fantastic as a freshman”, said women’s track and field assistant coach for jumps, Nat Page. “Setting that goal so early and being able to execute and to be on this team that only comes around every four years – gosh, it’s unbelievable”.
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Running in Historic Hayward Field, the biggest venue in USA track and field, Harrison ran through heats (12.57) and Friday afternoon’s rain-soaked semifinals (12.91) looking strong, perhaps ready to make the Olympic team for Rio.
Stowers wasn’t the only former Lady Tiger to line up in the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Friday at the U.S. Olympic Trials as past All-SEC performer Tenaya Jones placed 17 with a time of 13.35 (-0.5) in the semifinal.
Full event list: MEN’S high jump (qualifying), 110-meter hurdles (1st round), 1,500-meter, 200-meter race, 400-meter hurdles (semifinals), 3,000-meter steeplechase, discus throw (finals). “I’m just a sophomore in college, going against professionals”.
“Just trying to see how it does on the curve, and all that”, she said.
United Kingdom junior Kiah Seymour failed to qualify in the women’s 400-meter hurdles semifinals.
Saunders fouled on two of her first three throws in the final. Evans had a top throw of 61.22 meters.
Aldrich Bailey Jr. finished second in his 200 meters heat, advancing to Fridays semifinals.
All three have the Olympic Games standard and will be headed to the Rio Games.
“It’s been really insane already”, she said.
“No, not at all”, she said. I’m going to get ready for the Diamond League meet in London (July 22-23).it happened so fast. “The weather took me out of my element a bit”.
For her part, Saunders hopes that young people in Charleston, and her former classmates at Burke, can draw inspiration from her story.
“I still have a lot to learn”, he said.
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Shamier Little of Texas A&M, the world leader this season and the only person to ever beat McLaughlin in the 400 hurdles, failed to make the final as she placed 5th in her heat in 55.64. Just getting to this point, it shows that anything in this world is possible if you work for it. Gatlin and the young high school kids got away from me, and I just couldn’t respond. “I saw them stumble”.
