EUGENE -- Day 3 of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field will feature eight event finals at Hayward Field, as well as several qualifying events. Watch live on NBC starting at 9:00 p.m. ET. Live results can be found here. The full broadcast schedule can be found here and the Day 3 broadcast and streaming schedule is as follows:
Final - 4:25 p.m. PT Two things are probably weighing on Rudy Winkler (Ithaca, New York / USATF New York) as he heads into this final as the heavy favorite. First, can he earn his second Olympic berth, and second, can he beat the American record of 82.52m/270-9 set in 1996 by Lance Deal, the man who designed the hammer facility in which this final will be contested. Winkler looked very confident in the qualifying round and his best throw was more than five feet better than his nearest competitor, Daniel Haugh (Marietta, Georgia / USATF Georgia). Haugh is a threat to Winkler's supremacy, though, as is Alex Young (LaVergne, Tennessee / USATF Pacific), both of whom also have the Tokyo standard.
Final - 12:15 p.m. PT A stellar first day for Garrett Scantling (Athens, Georgia / USATF Georgia) was also a good day for several other men behind him in the point standings after five events had been completed Saturday. Scantling's 4,494 score puts him in position to top 8,500 points and set a lifetime best, barring any disasters along the way. 2016 Olympian Zack Ziemek (Sun Prairie, Wisconsin / USATF Wisconsin) and Georgia freshman Kyle Garland (Athens, Georgia / USATF Georgia) are on Scantling's heels, both less than 90 points behind, while Steven Bastien (Ann Arbor, Michigan / USATF Michigan) is having the decathlon of his life and sits fourth heading into day two. Harrison Williams (Chula Vista, California / USATF North Carolina) is another likely contender for a top-three finish. The key event for most of these athletes on day two is the pole vault, which has scuppered more than a few Olympic dreams in past Trials.
Final - 5:50 p.m. PT If the Vashti Cunningham (Las Vegas, Nevada / USATF Nevada) who smoothly took over the world outdoor lead after clearing 2.02m/6-7.5 at the USATF Field Festival in Chula Vista shows up ready to jump, there is little doubt that she will emerge as the event winner and qualify for her second Olympic team at 23 years old. Behind her the scramble for a Tokyo spot includes Rachel McCoy (Austin, Texas / USATF Texas Southern), who has emerged as a much-improved and consistent competitor in 2021, setting her lifetime best of 1.96m/6-5 at the end of May to meet the Games standard. 34-year-old Inika McPherson (Atlanta, Georgia / USATF Gulf) is an experienced international championship jumper, making the Rio final and qualifying for four World Championships. The youngest newcomer to the upper echelon of American jumping is South Carolina freshman Rachel Glenn (Long Beach, California / USATF Southern California), who won the NCAA title here last week.
Final - 5:55 p.m. PT Take the two most recent American record holders and mix in one of the most exciting young talents to emerge in 2021 and you have all the ingredients for a historic competition. Keturah Orji (Atlanta, Georgia / USATF Georgia), the defending Trials champion and winner of the last four U.S. titles, took the outdoor American record from Tori Franklin (East Lansing, Michigan / USATF New York) in April at Chula Vista and was fourth at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016. Franklin is seeking her first Olympic berth and thrives on the support of a noisy crowd. She won the USATF Grand Prix here in April and had two wins on her European swing during the indoor season. Jasmine Moore (Athens, Georgia / USATF Georgia), a freshman at Georgia who was runner-up at the NCAA Championships, is the other American with the Tokyo standard, which she achieved in winning the Southeastern Conference title last month.
Semifinal - 6:03 p.m. PT (top 3 in each semi and next 2 fastest overall advance to final) Final - 7:43 p.m. PT The seven fastest women on the 2021 U.S. list are in the semifinal along with two others in the top 10. World record holder Keni Harrison (Pflugerville, Texas / USATF Texas Southern) is seeking her first Olympic trip and looked to be in great shape in the first round with a 12.49 that was only .01 off her season best. Tonea Marshall (Baton Rouge, Louisiana / USATF Southern) of LSU has the fastest time of the year with a 12.44 but is coming off a slight injury at the NCAA Championships, while reigning Olympic champion Brianna McNeal (Fort Worth, Texas / USATF Southern California) zipped to a 12.50 in round one. NCAA champion Anna Cockrell of USC is in peak form, and Christina Clemons is the other American to have dipped under 12.60 this season.
Semifinal - 6:19 p.m. PT (top 3 in each semi and next 2 fastest overall advance to final) Final - 7:52 p.m. PT Traditionally one of the most anticipated finals in any Olympic Trials, this year is certainly no exception. Someone who would be a national hero in almost any other nation will be left out of the final as there are more than 10 men in the semifinal who have run sub-10 in their career. World leader Trayvon Bromell (Jacksonville, Florida / USATF Florida) had the fastest time in the first round with a 9.84, but Ronnie Baker (Fort Worth, Texas / USATF Southwestern) almost set a lifetime best with his 9.88 in another heat. Defending Trials champion and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Justin Gatlin (Clermont, Florida / USATF Florida) continues to defeat Father Time, clocking 9.93 at age 39 yesterday. 2019 200m world champion Noah Lyles (Alexandria, Virginia / USATF Potomac Valley) and converted quarter miler Fred Kerley (Taylor, Texas / USATF Gulf), who took bronze at Doha in the 400m in 2019, are looming threats, as well as hometown favorite Micah Williams (Portland, Oregon / USATF Oregon) of Oregon and Isiah Young (Clermont, Florida / USATF Southern). With all these stars and more, the semis will probably be even more high-pressure than the final.
Final - 7:06 p.m. PT Leading all qualifiers for the final with a 50.07 in the semis yesterday, Quanera Hayes (Hope Mills, North Carolina / USATF North Carolina) looks set to claim her first Olympic Games berth. Hayes is the fastest of all the finalists this year with a 49.92 at Miramar in April but has no room for error with luminaries like Allyson Felix (Los Angeles, California / USATF Southern California) and Wadeline Jonathas (West Columbia, South Carolina / USATF South Carolina) ready to wrest the title away. Felix is the most decorated American woman in track and field history and is hoping to make her fifth Olympic team, while 2019 World Championships fourth-placer Jonathas is rounding into top form at the right time. Kaylin Whitney (Clermont, Florida / USATF Florida) slashed her lifetime best to 50.35 in the semis and has great top-end speed, and Lynna Irby (Indianapolis, Indiana / USATF Indiana) and Kendall Ellis (North Hollywood, California / USATF Southern California) are young talents who have NCAA indoor or outdoor titles to their credit.
Final - 7:15 p.m. PT All eight men in this final have run faster than 45 seconds in their career, showing just how rich Team USATF is in this event. Michael Norman (Sherman Oaks, California / USATF Southern California) has the fastest personal best at 43.45, but Randolph Ross (Burlington, North Carolina / USATF North Carolina) of North Carolina A&T is the quickest in the world this season with a 43.85 that he ran here to win the NCAA gold last week. Michael Cherry (Inglewood, California / USATF Southern California) is in the best and most confident shape of his life and brings a 44.37 PR, and Texas A&M's Bryce Deadmon (Houston, Texas / USATF Gulf) has steadily improved to 44.44 in 2021, earning silver behind Ross at the NCAA meet. Georgia's Elija Godwin (Athens, Georgia / USATF Georgia) can be counted on to establish a blazing early pace.
1st Round - 6:35 p.m. PT Final - Thursday, June 24, 8:47 p.m. PT Advancement procedure: 33 athletes in 2 heats of 16 and 17, with the top 5 in each heat and next 4 fastest overall advancing to the final. Emma Coburn (Boulder, Colorado / USATF Colorado) and Courtney Frerichs (Beaverton, Oregon / USATF Pacific Northwest) have owned the American record for several years and have helped put American women's steeplechasing on the map globally with Coburn winning the 2017 world title and Frerichs taking silver right behind her. Coburn is the defending Trials champion and won bronze at Rio in 2016 after an eighth-place finish in 2012. Frerichs was 11th at Rio and sixth at Doha in 2019. The third spot is wide open with Val Constien (Boulder, Colorado / USATF Colorado) the fastest of the contenders at 9:25.53. Fans can follow #TrackFieldTrials21 and #JourneyToGold on social media via USATF’s accounts on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
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