Nine Current & Former Buckeyes Set for U.S. Olympic Trials
6/29/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
June 29, 2016
Broadcast Schedule | USATF Meet Page
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nine current and former Buckeye track and field athletes are set to compete at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. The trials are scheduled to take place July 1-10 at Historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon, with the Top-3 finishers in each event securing a spot on Team USA.
Below is the current Buckeye trial schedule. Dates and competing athletes are subject to change.
NBC will air more than 30 hours of Olympic Trials coverage between its main channel, NBC Sports Network, and its streaming platform, NBC Sports Live Extra. Live coverage begins on Friday, July 1, with an online stream of the men’s shot put final, followed by primetime coverage of the men’s 10,000-meter final on NBC at 9 p.m. ET. Click the above link for a detailed coverage schedule.
Friday, July 1
J.C. Murasky – men’s shot put qualifying/final
Saturday, July 2
Michael Hartfield – men’s long jump qualifying
Bill Stanley – men’s javelin qualifying
Sunday, July 3
Hartfield – men’s long jump final (if qualified)
Monday, July 4
Cory Leslie – men’s 3000-meter steeplechase first round
Jeff See – men’s 5000-meter run first round
Stanley – men’s javelin final (if qualified)
Thursday, July 7
Antonio Blanks – 400m hurdles first round
Alexis Franklin – women’s 400-meter hurdles first round
Leslie – men’s 1500-meter run first round
Christina Manning – women’s 100-meter hurdles first round
See – men’s 1500-meter run first round
Friday, July 8
Blanks – 400m hurdles semifinals (if qualified)
Aisha Cavin – women’s 200-meter dash first round
Franklin – women’s 400-meter hurdles semifinals (if qualified)
Leslie – men’s 1500-meter run semifinals & 3000-meter steeplechase finals (if qualified)
Manning – women’s 100-meter hurdles semifinals & final (if qualified)
See – men’s 1500-meter run semifinals (if qualified)
Saturday, June 9
Cavin – women’s 200-meter dash semifinals (if qualified)
See – men’s 5000-meter run final (if qualified)
Sunday, July 10
Blanks – 400m hurdles final (if qualified)
Cavin – women’s 200-meter dash final (if qualified)
Franklin – women’s 400-meter hurdles final (if qualified)
Leslie – men’s 1500-meter run final (if qualified)
See – men’s 1500-meter run final (if qualified)
For more information on the trials, visit the USATF home page at the above link.
Walker Competes at Jamaican Senior Championships
Senior SoSo Walker, competing in the women’s 400-meter dash, will vie for a spot on the Jamaican National Team beginning on Friday, July 1 in Kingston, Jamaica.
Preliminary heats are scheduled for July 1, followed by semifinals on July 2 and finals July 3.
