2016 U.S. Olympic Team TrialsJul 11, 2016 by Meg Bellino
Olympic Trials Day 10 Full Recap
Olympic Trials Day 10 Full Recap
EUGENE, Oregon -- Catch up on all the headlines from the final day of competition at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;a
EUGENE, Oregon -- Catch up on all the headlines from the final day of competition at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
Full Men's 1500m Recap
Full Women's 1500m Recap
Full Women's 200m Recap
Full Women's 5000m Recap
Full Women's 400m Hurdles Recap
Olympic Champion, First-Year Pro and College Freshman Qualify in Pole Vault
Reigning Olympic champion Jenn Suhr cleared 4.80m (15-9) to win the pole vault over world indoor silver medalist Sandi Morris (4.75m) and Arkansas freshman Lexi Weeks (4.70m).
Footage courtesy of NBCOlympics (http://liveextra.nbcsports.com) and USOC
Suhr's victory affirms her health that was in question leading up to the Trials. She had only competed in two meets since winning gold at the world indoor championships, often scratching at the last minute at several events.
Morris was fourth in Beijing last summer after a stellar career at Arkansas and finished runner-up to Suhr in Portland this spring. She, too, was an unknown heading into this meet after her pole snapped at the IAAF World Challenge in Ostrava in May. Her four misses today are a good sign she's ready to go for Rio.
Weeks won NCAA indoor and outdoor titles this year--her first in an Arkansas uniform. Her leap of 4.70m is the highest ever by a U.S. teenager. Weeks and Morris train together in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
World leader Johnny Dutch was in first over the final hurdle in the finals of the men's 400m hurdles, but fell victim to two-time world champion Kerron Clement, Texas junior Byron Robinson and 2012 Olympic silver medalist Michael Tinsley.
Footage courtesy of NBCOlympics (http://liveextra.nbcsports.com) and USOC
Dutch still leads the world with his 48.10 season best, but lost control over the final 40 meters of the race. Clement improved upon his season best in 48.50, Robinson dipped under 49 seconds for the first time ever in 48.79, and Tinsley made his second Olympic team in 48.82.
Robinson was the NCAA leader all season with his previous PB of 49.10. After winning the Big 12 title in May, he did not compete for the Longhorns at the NCAA prelims. The reasons for the scratch were never confirmed as an injury.
Erik Kynard Begins Quest for Second Olympic Medal in High Jump
2012 Olympic silver medalist Erik Kynard was perfect over four heights to capture the Olympic Trials high jump in 2.29m. He missed on three attempts at 2.35m, but ranks fourth in the world with that specific height from his runner-up finish at the Birmingham Diamond League.
Footage courtesy of NBCOlympics (http://liveextra.nbcsports.com) and USOC
He is the reigning Olympic silver and world indoor bronze medalist.
Second-place finisher Kyle Landon of Southern Illinois cleared 2.26m, but will not represent Team USA in Rio as he has not achieved the Olympic-standard mark of 2.29m.
Third-place finisher Bradley Adkins (2.21m) of Texas Tech and sixth-place finisher Ricky Robertson (also 2.21m) rounded out the members of the U.S. team for Rio.
Adkins finished runner-up in both the 2015 indoor and outdoor high jump competitions. Robertson was an SEC Champion while competing at Ole Miss. This is their first time representing Team USA in any global competition.
Barbara Nwaba won her second consecutive U.S. title in the heptathlon with 6494 points, just six points shy of her 6500 personal best.
Footage courtesy of NBCOlympics (http://liveextra.nbcsports.com) and USOC
Heather Miller-Koch posted 6423 points to finish runner-up and earn her first trip to the Olympics. She was fourth at last year's U.S. championships. She set new PBs in the 100m hurdles, high jump and shot put, and ran the fastest 800m of the field in 2:09.97.
Georgia's Kendell Williams finished third with a new personal best mark of 6402 points. The five-time NCAA champion and record-holder finished sixth at the world indoor championships and is the 2014 world junior champion in the 100m hurdles.
This was the first time three women have each scored more than 6400 points at a U.S. championship/Olympic Trials.
Full Men's 1500m Recap
Full Women's 1500m Recap
Full Women's 200m Recap
Full Women's 5000m Recap
Full Women's 400m Hurdles Recap
Olympic Champion, First-Year Pro and College Freshman Qualify in Pole Vault
Reigning Olympic champion Jenn Suhr cleared 4.80m (15-9) to win the pole vault over world indoor silver medalist Sandi Morris (4.75m) and Arkansas freshman Lexi Weeks (4.70m).
Footage courtesy of NBCOlympics (http://liveextra.nbcsports.com) and USOC
Suhr's victory affirms her health that was in question leading up to the Trials. She had only competed in two meets since winning gold at the world indoor championships, often scratching at the last minute at several events.
Morris was fourth in Beijing last summer after a stellar career at Arkansas and finished runner-up to Suhr in Portland this spring. She, too, was an unknown heading into this meet after her pole snapped at the IAAF World Challenge in Ostrava in May. Her four misses today are a good sign she's ready to go for Rio.
Weeks won NCAA indoor and outdoor titles this year--her first in an Arkansas uniform. Her leap of 4.70m is the highest ever by a U.S. teenager. Weeks and Morris train together in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
#PoleVault Photo of the Day
— PoleVaultDaily.com (@McCarthysan) July 11, 2016
LEXI WEEKS: OLYMPIAN
CONGRATULATIONS!https://t.co/DmEMo1GMre #TrackTown16 #RoadToRio pic.twitter.com/JbldCha8Rp
Johnny Dutch Fades After Last Hurdle to Miss Olympic Team
World leader Johnny Dutch was in first over the final hurdle in the finals of the men's 400m hurdles, but fell victim to two-time world champion Kerron Clement, Texas junior Byron Robinson and 2012 Olympic silver medalist Michael Tinsley.
Footage courtesy of NBCOlympics (http://liveextra.nbcsports.com) and USOC
Dutch still leads the world with his 48.10 season best, but lost control over the final 40 meters of the race. Clement improved upon his season best in 48.50, Robinson dipped under 49 seconds for the first time ever in 48.79, and Tinsley made his second Olympic team in 48.82.
Robinson was the NCAA leader all season with his previous PB of 49.10. After winning the Big 12 title in May, he did not compete for the Longhorns at the NCAA prelims. The reasons for the scratch were never confirmed as an injury.
Erik Kynard Begins Quest for Second Olympic Medal in High Jump
2012 Olympic silver medalist Erik Kynard was perfect over four heights to capture the Olympic Trials high jump in 2.29m. He missed on three attempts at 2.35m, but ranks fourth in the world with that specific height from his runner-up finish at the Birmingham Diamond League.
Footage courtesy of NBCOlympics (http://liveextra.nbcsports.com) and USOC
He is the reigning Olympic silver and world indoor bronze medalist.
Second-place finisher Kyle Landon of Southern Illinois cleared 2.26m, but will not represent Team USA in Rio as he has not achieved the Olympic-standard mark of 2.29m.
Third-place finisher Bradley Adkins (2.21m) of Texas Tech and sixth-place finisher Ricky Robertson (also 2.21m) rounded out the members of the U.S. team for Rio.
Adkins finished runner-up in both the 2015 indoor and outdoor high jump competitions. Robertson was an SEC Champion while competing at Ole Miss. This is their first time representing Team USA in any global competition.
Top Three Heptathlon Finishers Each Score More than 6400 Points
Barbara Nwaba won her second consecutive U.S. title in the heptathlon with 6494 points, just six points shy of her 6500 personal best.
Footage courtesy of NBCOlympics (http://liveextra.nbcsports.com) and USOC
Heather Miller-Koch posted 6423 points to finish runner-up and earn her first trip to the Olympics. She was fourth at last year's U.S. championships. She set new PBs in the 100m hurdles, high jump and shot put, and ran the fastest 800m of the field in 2:09.97.
Georgia's Kendell Williams finished third with a new personal best mark of 6402 points. The five-time NCAA champion and record-holder finished sixth at the world indoor championships and is the 2014 world junior champion in the 100m hurdles.
This was the first time three women have each scored more than 6400 points at a U.S. championship/Olympic Trials.