Andrew Evans Wins Discus Gold on Day Seven of U.S. Olympic Trials
EUGENE, Ore. – Andrew Evans (’14) outmuscled the competition tonight and punched his ticket to Paris as the Kentucky track & field program and its alumni concluded night seven at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon.
Evans joins Team USA after securing gold in the men’s discus throw final this evening launching a commanding throw of 218’6”/66.61 meters on his third attempt for the win. He was the only competitor to throw for 66 meters on multiple attempts.
The Portage, Michigan native will participate in the second Olympics of his career after making his debut in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016 where he finished 16th. He joins UKTF alumni Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (2015-18; Team Puerto Rico), Alexis Holmes (’22), Daniel Roberts (’19), and volunteer coach Devynne Charlton who qualified for the Olympics earlier this week.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (UKTF 2017-18) once again dominated the field in the 400-meter hurdles semifinals cruising her way to a world-leading time of 52.84 and an automatic qualifier for tomorrow’s final.
Alumnae Masai Russell (’23) and Keni Harrison (’15) continued their good fortune in the 100-meter hurdles earning automatic qualifiers for tomorrow’s final. Russell finished in a three-way tie for first with a time of 12.36 while Harrison finished sixth overall with a time of 12.52.
Alumna Abby Steiner (’22) placed sixth in the women’s 200 meters final with a time of 22.24 just missing out on making her first Olympic team.
The final day of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials will start at 8:00 p.m. ET tomorrow night beginning with Alumnae Masai Russell (’23) and Keni Harrison (’15) in the women’s 100-meter hurdles final.
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Event Schedule
| June 29 | Round | Status |
| Men’s Discus Throw | FINAL | 1. Andrew Evans ’14: 218’6”/66.61m |
| Women’s 100mH | Semifinals | T1. Masai Russell ’23: 12.36Q
6. Keni Harrison ’15: 12.52Q |
| Women’s 200m | FINAL | 6. Abby Steiner ’22: 22.24 |
| Women’s 400mH | Semifinals | 1. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (2017-18): 52.48Q | WL |
| June 30 | Time | Round | Status | TV |
| Women’s 100mH | 8:00 p.m. | FINAL | Keni Harrison ‘15
Masai Russell ‘23 |
NBC/
Peacock |
| Women’s 400mH | 8:29 p.m. | FINAL | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (2017-18) | NBC/
Peacock |
Event Results
| June 21 | Round | Status | |
| Women’s Hammer Throw | Qualifier | 20. Kate Powers: 206’7”/62.98m | |
| Men’s 400m | First Round | 8. Kennedy Lightner: 45.17Q | PR
22. Brian Faust ’23: 45.58Q |
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| Men’s Javelin Throw | Qualifier | 10. Ethan Shalaway ’18: 231’1”/70.44m(Q) | |
| Women’s 400m | First Round | 6. Alexis Holmes ’22: 51.05Q
24. Jania Martin: 52.12q |
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| Men’s Pole Vault | Qualifier | 4. Keaton Daniel: 18’8.25”/5.70m | |
| Women’s 100m | First Round | 10. Celera Barnes ’21: 11.06Q (+0.4)
17. Abby Steiner ’22: 11.13Q (+0.4) 18. Javianne Oliver ’17: 11.15Q (+0.9) | SB |
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| June 22 | Round | Status | |
| Women’s High Jump | Qualifier | T-1. Charity Hufnagel: 6’0”/1.83m (q) | |
| Women’s 100m | Semifinals | 10. Celera Barnes ’21: 11.12 (+0.4)
22. Javianne Oliver ’17: 11.31 (+0.4) Abby Steiner – scratched |
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| Men’s 100m | First Round | 14. Ronnie Baker (Vol. Coach): 10.15 (-0.1)Q | |
| Women’s 400m | Semifinals | 6. Alexis Holmes ’22: 50.19q | PR
22. Jania Martin: 52.34 |
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| June 23 | Round | Status | |
| Men’s Pole Vault | FINAL | 4. Keaton Daniel: 19’1”/5.82m | PR | |
| Men’s 100m | Semifinals | 11. Ronnie Baker (Vol. Coach): 9.98 (+2.6) | |
| Men’s 400m | Semifinals | 15. Brian Faust ’23: 45.41
27. Kennedy Lightner: 47.88 |
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| Men’s Javelin Throw | FINAL | 12. Ethan Shalaway ’18: 202’6”/61.73m | |
| Women’s 400m | FINAL | 3. Alexis Holmes ’22: 49.78 | PR | |
| June 24 | Round | Status | |
| Women’s Discus Throw | Qualifier | 6. Micaela Hazlewood-Lewis ’19: 195’0”/59.44m (q) | SB | |
| Men’s 110mH | First Round | 4. Daniel Roberts ’19: 13.14 (+1.2)Q | |
| Women’s High Jump | FINAL | 1. Charity Hufnagel: 6’4.25”/1.94m | PR | |
| June 27 | Round | Status | |
| Women’s Discus Throw | FINAL | 7. Micaela Hazlewood-Lewis ’19: 193’4”/58.93m | |
| Men’s 110mH | Semifinals | 3. Daniel Roberts ’19: 13.11Q | =SB | |
| Women’s 200m | First Round | 3. Abby Steiner ’22: 22.29Q | SB | |
| Women’s Long Jump | Qualifier | 13. Sha’keela Saunders ’17: 21’0.50”/6.41m (+1.8) | |
| Men’s Discus Throw | Qualifier | 2. Andrew Evans ’14: 214’3”/65.31m (q) | |
| Women’s 400mH | First Round | 1. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (2017-18): 53.07Q | SB | |
| June 28 | Round | Status |
| Women’s 100mH | First Round | 1. Masai Russell ’23: 12.35Q | PB
4. Keni Harrison ’15: 12.49Q | SB |
| Women’s 200m | Semifinals | 4. Abby Steiner ’22: 22.03 | SB |
| Men’s 110mH | FINAL | 3. Daniel Roberts ’19: 12.96 | PB |
