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Leah Nugent Advances to 400H Olympic Final

Leah Nugent Advances to 400H Olympic Final

RESULTS NBC 100H Coverage NBC 200m Coverage | NBC 400H Coverage

RIO
DE JANEIRO – Kentucky Track and Field Class of 2015 Alumna Leah Nugent
qualified for the 400-meter hurdles final while representing Jamaica at her first Olympic Games Tuesday.

The 2015 NCAA and Southeastern Conference Bronze Medalist ran a personal-best 54.98,
placing third in the third and final semifinal. She had the seventh fastest time
of the semifinal round.

Nugent’s PR rounded out a strong day at the Games for the Wildcats. Nugent’s
training partners Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and alumnus Rondel Sorrillo advanced to
semifinals in the 100-meter hurdles and 200m respectively during the Tuesday
morning session.

Camacho-Quinn, completing her freshman season at the Games, and alumni Nugent
and Sorrillo all train at Kentucky under head coach Edrick Floréal’s direction.

After running rounds each of the past two days in what many consider the most
painful event in the sport, Nugent and the rest of the Olympic 400m hurdles
finalists will take Wednesday off. The final is scheduled for Thursday night at
9:15 p.m. ET. With two Americans in the final the race is likely to be shown
live during the NBC primetime window.

The networks of NBC own the broadcast rights for the Olympic Games in the
United States. All track and field at the games will be streamed live via nbcolympics.com and the NBC Sports
app.

Rio2016.com
and the IAAF
have live results.


Tuesday Morning Session Report
Kentucky freshman Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and alumnus Rondel Sorrillo advanced to
semifinals in the 100-meter hurdles and 200m respectively during the Tuesday
morning session of the athletics meet at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad.

Camacho-Quinn – representing Puerto Rico – won her preliminary heat in 12.70
(+1.0). Making her Olympic debut she got out of the blocks okay, but surged
past the field in the second half of the race finishing with the third fastest
time of the heats.

The semifinals (7:45 p.m.) and finals (9:55 p.m.) are scheduled for the
Wednesday evening session.

Sorrillo
– the 2009 NCAA 200-Meter Champion who now serves on the UK track and field
staff as a volunteer assistant coach while training under head coach Edrick
Floréal’s direction and competing for Nike – began the preliminary heats of his
signature event. 

He ran his best time of this season to date, placing third in heat 10 in 20.27q
(+1.0). He had the 13th fastest time of the prelims and was a wildcard advancer
to the semis on time.

The men’s 200m semifnals are scheduled for 9 p.m. ET n Wednesday.

Sorrillo
– representing Trinidad and Tobago — is also scheduled to compete in Rio in
the 4x100m relay. He ran the heats of the 100m on Saturday.

Wildcats
Andrew Evans (Team USA), Camacho-Quinn (Puerto Rico), Nugent (Jamaica),
Sorrillo (T&T), Luis Orta (Venezuela) and Mikel Thomas (Trinidad and
Tobago) are also competing in athletics at the Rio Olympic Games.

The
athletics portion of the Olympic Games will run until Sunday, Aug. 21, which is
the day of closing ceremonies.


The most up-to-date coverage of the UK track and field program is available via
@KentuckyTrack handles on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

UK Attachments XXXI
Olympic Games Timetable + Results

Friday Aug. 12

Discus Qualification

16. Andrew Evans: 203’/61.87m

 

Saturday Aug. 13

100m Heats
29. Rondel Sorrillo – Trinidad and
Tobago: 10.23 (+0.8)

 

Monday, Aug. 15

110m
hurdles heats

27 Mikel Thomas – Trinidad and Tobago: 13.68
+1.4

Women’s 400m Hurdles heats

8. Leah Nugent – Jamaica: 55.66Q

 

Tuesday, Aug. 16

Men’s 200m Heats

13. Rondel Sorrillo – Trinidad and Tobago: 20.27q (+1.0)

100m hurdles heats
3. Jasmine Camacho-Quinn: 12.70Q (+1.0)

400m Hurdles Semifinal
7. Leah Nugent: 54.98q

 

Wednesday, Aug. 17

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn – Puerto Rico

100m hurdles

semifinals – 7:45 p.m.

If qualified final – 9:55 p.m.

 

Rondel Sorrillo – Trinidad and Tobago

200m

semifinals – 9:30 p.m.

 

Thursday, Aug. 18

Rondel Sorrillo – Trinidad and Tobago

4x100m relay

Heats – 10:40 a.m.

 

200m

If qualified final – 9 p.m.

 

Leah Nugent – Jamaica

400m Hurdles

Final – 9:15 p.m.

 

 

Friday, Aug. 19

Rondel Sorrillo – Trinidad and Tobago

4x100m relay

If qualified final – 9:35 p.m.

 

 

Sunday, Aug. 21

Luis Orta – Venezuela

Marathon

8:30 a.m.

 

 

UK Attachments XXXI Olympic Games Program by Name

 

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn – Puerto Rico – 100m hurdles
Heats – Tuesday, Aug. 16 – 10:05 a.m.

Semifinals – Wednesday, Aug. 17 – 7:45 p.m.

Finals – Wednesday, Aug. 17 – 9:55 p.m.

 

Andrew Evans – Team USA – Discus
Qualification: Friday Aug. 12 – 8:30 a.m.
Final: Sat. Aug. 13 – 9:50 a.m.

 

Luis Orta – Venezuela – Marathon

Sunday, Aug. 21 – 8:30 a.m.

Rondel Sorrillo – Trinidad and Tobago – 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay pool

Saturday, Aug. 13
100m

Heats – 8:30 a.m.
Round 1 – 11 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 14

Semifinals – 8 p.m.

Final – 9:25 p.m.

200m

Heats – Tuesday, Aug. 16 – 10:50 a.m.

Semifinals – Wednesday, Aug. 17 – 9 p.m.

Final – Thursday, Aug. 18 –
9:30 p.m.

4x100m relay

Heats – Thursday, Aug. 18 – 10:40 a.m.
Final – Friday, Aug. 19 – 9:35 p.m.

Mikel Thomas – Trinidad and Tobago – 110m Hurdles

Monday Aug. 15

Heats – 7:40 p.m.

 

Tuesday, Aug. 16

Semifinal – 7:40 p.m.
Final – 9:45 p.m.

 

Leah Nugent – Jamaica – 400m Hurdles

Monday, Aug. 15

Heats – 8:30 p.m.

 

Tuesday, Aug. 16

Semifinal – 8:10 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 18

Final – 9:15 p.m.

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