Bryant, Saunders and Gruver Advance as U.S. Olympic Trials Resume
EUGENE, Oregon – Three Wildcats – Dezerea Bryant, Sha’Keela Saunders and Olivia Gruver – advanced during preliminary rounds at the United States Olympic Team Trials in Track and Field on Thursday at Hayward Field.
Bryant, who won the NCAA 200-meter Championship at Hayward Field as a UK senior in 2015, exploded out of the blocks in and cruised to an automatic qualifying place, running 22.71Q.
Gruver, who won the 2018 NCAA pole vault title at Hayward Field in her last collegiate competition in a UK uniform, qualified for the U.S. Trials final clearing 14’9″/ 4.50 q on a second attempt to make the U.S. final, which will take place Saturday evening.
Saunders, who was an NCAA Indoor long jump champion, qualified for the Saturday women’s LJ final. The former Southeastern Conference champion reached a mark of 21’7.25″/6.58m (+0.6) to qualify for the Saturday final relatively comfortably. Kenyattia Hackworth (Class of 2015) placed 18th in qualifying (17’8.25″/ 5.39m (-0.3)).
Katy Kunc (Class of 2018) who ran a PB to make the 3,000-meter steeplechase final, placed 14th, running 9:47.82 in the final.
More UK alumni and current Cats are entered in the meet and will be covered as they compete.
Kentucky legend and 2018 NCAA Champion Sydney McLaughlin will be joined by former NCAA runner-up Kiah Seymour and current Wildcats Faith Ross and Masai Russell in the first round of the 400m hurdles on Friday.
Daniel Roberts who was SEC Champion as a junior in 2018 and current team member Tai Brown will also begin their 110m hurdles conquest on Friday.
Two Wildcats have earned a spot on Team USA during the Trials – Javianne Oliver in the 100m dash and Keni Harrison in the 100m hurdles. They will be joined at the Olympics by UK alumna Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, who will represent Puerto Rico in the 100m hurdles.
The 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo were postponed last year, but are still being known as the 2020 Olympics.
How to qualify for the Olympics
The top three finishers in each event, so long as they have the Olympic qualifying standard which was established by World Athletics months ago, will automatically earn spots on Team USA for the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in in Tokyo in July-August 2021.
Olympic team trials and their equivalent meetings are taking place across the world in the coming days and weeks.
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U.S Olympic Teams Trials Schedule | All Times Pacific (local) and subject to change. |
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Day 1 – Friday, June 18, 2021 |
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Discus Throw |
Women |
Qualifying |
4. Micaela Hazlewood (Class of 2019): 195’11″/59.72m q |
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400m |
Women |
1st Round |
17. Chloe Abbott (Class of 2020): 52.52 |
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High Jump |
Women |
Qualifying |
Annika Williams (Scratched) |
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100m |
Women |
1st Round |
2. Javianne Oliver (Class of 2017): 10.96Q (+1.1) | PB 7. Dezerea Bryant (Class of 2015): 11.09 (+0.8) | SB |
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10,000m |
Men |
Final |
17. Jacob Thomson (Class of 2018): 28:42.08 |
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Day 2 – Saturday, June 19, 2021 |
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Javelin Throw |
Men |
Qualifying |
12. Ethan Shalaway (Class of 2018): 223’3″/68.04m q |
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Pole Vault |
Men |
Qualifying |
T1. Keaton Daniel: 18’6.5″/5.65m q |
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100m Hurdles |
Women |
1st Round |
1. Keni Harrison (Class of 2015/ UK Athletics HoF): 12.49Q (-0.3) 19. Masai Russell: 13.09 (+0.1) 26. Faith Ross: 13.32 (-0.3) |
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100m |
Men |
1st Round |
24. Lance Lang: 10.27 |
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100m |
Women |
Semi-Finals |
2. Javianne Oliver (Class of 2017): 10.83wQ (+2.3) 9. Dezerea Bryant (Class of 2015): 11.03w (+2.3) |
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Discus Throw |
Women |
Final |
2. Micaela Hazelwood: 205’2″/62.54m |
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100m |
Women |
Final |
2. Javianne Oliver (Class of 2017): 10.99 (-1.0), makes U.S. Olympic Team |
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Day 3 – Sunday, June 20, 2021 |
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100m Hurdles |
Women |
Semi-Finals |
2. Keni Harrison (Class of 2015/UK Athletics HoF): 12.50Q (+1.3) |
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3000m Steeplechase |
Women |
1st Round |
13. Katy Kunc (Class of 2018): 9:37.85q | Personal best |
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100m Hurdles |
Women |
Final |
1. Keni Harrison (Class of 2015/UK Athletics HoF): 12.47 (+0.8), makes U.S. Olympic Team |
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Day 4 – Monday, June 21, 2021 |
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Pole Vault |
Men |
Final |
8. Keaton Daniel: 18’8.25″/5.70m = PB, school record |
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Javelin Throw |
Men |
Final |
10. Ethan Shalaway (Class of 2017): 219’4″/66.86m |
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Day 7 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 |
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Pole Vault |
Women |
Qualifying |
T-7. Olivia Gruver (transferred to Washington for senior year): 14’9″/ 4.50 q |
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Long Jump |
Women |
Qualifying |
7. Sha’Keela Saunders (Class of 2018): 21’7.25″/6.58m (+0.6) 18. Kenyattia Hackworth (Class of 2015): 17’8.25″/ 5.39m (-0.3) |
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200m |
Women |
1st Round |
13. Dezerea Bryant (Class of 2015): 22.71Q |
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3000m Steeplechase |
Women |
Final |
14. Katy Kunc (Class of 2018): 9:47.82 |
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Day 8 – Friday, June 25, 2021 |
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1:00 p.m. |
Javelin Throw |
Women |
Qualifying |
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1:30 p.m. |
Long Jump |
Men |
Qualifying |
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2:04 p.m. |
200m |
Men |
1st Round |
Lance Lang, EJ Floreal (Class of 2019) |
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2:33 p.m. |
110m Hurdles |
Men |
1st Round |
Daniel Roberts (2019), Nick Anderson (Class of 2016), Tai Brown |
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3:00 p.m. |
High Jump |
Men |
Qualifying |
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3:02 p.m. |
800m |
Women |
Semi-Finals |
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3:18 p.m. |
400m Hurdles |
Men |
Semi-Finals |
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3:30 p.m. |
Discus Throw |
Men |
Final |
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3:35 p.m. |
400m Hurdles |
Women |
1st Round |
Sydney McLaughlin (2018), Kiah Seymour (2016), Masai Russell, Faith Ross |
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4:05 p.m. |
1500m |
Men |
Semi-Finals |
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4:25 p.m. |
200m |
Women |
Semi-Finals |
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4:42 p.m. |
3000m Steeplechase |
Men |
Final |
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Day 9 – Saturday, June 26, 2021 |
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9:00 a.m. |
20km Race Walk |
Men |
Final |
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9:01 a.m. |
20km Race Walk |
Women |
Final |
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1:15 p.m. |
100m Hurdles |
Women |
Heptathlon |
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2:30 p.m. |
High Jump |
Women |
Heptathlon |
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4:05 p.m. |
Hammer Throw |
Women |
Final |
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4:40 p.m. |
Shot Put |
Women |
Heptathlon |
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5:30 p.m. |
Javelin |
Women |
Final |
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5:38 p.m. |
200m |
Women |
Heptathlon |
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5:40 p.m. |
Pole Vault |
Women |
Final |
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6:03 p.m. |
110m Hurdles |
Men |
Semi-Finals |
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6:19 p.m. |
400m Hurdles |
Women |
Semi-Finals |
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6:30 p.m. |
Long Jump |
Women |
Final |
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6:35 p.m. |
400m Hurdles |
Men |
Final |
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6:44 p.m. |
10,000m |
Women |
Final |
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7:24 p.m. |
200m |
Women |
Final |
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7:33 p.m. |
200m |
Men |
Semi-Finals |
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7:51 p.m. |
110m Hurdles |
Men |
Final |
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Day 10 – Sunday, June 27, 2021 |
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1:00 p.m. |
Long Jump |
Women |
Heptathlon |
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1:30 p.m. |
High Jump |
Men |
Final |
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2:15 p.m. |
Javelin Throw |
Women |
Heptathlon |
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3:50 p.m. |
800m – B |
Women |
Heptathlon |
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4:00 p.m. |
Long Jump |
Men |
Final |
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4:04 p.m. |
800m – A |
Women |
Heptathlon |
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4:20 p.m. |
400m Hurdles |
Women |
Final |
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4:30 p.m. |
5000m |
Men |
Final |
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4:52 p.m. |
800m |
Women |
Final |
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5:10 p.m. |
1500m |
Men |
Final |
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5:22 p.m. |
200m |
Men |
Final |
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