June 28, 2008
EUGENE, Ore. -
Four athletes with Baylor connections qualified to the next round in the first day of action at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field.
Robert Griffin recorded the 10th-fastest time in the men's 400-meter hurdles to advance to the event semifinals with a time of 49.74. Griffin finished third in his heat to earn an automatic spot in the next round. Justin Boyd took fifth in his heat with a time of 50.45 to place 19th overall.
Angel Perkins advanced in the women's 400-meter hurdles, clocking 57.14 in her quarterfinal round. Perkins advances to the semifinals with the 13th fastest qualifying time.
Floyd Thompson ran 1:48.04 in the men's 800 meters to advance with one of the four fastest times of the non-automatic qualifiers. Sophomore Nichole Jones failed to advance to the semifinals, clocking 2:07.18 to finish 26th overall.
Kyle King advanced to the final round of the men's 5,000 meters with a time of 14:04.82. His time ranks as the 12th-fastest of the semifinals.
Action continues on Saturday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Date - Times - Network
June 28 - 12:00-1:00 a.m. - USA
June 28 - 8:00-9:00 p.m. - NBC
June 29 - 7:00-8:00 p.m. - NBC
June 30 - 11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. - USA
July 3 - 11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. - USA
July 4 - 11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. - USA
July 5 - 5:00-6:00 p.m. - NBC
July 6 - 7:00-9:00 p.m. - NBC
FRIDAY EVENTS
6:30 p.m. - Womens' 400m Hurdles Quarterfinals (Angel Perkins)
7:05 p.m. - Men's 400m Hurdles Quarterfinals (Robert Griffin, Justin Boyd)
8 p.m. - Women's 800m Quarterfinals (Nichole Jones)
8:20 p.m. - Men's 800m Quarterfinals (Floyd Thompson)
SATURDAY EVENTS
3:55 p.m. - Women's 400m Hurdles Semifinals (Angel Perkins)
4:10 p.m. - Men's 400m Hurdles Semifinals (Robert Griffin, Justin Boyd)
4:25 p.m. - Women's 800m Semifinals (Nichole Jones)
4:40 p.m. - Men's 800m Semifinals (Floyd Thompson)
SUNDAY EVENTS
3 p.m. - Women's 400m Quarterfinals (Sanya Richards)
4:02 p.m. - Women's 400m Hurdles Finals (Angel Perkins)
4:17 p.m. - Men's 400m Hurdles Finals (Robert Griffin, Justin Boyd)
4:24 p.m. - Men's 400m Quarterfinals (LeJerald Betters, Quentin Iglehart-Summers, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Reggie Witherspoon)
MONDAY EVENTS
7:10 p.m. - Women's 400m Semifinals (Sanya Richards)
7:25 p.m. - Men's 400m Semifinals (LeJerald Betters, Quentin Iglehart-Summers, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Reggie Witherspoon)
8:15 p.m. - Women's 800m Finals (Nichole Jones)
8:25 p.m. - Men's 800m Finals (Floyd Thompson)
THURSDAY EVENTS
7:30 p.m. - Women's 1,500m Quarterfinals (Lauren Hagans)
8:05 p.m. - Women's 400m Finals (Sanya Richards)
8:15 p.m. - Men's 400m Finals (LeJerald Betters, Quentin Iglehart-Summers, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Reggie Witherspoon)
FRIDAY EVENTS
6:50 p.m. - Men's 200m Qualifying (Reggie Witherspoon)
7:20 p.m. - Women's 200m Qualifying (Carla Grace, Lakadron Ivery)
8:25 p.m. - Women's 1,500m Semifinals (Lauren Hagans)
SATURDAY EVENTS
11:25 a.m. - Men's 100m Hurdles Qualifying (Jerome Miller)
11:50 a.m. - Women's 200m Quarterfinals (Carla Grace, Lakadron Ivery)
12:10 p.m. - Men's 200m Quarterfinals (Reggie Witherspoon)
1:45 p.m. - Men's 110m Hurdles Quarterfinals (Jerome Miller)
2:05 p.m. - Women's 200m Semifinals (Carla Grace, Lakadron Ivery)
2:29 p.m. - Men's 200m Semifinals (Reggie Witherspoon)
SUNDAY EVENTS
3:15 p.m. - Men's 110m Hurdles Semifinals (Jerome Miller)
4:05 p.m. - Women's 1,500m Finals (Lauren Hagans)
4:25 p.m. - Women's 200m Finals (Carla Grace, Lakadron Ivery)
4:40 p.m. - Men's 200m Finals (Reggie Witherspoon)
5:30 p.m. - Men's 110m Hurdles Finals (Jerome Miller)
