June 29, 2008
EUGENE, Ore. -
Baylor qualified five runners to the semifinals of the men's 400 meters on the third day of competition at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Sunday at Hayward Field.
All five runners earned automatic qualifying spots into Monday's semifinal, as the Bears had two heat winners and two heat runner-ups.
Jeremy Wariner, the No. 1-ranked quartermiler in the world and defending Olympic gold medalist, won his heat in 46.04 to move on to the next round of qualifying. Also a heat winner was junior Quentin Iglehart-Summers who clocked 45.87, finishing as the only runner under 46 seconds in his heat.
LeJerald Betters finished second in his heat, recording a time of 45.46 to finish second as the day's fastest heat featured four runners under 46 seconds. Reggie Witherspoon also took second in his heat, running 45.94.
Darold Williamson finished third in his heat with a time of 46.00 to also earn an automatic spot in Monday's semifinals.
Sanya Richards won her heat of the women's 400 meters with a time of 51.08, the fastest time of the quarterfinals, to advance to Monday's semifinal heats.
In finals action, Angel Perkins finished sixth in the finals of the women's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.23.
Action continues on Monday with Day Four of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team 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
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)
