OR track, football to be represented in Rio Olympics

“I think I’m going to leave those doors open as long as I can”, Allen said.

QUALIFICATION ALERT: Maggie Malone out of Texas A&M won the women’s javelin with a throw of 199 feet, 7 inches, to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.

Allen’s preparation, for now, has more to do with hurdles than helmets.

But he also ran in Saturday night’s 5,000 meters at Hayward Field, and even led for a time before falling back and finishing ninth. “My new mindset came at a ideal time seeing as I have Junior’s coming up in less than two weeks”. But his previous best time in the 110m hurdles of 13.16 (which he achieved in 2014) was broken when Allen broke his own record and hammered out a 13.03 during the Olympic Trials, putting him on the squad that will don the red, white, and blue in Brazil come August. She won by just one one-hundredth of a second over Felix.

But genuinely I feel that being a mum means you have a very real stake in the future of our country, a tangible stake.

Justin Gatlin and LaShawn Merritt also solidified spots in the 200-meter race on Saturday, taking the top two spots. Jenna Prandini and Ariana Washington went 1-2 in their heat, while Deajah Stevens won her heat in 22.45. The top three finishers in the talent-laden final make the Olympic team for Rio. The men’s high jump still looms, as does the women’s 200 finals. Allen plays football and runs track for the University of OR and finished in first place in the finals. The 2012 London Olympics saw Aries Merritt take a gold medal in the event, but he did not qualify for Rio. “This is an extremely hard meet to qualify for and for her to get here in two events is absolutely awesome as a freshman”, said women’s track and field assistant coach for jumps, Nat Page.