6/24: Gators at 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Sixteen current and former Florida Gators are currently in Eugene, OR participating in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the opportunity to represent their country in the 2012 London Olympics. Below is an update on how they performed through the first fourth day of competition and a schedule for the remainder of the trials for each competitor.

Team Trials for track & field as well as swimming & diving (in Omaha, NE) continue until July 2. There are 32 additional Gators participating in the swimming & diving competitions.

Two Gators qualified for the Olympics on Sunday: junior sprinter Tony McQuay (400-meter dash) and former Florida jumper Will Claye (long jump).

EVENT RESULTS – JUNE 24

MEN’S 100-METER DASH
Senior Jeff Demps – 2nd (Heat 2) – 10.10 seconds – Advanced to finals
Senior Jeff Demps – 7th – 10.27 seconds – Eliminated

MEN’S 400-METER DASH
Junior Tony McQuay – 2nd – 44.49 seconds (PR) – Qualified for Olympics

MEN’S LONG JUMP
Will Claye – 2nd – 8.23m/27-0 – Qualified for Olympics
Christian Taylor – 4th – 8.12m/27-7.75 – Eliminated
Freshman Marquis Dendy – F – three fouls – Eliminated

EVENTS IN PROGRESS

MEN’S HIGH JUMP
Junior Dwight Barbiasz – 11th – 2.15m/7-0.5 – Advanced to semifinals (Saturday)
Next competing: Monday, June 25 at 8:50 p.m. (Flight 1)

UPCOMING EVENTS

MEN’S DISCUS THROW
Competing: Westley Stockbarger (June 25 at 6:30 p.m.)

WOMEN’S 1,500-METER RUN
Competing: Cory McGee (June 28 at 6:50 p.m.)

MEN’S TRIPLE JUMP
Competing: Will Claye, Omar Craddock, Christian Taylor (June 28 at 7:30 p.m.)

MEN’S 400-METER HURDLES
Competing: Kerron Clement (June 28 at 9:00 p.m. live on NBC Sports Network)

MEN’S 200-METER DASH
Competing: Dedric Dukes (June 29 at 4:45 p.m.)

MEN’S 110-METER HURDLES
Competing: Eddie Lovett (June 29 at 7:05 p.m. live on NBC Sports Network)

NO LONGER IN CONTENTION

MEN’S DECATHALON
Senior Gray Horn – 3rd – 7,954 – Did not qualify (Saturday)

MEN’S 400-METER DASH
Calvin Smith – 5th (Heat 1) – 45.61 seconds – Eliminated (Saturday)

WOMEN’S 400-METER DASH
Sophomore Ebony Eutsey – 6th (Heat 2) – 53.22 seconds – Eliminated (Saturday)

MEN’S HAMMER THROW
Junior Jeremy Postin – 14th – 67.51m/221-6 – Eliminated (Thursday)