Welcome to UVA Track & Field Olympic Trials Central
Over the 10 days of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, check here for daily updates on the Hoos following each day of competition. Live coverage of the US Olympic Trials will be broadcast live each day on NBC, Peacock and USA. Links to the broadcasts, live results and the overall meet schedule are available at VirginiaSports.com. Updates will also be posted to the team’s official Twitter account (@UVAtfcc).
Day 1 – June 21
Hoos Ready for the Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final
The dynamic duo of Nate Mountain and Yasin Sado continued their dominant season finishing third and fourth in the first round of the 3000m steeplechase in their US Olympic Team Trials debut. Just off of his school record of 8:20.68, Mountain stuck with the leaders for the duration of the race to cross the line in 8:21.22 for third place overall. Also in the first heat of two, Sado remained in touch with the front pack clocking 8:22.18 with a late surge to finish fourth overall. Finishing in the top-five in the heat, Mountain and Sado earned automatic qualification to Sunday’s final.Virginia alumnus Derek Johnson also qualified for the steeplechase final after running 8:27.64 in the second heat of competition. Running in the middle of the pack, Johnson worked to stay within striking distance of one of the five coveted automatic qualifying positions. Finishing sixth in the heat, Johnson’s time was good enough to finish 14th overall to earn the final time qualifying position.The trio of current and former Cavaliers will contest the men’s 3000m steeplechase final on Sunday at 10:07 p.m. EST.
Porter and Wynne Headed to the Semis
In his US Olympic Trials debut, Wes Porter ran a tactical race to secure an automatic qualification to the semifinal of the men’s 1500m. In a faster opening round heat, Porter ran nearly one second off his personal best and school record time finishing sixth overall with his time of 3:36.69. Porter continues to dominate in the post season as the Kansas City, Mo. native finished third at the ACC Championships and sixth at the NCAA Championships before setting the school record at the Portland Track Festival clocking 3:35.63.
Virginia track and field alumni, Henry Wynne will join Porter in the semifinal after finishing fourth in his heat clocking 3:37.68. Wynne was not far off of his season-best of 3:35.24 from one month ago at the Los Angeles Grand Prix. A fifth-place finisher at the…