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What to Watch: Collegians in Day Seven of #Rio2016 T&F
NEW ORLEANS – It could be a very good day for Texas in today’s 2016 Rio Olympics track & field action.
The Longhorns’ multiple-time NCAA shot put champ Ryan Crouser (USA) will take to the ring this morning to attempt to qualify for tonight’s final. He’ll be in action against NCAA outdoor champ Filip Mihaljevic of Virginia (Croatia).
The Longhorns could also be represented in the women’s 4×100 relay, with Morolake Akinosun potentially running a leg for Team USA. That event for both the men and women will run qualifying heats today, with numerous collegians set to represent their nations (see below).
Today will also see the conclusion of the decathlon, which currently features NCAA indoor heptathlon champ Zach Ziemek of Wisconsin (USA) in 10th-place.
We’ll also get to see a pair of NCAA champions look to qualify in the women’s high jump with Akela Jones of Kansas State (Barbados) and Leontia Kallenou of Georgia (Cyprus) both in action.
More details on all of the above athletes’ competitions can be found below.
Time |
Event |
Details |
| 8:30am ET | Men’s Decathlon (Start of Second Day) Karl Saluri, Georgia (Estonia) Lindon Victor, Texas A&M (Grenada) Maicel Uibo, Georgia (Estonia) Pau Tonnesen, Arizona (Spain) Zach Ziemek, Wisconsin (United States) |
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| 8:55am ET | Men’s Shot Put Qualifying Eldred Henry, Central Arizona (BVI) Filip Mihaljevic, Virginia (Croatia) Nicholas Scarvelis, UCLA (Greece) Ryan Crouser, Texas (United States) |
Start List WATCH: NBCSN WATCH: Online |
| 9am ET | Women’s High Jump Qualifying Akela Jones, Kansas State (Barbados) Leontia Kallenou, Georgia (Cyprus) |
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| 10:20am ET | Women’s 4×100 Relay Heats Akua Obeng-Akrofi, Columbia (Ghana) Ariana Washington, Oregon (United States) Jennifer Madu, Texas A&M (Nigeria) Khadijah Suleman, Mississippi (Nigeria) Marissa Kurtimah, Missouri State (Canada) Morolake Akinosun, Texas (United States) |
Start List WATCH: NBC/NBCSN WATCH: Online |
| 10:40am ET | Men’s 4×100 Relay Heats Brendon Rodney, LIU-Brooklyn (Canada) Christian Coleman, Tennessee (United States) Mobolade Ajomale, Academy of Art (Canada) Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, LSU (Great Britain) |
Start List WATCH: NBC/NBCSN WATCH: Online |
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| 7:30pm ET | Men’s Shot Put FINAL TBD |
Start List WATCH: NBC* WATCH: Online |
* NBC broadcast begins at 8pm ET