U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field 2016

Eugene, OR

Coverage

How Many Olympians Will Team VA Have (US Olympic Trials Preview)? Jul 01, 2016

Over the next 11 days the eyes of the entire track & field world will be on the US Olympic Team Trials out in Eugene Oregon. Competing there will be 15 athletes from Virginia in 18 declared events. The Virginia contingent represents athletes who go all the way from the favorite to the final qualifier.

DRIVEN: Vashti Cunningham (trailer) Jun 22, 2016

DRIVEN: Vashti Cunningham. The daughter of former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham has a world indoor title, a professional Nike contract and eyes on the Olympic Games, but first she has to graduate from high school! Get an inside look at the teen phenom's life in this trailer for the upcoming documentary series.

Josephus Lyles describes watching Noah race Olympic Trials final Jul 09, 2016

Noah and Josephus Lyles are one of the most talented sibling sprint duos in prep history. The Florida Gator recruits both qualified for the Olympic Trials, but an injury kept Josephus out of competition this spring. Noah won his 200m prelim and semi final before placing fourth in the final with a wind-legal time of 20.09 to break the national high school record and just miss a spot to Rio. Josephus describes watching the race from the stands.

Noah Lyles Breaks National High School Record! Jul 09, 2016

After winning his prelim and semi final sections of the 200m at the Olympic Trials, Noah Lyles placed fourth in the final. He narrowly missed out on a spot to Rio, but he broke the national high school record with a wind-legal mark of 20.09.

Sandi Morris send-off Jul 10, 2016

Family and friends joined in Greenville to send-off Sandi Morris to Rio for the Olympics.

Donald Scott: 'I've Always Felt Like The Under Dog' Jul 06, 2016

Donald Scott started his career at Eastern Michigan University as a football player. A 2015 EMU graduate and volunteer coach, Scott now spends his days training at EMU for the Olympic Trials in a different sport: track and field.

The Road To Rio: Which Florida Athletes Are Competing At The Olympic Trials? Jul 01, 2016

The road to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for Team USA starts Friday at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The Olympic Trials will feature over three dozen athletes who went to high school in the Sunshine State and dozens more with ties to Florida whether it be attending college or training here at the professional ranks.  Here is a look at those who spent their high school years in Florida and will be looking to dawn the red,white, and blue come August.

Olympic hopes await Raven Saunders Jul 01, 2016

One of Connie Price-Smith's current prized pupils is Raven Saunders, who is coming off a tremendous sophomore season in which she broke collegiate records in the indoor and outdoor shot put and won the NCAA outdoor title. 

Train Like The Pros: Tori Bowie & Marvin Bracy's Olympic Trials Workout Log Jul 02, 2016

Tori Bowie and Marvin Bracy are two of the top young sprinters in the USA at ages 25 and 22. This weekend the duo will continue their road to Rio and the 2016 Olympic Games. Bowie has the second fastest seed times in both the 100 (10.80) and 200m dash (21.99) while Bracy's 9.94 is third best behind only Trayvon Bromell and Justin Gatlin. Pure Athletics (Adidas) coach Gary Evans gave us the low down on their workouts for the week before the Olympic Trials which included block work and fine tuning their top end speed.