Marquise Goodwin, wide receiver and punt retuner for the Buffalo Bills, soars through the air in the long jump. He finished 12th was was the last qualifier for Sunday’s final. Photo by Dillon Vibes
Our team of journalists battled the heat on Saturday at Hayward Field to cover the U.S. Olympic Trials. Here is what we wrote:
In a single jump, Brittney Reese secured her spot on the Olympic team, recorded the longest jump in the year thus far, and broke the Hayward Field record. Reese now holds the second-longest jump by an American, sitting only behind American record-holder Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Emma Decker has the story for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi.
Buffalo Bills wide receiver and 2012 Olympian Marquise Goodwin qualified for the men’s long jump final, but just barely. Zac Neel, writing for the Syracuse Media Group, asked him about his training balance between track and football, and what it would take to seal a trip to Rio.
Trayvon Bromell, who’s been struggling with injuries in his first season as a pro, posted the top time in the men’s 100-meter prelims, and Romaine Soh has the story for the Tampa Bay Times.
After pulling up short of the finish line cost her a world championship medal in 2015, Molly Huddle refused to let up in the women’s 10,000 meters, taking home the gold and securing a spot on the 2016 Olympic team. Kylee O’Connor has the story.
A total of six current and former Oregon Ducks advanced to the semifinal in the women’s 100 meter dash, with the likes of Jenna Prandini and English Gardner at the front of the pack. Hannah Bonnie anchored our coverage.
Keeler McJunkin wrote for the Tuscaloosa News, covering University of Alabama’s Quanesha Burks, who failed to advance in the women’s long jump. Burks finished in ninth place, one spot away from qualifying for the final.
And Isaac Gibson told the story of javelin thrower Nick Howe, who combined law school with training, for the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
