University of Tennessee Athletics
Four Former Tennessee Track Stars Head to Olympics
July 01, 2012 | Men's Track
EUGENE, Ore. -- After the end of the U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials, the number of Tennessee's former student-athletes representing the U.S. in London will be four.
Sarah Bowman was the last former Lady Vol to compete at the Olympic Trials, finishing sixth in the 1500m finals Sunday evening. Bowman finished the race in 4:08.25.
The Olympic Games begin on July 27th, with track and field competition beginning on Friday, August 3rd. Athletes with ties to Tennessee who will be competing include Justin Gatlin (100m), Tianna Madison (100m), Aries Merritt (110mH), and DeeDee Trotter (400m).
Sun., July 1
1500m Final: 6. Sarah Bowman *, 4:08.25
Sat., June 30
200m Final: 6. Tianna Madison *, 22.50
400m Masters: 7. Alisa Harvey *, 61.74
Fri., June 29
200m Semifinal: Adv. Tianna Madison *, 22.33p/2nd, ht. 1 (4th)
400m Hurdles Semifinal: DNA - Ellen Wortham, 55.87p/5th, ht. 2 (10th)
1500m Semifinal: Adv. Sarah Bowman *, 4:10.65p/5th, ht. 2 (11th), DNA - Phoebe Wright *, 4:13.65p/9th, ht. 2 (21th)
Thur., June 28
200m Qualifying: Adv. Tianna Madison *, 22.57p/1st, ht. 4 (1st)
400m Hurdles Qualifying: Adv. Ellen Wortham, 56.63p/2nd, ht. 4 (10th)
1500m Qualifying: Adv. Phoebe Wright *, 4:16.29p/6th, ht. 3 (16th), Adv. Sarah Bowman *, 4:16.86p/3rd, ht. 1 (20th); DNA - Heidi Dahl, 4:27.68p/9th, ht. 3 (28th)
Mon., June 25
800m Final: 5. Phoebe Wright *, 1:59.72
5000m Qualifying: DNA - Jackie Areson *, 16:11.19p/12th, ht. 1 (23rd)
Sun., June 24
400m Final: 2. DeeDee Trotter *, 50.02
Sat., June 23
100m Final: 2. Tianna Madison*, 10.96
100m Semifinal: Adv. Tianna Madison*, 10.96p (w: 1.4)/1st, ht. 3 (1st)
800m Semifinal: Adv.. Phoebe Wright*, 2:00.88p/3rd, ht. 1 (5th)
400m Semifinal: Adv. DeeDee Trotter*, 51.23p/2nd, ht. 1 (4th)
Fri., June 22
10,000m Final: 16. Liz Costello *, 32:53.31
100m First Round: Adv. Tianna Madison *, 11.10p (w: 0.5)/1st, ht. 1 (1st)
400m First Round: Adv. DeeDee Trotter *, 51.64p/1st, ht. 4 (2nd)
800m First Round: Adv. Phoebe Wright *, 2:00.83p/2nd, ht. 3 (2nd); DNA - Chanelle Price, 2:04.17p/4th, ht. 4 (19th); DNA - Erica Moore *, 2:04.44p/5th, ht. 4 (21st)
Sat., June 30
110m Hurdles Final: 1. Aries Merritt *, 12.93p (w: +1.2)
110m Hurdles Semifinal: Adv. Aries Merritt *, 13.01 (w: +1.2)
Fri., June 29
110m Hurdles Qualifying: Adv. Aries Merritt *, 13.13p (w: -1.6)/1st, ht. 1 (2nd)
200m Semifinal: DNS - Justin Gatlin *
Sun., June 24
100m Final: 1. Justin Gatlin *, 9.80! (w: 1.8)
100m Semifinal: Adv. Justin Gatlin *, 10.06p (w: 1.4)/1st, ht. 2 (3rd)
Sat., June 23
Decathlon (Final Day): 5. Chris Helwick*, 7,744 (14. 110mH, 15.30 (w: 0.8), 814 pts.; 5. Discus Throw, 143-1/43.61m, 738 pts.; 5. 16-0.75/4.90m, 880 pts.; 1. Javelin Throw, 224-3/68.37m, 865 pts.; 5. 1500m, 4:33.85, 720 pts.)
100m First Round: Adv., Justin Gatlin*, 9.90p (w: 1.7)/1st, ht. 5 (1st)
Fri., June 22
Decathlon (First Day): 13. Chris Helwick, 3,727 pts. (18. 100m, 11.49 (w: -0.2), 755 pts; 14. long jump, 22-3/6.78m w: (-0.6), 762 pts.; 4. shot put, 46-9/14.25m, 744 pts.; 8. high jump, 6-4/1.93m; 740 pts.; 17. 400m, 51.97, 726 pts.)
Thurs., June 21
Hammer Throw Final: 7. Garland Porter*, 232-11/71.01m
* - Former UT student-athlete, ! - personal record, Adv. - Advanced to next round, DNA - did not advance, DNF - did not finish, DNS - did not start, DQ - disqualified, F- foul, fr - facility record, FS - false start, h - heat, m - meters, mr - meet record, NM - no mark registered, NH - no height registered, p - preliminary round, sr - school record, utfr - UT freshman record, w - wind-aided
