Tennessee Track & Field Olympic Update (8/9)

By Brian Bruce on August 9, 2012 9:18 AM

Former Vol and current U.S. Track & Field team member Aries Merritt captured Olympic gold in the 110-meter hurdles yesterday. The former NCAA Champion became UT's 22nd Olympic gold medalist with a career-best time of 12.92. Merritt is the first UT gold medalist since former Lady Vol basketball players Tamika Catchings, Kara Lawson and Candace Parker won gold at the 2008 Games in Beijing.

- UTSports.com: Merritt Wins Olympic Gold In 110mH

Here are the latest stories from the media:

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Former Vol Aries Merritt golden in London

- WBIR-TV Channel 10: Former Vol Aries Merritt competes in 110m hurdle finals

- Louisville Courier-Journal: Allyson Felix, Aries Merritt lead American charge to top of the charts in Olympic track and field

- NBC Olympics: Men's hurdles torch passed to Aries Merritt

- Yahoo! Sports: Aries Merritt wins gold medal for U.S. in men's 110-meter hurdles

- New York Times: The U.S. Bounces Back, and Over

- AP, The Washington Post: Aries Merritt leads 1-2 US finish in 110-meter hurdles