Alabama Track and Field’s Christian Edwards Goes Top 10 at the U.S. Olympic Trials
6/21/2021 9:58:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The Crimson Tide All-American finished ninth in the triple jump with a leap of 16.17 meters
EUGENE, Ore. – The Crimson Tide All-American finished ninth in Monday's final with a leap of 16.17 meters.
After four consecutive days of competition, the trials will take a two-day hiatus from competition, coming back on Thursday
Crimson Tide Thursday Schedule (all times central)
- Women's Shot Put prelims (3:30 p.m.) – Nickolette Dunbar, Haley Teel
- Women's Long Jump prelims (7:45 p.m.) – Quanesha Burks
- Women' 200 Meters prelims (8:31 p.m.) – Tamara Clark
- Men's Discus prelims (9:05 p.m.) – Kord Ferguson
- Men's 5,000 Meters prelims (10:04 p.m.) – Emanuel Bor
Crimson Tide Results This Week
- Daniel Haugh posted a throw 77.43 meters to advance to the finals of the men's hammer throw on Friday. The Alabama graduate came back on Sunday and with his last throw of the competition uncorked a personal best of 79.39 meters to take second in the trials and earn a trip to Tokyo.
- Christian Edwards advanced to the second round of triple jump on Saturday with a leap of 16.39 meters to finish seventh in the qualifying round, before taking ninth in Monday's final with a leap of 16.17 meters.
- Amaris Tyynismaa advanced to the second round of the 1,500 meters on Friday with a run of 4:14.59, before taking 20th in Saturday's semis with a time of 4:13.14.
- Tamara Clark just missed the semifinals of the 100 meters, taking 15th in a time 11.20 on Friday.
- Emmanuel Bor, a former cross country All-American for the Tide, finished 10th in the 10,000 meters final on Friday after crossing the line with a time of 28:05.00.
- Krystal Schade, a former Alabama high jump All-American, finished 15th in the qualifying round of the high jump with a clearance of 1.82 meters.
- Keshun McGee fouled all three of his attempts in Saturday's triple jump.
Alabama Track & Field at U.S. Olympic Trials
- *Emmanuel Bor - men's 5,000m and 10,000m
- *Quanesha Burks – long jump
- Tamara Clark – women's 100m and 200m
- Nickolette Dunbar – women's shot put
- Robert Dunning – men's 110m hurdles
- Christian Edwards – men's triple jump
- *Kord Ferguson – discus
- *Daniel Haugh – hammer throw
- *Shelby McEwen – high jump
- Keshun McGee – men's triple jump
- *Krystal Schade - women's high jump
- *Haley Teel – shot put
- Amaris Tyynismaa – women's 1500m
*alumni
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