Alabama Track and Field Alum Quanesha Burks Earns Spot on U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team

EUGENE, Ore. – Alabama track and field alum Quanesha Burks made her first Olympics after taking third in the long jump at the United States Olympic Team Trials being held in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field this week.

After finishing second in the first round of the long jump, Burks was third after her first two jumps in finals, but fell to fifth after the third round and sixth after the fourth round. The Crimson Tide NCAA Champion and All-American came up with a huge jump of 6.96 meters on her fifth attempt, catapulting her back into third place, which is where she would finish. Burks joins fellow Alabama alum Daniel Haugh (hammer throw) in making Team USA at these trials.

All-American junior Tamara Clark ran in the finals of the women's 200 meters on Saturday, finishing fourth in a time 21.98, just three hundredths of a second out of third place and a berth on Team USA and a trip to Tokyo.

Alabama has to alums with a chance to make Team USA on Sunday, the trials' final day, with All-American Emmanuel Bor in the 5,000 meters and NCAA Champion and All-American Shelby McEwen in the high jump.

Crimson Tide Sunday Schedule (all times central)

Men's 5,000 meters Final (12 p.m.) – Emmanuel Bor
Men's High Jump Final (3:15 p.m.) – Shelby McEwen

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 and earn a trip to Tokyo.
Quanesha Burks leapt 6.81 meters on her first attempt in the first round of the long jump.
Tamara Clark posted a time of 22.44 in the fifth heat of the 200 meters in the opening round to advance to the semifinals, where she took fifth with a 22.35.
Earlier in the week, Clark just missed the semifinals of the 100 meters, taking 15th in a time 11.20 on Friday.
Haley Teel finished 13th and Nickolette Dunbar was 20th in the shot put. Teel posted a best mark of 17.27 meters on her first attempt, while Dunbar went 15.84 meters on her second toss.
Kord Ferguson took 14th in the discus with a 59.05-meter effort on his second throw.
Christian Edwards advanced to the second round of triple jump with a leap of 16.39 meters to finish seventh in the qualifying round, before taking ninth in the final with a leap of 16.17 meters.
Amaris Tyynismaa advanced to the second round of the 1,500 meters with a run of 4:14.59, before taking 20th in the semis with a time of 4:13.14.
Emmanuel Bors posted the fourth fastest time in the opening round of the 5,000 meters to advance to Sunday's final with a time of 13:36.84.
Earlier in the week, Bor finished 10th in the 10,000 meters final on Friday after crossing the line with a time of 28:05.00.
Krystal Schade 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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