Taylor Manson and Grace Stark closed their 2021 seasons Sunday
EUGENE, Ore. – Florida’s Taylor Manson and Grace Stark closed their 2021 track and field campaigns Sunday evening during the final and semifinal rounds of their respective events at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials inside Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
In the final round of the 400 meters, Manson finished seventh with a new personal-record time of 50.79 seconds. The redshirt junior became the third-fastest 400 meters runner in school history, but did not make the U.S. Olympic Team as only the top three finishers will head to Tokyo.
Meanwhile, Stark closed her first outdoor campaign as a collegian with a 14th-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles semifinals, missing the finals. Stark, who tied the school record earlier this season and finished fourth at NCAA Outdoors, clocked a time of 12.79 second [+1.3].
The action continues Monday with Gator Greats Cory McGee and Will Claye competing for a chance to make the U.S. Olympic Team.
McGee will run in the final round of the 1,500 meters at 8:05 p.m. ET, while Claye will appear in the triple jump at 7:40 p.m. ET.
Florida currently has eight Gators and alumni set to compete at the trials, including reigning world champion Grant Holloway, American long jump champion Marquis Dendy and school record holder in the long jump (indoors) Claire Bryant, among others.
See below for a complete list of Gators expected to compete in the remainder of this year’s U.S. Olympic Trials, along with results from day three.
The top three finishers in each event, so long as they have the Olympic qualifying standard, will automatically earn spots on Team USA for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
The games were slated to take place last year but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tokyo Games are scheduled to open on July 23.
2020 USATF OLYMPIC TRIALS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
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* Venue: Hayward Field (Eugene, Ore.)
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Television Broadcast Schedule
Date
Network
Time
Day 4 – Monday, June 21
NBC Sports Network
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Day 4 – Monday, June 21
NBC
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Day 7 – Thursday, June 24
NBC Sports Network
9:00 p.m. – Midnight
Day 8 – Friday, June 25
NBC Sports Network
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Day 9 – Saturday, June 26
NBC
9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Day 10 – Sunday, June 27
NBC
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Day Three – Sunday, June 20 (# indicates 1st round, * indicates semifinals, all others are final)
Event
Gators – Time / Mark | Notes
400m (W)
7. Taylor Manson – 50.79 | New personal record, third fastest time in school history
100mH (W)*
14. Grace Stark – 12.79 [+1.3]
Day Four – Monday, June 21
Time
Athlete – Event
7:40 p.m.
Will Claye – Men’s Triple Jump (Final)
8:05 p.m.
Cory McGee – Women’s 1,500 meters (Final)
Day Seven – Thursday, June 24
Time
Athlete – Event
8:45 p.m.
Claire Bryant – Women’s Long Jump (Qualifying)
9:31 p.m.
Kyra Jefferson – Women’s 200 meters (1st round)
10 p.m.
Cory McGee – Women’s 800 meters (1st round)
10:32 p.m.
TJ Holmes – Men’s 400-meter Hurdles (1st Round)
Day Eight – Friday, June 25
Time
Athlete – Event
4 p.m.
Avione Allgood-Whetstone – Women’s Javelin (Qualifying)
4:30 p.m.
Marquis Dendy, Will Claye – Men’s Long Jump (Qualifying)
5:33 p.m.
Grant Holloway – Men’s 110-meter Hurdles (1st Round)
6:02 p.m.
Cory McGee – Women’s 800 meters (Semifinals)
6:18 p.m.
TJ Holmes – Men’s 400-meter Hurdles (Semifinals)
7:25 p.m.
Kyra Jefferson – Women’s 200 meters (Semifinals)
Day Nine – Saturday, June 26
Time
Athlete – Event
6:30 p.m.
Claire Bryant – Women’s Long Jump (Final)
8:30 p.m.
Avione Allgood-Whetstone – Women’s Javelin (Final)
9:03 p.m.
Grant Holloway – Men’s 110-meter Hurdles (Semifinals)
9:35 p.m.
TJ Holmes – Men’s 400-meter Hurdles (Final)
10:24 p.m.
Kyra Jefferson – Women’s 200 meters (Final)
10:51 p.m.
Grant Holloway – Men’s 110-meter Hurdles (Finals)
Day Ten – Sunday, June 27
Time
Athlete – Event
7 p.m.
Marquis Dendy, Will Claye – Men’s Long Jump (Final)
7:52 p.m.
Cory McGee – Women’s 800 meters (Final)
Day One – Friday, June 18 (All events are 1st Round)
Event
Gators – Time / Mark | Notes
400m (W)
11. Talitha Diggs – 51.74 | Advance to semifinals (automatic)
16. Taylor Manson – 52.37 | Advance to semifinals (automatic)
400m (M)
6. Ryan Willie – 45.34 | Advance to semifinals (automatic)
1,500m (W)
8. Cory McGee – 4:11.86 | Advance to semifinals (automatic)
Day Two – Saturday, June 19 (# indicates 1st round, * indicates semifinals)
Event
Gators – Time / Mark | Notes
100m (M)#
30. Jeff Demps – 10.48 [2.0]
400m (W)*
7. Taylor Manson – 51.11 | Advance to finals (time)
12. Talitha Diggs – 52.04
400m (M)*
9. Ryan Willie – 45.40
1,500m (W)*
2. Cory McGee – 4:05.96 | Advance to finals (automatic)
100mH (W)#
12. Grace Stark – 12.85 [-0.3] | Advance to semifinals (automatic)
TJ (M)*
1. Will Claye – 16.85 meters (55 feet, 3.50 inches) [+0.7] | Advance to finals
Notes: Bold italics denotes current Gators
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