McGee and Claye will join Taylor Manson in Tokyo, who qualified for the 4×400 relay pool Sunday night.
EUGENE, Ore. – Gator Greats Will Claye and Cory McGee secured their spots on Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics Monday evening inside Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
McGee was the first Gator Monday to make Team USA team after finishing second in the 1,500 meters finals. The UF record holder finished with personal-record time of 4:00.67. She will be joined in Tokyo this summer by Elle Purrier St. Pierre, who won the race, and third-place finisher Heather MacLean.
Meanwhile, Claye made the team for the third consecutive time in the triple jump and once again became the American champion. It was a close competition that came down to his last jump, in which Claye secured the win with a leap of 17.21 meters (56 feet, 5.75 inches) [+0.1].
McGee and Claye will join current Gator Taylor Manson in Tokyo, who finished seventh in the 400 meters and was named to the 4×400 relay pool Sunday night. Manson logged a new personal-record time of 50.79 seconds, the third-fastest time in school history, to make her first Olympic team.
Both McGee and Claye will return to the track later this week to compete for berths in the women’s 800 meters and the men’s long jump, respectively.
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 Monday.
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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FLORIDA GATORS TRACK AND FIELD TOKYO OLYMPIANS (USA)
Taylor Manson – 4×400 Relay
Cory McGee – 1,500 meters
Will Claye – Triple Jump
Television Broadcast Schedule
Date
Network
Time
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 Four – Monday, June 21 (events are final)
Event
Gators – Time / Mark | Notes
1500m (W)
2. Cory McGee – 4:00.67 | Team USA Olympian, first Olympic team, new personal record
TJ (M)
1. Will Claye – 17.21 meters (56 feet, 5.75 inches) [+0.1] | Clinched third Team USA berth
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
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, Team USA Olympian in the 4×400 relay pool.
100mH (W)*
14. Grace Stark – 12.79 [+1.3]
Notes: Bold italics denotes current Gators
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