Olympic team in the 200 after making it to the semifinals of the Rio Olympics. Jenna Prandini earned her second straight spot on the U.S. Gabby Thomas is a Harvard graduate who is working toward a master’s degree in epidemiology and, now, after her Trials-record-setting final, the second-fastest 200-meter runner in history, trailing only the late Florence Griffith-Joyner (21.34). Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on Jin Eugene, Oregon. Anavia Battle, 22, Inkster, Mich., Ohio State, 21.95ĮUGENE, OREGON – JUNE 26: Gabby Thomas celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the Women’s 200 Meters Final on day nine of the 2020 U.S.Jenna Prandini, 28, Clovis, Calif., Puma, 21.89. Gabby Thomas, 24, Austin, Texas, New Balance/Buford Bailey Track Club, 21.61.How They Compete: If Bromell remains at the top of his game, he will be the gold-medal favorite, while Baker and Kerley should also be finalists and medal contenders. championships and in which he brought home bronze from the 2019 World Championships - and his choice paid off with a spot on the team. Fred Kerley, meanwhile, opted to run the 100m and 200m instead of the 400m, an event he won at the 2017 NCAA and U.S. outdoor national team of his career with a PB of 9.85 in the Olympic Trials final. Ronnie Baker is a great story about perseverance, the 27-year-old making his first U.S. He leads the world this year with the 9.77 he ran in early June in Miramar, Fla. While Bromell ran a 9.90 last year in a small meet in Florida, he really hadn’t been competitive on the world scene since he placed eighth at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Once a potential challenger to Usain Bolt as the world’s top sprinter, Trayvon Bromell had a huge comeback a year after Achilles injuries sidelined him for much of 2017, 20. Fred Kerley, 26, College Station, Texas, Nike, 9.86ĮUGENE, OREGON – JUNE 20: Trayvon Bromell, Ronnie Baker and Fred Kerley cross the finish line in the Men’s 100 Meter Final on day three of the 2020 U.S.
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