Day 3...Finally No Rain

Day 3 at the Olympic Trials was the first day without rain during the competition.  Most of the favorites and a few newcomers in today's finals.  Gatlin, Gay, Richards-Ross, Trotter, Merritt, Suhr, Brown-Trafton, Thurmond, Hoffa, Cantwell, Goodwin and Claye earning spots on the US Team.  One notable casualty was past Olympic Champ Jeremy Warnier who was fifth in the 400m.  Competition was dramatic with several of the winning efforts coming on final attempts or late stages of a race.

Day 4 is a special one personally as I will coach my first ever athlete at the Trials.  Former Ute steepler and school record holder will be on the track at 4:50pm local time in heat one of the steeple prelims.  Top five and next fastest four times advance.  Another exciting step forward for our program.

Today's pictures feature the campaign to promote the Trials...notably sponsored by Nike.  All the athlete/hotel shuttle buses are wrapped with current Nike Olympic athletes and slogans.