EUGENE – Texas A&M alum Sam Humphreys finished fifth in the javelin during the fourth day of the Olympic Trials at Hayward Field. His best effort measured 249-4 (76.00) in the third round. Humphreys entered the meet as the defending Trials champion from 2012.
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The meet record was bettered twice during the competition, first by Curtis Thompson at 271-11 (82.88) on his opening throw and then by Olympic Trials winner Cyrus Hostetler with a heave of 273-1 (83.24) in round five. The previous record of 270-3 (82.39) was set in 2004 by Breaux Greer.
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Thompson, the NCAA champion this year for Mississippi State, placed second in the competition but doesn't have the Olympic standard of 272-3 (83.00). Also missing the standard was Riley Dolezal in third place with a 261-4 (79.67) toss.
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Advancing to the Rio Olympics as a member of the U.S. team are Sam Crouser, who placed fourth, and Sean Furey, who finished 11th.
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Texas A&M currently has 11 athletes qualified for the Summer Games, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Texas A&M – Olympic qualifiers – Track & Field
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Current Aggies
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Aggie Alums
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The meet record was bettered twice during the competition, first by Curtis Thompson at 271-11 (82.88) on his opening throw and then by Olympic Trials winner Cyrus Hostetler with a heave of 273-1 (83.24) in round five. The previous record of 270-3 (82.39) was set in 2004 by Breaux Greer.
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Thompson, the NCAA champion this year for Mississippi State, placed second in the competition but doesn't have the Olympic standard of 272-3 (83.00). Also missing the standard was Riley Dolezal in third place with a 261-4 (79.67) toss.
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Advancing to the Rio Olympics as a member of the U.S. team are Sam Crouser, who placed fourth, and Sean Furey, who finished 11th.
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Texas A&M currently has 11 athletes qualified for the Summer Games, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Texas A&M – Olympic qualifiers – Track & Field
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Current Aggies
| Latario Collile | Bahamas | Triple Jump |
| Brenessa Thompson | Guyana | 100m, 200m |
| Shelbi Vaughan | United States | Discus |
| Lindon Victor | Grenada | Decathlon |
Aggie Alums
| Janeil Bellille | Trinidad & Tobago | 400m Hurdles |
| Simone Facey | Jamaica | 200m, 4x100 |
| Shavez Hart | Bahamas | 100m, 200m, 4x100 |
| Fabrice Lapierre | Australia | Long Jump |
| Deon Lendore | Trinidad & Tobago | 400m, 4x400 |
| Gerald Phiri | Zambia | 100m |
| Bralon Taplin | Grenada | 400m |