The 2024 Paris Olympics are just weeks away and athletes all around the United States are still competing for spots to represent Team USA at this summer's Olymp
The 2024 Paris Olympics are just weeks away and athletes all around the United States are still competing for spots to represent Team USA at this summer's Olympic games. Several current and former Alabama track athletes are participating in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon.
Five of those athletes competed well enough on Thursday to secure a spot in the semifinals or finals of their respective events. Shelby McEwen, who was at Alabama from 2018-2019, reached the 2.19-meter mark in the men's high jump to reach Sunday's event finals. Quanesha Burks, who competed for the Crimson Tide from 2013-2017, finished fourth in the opening round of the women's long jump to reach Saturday's event final.
A trio of Alabama runners all competed in the men's 400m hurdles, and all three advanced to the semifinals. Clayton Elder earned an automatic-qualifying, fifth-place finish of 51.98 in the event's opening heat. Corde Long finished third in the same heat with a 50.42, and Chris Robinson won the second heat en route to clocking the second-fastest time overall in the opening round.
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