Arkansas red ready to take over Paris after two punch tickets to Paris
As for Arkansas alum Chris Bailey, he held on just long enough to take the third and final Olympic qualifying spot. He crossed the finish line in 44.42 seconds, just 0.05 seconds ahead of Vernon Norwood to book his spot to his first Olympic games. Bailey will join Quincy Hall and Michael Norman in Paris.
Razorback football and basketball master of ceremonies Taliyah Brooks ran a 2:13:39 in the 800 meters, the final event of the women's heptathlon, to pick up 916 points to bring her total to 6,408. A personal best Brooks, she finished just 17 points ahead of Michelle Atherley in fourth. However, Brooks since fell short of the Olympic standard of 6,480, she has not officially qualified for Paris. She must wait until July 7 when the world rankings are finalized. Read more about the Olympic standard and the different qualification pathsArkansas wasn't quite done in the field. Jerrion Lawson came up with a jump of 8.18 meters, on his sixth and final jump to take third and put himself with a shot to go to the Olympics. He also fell short of the Olympic standard of 8.
On the final day of competition before a two-day intermission, a handful of Razorbacks got their Olympic Trial campaigns underway in various events. Hog alums Krissy Gear and Logan Jolly both ran in the heats of the women's 3000-meter steeplechase, both qualifying on time with runs of 9:30.92 and 9:33.91 respectively.
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