Another ex-Bruin qualifies for Olympics

Bruin alum Dawn Harper had a career day in Eugene, OR on the final day
of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials as the 2006 graduate
qualified for her first Olympic Games. Harper finished third in the
final of the 100m hurdles in a time of 12.62 to earn a spot on Team
USA. In the semifinal round, Harper ran a lifetime-best 12.58 to
qualify fifth overall into the final.

Harper joins several alums on Team USA including Jessica Cosby, Sheena
(Johnson) Tosta, Amy Acuff, Suzy Powell Roos and Monique Henderson.

Also in the hurdles, alum Joanna Hayes finished seventh overall in a
time of 12.96 and will not head to Beijing to defend her 2004 Olympic
hurdles crown. Hayes was sixth in the semifinal round (12.68) to
advance to the final.

Michelle Perry, the two-time World Champion in the hurdles, opted to
run without her left hamstring taped during the semifinal round and
failed to advance to the final. Perry was 10th overall in a time of
12.79.

In the pole vault, alum Tracy O'Hara finished fifth with a clearance
of 14-9, while 2006 graduate Chelsea Johnson tied for fourth (14-5.25).

Bruin alum Jon Rankin had an impressive run in the 1500m final,
missing a spot on the Olympic team by 0.75 seconds as he placed sixth
in a time of 3:41.75.

Senior-to-be Kevin Craddock pulled out of the 110m hurdle semifinal
after experiencing discomfort in his groin warming up. Craddock had
not raced in nearly a month after injuring the groin the week leading
up to the NCAA Championships, and after two rounds in the same day on
Saturday, began to feel some pain in his left groin. He pulled out of
the meet as a precaution.

In the discus final, Bruin alum John Godina finished 12th with a mark
of 187-11.