Bruins at the Olympic track trials

Bruin alums had a big night in Eugene, Oregon at the U.S. Olympic
Track & Field Trials as several qualified for finals in their
respective events highlighted by Jessica Cosby, Chelsea Johnson and
Tracy O'Hara.

Cosby used her first and only throw of the competition to advance to
the hammer final as she posted the No. 1 mark of the night, 228-8.
Cari Soong also advanced to the final in the hammer as she threw the
10th-best mark of the night (212-4). Cosby and Soong will compete on
Saturday in the hammer final.

Johnson and O'Hara tied for first with equal clearances of 14-1.25 and
will compete for a spot on the Olympic team on Sunday, the final day
of the Olympic Trials. Also in the pole vault, sophomore-to-be Tori
Anthony tied for 13th with a clearance of 13-5.25 while recent
graduate Ingrid Kantola failed to clear a height.

In the final of the 400m, Monique Henderson was edged out by a 10th of
a second and placed fourth overall in a time of 50.98. Although she
wasn't one of the top three finishers, Henderson will be named to the
relay pool for the Olympic Games.

On the men's side of things, alum Jon Rankin had a strong run in the
1500m as he placed 12th overall (3:44.91) to advance to Friday's
semifinal.

In the discus, John Godina qualified for the final with his
fourth-place throw of 202-3. Greg Garza, who just finished his
eligibility with the Bruins, finished 18th with a mark of 189-1.

On Friday, alums Amy Acuff and Mebrahtom Keflezighi will compete in
the finals of the high jump and 10,000m, respectively.