Men's Hammer Throw -
Kibwe Johnson (Ashland University Alum) - Finished 4th in his flight and 5th overall in the qualifying rounds with a throw of 77.17m to qualify for the Men's Hammer Throw finals on Sunday, August 5th at 3:20pm EST. Kibwe came back from two fouls to secure a spot in the finals
Kibwe did not make the finals 8 of the Men's Hammer Throw. He finished 9th with a throw of 74.95m (245-10). A throw of 75.85m (248-10) was needed to make the finals.
AG Kruger (Ashland University Strength Coach) - Finished 12th in his flight and 25th overal in the qualifying rounds with a throw of 72.13m (236-7). AG was only able to have one throw marked in competition.
Women's 100m Dash -
Tianna Madison (Elyria High School Alum) - Finished 2nd in her opening heat of the 100m Dash by running a 10.97 to qualify to the semi-finals.
Tianna finished 2nd in her semi-final race by running a personal best time of 10.92 to qualify to the finals of the Women's 100m Dash.
Tiana finished 4th in the Olympic finals of the Women's 100m Dash with a new personal best time of 10.85.
Women's 3000m Steeplechase -
Bridget Franek (Crestwood High School Alum) - Finished 5th in her heat and 14th overall to make the Women's 3000m Steeplechase finals on Monday, August 6th at 4:05pm EST.
Bridget placed 14th in the finals with a time of 9:45.51. - Check out the OHRunners Pre-Olympics Interview with Bridget.
Men's High Jump -
Erik Kynard (Rogers High School Alum) - Erik qualified for the Men's Olympic High Jump finals with a clearance of 2.29m (7-6.25) on his second attempt in the qualifying rounds. The finals for the Men's Olympic High Jump will be held on Tuesday, August 7th at 2pm EST.
Women's Heptathlon -
Chantae McMillan (Current Beavercreek resident) - Finished 6th in her heat and 19th overall in the 100m Hurdles with a time of 13.49 for 1052 points. (Currently in 19th place)
Chantae cleared 1.68m (5-06.25) to finish in her group and 35th overall in the High Jump for 830 points. (Currently in 31st place)
Chantae threw 14.92m (48-11.5) to finish 4th in her group and 4th overall in the Shot Put for 856 points. (Currently in 23rd place)
Chantae finished 7th in her heat and 28th overall in 200m Dash with a time of 25.25 for 864 points. (Currently in 25th place)
Chantae jumped 5.37m (17-07.5) to finish 18th in her group and 33rd overall in the Long Jump for 663 points. (Currently in 28th place)
Chantae threw 49.78m (163-3) to finish 8th in her group and 8th overall in the Javelin Throw for 856 points. (Currently in 26th place)
Chantae ran 2:40.55 in the 800m to finish 7th in her heat and 31st overall for 567 points.
Chantae finished 29th overall in the Women's Heptathlon.
Hyleas Fountain (Former Kettering resident) - Finished 3rd in her heat and 3rd overall in the 100m Hurdles with a personal best time of 12.70 for 1170 points. (Currently in 3rd place)
Hyleas cleared 1.86m (6-01.25) to finish 4th in her group and 4th overall in the High Jump for 1054 points. (Currently in 2nd place)
Hyleas threw 11.99 (39-04) to finish 17th in her group and 36th overall in the Shot Put for 660 points (Currently in 8th place)
Hyleas finished 1st in her heat and 5th overall in the 200m Dash with a season best time 23.64 of for 1016 points. (Currently in 5th place)
Hyleas jumped 6.05m (19-10.25) to finish 12th in her group and 17th overall in the Long Jump for 865 points. (Currently in 8th place)
Hyleas threw 21.60m (70-10.5) to finish 15th in her group and 33rd overall in the Javelin Throw for 319 points (Currently in 27th place)
Hyleas did not start the 800m run.
Hyleas did not finish the Women's Heptathlon.