Texas Longhorns: U.s. Olympic Trials

  • Morolake Akinosun, Haley Crouser fall short at U.S. Olympic Trials
    July 10, 2016
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    Texas’ Morolake Akinosun fell short of advancing to the 200-meters final and Haley Crouser missed out on qualifying for the women’s javelin grand final on Saturday at the U.S. Olympic Tri...
  • Six Longhorns runners advance at U.S. Olympic Trials
    July 9, 2016
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    Six former and current Longhorns runners battled the rain to advance in their events on Friday at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. Ashley Spencer and Byron Robinson both advanced in the 400-me...
  • Michelle Carter sets Olympic Trials record in shot put
    July 8, 2016
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    Former Longhorn Michelle Carter made a successful final throw in the women’s shot put to set a record for the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. and became the third UT athlete to qualify for ...
  • UT�s Clark Smith, Texas Ex Jimmy Feigen make Olympic team
    July 4, 2016
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    USA Swimming added Texas senior Clark Smith and former Texas swimmer Jimmy Feigen to the U.S. team Sunday. They will join UT’s Jack Conger and Townley Haas on the U.S. squad. Smith and Feigen w...
  • Missy Franklin misses out again at the US Olympic swimming trials
    July 1, 2016
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    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — For Missy Franklin, another miss at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. The star of the London Games struggled to an 11th-place showing in the semifinals of the 100-meter frees...
  • Phelps locks up trip to 5th Olympics; Franklin going too
    June 30, 2016
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    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Michael Phelps is heading back to the Olympics. So is Missy Franklin. Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, held off a stiff challenge from Tom Shields and o...
  • One by one, some of America�s biggest swimming stars are going down at the Olympic trials.
    June 29, 2016
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    First, Ryan Lochte. Then, Missy Franklin. Lochte, an 11-time Olympic medalist but slowed by a groin injury, missed out on his second chance to make the team in an individual event with a fourth-place...