In the event everyone had been waiting for, Devon Allen delivered. Allen won his heat of the 110 hurdles en route to the third-fastest time overall. His 13.44 was only five hundredths behind the top finisher, former NCAA Champion Ronnie Ash.
Devon Allen is one step closer to Rio after smoking the field in his 110m hurdles heat! #RoadToRio https://t.co/LwPaa04rZP
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) July 8, 2016
Another hotly contested race, the women's 200 first round, pitted a few more current and former Ducks against each other.