AUSTIN, Texas – The United States Track & Field Olympic Team Trials are set to begin on Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., and 24 Texas standouts (in 27 events), past and present, will be among those competing for spots on Team USA. Qualifiers across the events will advance to the Olympic Games later this summer in Tokyo.
Friday will be a big day, as 14 competitors with Longhorns ties will be in action to start things off. One of the highlights will be defending shot put Olympic Gold Medalist and Texas Ex Ryan Crouser in the circle for qualifying and final rounds of that event, along with Texas' 2019 NCAA Champion and 2020 NCAA Outdoor runner-up Tripp Piperi.