Complete Coverage of Gators at the Olympics on Aug. 12

Andres Arroyo is moving on to tomorrow night's 800 meters semifinal heats.

Complete Coverage of Gators at the Olympics on Aug. 12

Friday, August 12, 2016 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Olympics

GATOR PHOTO GALLERY, courtesy of USA TODAY Sports

Track and field got underway, volleyball pool play nears conclusion, and Dressel made a surprise appearance on the medley relay

By: Kathy Cafazzo

RIO DE JANEIRO – Four Gators took part in Friday's (Aug. 12) Olympic action, with rising senior Andres Arroyo making Puerto Rican history, rising junior Caeleb Dressel swimming to a heat victory on Team USA's 4x100 medley relay, and Gator Greats Kelly Murphy and Aury Cruz continuing indoor volleyball pool play.

Saturday will consist of all track events. Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) and three-time bronze medalist Novlene Williams-Mills will get things going in the morning session, racing in 3,000-meter steeplechase and 400 meters preliminary heats, repsectively. Arroyo will conclude the Gators' night with his 800 meters semifinal race, which is scheduled for 9:05 p.m. on NBC.

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Track & Field

Rising senior Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) took third place in Heat 2 of the men's 800 prelims, nabbing an automatic berth in Saturday (Aug. 13) night's semifinals, which are scheduled for 9:05 p.m. ET.
Full Track and Field Daily Recap

Swimming

Team USA announced earlier today that Caeleb Dressel would anchor the Americans in the 4x100 MR heats, in which the stroke order is backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Dressel has swum the same freestyle distance, 100 meters, twice before in the Games in the 100 free and 4x100 free relay. This time, Dressel split 47.74 en route to a 3:31.83 USA finish. The team won its heat and finished second overall, advancing to tomorrow night's final. Dressel will likely be switched out in the freestyle position for three-time Olympian Nathan Adrian -- however, should the Americans medal, Dressel and the rest of the heats team will receive a medal as well.

Volleyball

Kelly Murphy and Team USA remained undefeated in pool play with a 3-1 victory over Italy. Murphy notched five spikes and a block to help the Americans win their fourth consecutive match. Murphy and Team USA have arleady secured a quarterfinal spot and conclude pool play Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET against China.
Aury Cruz and Team Puerto Rico fell to Netherlands in straight sets. Cruz tallied five spikes and one ace in the loss. Cruz and Team Puerto Rico finish pool play Sunday at 2:00 p.m. ET versus Italy.

COMPLETE Schedule of events of Gators at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Gators at The Games Daily Schedule of Action for August 12, 2016
Gator	Sport	Country	Event	Result
Andres Arroyo	Track & Field	Puerto Rico	Prelim: 800m	1:46.17; 3rd place in Heat 2; advanced to semifinal (automatic)
Kelly Murphy	Volleyball	USA	Pool vs. Italy	W, 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20); Starter: 5 spikes, 1 block, 6 points
Caeleb Dressel	Swimming	USA	Heat (2): 4x100 MR	1st in heat, 3:31.83, advances to final
Aury Cruz	Volleyball	Puerto Rico	4:05 pm: Pool vs. Netherlands	L, 3-0 (14-25, 22-25, 16-25); Starter: 5 spikes, 1 ace

Gator 2016 Olympic Games Medal Count: (5 Medals: 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
Gator	Sport	Country	Event/Time/Score	Medal
Caeleb Dressel	Swimming	USA	4x100 FR, 3:09.92	GOLD
Conor Dwyer	Swimming	USA	200m Free, 1:45.23	BRONZE
Conor Dwyer	Swimming	USA	4x200 FR	GOLD
Ryan Lochte	Swimming	USA	4x200 FR	GOLD
Dan Wallace	Swimming	Great Britain	4x200 FR	SILVER
All-Time Gator Olympic Games Medal Count (since 1968): Total: 118 medals (55 Gold, 31 Silver, 32 Bronze) Summer Games: 117 medals (54 Gold, 31 Silver, 32 Bronze) Winter Games: 1 medal (1 Gold)