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Arroyo is the fourth Gator, regardless of gender, in program history to advance to the 800 meters semifinals.
Arroyo Makes History as Gators Open Olympics Track & Field Events
Friday, August 12, 2016 | Track and Field
Arroyo races again Saturday night at 9:05 p.m. ET
RIO DE JANEIRO – Rising senior Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) got the Olympics off to a historical start for the 12 Gators in Rio de Janeiro Friday morning (Aug. 12).
In his Olympic debut, Arroyo became the first Puerto Rican in history to advance to the 800 meters semifinals.
Arroyo clocked a time of 1:46.17 to take third place in Heat 2 of the preliminaries, nabbing an automatic berth for Saturday (Aug. 13) night's semifinals, which are scheduled for 9:05 p.m. ET on NBC.
Arroyo joins Mark Everett (United States), a finalist at the 1992 Olympics, and Horace Tuitt (Trinidad), who made the semis at the 1976 Olympics, as the only other men in school history to advance to the 800 semifinals. Hazel Clark (United States) qualified for the women's 800 final at the 2000 Olympics, making Arroyo the fourth overall Gator to qualify for the semifinals.
Arroyo's fellow Gators Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) will begin her Olympic medal pursuits tomorrow morning. LaCaze will run the 3,000-meter steeplechase preliminary at 9:05 a.m. ET on NBC Sports Network.
Athlete-specific schedules, broken down daily, can be found below.
In addition to television broadcasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network, all track and field events will be streamed online. Links to each day's streaming links can be found in the broadcast schedule below.
2016 OLYMPIC GAMES MEET INFORMATION (All times Eastern)
Notes: Bold italics denotes final; * - denotes preliminary/qualifying round
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In his Olympic debut, Arroyo became the first Puerto Rican in history to advance to the 800 meters semifinals.
Arroyo clocked a time of 1:46.17 to take third place in Heat 2 of the preliminaries, nabbing an automatic berth for Saturday (Aug. 13) night's semifinals, which are scheduled for 9:05 p.m. ET on NBC.
Arroyo joins Mark Everett (United States), a finalist at the 1992 Olympics, and Horace Tuitt (Trinidad), who made the semis at the 1976 Olympics, as the only other men in school history to advance to the 800 semifinals. Hazel Clark (United States) qualified for the women's 800 final at the 2000 Olympics, making Arroyo the fourth overall Gator to qualify for the semifinals.
Arroyo's fellow Gators Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) will begin her Olympic medal pursuits tomorrow morning. LaCaze will run the 3,000-meter steeplechase preliminary at 9:05 a.m. ET on NBC Sports Network.
Athlete-specific schedules, broken down daily, can be found below.
In addition to television broadcasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network, all track and field events will be streamed online. Links to each day's streaming links can be found in the broadcast schedule below.
2016 OLYMPIC GAMES MEET INFORMATION (All times Eastern)
- Live Results
- Venue: Estadio (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
| Television Broadcast Schedule | |
| Date (Events) | Time (Network & Streaming Link) |
| Saturday, August 13th (3,000mSC [W]) | 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (NBC Sports Network) |
| Saturday, August 13th (800m [M]) | 8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (NBC) |
| Sunday, August 14th (400m [W]) | 8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (NBC) |
| Monday, August 15th (TJ [M]; 3,000mSC [W]; 400mH [M]) | 8:00-11:30 a.m. (NBC Sports Network); 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (NBC) |
| Monday, August 15th (110mH [M]; 800m [M]; 400m [W]) | 8:00-12:00 a.m. (NBC) |
| Tuesday, August 16th (5,000m [W]; TJ [M]) | 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (NBC Sports Network) 10-11:30 a.m. (NBC) |
| Tuesday, August 16th (110mH [M]; LJ [W]; 400mH [M]) | 8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (NBC) |
| Wednesday, August 17th (LJ [W]) | 8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (NBC) |
| Thursday, August 18th (SP [M]; 400mH [M]) | 8:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m. (NBC Sports Network) 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (NBC) |
| Thursday, August 18th (SP [M]) | 8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (NBC) |
| Friday, August 19th (4x400 [M/W]; 5,000m [W] | 8:00-10:30 p.m. (NBC) |
| Saturday, August 20th (4x400 [M/W]) | 8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (NBC) |
| Day One – Friday, August 12th | |
| Event | Place, Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 800m (M)* | 11. Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – 1:46.17 | Advanced to semifinals (automatic) |
| Day Two – Saturday, August 13th | |
| Time | Athlete (Country) – Event |
| 9:05 a.m. | Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – Women's 3,000-meter Steeplechase (Prelims) |
| 9:05 p.m. | Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – Men's 800 meters (Semifinals) |
| Day Four – Monday, August 15th | |
| Time | Athlete (Country) – Event |
| 8:30 a.m. | Will Claye (United States); Christian Taylor (United States) – Men's Triple Jump (Qualifying) |
| 10:15 a.m. | Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – Women's 3,000-meter Steeplechase |
| 10:35 a.m. | Kerron Clement (United States) – Men's 400-meter Hurdles (Prelims) |
| 7:40 p.m. | Eddie Lovett (U.S. Virgin Islands) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles (Prelims) |
| 9:25 p.m. | Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – Men's 800 meters |
| Day Five – Tuesday, August 16th | |
| Time | Athlete (Country) – Event |
| 8:30 a.m. | Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – Women's 5,000 meters (Prelims) |
| 8:50 a.m. | Will Claye (United States); Christian Taylor (United States) – Men's Triple Jump |
| 7:40 p.m. | Eddie Lovett (U.S. Virgin Islands) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles (Semifinals) |
| 8:05 p.m. | Shara Proctor (Great Britain) – Women's Long Jump (Qualifying) |
| 8:35 p.m. | Kerron Clement (United States) – Men's 400-meter Hurdles (Semifinals) |
| 9:45 p.m. | Eddie Lovett (U.S. Virgin Islands) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles |
| Day Six – Wednesday, August 17th | |
| Time | Athlete (Country) – Event |
| 8:15 p.m. | Shara Proctor (Great Britain) – Women's Long Jump |
| Day Seven – Thursday, August 18th | |
| Time | Athlete (Country) – Event |
| 8:55 a.m. | Kemal Mesic (Bosnia); Stipe Zunic (Croatia) – Men's Shot Put (Qualifying) |
| 11:00 a.m. | Kerron Clement (United States) – Men's 400-meter Hurdles |
| 7:30 p.m. | Kemal Mesic (Bosnia); Stipe Zunic (Croatia) – Men's Shot Put |
| Day Eight – Friday, August 19th | |
| Time | Athlete (Country) – Event |
| 7:40 p.m. | Jamaica (Novlene Williams-Mills) – Women's 4x400 Relay (Prelims) |
| 8:10 p.m. | United States (Arman Hall, Tony McQuay) – Men's 4x400 Relay (Prelims) |
| 8:40 p.m. | Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – Women's 5,000 meters |
| Day Nine – Saturday, August 20th | |
| Time | Athlete (Country) – Event |
| 9:00 p.m. | Jamaica (Novlene Williams-Mills) – Women's 4x400 Relay |
| 9:35 p.m. | United States (Arman Hall, Tony McQuay) – Men's 4x400 Relay |
Notes: Bold italics denotes final; * - denotes preliminary/qualifying round
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