Saturday, August 13
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Genevieve LaCaze, UF's school record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, will race in Monday's Olympic final.
LaCaze Advances to Olympic Final, Arroyo Bows Out in Semifinals
Saturday, August 13, 2016 | Track and Field
Genevieve LaCaze is the first Aussie in history to advance to the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase Olympic final
RIO DE JANEIRO – Gator Great Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) advanced to the 3,000-meter steeplechase final, highlighting Florida's second day of Olympic track and field competition.
LaCaze posted a runner-up finish in her heat, securing an automatic berth for Monday's (Aug. 15) final, which is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. ET on NBC.
A two-time All-American and UF's school record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, LaCaze is the first Australian in history to qualify for an Olympic final in the event, though it was not introduced to the Summer Games until 2008.
Rising senior Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico), who became the first man in his country's history to advance past the preliminary heats of the 800 meters Friday (Aug. 12) morning, bowed out in the semifinals. Arroyo, the second-youngest runner remaining in the 24-man field, finished seventh in his heat, clocking in at 1:46.74.
Gators return to action on Monday. Defending Olympic gold medalist Christian Taylor (United States) and defending Olympic silver medalist Will Claye (United States) get the field events rolling with triple jump qualifying, followed by LaCaze's final, and 2008 Olympic silver medalist Kerron Clement's (United States) 400-meter hurdles preliminary race. Gator Great Eddie Lovett (U.S. Virgin Islands) will run a 110-meter hurdles preliminary heat in primetime.
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; ^ - denotes semifinal round
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LaCaze posted a runner-up finish in her heat, securing an automatic berth for Monday's (Aug. 15) final, which is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. ET on NBC.
A two-time All-American and UF's school record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, LaCaze is the first Australian in history to qualify for an Olympic final in the event, though it was not introduced to the Summer Games until 2008.
Rising senior Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico), who became the first man in his country's history to advance past the preliminary heats of the 800 meters Friday (Aug. 12) morning, bowed out in the semifinals. Arroyo, the second-youngest runner remaining in the 24-man field, finished seventh in his heat, clocking in at 1:46.74.
Gators return to action on Monday. Defending Olympic gold medalist Christian Taylor (United States) and defending Olympic silver medalist Will Claye (United States) get the field events rolling with triple jump qualifying, followed by LaCaze's final, and 2008 Olympic silver medalist Kerron Clement's (United States) 400-meter hurdles preliminary race. Gator Great Eddie Lovett (U.S. Virgin Islands) will run a 110-meter hurdles preliminary heat in primetime.
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: Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
| Television Broadcast Schedule | |
| Date (Events) | Time (Network & Streaming Link) |
| 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 p.m.-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 | |
| Event | Place, Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 3kSC (W)* | 11. Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – 9:26.25 | Advanced to final (automatic) |
| 800m (M)^ | 22. Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – 1:46.74 |
| 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) |
| 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; ^ - denotes semifinal round
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