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Day 5: Thursday, July 15th, 2004
TV: (LIVE) USA Network, 9:00pm-12am (CT)

Men's Steeplechase FINAL | 7:35pm | Results
Missouri grad Ray Hughes ('98) runs in the final of men's steeplechase tonight at 7:35pm (CT) ... Hughes comes in to the trials having the fifth-best performance in the nation for the year

Women's Shot Put Qualifying | 9:45pm | Results
Senior Janae Strickland competes in her final meet as a collegian starting tonight as she will throw in the women's shot put qualifying ... the top 12 in tonight will advance to Friday's final

Finals Today: All times Central ... 7:45pm, W Long Jump ... 9:45pm, W Hammer Throw ... 9:50pm, M 400m Dash ... 10:30pm, W Steeplechase ... 10:45pm, M Steeplechase

More to Watch: Marion ... Marion ... Marion ... we keep talking about her, but if she doesn't finish in the top three tonight in the long jump, she may have only one more chance with the 200-meters

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Day 4: Monday, July 12th, 2004
TV: (LIVE) USA Network, 9pm-12am (CT)

Men's 800m FINAL | Results
Tiger post-collegian Derrick Peterson (Jonesboro, Ga.) ran for a personal-best time of 1:45.08 to finish third in the 800-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Trials earning a spot on Team USA and traveling to Athens, Greece, for the 25th Games of the Olympiad. The 2000 graduate of Missouri once again ran a "come from behind race" to clinch a spot in the top three.

Peterson entered the trials as the third best in the nation for the year, with his season-best time of 1:46.46. In this race, Peterson was in third place in the first half-lap, traveling to fifth by the end of the first 400 meters. In the final 120 meters, Peterson was back in sixth place. Once again, Peterson used a big kick to excel him past Jesse O'Connell and 2004 World Indoor Champion, David Krummenacker to reach the third place spot and kept closing in on the top two, Nike's Khadevis Robinson and the winner, Texas Tech's Jonathan Johnson.

"Actually, I raced a little more aggressively than I used to and it worked out. That last 100 meters was probably the most never-wracking 100 meters of my life. Normally, I'm relaxed, but knowing I had David Krummenacker and a great field behind me, I knew I had to push it. The whole theme of my week was Redemption. Being a favorite four years ago and not making the final, I spent the next four years with that driving me. Now I can say 'Derrick Peterson' is an Olympian.

"Any time you have something as big as the Olympics on the line, no part of the race is going to be comfortable. I'm going to celebrate this and get ready for Athens. I knew when I crossed the finish line, my prayers had been answered."

Peterson's time of 1:45.08 was a new personal best by one-tenth of a second. His previous best of 1:45.18 was at the five years ago at the 1999 NCAA Championships in Durham, N.C.

"We've got a good team, and I can't be more excited to be going to Athens."

At the 2000 Olympic Trials, Peterson missed the final round by one-hundredth of a second.

"Coming into the 2000 Trials, I was expected to win the finals," Peterson added. "For a long time that semifinal haunted me, but once I started to run again and get into the groove, I was confident that I could come back and get to the Olympics in '04. But, just keep in mind, I'm just getting started. I'll celebrate tonight, but start getting ready for Athens tomorrow."

"Obviously, I couldn't be more excited for Derrick," said Jared Wilmes, Missouri Assistant Coach. "Derrick worked extremely hard over the past years, and I am so thrilled for the guy. He ran a classic Derrick Peterson race; he was boxed-in for a while and came through and broke into his kick right when he planned and everything worked out for the best."

Men's Steeplechase | Results
Also on Monday, former Tiger, Ray Hughes qualified for the final in the 3000-meter steeplechase. His time of 8:33.33 gave him a sixth-place finish in his heat, and Hughes advanced to the Thursday's final based on his time against the other semifinal heat.

The Leasburg, Mo., native ended his collegiate track days at Missouri in 1998 and since has signed a professional contract with Nike and is living and training in Eugene, Ore., training with National Hall of Fame Coach, Oregon's Bill Dellinger.

The Trials will take a two-day break, but will return Thursday. Tiger senior Janae Strickland will throw in the qualifying round of the women's shot put and Ray Hughes will run in the steeplechase final.

Missouri Athletes to Watch: Derrick Peterson, 9:10pm (CT), Men's 800m Final ... Ray Hughes, 9:45pm (CT), Men's Steeplechase Semifinal

Finals Today: All times Central ... 7:45pm, M Hammer Throw ... 9:00pm, W 800m Run ... 9:10pm, M 800m Run ... 9:15pm, W High Jump ... 9:30pm, W Discus ... 11:25pm, W 5000m Run

More to Watch: Nebraska discus thrower Becky Breich goes for a ticket to Athens in the women's discus (9:30pm CT)

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Day 3: Sunday, July 11th, 2004
On this Sunday, no Missouri current or former athletes will be hitting the track in Sacramento. Instead most of the action will be early in the California afternoon.

TV: (LIVE) NBC, 6-7pm (CT)

Missouri Athletes to Watch: none today, except in the stands

Finals Today: The first day in which a lot of spots to Athens will be decided ... all times central ... 3:15 M Pole Vault ... 3:30 W Triple Jump ... 4:45 W Javelin ... 5:30 M Long Jump ... 6:14 W 400m Hurdles ... 6:30 M 400m Hurdles ... 6:48 M 100m Dash

More to Watch: Again the 100m Dash will be center stage, but it's the guys turn, final of the men's 100-meter dash at 6:48pm (CT)

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Day 2: Saturday, July 10th, 2004
TV: (LIVE) NBC, KOMU, 7-8 pm (CT)

Today's Events:
Women's Heptathlon | Totals | #5 LJ | #6 JT | #7 800m
In the women's heptathlon, Michelle Moran (Wildwood, Mo.) finished in seventh place with a personal-best score of 5,842 points scoring personal bests in the javelin and in the 800. The score was a 110-point improvement from her previos personal best. The 800-meter run was ran by Moran in 2:13.05, a two-second best. In the sixth event, the javelin throw, Moran, through the first two throws seemed to have lost some strength, throwing for only 120 feet by her second throw. On her third and final throw, Moran uncorked the javelin, tossing it 141 feet, 2 inches (43.03m), a ten-foot personal-best. After six events, Moran stood in eighth place with 4,922 points, overall 100 better than where she was for her previous personal best at the Audrey Walton meet earlier this year.

"Up until the javelin, I was feeling not so good because I didn't feel like I've had a good event yet," Moran said. "Even though my score was better than it has been before; I never got that feeling like I was doing my best. The javelin was amazing to me. I didn't even know I had tossed it that far until it landed. Going into the 800, I felt like I had a second-wind that propelled me to go as fast as I could."

Moran finished in second in the 800 to complete her day. Moran was also chosen by USA Track & Field to be one of four to be on a national team that will travel to the Netherlands in August as part of an international competition. More details will be forthcoming in the weeks and months ahead.

Fiona Asigbee after coming off an amazing day one topped off her trials appearance with a new personal-best of 5,675 points to take 11th. Both of Asigbee's first events, the long jump and javelin, were average performances for the Walford, Iowa, native. The 800 was also pretty average and it spurred her on to her best finish ever.

Men's Shot Put FINAL | LIVE SCORING | Offical Results
Christian Christian Cantwell (Eldon, Mo.) took fourth in the finals of the men's shot put. His third throw of 67 feet, 5? inches (20.56m) was his only fair throw of the day; however, it gave him three more shots in the final. Yeah, today was a bad day, said Cantwell. But, you know what; I'm still No. 1 in the World and will continue to be through to the end of this year and beyond. I plan on being in Monaco for the IAAF World Athletics Final in September and will continue to work and train hard. People don't have to worry; I'll still be back in 2008. Cantwell will next go to Europe for some international competitions before the September final to wrap-up one of the best first years in the professional circuit in track and field history. Men's 800m Semifinal | Results Derrick Peterson (Jonesboro, Ga.) placed second in his semifinal heat in a time of 1:47.87 to qualify for Monday's final in the event. Peterson came out to the lead in the first 300 meters, fell to fourth before the final 200, and surged his way to second beating out third place by one-hundredth of a second. The semifinal is probably the toughest race of all three, Peterson said. Finishing in the top four is basically the prime order for the day. My goal was to do that today. ON THE TRACK: Women's 400m Hurdle Semis More to Watch: Again another thing to watch is the women's 100-meters ... a semifinal and final still remain. Who will advance on to the Olympics? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 1: Friday, July 9th, 2004 | Recap | Results TV: (LIVE) USA Network, 10pm-12am (central) Today's Results ... Men's Shot Put Qualifying | Results Christian Catnwell qualified on to the final, throwing for 68 feet, 7.25 inches, the third best on the day. Cantwell fouled his first throw, but hit his day's automatic qualifying mark on his second. I wanted to be a little more intense out there, Cantwell said. Tomorrow will be a lot more pressure, but I do better with that. It's going to be fun, and I'll be ready to show up, perform, and get the job done. Missouri junior Conrad Woolsey ended a fantastic season, finishing in 17th place, throwing for 59 feet, 5.5 inches. Women's Heptathlon | Hept Scores | #1 100mH | #2 HJ | #3 SP | #4 200m Fiona Asigbee had a day one personal-best and ended in eight place with a score of 3,525 points after having a huge PR in the high jump (1.84m, 6-.25) ... Michelle Moran ended day one in ninth with 3,413 points, also on a PR pace Men's 800-meter Quarterfinal | Results Derrick Peterson won his heat, coming back from sixth place in the final 100 meters to clock in at 1:47.83 ... Timothy Dunne finished fifth in the seocnd of three heats, and didn't advance to the semis, finishing in 1:48.38. Men's Long Jump | Results 2000 Missouri graduate William Hopson was a late entry into the meet and finished 21st in the trials. Originally from Kansas City, Mo., Hopson qualified for the trials by jumping for over a foot PR at the USATF Club Team Championships last weekend. While at Missouri Hopson finished third at the 1999 Big 12 Championships. Media Coverage: Columbia Daily Tribune | Columbia Missourian Track & Field News | Sacramento Bee Questions? Comments? E-mail Us