Olympic hopes still alive for HBCU sprinter

EUGENE, Ore . — The 2024 US Olympic Track and Field Trials continued to heat up on Thursday in Eugene, Oregon, as Alabama State’s Jamarion Stubbs made a statement in the men’s 200-meter dash. The Las Vegas, Nevada native advanced to the semifinals with a blistering performance and a time of 20.44.

“I’m feeling great,” Stubbs said in a post-race interview. “I knew I had to come out and execute my race plan, and I’m happy I could do that. Now it’s time to focus on the next round and see what I can do.”

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Alabama State sprinter Jamarion Stubbs is one step closer to his dreams at the US Track and Field Olympic trials.

As Stubbs advances to the semifinals, he will be joined by other talented sprinters, including world-class athletes like Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek. The stage is set for an exciting showdown, with spots on the US Olympic team hanging in the balance.

Stubbs path to the Olympics: Top six each heat + next three fastest times to three semifinal heats, top two each semifinal, and next three fastest times advance to final. The top three in the finals on Saturday qualify for the US Olympic Team in Paris.

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