Daniel Roberts advances to 110-meter hurdles finals

Another Kentucky Track & Field alum is still in the running for a medal at the Olympics. Daniel Roberts finished in the top two of his heat in the 110-meter hurdles semifinals and will move on to Thursday’s finals.

Roberts, who attended Kentucky from 2017-19, had a time of 13.10, just one-hundredth of a second off Jamaica’s Orlando Bennett, who won the heat, and 0.12 seconds behind former Florida Gator Grant Holloway, Roberts’ friendly rival going back to their days running in the SEC.

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Roberts is a three-time U.S. Champion in the 110-meter hurdles (2019, 2022, 2023) and finished third in the event at the Olympic Team Trials behind Holloway and Freddie Crittenden, who also advanced to the finals today. At Kentucky, Roberts was a two-time NCAA silver medalist (60m hurdles and 110m hurdles – 2019) and the 110-meter hurdles champion in 2019.

The finals of the 110-meter hurdles take place tomorrow at 3:45 p.m., just 20 minutes after Roberts’ fellow Kentucky alum Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone runs in the finals of the 400-meter hurdles.

110mH Standings After Semifinals

Rank	NOC	Name	Heat	Result
1	USA	Grant HOLLOWAY	1	12.98
2	JAM	Orlando BENNETT	3	13.09
3	USA	Daniel ROBERTS	3	13.10
4	ESP	Enrique LLOPIS	1	13.17
5	JAM	Hansle PARCHMENT	1	13.19
6	JAM	Rasheed BROADBELL	2	13.21
7	USA	Freddie CRITTENDEN	2	13.23
8	JPN	Rachid MURATAKE	1	13.26

Cats in Paris Schedule

It’s been a big day for Kentucky Track, with four Wildcats advancing to the next round in their events. Early this morning, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR), Masai Russell (USA), and Devynne Charlton (Bahamas) moved on to the semifinals of the 100-meter hurdles. In just a little bit, Alexis Holmes (USA) will look to advance to the finals in the 400 meters.

Here’s the complete schedule:

Wednesday, August 7

• TRACK & FIELD — 4:15 AM: Women’s 100mH Round 1 (Masai Russell, USA — 12.53, QUALIFIED; Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Puerto Rico — 12.42, QUALIFIED; Devynne Charlton, Bahamas — 12.71, QUALIFIED)
• DIVING — 9:00 AM: Women’s 3m Springboard Preliminary (Julia Vincent, South Africa — QUALIFIED); E!, Peacock
• TRACK & FIELD — 1:05 PM: Men’s 110mH Semifinal (Daniel Roberts, USA — 13.10, QUALIFIED); NBC, Peacock
• TRACK & FIELD — 2:45 PM: Women’s 400m Semifinal (Alexis Holmes, USA); USA, Peacock
• WOMEN’S 5×5 BASKETBALL — 3:30 PM: Nigeria (Adebola Adeyeye) vs. USA; Quarterfinals; USA, Peacock

Thursday, August 8

• DIVING — 4:00 AM: Women’s 3m Springboard Semifinal (Julia Vincent, South Africa); E!; Peacock
• WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL — 10:00 AM: United States (Avery Skinner) vs. Brazil; Semifinals; NBC, Peacock
• MEN’S 5×5 BASKETBALL — 3:00 PM: USA (Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, Anthony Davis) vs. Serbia vs. Serbia; Semifinals; NBC, Peacock
• TRACK & FIELD — 3:25 PM: Women’s 400mH Final (Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, USA); NBC, Peacock
• TRACK & FIELD — 3:45 PM: Men’s 110mH Final (Daniel Roberts, USA); NBC, Peacock

Friday, August 9

• TRACK & FIELD — 4:40 AM: Women’s 4x400m Relay Round 1 (Alexis Holmes, USA); USA, Peacock
• TRACK & FIELD — 6:05 AM: Women’s 100mH Semifinal (Masai Russell, USA; Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Puerto Rico; Devynne Charlton, Bahamas); USA, Peacock
• DIVING — 9:00 AM: Women’s 3m Springboard Final (Julia Vincent, South Africa); NBC, Peacock
• TRACK & FIELD — 2:00 PM: Women’s 400m Final (Alexis Holmes, USA); NBC, Peacock
• WOMEN’S 5×5 BASKETBALL — Semifinals

Saturday, August 10

• TRACK & FIELD — 1:45 PM: Women’s 100mH Final (Masai Russell, USA; Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Puerto Rico; Devynne Charlton, Bahamas); USA, Peacock
• TRACK & FIELD — 3:22 PM: Women’s 4x400m Relay Final (Alexis Holmes, USA); NBC, Peacock
• MEN’S 5×5 BASKETBALL — Bronze and Gold Medal Games
• WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL — Bronze Medal Match

Sunday, August 11

• WOMEN’S 5×5 BASKETBALL — Bronze and Gold Medal Games
• WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL — Gold Medal Match