Kentucky Track Alumni heading to 2024 Paris Olympics, finishing final rounds of trials

Multiple Kentucky track & field alumni are shining at the national stage during the 2024 Olympic Trials. Some of them have finished the trials with hardware, while others are competing in the final rounds of their respective events this weekend.

Andrew Evans (Class of 2014) punched his ticket to Paris after winning gold in the discuss throw, marking 218’6″/66.61 meters on this third and final attempt. Evans was the sole contender to clear 66 meters on multiple attempts.

This will be the second Olympics of his career, coming after his international debut in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016, where he finished in 16th place.

He joins other UKTF alumni who punched their tickets to Paris after finishing the final rounds of their events earlier this week; Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (2015-2018; Team Puerto Rico), Alexis Holmes (Class of 2022), Daniel Roberts (Class of 2019), and volunteer coach Devynne Carlton.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (Kentucky track athlete from 2017-2018) dominated her competition in the 400 meter hurdles and earned a world-leading time at 52.84 with an automatic qualification for the final rounds on Sunday night.

Two alumnae are competing in the women’s 100 meter hurdles finals on Sunday after earning automatic qualifications to the finals with their respective times on Saturday. Masai Russel (Class of 2023) finished in a three-way tie for first, locking in 12.36. Keni Harrison (Class of 2015) finished sixth overall, marking a time of 12.52.

The final day of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials starts tonight at 8:00 p.m. EST, opening with Masai Russel and Keni Harrison in the women’s 100 meter hurdles finals.