US Olympic Trials: Emily Richards to compete in the Women's 800-Meter Run on Thursday at 10 pm (EDT)
Thursday, June 24, 2021, 7 p.m. (PDT) - Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. - 1st Round on NBCSN - Lane 3, Heat 5
Friday, June 25, 2021, 3:02 p.m. (PDT) - Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. - Semifinals on NBCSN
Sunday, June 27, 2021, 4:30 p.m. (PDT) - Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. - Finals on NBC
| US Olympic Trials Meet site | Emily Richards bio page | Heat Sheets 6-24 (.pdf) |
US Olympic Trials: Ohio Northern alumnus, 9-time NCAA Champion and 14-time All-American Emily Richards has qualified for the 2021 United States Olympic Trials, which will be held June 18-27 in Eugene, Ore. ... She will compete in the first round of the 800-meter dash on Thursday, June 24, at 10 p.m. EDT and will be televised on NBCSN ... She will be in Lane 3 of Heat 5 in the first round ... She is seeded 36th of the 43 entrants and is 7th of the 8 in her heat with a qualifying time of 2:02.10 ... The top two finishers in each of the five heats plus the next six best times will advance to the semifinals ... The semifinals will be Friday at 6:02 p.m. EDT on NBCSN and the finals are on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. EDT on NBC ... The top three finishers in each of the two heats and the next two fastest times will qualify for the finals ... Richards ran a 2:02.10 at the Stumptown Twilight Meet on June 3 in Portland, Ore., to qualify ... The qualifying mark for this year's trials in the 800 is 2:02.50 ... The top three finishers at the Olympic Trials will make the U.S. Olympic team and will compete in the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo July 30-Aug. 8 ... Richards turned professional in 2018 and is in her fourth season running under the Hoka One One banner ... She is currently in her second year as an assistant coach with the ONU track and field and cross country programs ... This marks the fourth consecutive time that Richards will compete on the national stage at the country's top outdoor track and field meet ... She competed at the 2017, 18 and 19 US Championships meets, finishing eighth, 12th and 23rd in those three meets, respectively.