Hawaiian discus thrower Hale Moa has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, which begin Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Moore is the first University of Hawaii athlete to qualify for the US Olympic Track and Field Trials since Amber Kauffman (high jump) in 2008. A second-team All-American, Moore finished 11th at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 55.46 meters, becoming just the fourth Rainbow Wahine discus thrower to be named an All-American. She also threw a school-record 58.25 meters in the discus at the Big West Championships to win her second conference title.
Mohr will be one of 24 athletes competing in the discus event, scheduled to begin on June 24. The top three athletes in the trials will qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they achieve the Olympic standard of 64.50 metres.
University of Hawaii swimmers compete in Olympic trials
University of Hawaii swimmers Timothy Gallagher, Dietrich Meyer and Katherine Ivanov are scheduled to compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, which begin this weekend at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Gallagher, who finished his athletic career at the University of Hawaii this spring, has qualified to compete in the preliminaries in the 100 and 200 backstroke, while Meyer will compete in the 50 freestyle. Ivanov will compete in the women's 100 breaststroke.
Ivanov and Gallagher will compete in the 100-meter breaststroke preliminaries starting at 5 a.m. Sunday. The top 16 swimmers will advance to the semifinals of the event later that day. The finals for both events will be held on Monday. Gallagher will also compete in the 200-meter backstroke on Wednesday. The semifinals will be held in the evening and the final on Thursday. Meyer will compete in the 50-meter freestyle on Thursday morning, followed by the semifinals and final on Friday.
