{"id":15296,"date":"2012-08-07T02:23:40","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T07:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=15296"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:32:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:32:15","slug":"want-to-find-out-how-our-ole-miss-athletes-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/want-to-find-out-how-our-ole-miss-athletes-did\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to find out how our Ole Miss athletes did?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SPOILER ALERT: Results from Tuesday events in London.<\/p>\n<p>Both of the Ole Miss track and field representatives advanced in their respective Olympic events Tuesday. UM rising senior Isiah Young advanced to Wednesday&#8217;s men&#8217;s 200-meter semifinals with a third place finish (20.55) in this morning&#8217;s first round heat while former Ole Miss long jump specialist Brittney Reese advanced to the final round.<\/p>\n<div>Young lined up next to Usain Bolt, dubbed &#8220;The World&#8217;s Fastest Man,&#8221; who defended his Olympic title in the 100 meter event less than a day before. Other notable sprinters who advanced to tomorrow&#8217;s semifinals at 2:15 pm CT include Jamaicans Warren Weir and Yohan Blake as well as the Netherlands&#8217; Churandy Martina and American runner Wallace Spearmon.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A two-time Olympian, Reese owns the longest jump in the world in 2012 and did not disappoint, qualifying for the finals with a jump of 6.57 meters (21.55 feet). The women&#8217;s long jump final will be held tomorrow at 2:05 pm CT when Reese looks to improve on her fifth place finish in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Both events can be seen live by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcolympics.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.nbcolympics.com<\/a>. Highlights of today&#8217;s events will be shown this evening on NBC.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPOILER ALERT: Results from Tuesday events in London. Both of the Ole Miss track and field representatives advanced in their respective Olympic events Tuesday. 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