Four current and former Wichita State track and field athletes will compete over the next week at the U.S. Olympic Trials at newly-renovated Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
 
Michael Bryan and Antonio Norman – both second team All-Americans earlier this month at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships – are in the fields for the hammer throw and 110-meter hurdles, respectively. They'll be joined by Shocker alumni Aaron True (javelin) and Kellyn (Johnson) Taylor (10,000m).
 
Fans can tune in for coverage of the U.S. Track and Field Trials most evenings on NBC and NBC Sports Network. Events outside of primetime are available for live streaming at nbcolympics.com and via the NBC Sports App.
 
For Shocker updates throughout the week, follow @GoShockersTFXC on Twitter. Access the full meet schedule and live results by visiting USATF.org.
 
In general, the top-three finishers in each event will go on to represent the United States at next month's Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
 
Members of this Shocker quartet are looking to join Aliphene Tuliamuk, who previously qualified in the marathon.
 
In addition, the USATF is expected announce its Paralympic team later this month. Former Shocker Deja Young will be in the mix after winning golds in the 100 and 200 meters at the 2016 games.
 
Bryan is set to compete Friday at just after 2 p.m. CT. in the hammer throw preliminary. Finals in that event are Sunday afternoon, June 20.
 
The senior from Wamego, Kan. is coming off a 12^th-place performance at the NCAA Outdoor Championship – which also took place at Hayward Field. His toss of 70.08 meters (229 feet, 11 inches) was just 30 centimeters shy of making the finals.
 
True competes Saturday, June 19 in the men's javelin (4:15 p.m. CT). Finals are Monday evening, June 21.
 
The Leroy, Kan. native was a two-time All-American for the Shockers in 2018 and 2019 and still holds the school record at 77.49 meters (254 feet, 3 inches).
 
Norman blasts off in the first round of 110-meter hurdle competition at around 4:30 p.m. CT on Friday, June 25.
 
The junior from St. Louis, Mo. had never run the 110-meter hurdles prior to this season but now finds himself competing against some of the world's best. He ran a season-low 13.63 at last month's NCAA West Regional and took 16^th-place at the NCAA Outdoor Championship.
 
Taylor (formerly Kellyn Johnson) takes part in the women's 10,000 meters on Saturday, June 26. Her race airs live on NBC at 7 p.m. CT.
 
The 34-year-old Taylor has enjoyed a long and successful pro career. At WSU, she doubled up on All-American honors as a senior in 2009, placing third in the indoor mile and 10^th outdoors in the 5,000-meter run.
 
Tuliamuk secured her spot on the U.S. team in late February, 2020, when she won the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with a time of two hours, 27 minutes, 23 seconds.
 
Tuliamuk was a 13-time Cross Country and Track and Field All-American at WSU, highlighted by a runner-up finish in the 10,000-meters in the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championship. Originally from Kenya, she became a U.S. citizen in 2016.
 
She's the first Shocker to qualify for an Olympics since Latvian long jumper Ineta Radevica (who spent one season at Wichita State before transferring to Nebraska) competed in the 2004 and 2012 games.