Denness-Lamont Third In The Javelin; DeSousa Advances In Canadian Olympic Trials

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Denness-Lamont Third In The Javelin; DeSousa Advances In Canadian Olympic Trials

6/27/2024 7:21:00 PM | Track and Field

DeSousa finishes second in the long jump

By: Matt Turk, Associate Athletic Communications Director

MONTREAL, Quebec---Long Beach State's Rori Denness-Lamont finished third in the women's javelin. At the same time, Tayah DeSousa advanced in the long jump preliminaries at Canada's Bell Olympic Track & Field Trials Thursday night at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex.

Denness-Lamont, the 2024 Big West champion in the javelin, posted her top night performance, 165-10, on her sixth attempt to earn third place. Elizabeth Gleadle was the champion as she threw 195-3. The Paris automatic qualifying mark in the women's javelin is 209-11.

DeSousa charted a second-place showing in the long jump as she posted a mark of 19-0 3/4. Fiola Tejiofo was the top qualifier in the event, as she went 19-3 1/2. The long jump finals are Saturday at 6 p.m. EDT.

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DeSousa will attempt to qualify for Paris in the 100m hurdles in qualifying that starts on Friday at 10:45 a.m. EDT. The semifinals are on Saturday, June 29, at 6:25 p.m. EDT, while the finals are on June 29 at 9:05 p.m. EDT.

The Bell Track & Field Trials include national championships for Canada's National, U20 Para Athletics, and Combined Events. Aidan Turner enters the Olympic Trials in the men's long jump. Turner will also compete in the U20 Men's Pole Vault and the U20 Men's Long Jump. He has achieved automatic standards in each event while sending Turner automatically into the finals of each event. The U20 events are set for Friday, June 28 (10 a.m. EDT/6:15 EDT). The Senior Long Jump finals will be held on Saturday, June 29, at 8 p.m. EDT.

Hailey Fune' has been accepted into the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 100m hurdles. Fune' earned her spot into the field by tying the school record in the event, 13.21, in the opening round of the NCAA West First Round on May 22. Fune' will be representing Long Beach State during the trials competition. The 100m hurdles begin with the first round on Friday, June 28 (5:28 p.m.). The semifinals are Saturday, June 29 (5:04 p.m.), with the finals set for Sunday, June 30 (5 p.m.).

Sofia Lavreshina looks to qualify for Paris at Portugal's National Championships in the 400m and 400m hurdles from June 29-30.

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