O LYMPIC PROFILE
At the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games,
Michigan's Steve Fraser made history by
winning the first U.S. gold medal in Greco-
Roman wrestling. See page 14.
SPORTS
Wednesday
June 19, 1996 13J
Michigan senior Trinity Townsend, who finished fourth at last month's NCAA Championships, fell short of earning a chance to
gain International honors at the Olympic Games. The Muskegon Heights native advanced to the semifinals in the 800-meter
run at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials, currently being held in Atlanta, Ga. Although he improved his times in each
heat of the qualification rounds, Townsend's times were ultimately not enough to gain a berth on the U.S. Olympic squad.
*Townsend's attempt to -make
Team& USA derailed at Trials
M' senior fails to qualify for Olympic berth at 800 meters;
Black falls short in bid to compete in high jump in Atlanta
Blue runners
head to Canada;
Sullivan sits out
Babcock, Forrester, MacDonald
vie for spots on Team Canada
Dy Chris Farah
Daily Sports Writer
This weekend at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials, a number of
Michigan athletes will attempt to make the transition from collegiate prominence
to national and perhaps even global renown and victory.
On of the most talented of them all, however, will not.
After re-aggravating a nagging injury to his Achilles tendon, junior Kevin
Sullivan -three-time NCAA Track Champion and 1995 Big Ten Track and Fil
Athlete of the Year -will be forced to watch his teammates from the sidelines.
Though unable to participate in the trials, a chance does remain for Sullivan to
represent his country in Atlanta this summer.
"(Kevin) talked about petitioning the Canadian Olympic Association to name
him to the team," said Sullivan's friend and teammate, Wolverine senior Scott
MacDonald. "He doesn't really know what his status is right now."
Sullivan sat out the 1996 outdoor season - taking a redshirt specifically to
recover from an earlier injury to the Achilles - in order to represent Canada in the
Olympics this summer. He currently is seeing a specialist in Ottawa in an attempt
to preserve his Olympic hopes and Canada's best chance for international success
in the 1,500-meter run.
While he may have been Michigan's most favored athlete going into the
Canadian trials, other Wolverines also have the potential to make strong showings
MacDonald, who specializes in the 1,500 with Sullivan, was also red-shirted fo
the 1996 outdoor season to allow him to concentrate on preparation for the
Olympics and on recovering from an injury suffered during the 1995 indoor s -
son. Although he has worked hard to regain the form that won him fourth at the
Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 1,500 in 1995, MacDonald said he does
not think he is in peak condition for the trials this weekend.
However, he said he feels he can still be ultimately successful.
"I think if I had another month to spare I'd be ready to run the standard,"
MacDonald said. "In the Olympic trials it's two things: either you make the team
or you don't."
"I'll go out as hard as I can and hope that I get into that top three, because
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Michigan's Trinity Townsend will not
be going back to Atlanta.
Townsend made his initial visit to the
southern city over the weekend to partic-
ipate in the United States Track and Field
Olympic Trials. The Michigan senior was
competing in the 800-meter run.
But after failing to qualify in a semifinal
heat, Townsend's hope to be part of the
U. S team was dashed Sunday.
In Friday night's first round,
Townsend's time of 1:48.71 was good
enough to qualify him for the quarterfinal
round even though he did not finish in
the top four, which would have resulted
in an automatic qualification to the next
round.
In Saturday's quarterfinal round, the
senior from Muskegon Heights advanced
by even a slimmer margin. His time of
1:47.83 was an improvement from the
previous day, but not good enough to
place him in the top five of his heat. He
was, however, the fastest runner not to
finish in the top five, and therefore quali- shot at running in the Olympics.
fied him for the semifinals. Michigan's other competitor at the
In the semifinals, Townsend finished Trials didn't fare too well.
sixth in his heat, a mere 1.15 seconds out Wolverine senior Monika Black did not
of fourth place. The top four finishers clear the 5-10 bar and was unable to qual-
qualified for tonight's final round and a ify for further competition.
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