LOGAN, Utah — Utah State track & field sophomore
Logan Hammer is set to compete in the qualifying round of the men's pole vault at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Friday, June 21, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The top 12 finishers will advance to the men's pole vault finals on Sunday, June 23.
Aggie alums Chari Hawkins and Dillon Maggard will also compete at the trials. Hawkins will compete in the women's heptathlon, an event in which she is currently ranked 12th in the world and third in the United States. Maggard will compete in the men's 5,000 meters as he posted a qualifying time of 13:22.94 and in the 10,000 meters with a qualifying time of 27:47.60.
The top three competitors in each event will represent the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympic.
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MEET INFORMATION
U.S. Olympic Team Trials
Date: June 21-30, 2024
Starts: Pole Vault (Qualifying), June 21 @ 6:50 p.m. (MT); 10,000 Meters, June 21 @ 8:27 p.m.; Heptathlon, June 23-24; 5,000 Meters (Round One), June 27 @ 9:03 p.m.
Site: Eugene, Oregon
Venue: Hayward Field
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DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY ARTIE GULDEN
"We are super proud and excited that Logan will have the opportunity to compete in the Olympic Trials. It will be the first time in a long while the Utah State uniform will make an appearance at the meet. This experience should be the cherry on top of his fantastic season, both for him and our jumps coach
Erik Rasmussen. Also, best of luck to the two Aggie alums, Chari Hawkins and Dillon Maggard, also competing in the Trials."
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HAMMER'S ALL-AMERICAN SEASON
At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Hammer earned second-team All-American honors as he finished 16th with a clearance of 5.22 meters (17-1.5) on June 5, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
On May 11, Hammer set the Utah State, meet and all-time Mountain West Conference records in the men's pole vault with a clearance of 5.62 meters (18-5.25) as he won gold at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships in Clovis, California.
Hammer has won five titles this season at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta (5.20 meters, 17-0.75), Stanford Invitational (5.32 meters, 17-5.5), Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational (5.26 meters, 17-3), BYU-hosted Robison Invitational (5.53-meters, 18-1.75) and the Mountain West Outdoor Championships.
Before his most recent school record, Hammer set the USU record at the Robison Invitational on April 27, with a mark of 5.53 meters (18-1.75), topping former Aggie All-American Mark Calvin's clearance of 5.51 meters (18-1) set in 1997.
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