Support Your Local Olympians On Their Road To London

Illinois Road To London
Todd Grasley

(Photo by FloTrack)

As the start of the track and field events in London looms closer and closer, many of us are trying to find runners who can be idolized and supported while watching the Olympic Games. 
 
MileSplit Illinois would like to pay homage to those Olympians who have some athletic ties to the Illinois area, whether they were born here, went to high school or college here, or train here. Their skills and hard work have brought them to this intense level of competition, and as they make their way to the starting line in London, we will be eagerly watching and cheering for them back home.We want the Illinois running community to extend their hands and get behind these exceptional athletes and support them as they head to London for the 2012 Olympic games.

Stay tuned for interviews this week with Lance Brooks and Evan Jager featuring their Road To London.


Illinois Track & Field Olympians
 

United States

Evan Jager - (3000m Steeplechase) - Grew up in Algonquin, Illinois. Follow Evan on Twitter @EvanJager. (Road To London: Evan Jager)
Lance Brooks - (Discus) - Grew up in New Berlin, Illinois. Attended Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois.  (Road To London: Lance Brooks)
Gia Lewis Smallwood -  (Discus)  - Grew up in Champaign, Illinois. Attended the University of Illinois.
Dawn Harper (100m Hurdles - Born in East St. Louis, Illinois.

Canada

Nikkita Holder - (100m Hurdles) - Attended the University of Illinois

Jamaica 

Andrew Riley - (110m Hurdles) - Attended the University of Illinois.
 

Olympic Track & Field Schedule

 

 

Day 1, August 3rd
Time Sex Event Round
Morning session
05:00 M Shot Put Qualification
05:05 W 100 Meters Hurdles Heptathlon
05:25 W Triple Jump Qualification
05:40 W 100 Meters Preliminary Round
06:15 M 400 Meters Hurdles Heats
06:15 W High Jump Heptathlon
06:20 M Hammer Throw Qualification
07:00 W 400 Meters Heats
07:45 M Hammer Throw Qualification
08:00 M 3000 Meters Steeplechase Heats
 
Afternoon session
14:00 W Shot Put Heptathlon
14:05 W 100 Meters Heats
14:10 W Discus Throw Qualification
14:50 M Long Jump Qualification
15:05 M 1500 Meters Heats
15:30 M Shot Put Final
15:35 W Discus Throw Qualification
15:45 W 200 Meters Heptathlon
16:25 W 10,000 Meters Final
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5 - Day 6 - Day 7 - Day 8 - Day 9 - Day 10
Day 2, August 4th
Time Sex Event Round
Morning session
05:00 M 100 Meters Preliminary Round
05:05 W Long Jump Heptathlon
05:20 W Pole Vault Qualification
05:35 M 400 Meters Heats
06:35 W 3000 Meters Steeplechase Heats
06:40 W Javelin Throw Heptathlon
07:30 M 100 Meters Heats
07:55 W Javelin Throw Heptathlon
 
Afternoon session
12:00 M 20 Kilometers Race Walk Final
14:00 M 400 Meters Hurdles Semi-Final
14:30 W Discus Throw Final
14:35 W 100 Meters Semi-Final
14:55 M Long Jump Final
15:05 W 400 Meters Semi-Final
15:35 W 800 Meters Heptathlon
16:15 M 10,000 Meters Final
16:55 W 100 Meters Final
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5 - Day 6 - Day 7 - Day 8 - Day 9 - Day 10
Day 3, August 5th
Time Sex Event Round
Morning session
06:00 W Marathon Final
 
Afternoon session
14:00 W 400 Meters Hurdles Heats
14:05 M High Jump Qualification
14:35 W Triple Jump Final
14:45 M 100 Meters Semi-Final
15:15 M 1500 Meters Semi-Final
15:20 M Hammer Throw Final
15:40 M 400 Meters Semi-Final
16:10 W 400 Meters Final
16:25 M 3000 Meters Steeplechase Final
16:50 M 100 Meters Final
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5 - Day 6 - Day 7 - Day 8 - Day 9 - Day 10
Day 4, August 6th
Time Sex Event Round
Morning session
05:00 M Discus Throw Qualification
05:05 W 100 Meters Hurdles Heats
05:45 W Shot Put Qualification
05:50 M 800 Meters Heats
06:25 M Discus Throw Qualification
06:45 W 1500 Meters Heats
 
Afternoon session
14:00 W Pole Vault Final
14:15 W Shot Put Final
14:20 W 200 Meters Heats
15:15 W 400 Meters Hurdles Semi-Final
15:45 M 400 Meters Hurdles Final
16:05 W 3000 Meters Steeplechase Final
16:30 M 400 Meters Final
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5 - Day 6 - Day 7 - Day 8 - Day 9 - Day 10
Day 5, August 7th
Time Sex Event Round
Morning session
05:00 W Javelin Throw Qualification
05:10 M 110 Meters Hurdles Heats
05:45 M Triple Jump Qualification
05:55 W 5000 Meters Heats
06:25 W Javelin Throw Qualification
06:50 M 200 Meters Heats
 
Afternoon session
14:00 M High Jump Final
14:05 W Long Jump Qualification
14:15 W 100 Meters Hurdles Semi-Final
14:45 M Discus Throw Final
14:55 M 800 Meters Semi-Final
15:25 W 200 Meters Semi-Final
16:00 W 100 Meters Hurdles Final
16:15 M 1500 Meters Final
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5 - Day 6 - Day 7 - Day 8 - Day 9 - Day 10
Day 6, August 8th
Time Sex Event Round
Morning session
05:00 M Pole Vault Qualification
05:00 W Hammer Throw Qualification
05:10 M 100 Meters Decathlon
05:45 M 5000 Meters Heats
06:10 M Long Jump Decathlon
06:25 W Hammer Throw Qualification
06:35 W 800 Meters Heats
07:50 M Shot Put Decathlon
 
Afternoon session
13:00 M High Jump Decathlon
14:05 M Javelin Throw Qualification
14:15 M 110 Meters Hurdles Semi-Final
14:45 W 1500 Meters Semi-Final
15:05 W Long Jump Final
15:10 M 200 Meters Semi-Final
15:35 M Javelin Throw Qualification
15:45 W 400 Meters Hurdles Final
16:00 W 200 Meters Final
16:15 M 110 Meters Hurdles Final
16:30 M 400 Meters Decathlon
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5 - Day 6 - Day 7 - Day 8 - Day 9 - Day 10
Day 7, August 9th
Time Sex Event Round
Morning session
04:00 M 110 Meters Hurdles Decathlon
04:30 W High Jump Qualification
04:55 M Discus Throw Decathlon
06:35 M 4x400 Meters Relay Heats
07:55 M Pole Vault Decathlon
 
Afternoon session
13:30 M Javelin Throw Decathlon
14:20 M Triple Jump Final
14:30 W 800 Meters Semi-Final
14:40 M Javelin Throw Decathlon
15:00 M 800 Meters Final
15:20 W 4x100 Meters Relay Heats
15:55 M 200 Meters Final
16:00 W Javelin Throw Final
16:20 M 1500 Meters Decathlon
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5 - Day 6 - Day 7 - Day 8 - Day 9 - Day 10
Day 8, August 10th
Time Sex Event Round
Afternoon session
14:00 M Pole Vault Final
14:10 W 4x400 Meters Relay Heats
14:35 W Hammer Throw Final
14:45 M 4x100 Meters Relay Heats
15:05 W 5000 Meters Final
15:40 W 4x100 Meters Relay Final
15:55 W 1500 Meters Final
16:20 M 4x400 Meters Relay Final
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5 - Day 6 - Day 7 - Day 8 - Day 9 - Day 10
Day 9, August 11th
Time Sex Event Round
Morning session
04:00 M 50 Kilometers Race Walk Final
 
Afternoon session
12:00 W 20 Kilometers Race Walk Final
14:00 W High Jump Final
14:20 M Javelin Throw Final
14:30 M 5000 Meters Final
15:00 W 800 Meters Final
15:25 W 4x400 Meters Relay Final
16:00 M 4x100 Meters Relay Final
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5 - Day 6 - Day 7 - Day 8 - Day 9 - Day 10
Day 10, August 12th
Time Sex Event Round
Morning session
06:00 M Marathon Final