On Day One of T&F, Friday August 3, 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist and Central Dauphin East grad Hyleas Fountain started her quest for another medal in 2012. She began the day with a PR in the 100 Hurdles, going 12.70 and finishing the event in a solid position. And she remained in good shape on the high jump, when she cleared 6-01.25. But her problems began with a sub-par shot put where she recorded a mark of 39-04. She finished the first day with a season-best in the 200, going 23.64. However, she ended the day just five points out of Bronze, sitting in 5th position. On Day Two, her opening long jump best of 19-10.25 was not going to move her up the ranks. And a javelin toss of just 70-10.50 after two opening fouls left her out of the running. Fountain had thrown over 132 this season. She grabbed her shoulder after the first throw, and reports indicate that the shoulder affected all three throws.. She scratched the final event, the 800, because of lower back pain. She had 5,084 points after six events, but the official result is Did Not Finish.
Also on Friday, Central Dauphin grad Ryan Whiting took care of business during the morning session and advanced to the evening final with a best shot put of 68-2, which put him in 4th place. Twelve advance, and the first three throws of the final determine the final eight that will earn three more throws for determining the medals. Whiting's final effort of 67-08.50 (20.64m) was just five centimeters shy of the eighth and final spot.
On Saturday, Olympic rookie Trevor Barron took to the world-class competition in the 20K Racewalk. He would finish in 26th in 1:22.46, exactly four minutes behind the gold medal winner. There were 56 qualifiers for the event.
This is a viewing guide that we created for the Olympic track & field events. The schedule notes the live (online) time schedule, the projected NBC television air time, and the Pennsylvania athletes involved.
For our purposes, Pennsylvanians include those who went to high school in the state. We have only listed the Keystone Staters competing for the preliminary heats; the other rounds will be updated daily as the qualifiers are known.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time. All television air times are starting times and derived from the description on NBCOlympics.com, which are not always precise. All photos below are used with permission from Image of Sport. Also, be sure to check out our partner at FloTrack's Olympic Coverage
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Day 1 - Friday - August 3
| Online | NBC | Sex | Event | Round |
| Morning | ||||
| 05:00 | 10:00/11:30 | M |
Shot Put Ryan Whiting (Central Dauphin HS) |
Qualification |
| 05:05 | Sat. 12:35a | W |
100 Meters Hurdles Hyleas Fountain (Central Dauphin East HS) |
Heptathlon |
| 05:25 | 10:00/11:30 | W | Triple Jump | Qualification |
| 05:40 | 10:00/11:30 | W | 100 Meters | Preliminary Round |
| 06:15 | 10:00/11:30 | M | 400 Meters Hurdles | Heats |
| 06:15 | Sat. 12:35a | W |
High Jump Hyleas Fountain (Central Dauphin East HS) |
Heptathlon |
| 06:20 | 10:00/11:30 | M | Hammer Throw | Qualification |
| 07:00 | 10:00 | W |
400 Meters |
Heats |
| 07:45 | 10:00/11:30 | M | Hammer Throw | Qualification |
| 08:00 | 10:00/11:30 | M | 3000 Meters Steeplechase | Heats |
| Afternoon | ||||
| 2:00 | Sat. 12:35a | W |
Shot Put |
Heptathlon |
| 2:05 | 8:00 | W | 100 Meters | Heats |
| 2:10 | Sat. 12:35a | W | Discus Throw | Qualification |
| 2:50 | 8:00 | M | Long Jump | Qualification |
| 3:05 | 8:00 | M | 1500 Meters | Heats |
| 3:30 | 8:00 | M | Shot Put | Final |
| 3:35 | 8:00 | W | Discus Throw | Qualification |
| 3:45 | Sat. 12:35a | W |
200 Meters Hyleas Fountain (Central Dauphin East HS) |
Heptathlon |
| 4:25 | LIVE | W | 10,000 Meters | Final |
Day 2 - Saturday- August 4
| Online | NBC | Sex | Event | Round |
| Morning | ||||
| 05:00 | 11:15 | M | 100 Meters | Preliminary Round |
| 05:05 | 1:30p | W |
Long Jump Hyleas Fountain (Central Dauphin East HS) |
Heptathlon |
| 05:20 | 11:15 | W | Pole Vault | Qualification |
| 05:35 | 11:15 | M | 400 Meters | Heats |
| 06:35 | 1:30p | W | 3000 Meters Steeplechase | Heats |
| 06:40 | 1:30p | W |
Javelin Throw Hyleas Fountain (Central Dauphin East HS) |
Heptathlon |
| 7:30 | 11:15 | M | 100 Meters | Heats |
| 07:55 | 1:30p | W | Javelin Throw | Heptathlon |
| Afternoon | ||||
| 12:00 | 4:45 | M |
20 Kilometers Race Walk Trevor Barron (Homeschooled, Bethel Park) |
Final |
| 2:00 | 8:00 | M | 400 Meters Hurdles | Semi-Final |
| 2:30 | Sun. 12:30a | W | Discus Throw | Final |
| 2:35 | 8:00 | W | 100 Meters | Semi-Final |
| 2:55 | 8:00 | M | Long Jump | Final |
| 3:05 | 8:00 | W | 400 Meters | Semi-Final |
| 3:35 | 8:00 | W |
800 Meters Hyleas Fountain (Central Dauphin East HS) |
Heptathlon |
| 4:15 | LIVE | M | 10,000 Meters | Final |
| 4:55 | 8:00 | W | 100 Meters | Final |
Day 3 - Sunday - August 4
| Online | NBC | Sex | Event | Round |
| Morning | ||||
| 06:00 | LIVE | W | Marathon | Final |
| Afternoon | ||||
| 2:00 | 7:00 | W | 400 Meters Hurdles | Heats |
| 2:05 | Mon. 12:35a | M | High Jump | Qualification |
| 2:35 | 7:00 | W | Triple Jump | Final |
| 2:45 | 7:00 | M | 100 Meters | Semi-Final |
| 3:15 | 7:00 | M | 1500 Meters | Semi-Final |
| 3:20 | Mon. 12:35a | M | Hammer Throw | Final |
| 3:40 | 7:00 | M | 400 Meters | Semi-Final |
| 4:10 | 7:00 | W | 400 Meters | Final |
| 4:25 | Mon. 12:35a | M | 3000 Meters Steeplechase | Final |
| 4:50 | 7:00 | M | 100 Meters | Final |
Day 4 - Monday - August 6
| Online | NBC | Sex | Event | Round |
| Morning | ||||
| 05:00 | 10:00/1:15p/4:30p | M | Discus Throw | Qualification |
| 05:05 | 10:00/1:15p/4:30p | W | 100 Meters Hurdles | Heats |
| 05:45 | 10:00/1:15p/4:30p | W |
Shot Put |
Qualification |
| 05:50 | 10:00/1:15p/4:30p | M | 800 Meters | Heats |
| 06:25 | 10:00/1:15p/4:30p | M | Discus Throw | Qualification |
| 06:45 | 10:00/1:15p/4:30p | W | 1500 Meters | Heats |
| Afternoon | ||||
| 2:00 | 8:00 | W | Pole Vault | Final |
| 2:15 | Tues. 12:35a | W | Shot Put | Final |
| 2:20 | 8:00 | W | 200 Meters | Heats |
| 3:15 | 8:00 | W | 400 Meters Hurdles | Semi-Final |
| 3:45 | 8:00 | M | 400 Meters Hurdles | Final |
| 4:05 | Tues. 12:35a | W | 3000 Meters Steeplechase | Final |
| 4:30 | 8:00 | M | 400 Meters | Final |
Day 5 - Tuesday - August 7
| Time | NBC | Sex | Event | Round |
| Morning | ||||
| 05:00 | 10:00/11:45/12:30p | W | Javelin Throw | Qualification |
| 05:10 | 10:00/11:45/12:30p | M |
110 Meters Hurdles |
Heats |
| 05:45 | 10:00/11:45/12:30p | M | Triple Jump | Qualification |
| 05:55 | 10:00/11:45/12:30p | W | 5000 Meters | Heats |
| 06:25 | 10:00/11:45/12:30p | W | Javelin Throw | Qualification |
| 06:50 | 10:00/11:45/12:30p | M | 200 Meters |
Heats |
| Afternoon | ||||
| 2:00 | 8:00 | M | High Jump | Final |
| 2:05 | 8:00 | W | Long Jump | Qualification |
| 2:15 | 8:00 | W | 100 Meters Hurdles | Semi-Final |
| 2:45 | Wed. 12:35a | M | Discus Throw | Final |
| 2:55 | 8:00 | M | 800 Meters | Semi-Final |
| 3:25 | 8:00 | W | 200 Meters | Semi-Final |
| 4:00 | 8:00 | W | 100 Meters Hurdles | Final |
| 4:15 | 8:00 | M | 1500 Meters | Final |
Day 6 - Wednesday - August 8
| Online | NBC | Sex | Event | Round |
| Morning | ||||
| 05:00 | 1:15p | M | Pole Vault | Qualification |
| 05:00 | 10:45/1:15p | W | Hammer Throw | Qualification |
| 05:10 | 10:45/1:15p | M | 100 Meters | Decathlon |
| 05:45 | 10:45 | M | 5000 Meters | Heats |
| 06:10 | 10:45/1:15p | M | Long Jump | Decathlon |
| 06:25 | 10:45/1:15p | W | Hammer Throw | Qualification |
| 06:35 | 1:15p | W |
800 Meters |
Heats |
| 07:50 | 10:45/1:15p | M | Shot Put | Decathlon |
| Afternoon | ||||
| 1:00 | 8:00 | M | High Jump | Decathlon |
| 2:05 | 8:00 | M | Javelin Throw | Qualification |
| 2:15 | 8:00 | M | 110 Meters Hurdles | Semi-Final |
| 2:45 | 8:00 | W | 1500 Meters | Semi-Final |
| 3:05 | 8:00 | W | Long Jump | Final |
| 3:10 | 8:00 | M | 200 Meters | Semi-Final |
| 3:35 | Thurs. 12:05a | M | Javelin Throw | Qualification |
| 3:45 | 8:00 | W | 400 Meters Hurdles | Final |
| 4:00 | 8:00 | W | 200 Meters | Final |
| 4:15 | 8:00 | M | 110 Meters Hurdles | Final |
| 4:30 | LIVE | M | 400 Meters | Decathlon |
Day 7 - Thursday - August 9
| Time | NBC | Sex | Event | Round |
| Morning | ||||
| 04:00 | 12:00 | M | 110 Meters Hurdles | Decathlon |
| 04:30 | 12:00 | W |
High Jump |
Qualification |
| 04:55 | 12:00 | M | Discus Throw | Decathlon |
| 06:35 | 12:00 | M | 4x400 Meters Relay | Heats |
| 07:55 | 12:00 | M | Pole Vault | Decathlon |
| Afternoon | ||||
| 1:30 | 8:00 | M | Javelin Throw | Decathlon |
| 2:20 | 8:00 | M | Triple Jump | Final |
| 2:30 | 8:00 | W | 800 Meters | Semi-Final |
| 2:40 | 8:00 | M | Javelin Throw | Decathlon |
| 3:00 | 8:00 | M | 800 Meters | Final |
| 3:20 | 8:00 | W |
4x100 Meters Relay Lauryn Williams (Rochester HS) |
Heats |
| 3:55 | 8:00 | M | 200 Meters | Final |
| 4:00 | Fri. 12:35a | W | Javelin Throw | Final |
| 4:20 | 8:00 | M | 1500 Meters | Decathlon |
Day 8 - Friday - August 10
| Online | NBC | Sex | Event | Round |
| Afternoon | ||||
| 2:00 | 8:00 | M | Pole Vault | Final |
| 2:10 | 8:00 | W | 4x400 Meters Relay | Heats |
| 2:35 | 8:00 | W | Hammer Throw | Final |
| 2:45 | 8:00 | M | 4x100 Meters Relay | Heats |
| 3:05 | 8:00 | W | 5000 Meters | Final |
| 3:40 | 8:00 | W | 4x100 Meters Relay | Final |
| 3:55 | 8:00 | W | 1500 Meters | Final |
| 4:20 | 8:00 | M | 4x400 Meters Relay | Final |
Day 9 - Saturday - August 11
| Online | NBC | Sex | Event | Round |
| Morning | ||||
| 04:00 | LIVE | M | 50 Kilometers Race Walk | Final |
| Afternoon | ||||
| 12:00 | LIVE | W |
20 Kilometers Race Walk |
Final |
| 2:00 | 8:00 | W | High Jump | Final |
| 2:20 | 8:00 | M | Javelin Throw | Final |
| 2:30 | 8:00 | M | 5000 Meters | Final |
| 3:00 | 8:00 | W | 800 Meters | Final |
| 3:25 | 8:00 | W | 4x400 Meters Relay | Final |
| 4:00 | 8:00 | M | 4x100 Meters Relay | Final |
Day 10 - Sunday - August 12
| Online | NBC | Sex | Event | Round |
| Morning | ||||
| 06:00 | LIVE | M |
Marathon |
Final |
More Links and Information
- USATF Full Track & Field Schedule
- Official London Games Homepage
- NBC Olympics Web Site
- FloTrack Olympic Coverage
- Pennsylvania's Road to London Series by flrunners.com