Mitchell Advances to 200m Semifinal

Eugene, OR - Former WCU standout track athlete Manteo Mitchell ran in the fifth and final heat in the opening round of the 200m dash at the Olympic trials.

Mitchell placed second in his heat, with a personal best of 20.47,  just behind heat winner Isiah Young at 20.38. Mitchell now advances to Saturday’s semifinals at 9:00 p.m. ET.

Mitchell will need to finish in the top eight to advance to Sunday’s finals. Again, the top three finishers in the final advance to London to represent the US in the Olympics.

US OLYMPIC TRIALS/MEN’S 200 METERS
Semifinals: 9 p.m. Saturday (NBC).
Finals: 7:50 p.m. Sunday (NBC).

Good Luck from the entire Catamount Nation.