Wolkins Spears Spot in Canadian Javelin Finals

<?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Windsor, Ontario, Canada? Adam Wolkins, a 2009 Nebraska track and field signee, has advanced to the finals of the men’s javelin at the Canadian Olympic Trials. With a toss of 215-1 (65.57), Wolkins finished third in the preliminaries. He will now compete in the finals at 3 p.m. (Central) on Saturday, July 5. <?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

 

Wolkins will join the Big Red after two years at CowleyCommunity College in Arkansas City, Kan., where he was a two-time NJCAA javelin national champion. He holds the Cowley school record with a toss of 232-5 (70.84) at the 2008 NJCAA Championships. All but two of Wolkins’ six throws at the 2008 NJCAA meet surpassed his previous personal best prior to the regional and national competitions. His school-record throw of 232-5 surpassed runner-up finisher Tyler Drake of HutchinsonCommunity College by more than 16 feet in the finals. His toss would have placed him fifth at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Wolkins is originally from Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

 

Former Husker Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, who now runs for Elite Edge, will also compete at the Canadian Trials in the 100-meter hurdles. Lopes-Schliep enters the trials with the top time of 12.86. She will run in the preliminaries at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, July 4, and if she advances to the finals, she will compete at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Husker Athletes Still in the Olympic Trials (all times Central)
US Athletes
Dusty Jonas ? High Jump Finals: Saturday, July 5 (2:55 p.m.)
Anne Shadle ? 1,500-Meter Semis: Friday, July 4 (10:25 p.m.)
Melissa Price ? Hammer Throw Finals: Saturday, July 5 (3:10 p.m.)

Canadian Athletes
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep ? 100-Meter Hurdles: Prelims, Friday, July 4 (7:05 p.m.)
Adam Wolkins ? Javelin Finals: Saturday, July 5 (3 p.m.)