An Olympic gold medal is just about the only thing missing from Grant Holloway's resume. What does fill that resume is already enough to make him arguably the best hurdler in the world. A gold medal could make him one of the greatest hurdlers of all time.
The first step was tonight at the US Track and Field Olympic trials. Holloway was placed in the first prelim heat for the 110 meter hurdles, where he put the field, and the world, on notice.
A 12.92 for Holloway had the crowd in awe. The time is good enough for the world lead and the second fastest Holloway has ever run. He put real distance between himself and the field, and is cruising through to the semifinals. The time immediately brought mention of possible world record in Holloway's near future, be it at trials or in Paris.
Holloway was a star on the football field as well growing up in Chesapeake and attending Grassfield High School. He chose to focus on track and field after college, a career move that all leads up to this summer.
Holloway's blistering time MAY have eclipsed what was the biggest story at trials. Sixteen year old Quincy Wilson has been on a quest to become the youngest American man to qualify for the Olympics. He finished in 6th in tonight's 400m final with a time of 44.94. Originally from Chesapeake before a move to Maryland, the 6th place doesn't earn him an individual spot, but does put him in the pool for the 4x400 relay team going to Paris.
Elsewhere Michaela Rose out of Suffolk, and currently at LSU, finished one spot shy of qualification with a 4th place finish in the 800 meters. Virginia Tech's Vincent Ciattei finished 4th in the men's 1500 meters with a time of 3:31.78 and Henry Wynne from UVA was 6th in the same race with a 3:32.94.
