Despite a bleak outlook after failing to advance past 7-4 ¼, former Husker Dusty Jonas made the best of a second chance as he won a jumpoff for the third and final spot on the U.S. Olympic high jump team. With a win in the jumpoff, Jonas will head to Beijing to represent the United States in August.

Former collegiate national champion Priscilla Lopes-Schliep continued her strong weekend as she won the 100-meter hurdles on Saturday at University of Windsor Stadium to earn a spot on the Canadian Olympic Team while Adam Wolkins, an incoming junior in 2009, earned a trip to Beijing as part of Team Canada by placing second in the javelin

Former Husker Priscilla Lopes-Schliep posted the top time in the semifinals of the women's 100 meter hurdles on Friday at the Canadian Olympic Trials with a clocking of 13.23. A national champion during her collegiate running days at Nebraska, Lopes-Schliep leads the field into Saturday's finals after she and Angela Whyte (13.31) were the only two competitors to run under 13.5 at the University of Windsor track.

Former Nebraska track and field athletes Dusty Jonas, Anne Shadle, Melissa (Price) Myerscough, Ann Gaffigan and Jeni Steiner all competed at the US Olympic Trials on Thursday night in Eugene, Ore. Jonas, Shadle and Myerscough all moved one step closer to Beijing, China, while Gaffigan and Steiner's seasons came to a close.

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.