It’s been a long time coming, but former Ohio State sprinter Christina (Manning) Clemons has made her first U.S. Olympic team. She qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the 100m hurdles late Sunday evening at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon with a third-place finish. © Provided by Buckeyes Wire Former Ohio State sprinter Christina Clemons makes U.S. Olympic team In most events, a top-three finish is necessary to make the Olympic squad, and Clemons did it by barely nipping fourth-place finisher Gabbi Cunningham by a mere .005 seconds. Keni Harrison was first in the 100m hurdles in 12.47, with Brianna McNeal second at 12.51. Clemons’ time of 12.53 was the same as Cunningham’s, but she was ruled the winner with the extension to the one-thousandth place. “I’ve been going after this team since 2012,” Clemons told NBC’s Lewis Johnson following after the race. “I ruptured…
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