Longhorn Medal Count:
10 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
Jimmy Feigen, USA 4x100M freestyle relay, Gold
Jack Conger, Clark Smith, and Townley Haas, USA 4x200M freestyle relay, Gold
Michelle Carter, USA Women's Shot Put (NR 20.63M), Gold
Joseph Schooling, Singapore Men's 100M Butterfly (OR 50.39), Gold
Ryan Crouser, USA Men's Shot Put (OR 22.52M), Gold
Ashley Spencer, USA 400M Hurdles, Bronze
Morolake Akinosun, USA 4x100 Relay, Gold
Rachael Adams, USA Volleyball, Bronze
Courtney Okolo, USA 4x400 Relay, Gold
Chrisann Gordon, Jamaica 4x400 Relay, Silver
Kevin Durant, USA Basketball, Gold
Friday August 19th
1:30pm- Men's Basketball
USA v. Spain Semifinal- Kevin Durant, USA
Update: USA advances to final!
USA beat Spain 82-76. With a few minutes left in the first quarter, Durant passed David Robinson and LeBron James to become Team USA's second all-time leading scorer!
Durant with 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 assist.
USA will face the winner of Australia-Serbia in the final.
Update: Serbia beats Australia, will go to final
Serbia wins 87-61, and they will face the USA in the final Sunday.
6:10pm- Track and Field
Women's 4x400M relay round 1- Courtney Okolo, USA; Chrisann Gordon, Jamaica
Update: USA finishes first by huge margin
Okolo ran a huge first leg, which gave the US a lead they never lost. USA runs a 3:21.42. Second place Ukraine finished three seconds later. Incredible race.
Update: Jamaica finishes first in their heat
Gordon ran the third leg and gave Jamaica a huge lead, about 30M. They held the league in the anchor leg and won in a time of 3:22.28, two seconds ahead of second place.
USA and Jamaica with two fastest times. Will be a battle between the two tomorrow in the final.
Women's 4x100M relay final- Morolake Akinosun, USA
Update: USA wins gold!
Akinosun did not run in the relay, but she will get a gold medal for being on the qualifying team. The women won in 41.01. Second place Jamaica finished in 41.36. And bronze went to Great Britain in 41.77. Congrats to Morolake on her first Olympics!
Saturday August 20th
11am- Women's Volleyball
USA v. Netherlands Bronze Medal Match- Rachael Adams, USA
Update: USA wins!
USA beat the Netherlands 3-1 to take home the bronze! Adams had a great game with 15 points, 2 serves, 8 spikes, and 5 blocks. Congrats to her on her first Olympics!
6:10pm- Track and Field
Women's 4x400M relay final- Courtney Okolo, USA; Chrisann Gordon, Jamaica
Update: USA wins gold, and Jamaica wins silver!
Okolo ran the first leg for the US again, and she did an amazing job. She finished the first leg in 50.3. The fastest split went to Natasha Hastings in 49.2. It was huge of her to make the final relay team. Relays save the best athletes for the finals. Okolo gave the US a nice lead with her first leg, and the US held the lead the entire time. They finished in 3:19.06.
Gordon did not participate in the final, but Jamaica finished second in 3:20.34.
It was neck and neck between the US and Jamaica, but Allyson Felix edged out the win for the US.
Third place went to Great Britain in 3:25.88. Yes, third place was 6 seconds behind the US. Insane.
Congrats to Courtney and Chrisann for a great first Olympics!
Sunday August 21st
1:45pm- Men's Basketball
USA v. Serbia- Kevin Durant, USA
Update: USA wins gold!
USA beat Serbia 96-66. This is the third-straight gold for Team USA!
Durant with a game-high 30 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 block, and 2 steals.
Amazing Olympics for Durant, he played a huge role in Team USA's success.
Durant finishes Olympics with 155 total points, just one point shy of Pau Gasol for most in Rio Olympics.
6pm- Closing Ceremony
Texas coaches:
Women's volleyball assistant coach Erik Sullivan was the team manager for USA's Men's Volleyball. They won bronze!
Eddie Reese, Texas' incredible swim coach, was the personal coach for Singapore's Joseph Schooling. Schooling won gold in the 100M fly by beating some guy named Michael Phelps.
Robyne Johnson, Texas class of 1986, was an assistant coach for jumps and combined events for the US. The US racked up five medals from jumping events, and decathlete Ashton Eaton won gold.
Kate Bertko, assistant coach for UT rowing, finished 10th in the lightweight women's double sculls for USA Rowing.
Mario Sategna, Texas track and field coach, was an assistant coach for throws for the USA men. Ryan Crouser, who was coached by Sategna at Texas, won gold in the shot put and set a new Olympic Record. Joe Kovacs, another American, won silver in shot put.
That makes 10 medals that Texas coaches assisted in winning.
Longhorns will leave Rio with 13 total medals: 10 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze.
Longhorns will leave Rio with one American record and two Olympic records.
Thank you guys for following along with my coverage of the Olympics!
10 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
Jimmy Feigen, USA 4x100M freestyle relay, Gold
Jack Conger, Clark Smith, and Townley Haas, USA 4x200M freestyle relay, Gold
Michelle Carter, USA Women's Shot Put (NR 20.63M), Gold
Joseph Schooling, Singapore Men's 100M Butterfly (OR 50.39), Gold
Ryan Crouser, USA Men's Shot Put (OR 22.52M), Gold
Ashley Spencer, USA 400M Hurdles, Bronze
Morolake Akinosun, USA 4x100 Relay, Gold
Rachael Adams, USA Volleyball, Bronze
Courtney Okolo, USA 4x400 Relay, Gold
Chrisann Gordon, Jamaica 4x400 Relay, Silver
Kevin Durant, USA Basketball, Gold
Friday August 19th
1:30pm- Men's Basketball
USA v. Spain Semifinal- Kevin Durant, USA
Update: USA advances to final!
USA beat Spain 82-76. With a few minutes left in the first quarter, Durant passed David Robinson and LeBron James to become Team USA's second all-time leading scorer!
Durant with 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 assist.
USA will face the winner of Australia-Serbia in the final.
Update: Serbia beats Australia, will go to final
Serbia wins 87-61, and they will face the USA in the final Sunday.
6:10pm- Track and Field
Women's 4x400M relay round 1- Courtney Okolo, USA; Chrisann Gordon, Jamaica
Update: USA finishes first by huge margin
Okolo ran a huge first leg, which gave the US a lead they never lost. USA runs a 3:21.42. Second place Ukraine finished three seconds later. Incredible race.
Update: Jamaica finishes first in their heat
Gordon ran the third leg and gave Jamaica a huge lead, about 30M. They held the league in the anchor leg and won in a time of 3:22.28, two seconds ahead of second place.
USA and Jamaica with two fastest times. Will be a battle between the two tomorrow in the final.
Women's 4x100M relay final- Morolake Akinosun, USA
Update: USA wins gold!
Akinosun did not run in the relay, but she will get a gold medal for being on the qualifying team. The women won in 41.01. Second place Jamaica finished in 41.36. And bronze went to Great Britain in 41.77. Congrats to Morolake on her first Olympics!
Saturday August 20th
11am- Women's Volleyball
USA v. Netherlands Bronze Medal Match- Rachael Adams, USA
Update: USA wins!
USA beat the Netherlands 3-1 to take home the bronze! Adams had a great game with 15 points, 2 serves, 8 spikes, and 5 blocks. Congrats to her on her first Olympics!
6:10pm- Track and Field
Women's 4x400M relay final- Courtney Okolo, USA; Chrisann Gordon, Jamaica
Update: USA wins gold, and Jamaica wins silver!
Okolo ran the first leg for the US again, and she did an amazing job. She finished the first leg in 50.3. The fastest split went to Natasha Hastings in 49.2. It was huge of her to make the final relay team. Relays save the best athletes for the finals. Okolo gave the US a nice lead with her first leg, and the US held the lead the entire time. They finished in 3:19.06.
Gordon did not participate in the final, but Jamaica finished second in 3:20.34.
It was neck and neck between the US and Jamaica, but Allyson Felix edged out the win for the US.
Third place went to Great Britain in 3:25.88. Yes, third place was 6 seconds behind the US. Insane.
Congrats to Courtney and Chrisann for a great first Olympics!
Sunday August 21st
1:45pm- Men's Basketball
USA v. Serbia- Kevin Durant, USA
Update: USA wins gold!
USA beat Serbia 96-66. This is the third-straight gold for Team USA!
Durant with a game-high 30 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 block, and 2 steals.
Amazing Olympics for Durant, he played a huge role in Team USA's success.
Durant finishes Olympics with 155 total points, just one point shy of Pau Gasol for most in Rio Olympics.
6pm- Closing Ceremony
Texas coaches:
Women's volleyball assistant coach Erik Sullivan was the team manager for USA's Men's Volleyball. They won bronze!
Eddie Reese, Texas' incredible swim coach, was the personal coach for Singapore's Joseph Schooling. Schooling won gold in the 100M fly by beating some guy named Michael Phelps.
Robyne Johnson, Texas class of 1986, was an assistant coach for jumps and combined events for the US. The US racked up five medals from jumping events, and decathlete Ashton Eaton won gold.
Kate Bertko, assistant coach for UT rowing, finished 10th in the lightweight women's double sculls for USA Rowing.
Mario Sategna, Texas track and field coach, was an assistant coach for throws for the USA men. Ryan Crouser, who was coached by Sategna at Texas, won gold in the shot put and set a new Olympic Record. Joe Kovacs, another American, won silver in shot put.
That makes 10 medals that Texas coaches assisted in winning.
Longhorns will leave Rio with 13 total medals: 10 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze.
Longhorns will leave Rio with one American record and two Olympic records.
Thank you guys for following along with my coverage of the Olympics!
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