Frederick, Thurmond, and Crawford easily advance as US Olympic Trials open in rainy Eugene...

EUGENE--On a wet summer day that reminded folks of the early spring season of the rainy Pacific Northwest, the US Olympic Track & Field Trials got underway at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus.

Roosevelt High School and University of Washington alum Norris Frederick (left/photo by Paul Merca) kept his goal of a berth in the London Olympics alive with a clutch third round jump.