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Caleb Snowden is set to take the stage tonight at 7 p.m. central time at the USA Track and Field Olympic Trials

#UAPBTrack&Field: Caleb Snowden Set to Compete on the Big Stage at the USA Olympic Trials

6/27/2024 2:38:00 PM

PINE BLUFF, AR. "Let the games begin"!!! The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials kicked off last week in Eugene, Oregon with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff track and field star Caleb Snowden vying for a spot on the United States National Team in the high jump competition at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics tonight at 7 p.m., central time on NBC family of networks.

Snowden is making history as the first athlete from UAPB to compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team since 1968. Back then, Earl Goldman competed in the 800m, and Harold Francis and Henry Smothers competed in the 400m at the Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA.

You can catch live coverage of the event on NBC, Peacock, and USA Network, with live results available here.

Just a few weeks ago, Snowden impressed at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor National Championships, securing third place in the high jump event at Hayward Field with an impressive leap of 2.23m (7-3 ¾), earning him a spot on the first-team all-American list.

Snowden also made history earlier this year at the NCAA Indoor Championships by becoming the first student-athlete in the program's history to be named an All-American since joining the NCAA.

Additionally, Snowden achieved another milestone as the first high jumper from a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to secure a top-three position in both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the same year.

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