PARIS, France — It's Day 7 of the Olympic Games and several Tennessee athletes have advanced to the next round to possibly win gold.
The Olympic Games are running now to Sunday, Aug. 11 on WBIR. Here's who to watch for Friday:
Kayky Mota - Men's 100m butterfly
Kayky Mota will swim for Brazil in the Paris Olympics. During his graduate year, Mota earned All-American status in the 400m medley relay, according to Tennessee Athletics.
He helped the Vols to their best SEC Championships finish since 2001, tying for second. Mota won bronze in the 200m medley relay (1:23.35) and 400m medley relay (3:04.74) at the SEC Championships, swimming the fly leg in both events, Tennessee Swimming said.
She is scheduled to compete in the heats at 5 a.m. EST.
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RESULTS
Mota did not advance to the semifinals after placing 22nd in the preliminaries with a 52.11 time.
Alex Walsh - Women's 200m IM
The 22-year-old Olympian from Nashville has joined Team USA to participate in her second Olympics. Alex Walsh has a silver from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the 200m Individual Medley.
In the swimming trials, Walsh finished sixth in the 100m breast and third in the 200m breast in personal bests, according to SwimSwam.
She is scheduled to compete in the heats at 5 a.m. EST.
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RESULTS
Walsh qualified for the semifinals after placing 3rd in the preliminaries with a 2:10.48 time. She is scheduled to compete at 3:29 p.m. EST.
In the semifinals, Walsh placed first, qualifying for the finals on Saturday at 3:01 p.m. EST.
Ellen Walshe - Women's 200m IM
The Irish Olympian and National Champion Ellen Walshe will participate in the Paris Olympics by competing in the 200m and 400m IM.
Walshe competed for Ireland during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, swimming the 100 butterfly and the 200 individual medley. She owns the national record in both events, according to Tennessee Athletics.
She is scheduled to compete in the heats at 5 a.m. EST.
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RESULTS
Walshe has qualified for the semifinals after placing 15th in the preliminaries with a 2:11.81 time. She is scheduled to compete at 3:29 p.m. EST.
Walshe did not qualify for the finals in the semifinals after placing 13th with a 2:11.35 time.
Cierra Burdick - Women's 3x3 basketball
Cierra Burdick is the 15th Lady Vol basketball player to earn an opportunity to compete in the Olympic Games.
Burdick, a veteran of the USA 3x3 women's basketball program, becomes the first UT woman to compete in that event at the Olympics. The 2023 gold medalist on the USA's Pan American Games and FIBA World Cup 3x3 squads joins three other Americans to represent the United States.
The team is set to go against France at 11:30 a.m. EST., followed by Canada at noon EST.
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RESULTS
Team USA beat France in the pool round, 14-13. Burdick scored 4 points with 7 rebounds and 1 key assist.
They also defeated Canada, 18-17. Burdick scored 3 points with 5 rebounds and 1 key assist. The United States is now ranked No. 5 in the pool round with a 95 average.
Charisma Taylor - Women's triple jump
Charisma Taylor will represent the Bahamas in the triple jump at the Paris Olympics.
Taylor is named one of the most versatile athletes in Lady Vol track and field history. Before coming to UT as a graduate student, she won gold at the NACAC U23 Championships in the triple jump and appeared at nine outdoor meets for Washington State, collecting eight first-place finishes during 2021.
She is scheduled to start in the qualification round at 12:15 p.m. EST.
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RESULTS
Taylor did not qualify for the semifinals after placing 15th in the triple jump.
Javonya Valcourt - Mixed 4x400m relay
Javonya Valcourt will represent the Bahamas in the mixed 4x400m relay.
Before coming to Tennessee, Valcourt ran track at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida during the 2022 indoor and outdoor seasons. She also won the 2022 FHSAA Outdoor State Finals championship in the 400m dash with a time of 55.33 during her senior season, according to Tennessee Athletics.
She is scheduled to start in the first round at 1:10 p.m. EST.
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RESULTS
Bahamas fell to 13th place in the first round of the mixed relay. The team included Valcourt, Alonzo Russell, Uincy Penn and Wendell Miller.
Jordan Crooks - Men's 50m freestyle
Jordan Crooks continues to reach new heights as he advances to the finals of the men's 50m freestyle in the Paris Olympics. He became the first swimmer ever from the Cayman Islands to qualify for an Olympic final, according to Tennessee Athletics.
Crooks set a Cayman Islands National Record in the 50m free Thursday morning in the preliminaries with a 21.51 time. He was one of four Vols and Lady Vols to compete on Day 6 of the Paris Olympics.
He continued to make history when he clocked a 21.54 mark to secure his spot in Friday's final.
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RESULTS
Crooks did not medal in the 50 free after placing 8th with a 21.64 time.
Joella Lloyd - Women's 100m
The five-time All-American will represent Antigua and Barbuda in her second Olympic appearance.
Joella Lloyd appeared at four meets during the 2023 indoor campaign. At the SEC Championships, she placed seventh in the 60m with a time of 7.34, according to Tennessee Athletics. She also placed first in the 60m at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a time of 23.43.
She is scheduled to start in the preliminary round at 4:35 a.m. EST.
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RESULTS
Lloyd placed 42nd overall in the first round of the 100-meter with an 11.37 time.
Harrison Williams - Men's Decathlon
Memphis-native Harrison Williams qualified for Paris after placing third in the decathlon with 8,384 points at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trial.
Williams ruptured his plantar fascia during the pole vault the last time around at the U.S. Olympic Trials and missed qualifying for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team, according to Team USA.
A decathlon is a combined ten-discipline track and field event held over two days. Williams will compete in the following events:
- 100m at 4:13 a.m. EST
- Long jump at 4:55 a.m. EST
- Shot put at 6:15 a.m. EST
- High jump at noon EST
- 400m at 3:06 p.m. EST
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RESULTS
Williams ranked first in Heat 2 of the 100m with 947 points and 10.62 time. In the long jump, he ranked second with 915 points. In the shot put, Williams ranked first with 830 points.
In the high jump, Williams placed 16th overall after earning 767 points. In the 400m, he ranked 3rd in Heat 3 with a 46.71 time.
Williams is scheduled to complete the decathlon on Saturday at the following times:
- 110m hurdles at 4:21 a.m. EST
- Discus throw at 4:55 a.m. EST
- Pole vault at 7:40 a.m. EST
- Javelin throw at 1:10 p.m. EST
- 1500m at 3:45 p.m. EST
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