2012 Olympics: OU thrower Tia Brooks makes the U.S. Olympic Team

Brooks, a junior, qualified in the shot put. She is the second female track and field athlete in OU history to make Olympics.

 
From Staff Reports | Published: June 29, 2012    Comment on this article Leave a comment

EUGENE, Ore. — Tia Brooks of Oklahoma has made the U.S. track and field team for the 2012 Olympics in London.

The Sooner junior qualified Friday during the U.S. Trials, finishing third in the shot put. Brooks threw 60-feet, 2-inches on her second attempt, becoming the second female track and field athlete in OU history to make the Olympics. Laverne Jones-Ferrette was a two-time Olympic sprinter for the U.S. Virgin Islands. She graduated from OU in 2003.

photo - Tia Brooks competes in the final round of the women's shot put at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Friday, June 29, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. Brooks placed third. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) ORG XMIT: USTF243
Tia Brooks competes in the final round of the women's shot put at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Friday, June 29, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. Brooks placed third. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) ORG XMIT: USTF243

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