Olympics: Washington State’s Maribel Caicedo Through To Semi-Finals in 100m Hurdles

Joe Londergan | Aug 8, 2024

Washington State’s Maribel Caicedo wins her heat in the first round of the women’s 100 meter hurdles on day two of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK

Thursday morning at the Paris Olympics produced an exciting result for recent Washington State product Maribel Caicedo.

Representing her native Ecuador, Caicedo competed in the repechage round of the 100m hurdles after failing to reach the event's semi-final in the preliminary race. This result was different though, as Caicedo finished second in Heat 2 with a time of 12.828 seconds.

In an incredible photo finish, Caicedo finished 0.002 seconds ahead of Finland's Reetta Hurske. Caicedo can be seen in the very top lane of the below image.

Caicedo can be seen in the top lane in the image

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The Guayaquil native finished second in the 100m hurdles at this spring's NCAA championships with a time of 12.56 seconds. She also holds the Ecuadorian national record and the South American record in the event.

Caicedo will compete in the 100m semifinals on Friday, August 9 at 3:05 AM PT/6:05 AM ET. All Olympic events are streaming on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com

Published Aug 8, 2024

JOE LONDERGAN

Joe Londergan joined the SI brand in 2023 with G5 Football Daily. With over 15 years of experience in covering and working directly in college and pro sports, Joe's expertise has been featured in Front Office Sports, SB Nation, and XRAY.FM. He is a member of both the Football Writers' Association of America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association. Joe holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville and a master's degree in sports administration from Seattle University. Outside of his writing career, Joe enjoys golfing, although he admits that while he hits driver decently, his short game is a liability.