Olympics: Washington State’s Maribel Caicedo Through To Semi-Finals in 100m Hurdles
![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. 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.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_3141,h_1766,x_0,y_183/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/washington-state-cougars-on-si/01j4rz3652rtzjz48ayz.jpg)
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.
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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.
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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