Five 黑料网 graduates will compete at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics over the coming weeks, breaking the school鈥檚 previous record of four Olympians at the Munich Games in 1972.
The quintet will represent four different countries with being the first Golden Flash to don the Team USA uniform since Kim Kreiner in 2008.
The Canadian duo of and will be Kent State鈥檚 first alumni in action. The men鈥檚 golf competition consists of four rounds of 18 holes, beginning on July 29 and concluding on Aug. 1.
Jagers and Jamaican are scheduled for the qualifying round of throwing events as track and field action begins on July 30. Jagers will make his Olympics debut in the men鈥檚 discus throw and aims to advance to the finals the following day. Thomas-Dodd will compete in the women鈥檚 shot put for the second straight Olympics. The native of Westmoreland, Jamaica, hopes to improve on her 26th-place showing in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and advance to the finals on Aug. 1.
will be the final Flash to compete when he wears the Brazilian uniform for men鈥檚 long jump qualifying on July 31. Following a day of rest, the event finals will take place on Aug. 2.
The Tokyo Olympics will be presented across the networks and platforms of NBCUniversal. You can view the full streaming and broadcast schedule, a high-level schedule grid for all sports and the full competition schedule at . Please note that Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
Tokyo Olympics Schedule for Kent State Alumni
Thursday, July 29
Men鈥檚 Golf (First Round) 鈥� Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes
Friday, July 30
Men鈥檚 Golf (Second Round) 鈥� Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes
Men鈥檚 Disc Throw (Qualifying) 鈥� Reggie Jagers III
Women鈥檚 Shot Put (Qualifying) 鈥� Danniel Thomas-Dodd
Saturday, July 31
Men鈥檚 Golf (Third Round) 鈥� Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes
Men鈥檚 Disc Throw (Finals) 鈥� Reggie Jagers III
Men鈥檚 Long Jump (Qualifying) 鈥� Samory Fraga
Sunday, Aug. 1
Men鈥檚 Golf (Final Round) 鈥� Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes
Women鈥檚 Shot Put (Finals) 鈥� Danniel Thomas-Dodd
Monday, Aug. 2
Men鈥檚 Long Jump (Finals) 鈥� Samory Fraga
