As the first day of the second portion of Olympic Trials begins, a number of preliminary rounds and a wave of different athletes will take to the track. However, with a few finals scheduled for the day, there is some unfinished business to be decided Thursday afternoon. Here are today’s can’t-miss events:
6:05 p.m., men’s discus throw (final)
In the first round of the first flight, Lance Brooks came out strong throwing 64.80 meters, placing himself comfortably in first for the remainder of the prelim. However, Russ Winger — who had been stuck around 15th or lower for majority of the competition – came through in the final round with a throw of 62.61 meters to jump into second place. This major move displaced Jason Young, Ian Waltz and Jarrod Rome — who had each consistently thrown better — but could not hit the further mark of first. It will be a battle between these five athletes that will determine who ultimately goes to London.@@names checked@@
6:30 p.m., men’s steeplechase (final)
The steeplechase is always entertaining to watch, with a mixture of hurdles, long distance running and jumping into or over a simulated puddle the size of a small pond. One of the wettest races — regardless of  the Eugene weather — this race will be one to watch, with current frontrunners Daniel Huling, Benjamin Bruce, Kyle Alcorn and Augustus Maiyo each finishing within a few hundredths of a second of each other.@@names checked@@
7:15 p.m., women’s 5,000 meters (final)
Unattached runner Abbey D’Agostino took first place in the prelim with a time of 15:41.14 and looked like a strong competitor for the remainder of the race. Oregon Track Club Elite’s Julia Lucas came in third, and Julie Culley came in second — both in the same heat as D’Agostino. All current competitors are at least 19 seconds off of what is needed to get the Olympic “A” standard, which means the final will be where the athletes pull out their best in order to edge their way in to the Olympic Games.
7:38 p.m., men’s 5,000 meters (finals)
After a harrowing early life, Lopez Lomong has been making a name for himself in the world of track and field. Benard Lagat is preparing to fight him for the Trial’s gold medal, while the already 10,000-meter champion will be aiming to comeback from finishing in tenth overall. University of Oregon redshirt sophomore Trevor Dunbar announced his presence, coming in third in the first heat — but only managed to claim 11th overall. Both he and Galen Rupp are going to have to work hard to beat the number of athletes separating them from the podium — and Lomong will have a chance to show why he’s the best in the country at the 5,000.