Christina Aragon is moving on after running a new PR, as Alysa Keller, Kieran McKeag and Drake Schneider also appeared in their events at the Trials on Friday.

Both Dani and Christina Aragon were competing in their second Olympic Trials as two of three athletes with Montana ties running Thursday.

"I just think that I'm going to be the next great American steepler.” Duncan Hamilton, a Bozeman native and former Montana State star.

The Helena High and Montana State record holder made his first appearance at the U.S. outdoor championships.

Duncan Hamilton competed in his second U.S. Olympic Trials men's steeplechase final Sunday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

The decathlete from Whitefish climbed as high as ninth in the standings through eight events.

Eight Montanans are competing on the first day of the U.S. Olympic Trials in track and field.

The Billings West grad who picked up javelin her junior year, just completed her freshman season at BYU and qualified for the World Athletics U20 Championships already this month.

"All of the ups and downs that have happened in those eight years, I think that's what makes me proud of myself and excited about this." Christina Aragon

"At the end of the day, like no matter how it goes it's a really cool adventure running can take you on.” Dani Aragon

"This is the first time I've gotten to go. It's the biggest meet that I've ever had." Former Helena High/MSU athlete Derrick Olsen. 

“I'm so glad I went through that, because just the things that I'm getting out of it are so important to me.” Sadi Henderson

Three track and field athletes from Flathead Valley high schools are headed to compete against the nation’s best on Friday

“I step to the line knowing that I’ve competed at an Olympic Trials before, which is not nothing, even though they’re two vastly different events." Aidan Reed

On Friday, McManus will compete in the men’s steeplechase first round at 5:49 p.m. MT and Perrin will compete in the men’s 10,000 final at 8:27 p.m. MT.

The Minnesota native is trying to make the U.S. Olympic Team Trials while simultaneously sharing all he's learned with the Red Devils' throwers.