Event Results
 
BEAVERTON, Ore. -- University of Detroit Mercy Track & Field assistant coach Brian Richotte took part in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Thursday as part of "Hammer Time", a special edition of the men's and women's hammer throw at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, OR.
  
Richotte had three throws and saw his best toss of the day come on his final attempt. His first throw was 62.43m (204-10), but that was followed by a foul on his second try. In his last attempt, he had a launching of 66.30m (217-6) and was sitting in fifth after the first flight.
 
Richotte would finish in 17th place overall as the top three marks advanced to the Olympic Games in London.

Each of the top eight throwers were above the 70m mark, while the next highest marks were at 68.87m (225-11), not far off from Richotte's throws.
 
Richotte participated in the Olympic Trials for the second time after competing in 2008 and finishing 16th.
 
Richotte recently completed his fourth year coaching the Titans track & field throwers helping sophomore Eric Lewis reach the NCAA Track & Field Outdoor East Regional Championship in the hammer throw. With the appearance for Lewis in the East Regionals, it marked the third time in Richotte's four years that he has mentored a Titan hammer thrower to the NCAA Regionals as Brittany Horne competed in both 2009 in 2010.
 
Richotte is an 11-time USA Track & Field Championships qualifier. He finished his collegiate career as a two-time NCAA All-American with seven individual conference championships and multiple school, meet and conference marks, while at Radford and Oregon.
 
Richotte took two years off after the 2008 Olympic Trials and began practicing again with the UDM student-athletes he coaches and worked his way back into competition form.