BY MIKE MARZOLF
Special to the Tribune
In what might be her last Olympic Game, Veronica Campbell-Brown earned herself an honor. A team honor.
The only women to win back-to-back Olympic 200m gold medals, Campbell-Brown was tabbed the captain for the Jamaican women’s team. The owner of seven Olympic medals, Campbell-Brown is participating in her fifth Olympics.
She will run in the 200m starting Monday and will also be part of the 4x100m relay team later next week.
Another former Cougar, Antanas Kavaliauskas and his Lithuania men’s basketball team improved to 2-0 in Group B play Tuesday.
Lithuania won 89-80 over Nigeria as Kavaliauskas scored two points and grabbed one rebound. Lithuania used a big 16-point advantage in the third quarter to post the win and remained unbeaten in group play.
The favorite heading into group play, Spain, lost again to fall to 0-2. Spain has lost to Croatia and Brazil.
Lithuania and Argentina are both 2-0 in group play while Brazil and Croatia are 1-1. Spain and Nigeria are both 0-2. The top four teams make it out of group play. That fourth and final team out will more than likely take on gold medal favorite United States to quarterfinal bracket play.
The two remaining unbeaten teams will face off Thursday at 8:30 pm for the lead alone in group play.
Remaining former Barton Cougars’ Schedule
Men’s Basketball
Antanas Kavaliauskas, Lithuania
Aug. 11 Lithuania v Argentina, 8:30 pm
Aug. 13 Lithuania v Spain, 5 pm
Aug. 15 Lithuania v Croatia, 8:30 pm
Track and Field
Men’s 100m
Akeem Haynes, Canada
Aug. 13 – Prelims, Round 2
Aug. 14 – Semifinals and Finals
Men’s Triple Jump
Leevan Sands, Bahamas
Aug. 15 – Heats
Aug. 16 – Finals
Women’s 200m
Veronica Campbell-Brown, Simone Facey, Jamaica; Laverne Jones-Ferrette, Virgin Islands
Aug. 15 – Heats
Aug. 16 – Semifinals
Aug. 17 – Finals
Men’s 200m
Alonso Edward, Panama
Aug. 16 – Heats
Aug. 17 – Semifinals
Aug. 18 – Finals
Men’s 4x100m relay
Tyson Gay, USA; Akeem Haynes, Canada
Aug. 18 – Heats
Aug. 19 – Finals
Women’s 4x100m relay
Veronica Campbell-Brown, Simone Facey, Jamaica
Aug. 18 – Heats
Aug. 19 – Finals
