Your Alabama Pro Athlete of the Week is Kirani James. James became the first person to reach the finals of the Men’s 400m in three straight Olympics, with a five-year best time of 43.88 seconds in the semifinals, and then earned a bronze medal in the finals. James now has won gold, silver, and bronze in those three Olympics.
Others of note:
Remona Burchell won a gold medal in the Women’s 4x100m Relay as a result of her participation in the preliminary round.
Sarah Robles won a bronze medal in the Women’s 87+kg Weightlifting at the Olympics.
David Robertson, as part of USA Baseball, won a silver medal at the Olympics.
Daniel Haugh reached the finals of the Men’s Hammer Throw at the Olympics.
Jereem Richards reached the finals of the Men’s 200m and the Men’s 4x400m Relay at the Olympics.
Stephanie Meadow finished 7th in Women’s Golf at the Olympics.
Morgan McCullough hit .344 (11-for-32) with 3 HR and 9 RBI, with an OBP of .417 and a slugging percentage of .688.
Sam Gardner gave up 2 runs in 7 innings and struck out 11 batters for Gateway.
Wade LeBlanc gave up 2 runs in a 6-inning start for St. Louis.
Geoffrey Bramblett pitched 6 innings and gave up 1 run for Gateway.
Chase Lee struck out 5 batters in 2.2 innings in his Double-A debut this week.
Cobie Vance had 3 multi-hit games.
Alana Gonçalo Da Silva had 14 points and 8 assists for Ituano to lead the team to its first-ever Brazil LBF finals..
Lee Hodges finished T11th at the Barracuda Championship.
Joshua Primo averaged 14 points in his first two summer league games in Salt Lake City.
