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Trevor Bassitt, 2017 Bluffton High School grad, shakes the hand of Rai Benjamin, winner of the Olympic trials 400m men's hurdles in Eugene, Oregon. Click here for the story.

Alec Yoder, grandson of Alan and Diann Yoder, joins the men's gymnastics team

Bluffton Olympics followers will have a special athlete to watch and to cheer for when the event unfolds in Tokyo from July 23 to Aug. 8.

Alec Yoder, grandson of Dr. Alan and Diann Yoder of Bluffton, is an official member of the U.S. men’s gymnastics team as he qualified on Saturday.

Alec is the son Mike and Rebecca Yoder of Indianapolis. Mike is a Bluffton HS graduate.

PRP is the abbreviation for platelet rich plasma. PRP is obtained from one’s own blood and injected into other areas of the body to trigger a “healing” process. Platelets are cells in our blood that are part of the clotting and healing process of our body. During the healing process, platelets organize and create mild inflammation. During inflammation, platelets release enzymes that attract stem cells and growth factors. This is done to help repair damaged tissue.

Trevor Bassitt, Bluffton High School graduate, will do something no other Pirate athlete has ever accomplished. He will compete in the Olympic Trials finals on Saturday in the 400-meter hurdles in Eugene, Oregon. Earlier this week he advanced to the semi-final roound. On Friday night he advanced to the finals on Saturday. Click here for the story.

Bluffton HS graduate will compete in the finals of the Olympic Trials in the 400-meter hurdles event in Eugene Oregon.

8 p.m. - Friday, June 25 - Trevor Bassitt continued to advance in the Olympic Trials today.

After qualifying for the semi-finals in the 400-meter hurdles his semi-finals time advanced him to the event finals, which are taking place now in Eugene, Oregon,

The charts below show semi-final results that took place earlier this evening. 

For a complete collegiate tally of Trevor's results click here.

STORY FROM EARLIER TODAY - 

In Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon

Bluffton High School grad Trevor Bassitt has moved on to the semi-finals in the 400 meter men's event on Friday in Eugene, Oregon. Bassit attends Ashland University.

One one-hundredth of a second was the difference between an automatic qualifier and an at-large bid. The top 15 runners finished within 1 second of each other.

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