Payne Earns Silver Medal in 110-Meter Hurdles

Aug. 21, 2008

BEIJING - Former Bearcat David Payne earned a silver medal in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2008 Olympic Games on Thursday evening at National Stadium, finishing with a season-best time of 13.17 seconds.

Payne, a bronze medalist at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan, posted the second-fastest time in the finals round behind Dayron Robles of Cuba. David Oliver from the United States finished in third place, one one-hundreth of a second behind Payne.

Payne is the first UC track and field athlete and the sixth Bearcat to earn an Olympic medal. Payne joins George Wilson (1964 gold medal - basketball), Oscar Robertson (1960 gold medal - basketball), Michelle MacPherson (1984 bronze medal - 4x100 medley relay - swimming), Jenny Kemp (1972 gold medal - 4x100 freestyle relay - swimming) and Tina Gustafsson (1980 silver medal - 4x100 freestyle relay - swimming) as Bearcat athletes that have stood on the Olympic podium.

Stay tuned to GoBEARCATS.com for updates on former Bearcat Mary Wineberg, who will represent the U.S. in the 4x400 meter relay beginning on Friday, Aug. 22.