EUGENE, Ore. - George Mason track and field athletes David Verburg and LaVell Handy will travel to TrackTown USA in Eugene, Oregon to compete at the US Track and Field Trials over the next two weeks. The event to determine the 2012 US Olympic Team begins on June 21 and runs through July 1.

Information about the meet is available at http://tracktown12.gotracktownusa.com/. Additionally, NBC and the NBCSports networks will televise select portions of the meet. You can view the television schedule here.

Verburg will compete in the 400m, while Handy will participate in both the long and triple jumps.

In a season that saw him earn First Team USTFCCCA First Team All-America, USTFCCCA Southeast Region Male Track Athlete of the Year and CAA Male Track Athlete of the Meet honors, Verburg will look to continue his impressive showing in the 400m. He finished fourth in the event at the NCAA Outdoor Championships earlier this month, advancing to the national championships after winning the NCAA East Region Championships. Earlier in the season, he finished the 400m in a time of 45.06 at the CAA Championship Meet, a personal-best, the second-fastest time in school history and an Olympic Trials 'A' qualifying time. He also took home the event title at the IC4A Outdoor Championships.

"Competing at the Olympic Trials has always been a dream for me," said Verburg. "It's amazing to see my dream turn into a reality. I have a lot of support from my family and friends and great coaches that have helped me get this far. I have been blessed so now I have to just compete and represent Mason to the best of my ability, and if it all goes well represent my country at the Olympic games."

The qualifying round of the 400m will take place at 6:10 pm on Friday, July 22, with the semifinals slated for 8:00 pm on Saturday and the finals at 7:20 pm on Sunday.

Additionally, Verburg has been selected to compete at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) U-23 Championships, held July 6-8 in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Handy captured his second-consecutive CAA long jump title and also won the triple jump to earn CAA Male Field Performer of the Meet accolades earlier this season. He jumped a personal-best 7.85m at the conference meet, qualifying him for the Olympic Trials. He followed that performance with an IC4A title and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA East Regionals in the long jump, advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championships where he placed ninth with a jump of 7.65m en route to collecting Second Team USTFCCCA All-America accolades.

Handy also claimed his second-consecutive triple jump title at IC4A's, and fell just short of advancing to the national championships after finishing 14th at the East Regionals.

"For me to be competing at the trials means a lot to me after my years at Mason," said Handy. "I am blessed for the opportunity to take a shot at the next level in track and field. I think competing here gives me the chance to display all the long hours and hard work I have dedicated to my events. After a season full of highs and lows it is an honor to be selected to compete in the long and triple jump."

The long jump qualifying round will take place at 7:30 pm on June 22, with the finals on June 24 at 7:40 pm. Triple jump will take place one week later, with the qualifying round on June 28 at 7:30 pm and the finals on June 30 at 7:40 pm.