Former Leto High and University of South Florida track star Damu Cherry was officially named to the U.S. Olympic Women’s Track and Field roster Monday, and ex-Freedom High and current University of Florida standout Calvin Smith was placed on the men’s roster.

Cherry, 30, made the squad in the 100-meter hurdles, the event she finished second in at the recent U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore.

Smith, a UF sophomore, earned a spot on the U.S team as part of the relay pool for the 4x400 relay. Smith landed that berth by reaching the finals of the open 400 at the trials and finishing fifth.

Smith left Sunday for some tune-up meets in Europe while Cherry says she is resting up from a hard trials. She and trials winner Lolo Jones own the world’s Nos. 1 and 2 times this season and could take the top two spots in the event in Beijing. Smith said he will be running in the open 400 at those European meets.

Many of the world’s top track athletes are converging on these European meets to stay in top form. The Beijing Games begin Aug. 8 but the track and field competition is still a month away. The first track events begin Aug. 15. Cherry starts qualifying rounds of the 100 hurdles Aug. 17. Smith’s first round of the 4x400 is Aug. 22.

You can see the entire U.S. Olympic track roster on this link: http://www.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUID=USATF_2008_07_14_09_52_13