CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Utah Valley track and field alum Caleb Furnell begins Olympic competition in the four-man bobsled this weekend in Cortina, Italy, aiming to become Utah Valley's third-ever Olympic medalist in school history.

Furnell, a native of Lee's Summit, Mo., is one of three push athletes on the four-man bobsled team piloted by two-time Olympian Kris Horn. The quartet will run four heats, with the final standings being determined by the combined times from those runs.

Furnell will look to join fellow track and field alumni Noelle Pikus-Pace '05 and Chris Fogt '07on the shortlist of Utah Valley athletes that have medalled in the Olympics. Pikus-Pace won the silver medal in the skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, while Fogt took silver in the four-man bobsled at the same Games. Fogt currently serves as the head coach of the USA Bobsled team.

The opening two heats will be on Saturday, starting at 2 and 3:57 a.m. MT respectively. The final two heats will be on Sunday beginning at 2 and 4:15 a.m. MT. All heats will be broadcast live on the NBC family of networks and Peacock.