Twelve Former Gators Set to Compete at IAAF World Championships
Friday, August 21, 2015 | Track and Field
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BEIJING – Twelve former Florida track and field athletes will compete in 11 events at the 2015 IAAF World Championships, which will be held from Aug. 22-30 at National Stadium in Beijing.
Will Claye, Omar Craddock, Marquis Dendy, and Christian Taylor are vying to become the first quartet of fellow countrymen to qualify for the World Championships triple jump final. All four enter the event ranked fifth or higher in the world this year, with Taylor—the 2012 Olympics and 2011 World Championships gold medalist—leading the group at 18.06 meters (59' 3”), equal to the fourth-longest mark in history.
Dendy will leap in the long jump as well. He is currently the only man in the world ranked higher than 18th in both horizontal jumps, checking in at No. 3 in the long jump and No. 4 in the triple jump.
Four-time world champion Kerron Clement and four-time World Championships silver medalist Novlene Williams-Mills will both make their sixth appearance at the prestigious event, tying Dennis Mitchell for the most by a Gator. Clement will run the 400-meter hurdles, an event he won at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships. Williams-Mills will race in the 400 meters and the 4x400-meter relay for Jamaica.
Great Britain's long jump record holder Shara Proctor, ranked No. 3 in the world this year, is set to make her fifth World Championships appearance.
Tony McQuay will lace up his cleats as a member of the United States' 4x400-meter relay team. McQuay helped the Americans win their fifth consecutive 4x400 relay world title in 2013.
Genevieve LaCaze (3,000 meter steeplechase) and Keely Medeiros (shot put) will make their World Championships debuts for Australia and Brazil, respectively. Kemal Mesic (shot put) of Bosnia and United States Virgin Islander Eddie Lovett (110-meter hurdles) are making their second straight appearances.
GATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS NOTABLES
· Christian Taylor is one of five men to ever record a wind-legal 18-meter triple jump
· With bronze medals in 2011 and 2013, Will Claye is one of nine men's triple jump multiple medalists in
World Championships history
· Omar Craddock enters the triple jump as the 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships gold medalist
· Marquis Dendy enters the long jump as the 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships gold medalist
· Kerron Clement, already one of three men in history with two gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles, could become the sixth American man with at least five World Championships gold medals. His other two golds came as a member of the 2007 and 2009 4x400-meter relay teams
· The United States' 4x400-meter relay team featuring Tony McQuay boasts the world's top time this year
(2:58.43)
· Novlene Williams-Mills, currently a five-time World Championships medalist, could become the 17th female in history to collect six medals at the World Championships
· The former Gators competing at the World Championships combined for 23 NCAA Championships and 54 SEC Championships during their UF careers
GATORS AT IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (all local times – 12 hours ahead of Eastern Time)
| Day One – Saturday, August 22nd |
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| Time | Athlete (Country) -- Event | Gender | Round |
| 10:10 a.m. | Keely Medeiros (Brazil) – Shot Put | Women | Qualifying |
| 6:35 p.m. | Kerron Clement (USA) – 400mH | Men | 1st Round |
| 8:05 p.m. | Keely Medeiros (Brazil) – Shot Put | Women | Final |
| Day Two – Sunday, August 23rd |
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| Time | Athlete (Country) -- Event | Gender | Round |
| 10:05 a.m. | Kemal Mesic (Bosnia) – Shot Put | Men | Qualifying |
| 6:40 p.m. | Kerron Clement (USA) – 400mH | Men | Semifinals |
| 7:30 p.m. | Kemal Mesic (Bosnia) – Shot Put | Men | Final |
| Day Three – Monday, August 24th |
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| Time | Athlete (Country) -- Event | Gender | Round |
| 9:45 a.m. | Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – 3,000m Steeplechase | Women | 1st Round |
| 10:00 a.m. | Marquis Dendy (USA) – Long Jump | Men | Qualifying |
| 10:45 a.m. | Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica) – 400m | Women | 1st Round |
| Day Four – Tuesday, August 25th |
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| Time | Athlete (Country) -- Event | Gender | Round |
| 7:05 p.m. | Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica) – 400m | Women | Semifinals |
| 7:25 p.m. | Marquis Dendy (USA) – Long Jump | Men | Final |
| 8:25 p.m. | Kerron Clement (USA) – 400mH | Men | Final |
| Day Five – Wednesday, August 26th |
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| Time | Athlete (Country) -- Event | Gender | Round |
| 10:00 a.m. | Will Claye (USA) – Triple Jump | Men | Qualifying |
| Omar Craddock (USA) – Triple Jump | Men | Qualifying | |
| Marquis Dendy (USA) – Triple Jump | Men | Qualifying | |
| Christian Taylor (USA) – Triple Jump | Men | Qualifying | |
| 11:20 a.m. | Eddie Lovett (U.S. Virgin Islands) – 110mH | Men | 1st Round |
| 9:00 p.m. | Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – 3,000m Steeplechase | Women | Final |
| Day Six – Thursday, August 27th |
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| Time | Athlete (Country) -- Event | Gender | Round |
| 10:20 a.m. | Shara Proctor (Great Britain) – Long Jump | Women | Qualifying |
| 7:05 p.m. | Eddie Lovett (U.S. Virgin Islands) – 110mH | Men | Semifinals |
| 7:10 p.m. | Claye, Craddock, Dendy, Taylor (USA) – Triple Jump | Men | Final |
| 8:40 p.m. | Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica) – 400m | Women | Final |
| Day Seven – Friday, August 28th |
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| Time | Athlete (Country) -- Event | Gender | Round |
| 7:50 p.m. | Shara Proctor (Great Britain) – Long Jump | Women | Final |
| 9:20 p.m. | Eddie Lovett (U.S. Virgin Islands) – 110mH | Men | Final |
| Day Eight – Saturday, August 29th |
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| Time | Athlete (Country) -- Event | Gender | Round |
| 10:15 a.m. | Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica) – 4x400 Relay | Women | 1st Round |
| 10:40 a.m. | Tony McQuay (USA) – 4x400 Relay | Men | 1st Round |
| Day Nine – Sunday, August 30th |
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| Time | Athlete (Country) -- Event | Gender | Round |
| 8:05 p.m. | Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica) – 4x400 Relay | Women | Final |
| 8:25 p.m. | Tony McQuay (USA) – 4x400 Relay | Men | Final |
IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BROADCAST SCHEDULE
| Television Coverage |
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| Date | Time (ET) | Network | Session |
| Friday, August 21 | 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. | Universal Sports | Day |
| Saturday, August 22 | 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | NBC; NBC Sports Live Extra | Evening |
| Saturday, August 22 | 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Universal Sports | Re-Air |
| Saturday, August 22 | 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. | Universal Sports | Day |
| Sunday, August 23 | 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | NBC; NBC Sports Live Extra | Evening |
| Sunday, August 23 | 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Universal Sports | Re-Air |
| Sunday, August 23 | 9:30 p.m.-12 a.m. | Universal Sports | Morning |
| Monday, August 24 | 7 a.m.-10 a.m. | Universal Sports | Evening |
| Tuesday, August 25 | 7 a.m.-9 a.m. | Universal Sports | Evening |
| Tuesday, August 25 | 9:30 p.m.-12 a.m. | Universal Sports | Morning |
| Wednesday, August 26 | 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | Universal Sports | Evening |
| Wednesday, August 26 | 9:30 p.m.-12 a.m. | Universal Sports | Day |
| Thursday, August 27 | 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m. | Universal Sports | Evening |
| Thursday, August 27 | 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. | Universal Sports | Day |
| Friday, August 28 | 7:30 a.m.-10 a.m. | Universal Sports | Evening |
| Friday, August 28 | 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. | Universal Sports | Morning |
| Saturday, August 29 | 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | NBC; NBC Sports Live Extra | Evening |
| Saturday, August 29 | 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. | Universal Sports | Re-Air |
| Saturday, August 29 | 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. | Universal Sports | Morning |
| Sunday, August 30 | 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | NBC; NBC Sports Live Extra | Evening |
| Sunday, August 30 | 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. | Universal Sports | Re-Air |
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