Kyra Jefferson signed a professional contract with Nike shortly after her collegiate career concluded.
Three Gators Added to World Championship Rosters
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 | Track and Field
Shara Proctor will make her sixth consecutive IAAF World Championships appearance
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Three Gators were added to their respective nation's IAAF World Championships roster the past two days, with Kyra Jefferson (4x100 relay pool) and Tony McQuay (4x400 relay pool) joining the United States, and Shara Proctor (long jump) joining Great Britain.
Jefferson and McQuay were added to Team USA in an official press release Monday (July 24) evening.
Jefferson, a native of Detroit, Mich., finished fifth in the 200 meters final at the USATF Outdoor Championships and ranks fifth in the world (22.02 seconds) at that distance this year. Her season-best time of 22.02 came at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she broke the 28-year-old collegiate record and became the fourth American in history to run 22.02 or faster prior to turning 23 years old.
McQuay, a 2016 Olympic gold medalist and two-time World Championships gold medalist for Team USA's 4x400 relay, finished fifth in the 400 meters final at USATF Outdoors. His season-best time of 44.51 ranks 10th in the world and sixth among Americans this year.
Proctor was officially chosen to represent Great Britain Tuesday (July 25).
Australia also announced its team Tuesday, confirming the participation of two-time Olympian and national record holder Genevieve LaCaze (3,000-meter steeplechase), who nabbed her qualifying time in May.
A total of 16 Gators will represent their countries at the World Championships, which will be held in London from Aug. 4-13.
GATORS' 2017 IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS (15)
A full listing of the Gators' competition schedule is below.
IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
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Jefferson and McQuay were added to Team USA in an official press release Monday (July 24) evening.
Jefferson, a native of Detroit, Mich., finished fifth in the 200 meters final at the USATF Outdoor Championships and ranks fifth in the world (22.02 seconds) at that distance this year. Her season-best time of 22.02 came at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she broke the 28-year-old collegiate record and became the fourth American in history to run 22.02 or faster prior to turning 23 years old.
McQuay, a 2016 Olympic gold medalist and two-time World Championships gold medalist for Team USA's 4x400 relay, finished fifth in the 400 meters final at USATF Outdoors. His season-best time of 44.51 ranks 10th in the world and sixth among Americans this year.
Proctor was officially chosen to represent Great Britain Tuesday (July 25).
The selection marks her sixth consecutive World Championships berth. Two years ago at the World Championships in Beijing, Proctor won the silver medal and broke the British long jump record (7.07 meters).And yet there's light at the end of the tunnel.. I won't let this opportunity go to waste ????#Blessed #Represent pic.twitter.com/8jF0bnUAsF
— Shara Proctor (@SharaProctor) July 25, 2017
Australia also announced its team Tuesday, confirming the participation of two-time Olympian and national record holder Genevieve LaCaze (3,000-meter steeplechase), who nabbed her qualifying time in May.
A total of 16 Gators will represent their countries at the World Championships, which will be held in London from Aug. 4-13.
GATORS' 2017 IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS (15)
- Andres Arroyo (2014-17), Puerto Rico – 800 meters
- Will Claye (2010-11), United States – Triple Jump
- Kerron Clement (2004-05), United States – 400-meter Hurdles (wild card)
- Marquis Dendy (2012-15), United States – Long Jump
- Eric Futch (2014-17), United States – 400-meter Hurdles
- TJ Holmes (2015-17), United States – 400-meter Hurdles
- Kyra Jefferson (2013-17), United States – 4x100 relay pool
- Genevieve LaCaze (2009-12), Australia – 3,000-meter Steeplechase
- Eddie Lovett (2011-14), U.S. Virgin Islands – 110-meter Hurdles
- Tony McQuay (2010-12), United States – 4x400 relay pool
- Shara Proctor (2007-10), Great Britain – Long Jump
- Hakim Sani Brown (Class of 2017), Japan – 100 meters; 200 meters
- Christian Taylor (2009-11), United States – Triple Jump (wild card)
- Novlene Williams-Mills (2003-04), Jamaica – 400 meters
- Stipe Zunic (2011-15), Croatia – Shot Put
A full listing of the Gators' competition schedule is below.
IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
- Live Results
- TV / Streaming Information
- Venue: London Stadium
| Friday, August 4 (all events are preliminaries) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 2:30 p.m. | Marquis Dendy (United States) – Men's Long Jump (qualifying) |
| 3:20 p.m. | Sani Brown (Japan) – Men's 100 meters (quarterfinals) |
| Saturday, August 5 (unless denoted otherwise all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 5:00 a.m. | Stipe Zunic (Croatia) – Men's Shot Put (qualifying) |
| 7:45 a.m. | Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – Men's 800 meters (prelim) |
| 2:05 p.m. | Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – Men's 100 meters (semifinals) |
| 3:05 p.m. | Marquis Dendy (United States) – Men's Long Jump |
| 4:45 p.m. | Sani Brown (Japan) – Men's 100 meters |
| Sunday, August 6 (unless denoted otherwise all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 6:05 a.m. | Kerron Clement (United States); Eric Futch (United States); TJ Holmes (United States) – Men's 400-meter Hurdles (prelims) |
| 6:55 a.m. | Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica) – Women's 400 meters (prelims) |
| 8:15 a.m. | Eddie Lovett (U.S. Virgin Islands) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles (prelims) |
| 3:10 p.m. | Lovett (U.S. Virgin Islands) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles (semifinals) |
| 3:35 p.m. | Stipe Zunic (Croatia) – Men's Shot Put |
| 4:15 p.m. | Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – Men's 800 meters (semifinals) |
| Monday, August 7 (unless denoted otherwise all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 1:30 p.m. | Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – Men's 200 meters (prelims) |
| 1:35 p.m. | Will Claye (United States); Christian Taylor (United States) – Men's Triple Jump (qualifying) |
| 3:20 p.m. | Kerron Clement (United States); Eric Futch (United States); TJ Holmes (United States) – Men's 400-meter Hurdles (semifinals) |
| 3:55 p.m. | Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica) – Women's 400 meters (semifinals) |
| 4:30 p.m. | Eddie Lovett (U.S. Virgin Islands) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles |
| Tuesday, August 8 (unless denoted otherwise all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 4:35 p.m. | Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – Men's 800 meters |
| Wednesday, August 9 (unless denoted otherwise all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 2:05 p.m. | Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – Women's 3,000-meter Steeplechase (prelims) |
| 2:10 p.m. | Shara Proctor (Great Britain) – Women's Long Jump (qualifying) |
| 3:55 p.m. | Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – Men's 200 meters (semifinals) |
| 4:30 p.m. | Kerron Clement (United States); Eric Futch (United States); TJ Holmes (United States) – Men's 400-meter Hurdles |
| 4:50 p.m. | Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica) – Women's 400 meters |
| Thursday, August 10 (all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 3:20 p.m. | Will Claye (United States); Christian Taylor (United States) – Men's Triple Jump |
| 4:50 p.m. | Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – Men's 200 meters |
| Friday, August 11 (all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 2:10 p.m. | Shara Proctor (Great Britain) – Women's Long Jump |
| 4:25 p.m. | Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – Women's 3,000-meter Steeplechase |
| Saturday, August 12 (unless denoted otherwise all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 5:35 a.m. | Kyra Jefferson (United States) – 4x100 Relay (prelims) |
| 6:20 a.m. | Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica) – Women's 4x400 Relay (prelims) |
| 6:50 a.m. | Tony McQuay (United States) – Men's 4x400 Relay (prelims) |
| 4:30 p.m. | Kyra Jefferson (United States) – 4x100 Relay |
| Sunday, August 13 (all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 3:55 p.m. | Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica) – Women's 4x400 Relay |
| 4:15 p.m. | Tony McQuay (United States) – Men's 4x400 Relay |
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