Saturday, August 12
London
Florida Gators
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IAAF World Championships
McQuay eased through the finish line and still broke 45 seconds on his split.
McQuay Anchors United States to World-Leading Time
Saturday, August 12, 2017 | Track and Field
Tony McQuay could earn his third World Championships gold medal in Sunday's final
LONDON – Gator Great Tony McQuay (2010-12) anchored the United States' 4x400 relay team to a world-leading time (2:59.23) and a spot in Sunday's (Aug. 13) IAAF World Championships final.
McQuay split 44.73 seconds on the anchor leg.
The two-time World Championships 4x400 relay gold medalist could be called upon again for Sunday's final. Same goes for Jamaican team captain and six-time World Championships medalist Novlene Williams-Mills (2003-04), who rested as Jamaica ran the second-fastest time of the preliminaries and qualified for the final.
Relay teams have yet to be announced for the finals, but follow @GatorsTF on Twitter for updates.
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"Winning feels great. The first race means shaking off those pre-race butterflies, seeing how the guys are going to come out, and then being able to come back and compete the next day. The crowd and atmosphere were great. Our coaches believe in us and we believe in ourselves. To come out with a world-leading time in the prelim, you can't ask for much better." –Tony McQuay on anchoring the United States 4x400 relay team to Sunday's final (courtesy of USATF)
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McQuay split 44.73 seconds on the anchor leg.
The two-time World Championships 4x400 relay gold medalist could be called upon again for Sunday's final. Same goes for Jamaican team captain and six-time World Championships medalist Novlene Williams-Mills (2003-04), who rested as Jamaica ran the second-fastest time of the preliminaries and qualified for the final.
Relay teams have yet to be announced for the finals, but follow @GatorsTF on Twitter for updates.
Quote of the Day
"Winning feels great. The first race means shaking off those pre-race butterflies, seeing how the guys are going to come out, and then being able to come back and compete the next day. The crowd and atmosphere were great. Our coaches believe in us and we believe in ourselves. To come out with a world-leading time in the prelim, you can't ask for much better." –Tony McQuay on anchoring the United States 4x400 relay team to Sunday's final (courtesy of USATF)
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— Scott Stricklin (@ScottStricklin) August 11, 2017
"We were put in thus position to push each other to break the ?? record."@WilliamClaye, @Taylored2jump drawing ????https://t.co/thpAl20PEQ
— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) August 12, 2017
Great Fan support here in London. No seats left in the stadium the atmosphere was amazing as always. #HomeAwayFromHome
— Tony McQuay? (@tmq400) August 12, 2017
Great Job today squad????
— Tony McQuay? (@tmq400) August 12, 2017
Honoured to fight in my colours. A tough year but worth the blood, sweat & tears every step of the way. #NeverGiveUp #TeamAus #MTC pic.twitter.com/AFYIRDnOPC
— Genevieve LaCaze (@GenGen_LaCaze) August 12, 2017
Enjoying the Sunlight?? pic.twitter.com/0Z5YPZXTJg
— Hakim SaniBrown (@Hakimsanib) August 12, 2017
IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
- Live Results
- Complete TV / Streaming Schedule
- Saturday, Aug. 13 TV / Streaming
- TV: NBC (2:30-4:30 p.m.)
- Online Streaming: NBC Sports Gold (TV Broadcast: 2:30-4:30 p.m.)
- Tape Delay Re-Airing: Olympic Channel (8-10 p.m.)
- Venue: London Stadium
| Sunday, August 6 (only finals listed) | |
| Event | Place, Gator, Country (Years at UF) – Mark | Notes |
| SP (M) | 3. Stipe Zunic, Croatia (2011-15) – 21.46 meters (70-5) | Bronze medalist; first World Championships medalist in Croatian history |
| Wednesday, August 9 (only finals listed) | |
| Event | Place, Gator, Country (Years at UF) – Time | Notes |
| 400m (W) | 8. Novlene Williams-Mills, Jamaica (2003-04) – 51.48 |
| 400mH (M) | 3. Kerron Clement, United States (2004-05) – 48.52 | Bronze medalist |
| 5. TJ Holmes, United States (2015-17) – 49.00 | |
| Thursday, August 10 (only finals listed) | |
| Event | Place, Gator, Country (Years at UF) – Time / Mark [Wind] | Notes |
| 200m (M) | 7. Hakim Sani Brown, Japan (Class of 2017) – 20.63 [-0.1] |
| TJ (M) | 1. Christian Taylor, United States (2009-11) – 17.68 meters (58-0.25) [+0.2] | Gold medalist; first three-time world champion in history |
| 2. Will Claye, United States (2010-11) – 17.63 meters (57-10.25) [-0.1] | Silver Medalist | |
| Friday, August 11 (all events are finals) | |
| Event | Place, Gator, Country (Years at UF) – Time | Notes |
| 3kSC (W) | 12. Genevieve LaCaze (2009-12) – 9:26.25 | Season-best time |
| Saturday, August 12 (all events are preliminaries) | |
| Event | Place, Gator, Country (Years at UF) – Time | Notes |
| 4x400 (M)* | 1. Tony McQuay, United States (2010-12) – 2:59.23 | Advanced to final (automatic); world-leading time |
| Sunday, August 13 (all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators, Country (Years at UF) – Event |
| 3:55 p.m. | Novlene Williams-Mills, Jamaica (2003-04) – Women's 4x400 Relay |
| 4:15 p.m. | Tony McQuay, United States (2010-12) – Men's 4x400 Relay |
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