Friday, September 27
Doha, Qatar
11 AM
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IAAF World Championships
Genevieve LaCaze is headed to her third consecutive global final in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Six Gators Advance Through Opening Day of World Championships
Friday, September 27, 2019 | Track and Field
DOHA, Qatar – Six of the seven Gators who opened competition at the IAAF World Championships are headed to either semifinals or finals, as the program enjoyed a strong evening Friday.
Rising junior Hakim Sani Brown and rising senior Raymond Ekevwo both automatically advanced through their respective quarterfinals in the 100 meters. Sani Brown, who represents Japan and is making his third World Championships appearance, posted the eighth-fastest time of the day (10.09 seconds) and took third in his heat. Ekevwo was second in his heat with a time of 10.14 seconds.
Sani Brown and Ekevwo, both of whom turned 20 earlier this year, are the only 2019 collegians who advanced to the 100 meters semifinals, and they will be the only semifinalists under the age of 21 this year. Two years ago in London, Sani Brown made the World Championships semifinals at just 18 years old.
TJ Holmes, the fifth-place finisher at the 2017 World Championships, used a fast start to secure an automatic berth for the 400-meter hurdles semifinals. Genevieve Gregson (formerly LaCaze), captain of the Australian women's team, qualified for her third consecutive global final in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a season-best time Friday.
The Gators will also see the rivalry between Christian Taylor and Will Claye continue on the global stage, as the pair breezed through men's triple jump qualifying.
Taylor, ranked No. 2 in the world this year, has won gold at the last three global championships, in addition to the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympics. Earlier this month, Taylor won the Diamond League – track and field's professional circuit – for the seventh time in the last eight seasons. Taylor's all-time best mark of 18.21 meters, set en route to gold at the 2015 World Championships, ranks second in track and field history.
Claye holds this year's world-leading mark (18.14 meters – third in track and field history), and is coming off silver medals at the 2016 Olympics and 2017 World Championships. He was also the silver medalist at the 2012 Olympics.
Omar Craddock, who entered the meet ranked No. 3 in the world, was the first man out of the final. He tied for 12, but was on the wrong side of a tiebreaker with Turkey's Necati Er.
The men's 100 meters final highlights Saturday's action. The final is slated for 3:15 p.m. ET, four-and-a-half hours after Sani Brown and Ekevwo race in the semifinals.
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Rising junior Hakim Sani Brown and rising senior Raymond Ekevwo both automatically advanced through their respective quarterfinals in the 100 meters. Sani Brown, who represents Japan and is making his third World Championships appearance, posted the eighth-fastest time of the day (10.09 seconds) and took third in his heat. Ekevwo was second in his heat with a time of 10.14 seconds.
1⃣0⃣.0⃣9⃣ and a Q for @Hakimsanib!
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) September 27, 2019
He and @RaymondEkevwo were 🔥🔥 today.#GoGators 🐊 #TheHolloWAYpic.twitter.com/joxS6IoXHw
Sani Brown and Ekevwo, both of whom turned 20 earlier this year, are the only 2019 collegians who advanced to the 100 meters semifinals, and they will be the only semifinalists under the age of 21 this year. Two years ago in London, Sani Brown made the World Championships semifinals at just 18 years old.
TJ Holmes, the fifth-place finisher at the 2017 World Championships, used a fast start to secure an automatic berth for the 400-meter hurdles semifinals. Genevieve Gregson (formerly LaCaze), captain of the Australian women's team, qualified for her third consecutive global final in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a season-best time Friday.
The Gators will also see the rivalry between Christian Taylor and Will Claye continue on the global stage, as the pair breezed through men's triple jump qualifying.
#Gators. Brothers. Rivals.
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) September 27, 2019
Can't wait to see these two go at it again on the 🌎 stage Sunday 👀#GoGators 🐊 #GatorsAlways pic.twitter.com/mvcatBBGos
"We were put in thus position to push each other to break the 🌎 record."@WilliamClaye, @Taylored2jump drawing 👀👀https://t.co/thpAl20PEQ
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) August 12, 2017
Taylor, ranked No. 2 in the world this year, has won gold at the last three global championships, in addition to the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympics. Earlier this month, Taylor won the Diamond League – track and field's professional circuit – for the seventh time in the last eight seasons. Taylor's all-time best mark of 18.21 meters, set en route to gold at the 2015 World Championships, ranks second in track and field history.
Claye holds this year's world-leading mark (18.14 meters – third in track and field history), and is coming off silver medals at the 2016 Olympics and 2017 World Championships. He was also the silver medalist at the 2012 Olympics.
Omar Craddock, who entered the meet ranked No. 3 in the world, was the first man out of the final. He tied for 12, but was on the wrong side of a tiebreaker with Turkey's Necati Er.
The men's 100 meters final highlights Saturday's action. The final is slated for 3:15 p.m. ET, four-and-a-half hours after Sani Brown and Ekevwo race in the semifinals.
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| Day 1 – Friday, September 27th (* - preliminary / qualifying) | |
| Event | Place, Gators (Country) – Time / Mark [Wind] | Notes |
| 100m (M)* | 8. Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – 10.09 [0.0] | Advanced to semifinals (automatic) |
| 11. Raymond Ekevwo (Nigeria) – 10.14 [-0.8] | Advanced to semifinals (automatic) | |
| 400mH (M)* | 7. TJ Holmes (United States) – 49.50 | Advanced to semifinals (automatic) |
| 3kSC (W)* | 9. Genevieve Gregson [LaCaze] (Australia) – 9:27.74 | Advanced to final (time); season-best time |
| TJ (M)* | 3. Christian Taylor (United States) – 16.99 meters [+0.3] | Advanced to final |
| 5. Will Claye (United States) – 16.97 meters [-0.1] | Advanced to final | |
| 13. Omar Craddock (United States) – 16.87 meters [+0.1] | |
| Day 2 – Saturday, September 28th (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 10:05 a.m. | Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – Men's 800 meters [preliminary] |
| 11:05 a.m. | TJ Holmes (United States) – Men's 400-meter Hurdles [semifinals] |
| 11:45 a.m. | Raymond Ekevwo (Nigeria); Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – Men's 100 meters [semifinals] |
| 3:15 p.m. | Ekevwo (Nigeria); Sani Brown (Japan) – Men's 100 meters |
| Day 3 – Sunday, September 29th (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 2:45 p.m. | Will Claye (United States); Christian Taylor (United States) – Men's Triple Jump |
| 2:55 p.m. | Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – Men's 800 meters [semifinals] |
| Day 4 – Monday, September 30th (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 1:05 p.m. | Grant Holloway (United States) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles [preliminary] |
| 2:50 p.m. | Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – Women's 3,000-meter Steeplechase |
| 3:40 p.m. | TJ Holmes (United States) – Men's 400-meter Hurdles |
| Day 5 – Tuesday, October 1st (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 3:10 p.m. | Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – Men's 800 meters |
| Day 6 – Wednesday, October 2nd (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 1:05 p.m. | Grant Holloway (United States) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles [semifinals] |
| 3:55 p.m. | Holloway (United States) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles |
| Day 7 – Thursday, October 3rd | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 12:20 p.m. | Kemal Mesic (Bosnia) – Men's Shot Put [qualifying – Group A] |
| 1:40 p.m. | Kemal Mesic (Bosnia) – Men's Shot Put [qualifying – Group B] |
| Day 8 – Friday, October 4th (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 2:05 p.m. | Raymond Ekevwo (Nigeria); Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – Men's 4x100 relay [preliminary] |
| Day 9 – Saturday, October 5th (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 10:50 a.m. | Yanis David (France); Shara Proctor (Great Britain) – Women's Long Jump [qualifying] |
| 1:05 p.m. | Kemal Mesic (Bosnia) – Men's Shot Put |
| 3:15 p.m. | Raymond Ekevwo (Nigeria); Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – Men's 4x100 relay |
| Day 10 – Sunday, October 6th (bold italics denotes final) | |
| Time | Gators (Country) – Event |
| 12:15 p.m. | Yanis David (France); Shara Proctor (Great Britain) – Women's Long Jump |
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