Monday, September 30
Doha, Qatar
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Florida Gators
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IAAF World Championships
TJ Holmes matched his finish from the 2017 IAAF World Championships.
Holmes Finishes Strong, Holloway Advances at World Championships
Monday, September 30, 2019 | Track and Field
DOHA, Qatar – Gators Greats TJ Holmes and Genevieve Gregson (formerly LaCaze) had impressive performances in their respective finals, while Grant Holloway advanced through the 110-meter hurdles preliminary with one of the day's fastest times at the IAAF World Championships.
Holmes finished fifth in the men's 400-meter hurdles final for a second consecutive World Championships. The St. Petersburg, Fla., native clocked a personal record of 48.20 seconds, leaving him just 0.17 seconds behind the bronze medalist. Two years ago in London, Holmes finished a chilly, rainy final in 49 seconds, which was nearly half a second off the bronze medalist.
Holmes and two-time reigning champion Karsten Warholm are the only two men who finished in the top five of the last two World Championships finals.
Gregson, captain of the Australian women's team, posted her second top-10 finish in the last three global championships. The 3,000-meter steeplechaser posted a season-best time of 9:23.84 to finish 10, the second-highest finish of her career at a global championship (she was ninth at the 2016 Olympics).
Holloway, who turned professional this summer after concluding the most impressive hurdling career in collegiate history, easily advanced through the 110 hurdles prelim. The Chesapeake, Va., native won his heat in 13.22 seconds – which was also the third-fastest overall time Monday.
A two-time The Bowerman finalist and 8-time NCAA champion, Holloway enters Wednesday's semifinals and (potentially) final with the world-leading time of 12.98 seconds, which he set en route to a third consecutive national title this past June.
No Gators are scheduled to compete Tuesday, and Holloway will be the only Gator competing Wednesday. Both the semifinals (1:05 p.m. ET) and final (3:55 p.m. ET) will be broadcast on NBC Sports Network.
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Holmes finished fifth in the men's 400-meter hurdles final for a second consecutive World Championships. The St. Petersburg, Fla., native clocked a personal record of 48.20 seconds, leaving him just 0.17 seconds behind the bronze medalist. Two years ago in London, Holmes finished a chilly, rainy final in 49 seconds, which was nearly half a second off the bronze medalist.
Holmes and two-time reigning champion Karsten Warholm are the only two men who finished in the top five of the last two World Championships finals.
He does it again!@kwarholm 🇳🇴 is a two-time world champion.
— IAAF (@iaaforg) September 30, 2019
What a show 💥#WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/j42JleamPe
Gregson, captain of the Australian women's team, posted her second top-10 finish in the last three global championships. The 3,000-meter steeplechaser posted a season-best time of 9:23.84 to finish 10, the second-highest finish of her career at a global championship (she was ninth at the 2016 Olympics).
Holloway, who turned professional this summer after concluding the most impressive hurdling career in collegiate history, easily advanced through the 110 hurdles prelim. The Chesapeake, Va., native won his heat in 13.22 seconds – which was also the third-fastest overall time Monday.
A two-time The Bowerman finalist and 8-time NCAA champion, Holloway enters Wednesday's semifinals and (potentially) final with the world-leading time of 12.98 seconds, which he set en route to a third consecutive national title this past June.
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No Gators are scheduled to compete Tuesday, and Holloway will be the only Gator competing Wednesday. Both the semifinals (1:05 p.m. ET) and final (3:55 p.m. ET) will be broadcast on NBC Sports Network.
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- Medal Recap – Taylor, Claye Once Again Sweep Triple Jump
- Venue: Khalifa International Stadium (Doha, Qatar)
| Day 3 – Sunday, September 29th (only finals listed – see Medal Recap for details) | |
| Event | Place, Gators (Country) – Mark [Wind] | Notes |
| TJ (M) | 1. Christian Taylor (United States) – 17.92 meters [+0.9] | Season-best mark |
| 2. Will Claye (United States) – 17.74 meters [+0.9] | |
| Day 4 – Monday, September 30th (* - denotes preliminary; all other events are finals) | |
| Event | Place, Gators (Country) – Time / Mark [Wind] | Notes |
| 110mH (M) * | 3. Grant Holloway (United States) – 13.22 [+0.4] | Advanced to semifinals (automatic) |
| 400mH (M) | 5. TJ Holmes (United States) – 48.20 | Topped personal record by 0.10 seconds |
| 3kSC (W) | 10. Genevieve Gregson (Australia) – 9:23.84 | Season-best time |
| 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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