17 Gators Set to Contest 2022 World Championships in Eugene

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17 Gators Set to Contest 2022 World Championships in Eugene

Thursday, July 14, 2022 | Track and Field

By: Jared Rigdon

EUGENE, Ore. - For the first time in the history of the event, the World Athletics Championships will take place on American soil.

The world's finest athletes will converge on Hayward Field and Eugene, Ore. for the 18th edition of the World Championships.

Originally set for 2021, but pushed back to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, the World Championships will feature 49 events, over 190 countries and over 1900 athletes during the 10-day event.

For the first time ever, a team trophy will be awarded to the nation that accumulates the most points over the course of the proceedings.

This year's event will see 17 Gators represent nine different countries including nine Americans competing on home soil for Team USA.

Florida will also have representatives for Liberia, The Bahamas, Jamaica, Norway, Denmark, Japan, U.S. Virgin Islands and Nigeria.

Six athletes off Florida's 2022 roster, including NCAA Champions Anna Hall, Jasmine Moore, Talitha Diggs, Joseph Fahnbulleh and Champion Allison, will continue their seasons on the World stage.

Hall, Diggs and Allison are all making their first appearance for the American senior team.

11 Gator Greats will also lineup in their respective events including six that competed in the last edition of the World Championships in Doha in 2019.

Action will last from July 15-24 in Eugene.

Gators:

Jasmine Moore will make American history in Eugene, becoming the first U.S woman to qualify to the same World Championships in both the Long Jump and Triple Jump.

The Grand Prairie, Texas native was the NCAA Champion Indoors and Outdoors in both events this season and qualified with room to spare at last month's USATF Outdoor Championships.

The Triple Jump will be the first on the docket for Moore, an event she competed in at last summer's Tokyo Olympics.

She will close out the competition with the Long Jump on the final days of the event. The top-12 jumpers in each event will make the final where they will get an additional series of attempts.

Moore sits 9th in the world in the Long Jump (6.82m) and 13th in the Triple Jump (14.32m) entering the World Championships.

Anna Hall will contest the Heptathlon for the first time since her dominating, near-collegiate record effort at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

The seven-eventer will take place between July 17 and 18 with 19 different women set to contest the competition.

Hall ranks No. 2 in the world this season following her 6458-point effort she used to win the USATF Combined Events Championships in May.

The Bowerman Finalist is undefeated in the Pentathlon/Heptathlon this season dating back to the beginning of the collegiate season in January.

This is the first senior appearance for Hall on the world stage. She previously competed at the World U-20 Championships in 2018 where she finished 9th in the Heptathlon.

Champion Allison and Talitha Diggs will each represent the USA in the 400 meters. Diggs captured the U.S. title while Allison laid down the No. 10-time in World History (43.70) to qualify for the World Championships.

Diggs and Allison have had dominate seasons in the 400 meters, each breaking the school record while claiming multiple titles along the way.

Allison was the SEC Indoor and Outdoor Champion and was runner-up at the NCAA Outdoor Championships across 400 meters.

Diggs swept the titles in the quarter-mile at both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. She sits No. 4 in the world following her time of 49.99 she ran at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Allison is No. 2 in the world this year at 43.70, only slightly behind the American champion Michael Norman.

The duo of Gators will also be available for selection in the 4x400 relay and should expect to play a role for the American team in the competition's closing event.

Joseph Fahnbulleh returns to the world stage for the first time since his incredible breakout performance at the Tokyo Olympics.

The NCAA Outdoor Champion over 100 and 200 meters will represent Liberia in his primary event, the 200 meters.

He was 5th at last summer's Olympics in the same event and is expected to be a contender to make the finals and potentially medal.

Fahnbulleh ranks No. 5 in the world among entered athletes in the 200 meters. His personal best of 19.83 won him the NCAA Outdoor Championship and ranks as the No. 4 performance in collegiate history.

Doneisha Anderson will represent the Bahamas and is expected to run a leg for the Bahamian 4x400 team. She also represented her nation at last summer's Olympics.

Gator Greats:

Grant Holloway (110mH) and Christian Taylor (Triple Jump) are set to defend their 2019 gold medals when action begins in Eugene this week.

Holloway capped off an outstanding 2019 season when he stormed to the world title at the 2019 World Championships.

Taylor has won gold at three-straight World Championships but has been in recovery mode in 2022 following an injury that forced him to withdraw from last summer's Olympics.

The 13.03 that Holloway ran in the semis of the USATF Outdoor Championships ranks No. 4 in the world this season.

Holloway was the Silver Medalist in the 110-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics last summer.

Three members of Florida's collegiate-record 4x100 team (Raymond Ekevwo, Hakim Sani Brown and Holloway) will compete at this summer's World Championships.

Ekevwo (Nigeria) and Sani Brown (Japan) are both back for another edition of the World's event.

Both competed for their respective nations in Doha three years ago, advancing to the semifinals of the 100 meters. Sani Brown also earned a bronze medal after handling anchor leg duties in the 4x100 relay for the Japanese.

Ekevwo and Sani Brown will contest the 100 meters again and will be in the relay pool for the 4x100, which both Japan and Nigeria qualified for.

The duo of sprinters both own a season's best of 10.04 clocked earlier this season.

Thomas Mardal will make his debut at the World Championships, representing Norway in the Hammer Throw.

Mardal is in his first year as a professional after closing out his Florida career with NCAA Titles in the Hammer Throw and Weight Throw in 2021.

Cory McGee (USA) is making her first appearance at the World Championships since 2013, qualifying in the 1500 meters after a second-place finish at the USATF Outdoor Championships.

She finished 12th in the same event at last summer's Tokyo Olympics.

Will Claye (USA) will join Taylor in the Triple Jump as Florida's reign in the event at the world level continues.

He was a silver medalist at the last two editions of the World Championships. This is his sixth-straight appearance at the World Championships.

Marquis Dendy (USA) will make his fourth appearance at the World Championships and his first since 2017.

The 2020 Olympian in the Long Jump, Dendy was a bronze medalist at this year's World Indoor Championships and will be on the lookout for his first senior medal during the outdoor campaign.

Lloydricia Cameron will represent Jamaica in the Shot Put while Benji Lobo Vedel will run the 400 meters for Denmark.

2015 SEC Outdoor 10K Champion Eddie Garcia will run the Marathon for the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Action at the World Championships will be contested from July 15-24 with the potential for at least one Gator to compete every single day.

World Athletics Championships (All Times PST)

Live Results / Start Lists
Venue: Hayward Field: Eugene, Ore.
Watch: NBC Networks (Links Available at FloridaGators.com)
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All events are subject to change, pending weather this weekend

Friday, July 15th (all times PST)
Time	Gators: Event
9:05 a.m.	Men's Hammer Throw (Qualification): Thomas Mardal (Norway)
11:45 a.m.	Mixed 4x400 Relay (Prelims): TBD
5:05 p.m.	Women's Shot Put (Qualification): Lloydricia Cameron (Jamaica)
6:00 p.m.	Men's Long Jump (Qualification): Marquis Dendy (USA)
6:10 p.m.	Women's 1500 Meters (Heats): Cory McGee (USA)
6:50 p.m.	Men's 100 Meters (Heats): Hakim Sani Brown (Japan), Raymond Ekevwo (Nigeria)
7:50 p.m.	Mixed 4x400 Relay (Final): TBD

Saturday, July 16th (all times PST)
Time	Gators: Event
10:40 a.m.	Women's Triple Jump (Qualification): Jasmine Moore (USA)
11:25 a.m.	Men's 110 Hurdles (Heats): Grant Holloway (USA)
12:00 p.m.	Men's Hammer Throw (Final): Top 12 Advance to Finals
6:00 p.m.	Men's 100 Meters (Semis): Top 24 Advance to Semis
6:20 p.m.	Women's Shot Put (Final): Top 12 Advance to Finals
6:25 p.m.	Men's Long Jump (Final): Top 12 Advance to Finals
6:30 p.m.	Women's 1500 Meters (Semis): Top 24 Advance to Semis
7:50 p.m.	Men's 100 Meters (Finals): Top 8 Advance to Finals

Sunday, July 17th (all times PST)
Time	Gators: Event
6:15 a.m.	Men's Marathon: Eddie Garcia (U.S. Virgin Islands)
10:35 a.m.	Women's Heptathlon (100 Hurdles): Anna Hall (USA)
11:05 a.m.	Men's 400 Meters (Heats): Champion Allison (USA), Benji Lobo Vedel (Denmark)
11:35 a.m.	Women's Heptathlon (High Jump): Anna Hall (USA)
12:00 p.m.	Women's 400 Meters (Heats): Talitha Diggs (USA)
1:45 p.m.	Women's Heptathlon (Shot Put): Anna Hall (USA)
5:05 p.m.	Men's 110 Hurdles (Semis): Top 24 Advance to Semis
6:38 p.m.	Women's Heptathlon (200 Meters): Anna Hall (USA)
7:50 p.m.	Men's 110 Hurdles (Finals): Top 8 Advance to Finals

Monday, July 18th (all times PST)
Time	Gators: Event
9:35 a.m.	Women's Heptathlon (Long Jump): Anna Hall (USA)
10:50 a.m.	Women's Heptathlon (Javelin): Anna Hall (USA)
5:05 p.m.	Men's 200 Meters (Heats): Joseph Fahnbulleh (Liberia)
6:30 p.m.	Women's Triple Jump (Finals): Top 12 Advance to Finals
6:55 p.m.	Women's Heptathlon (800 Meters): Anna Hall (USA)
7:50 p.m.	Women's 1500 Meters (Finals): Top 12 Advance to Finals

Tuesday, July 19th (all times PST)
Time	Gators: Event
6:50 p.m.	Men's 200 Meters (Semis): Top 24 Advance to Semis

Wednesday, July 20th (all times PST)
Time	Gators: Event
6:45 p.m.	Women's 400 Meters (Semis): Top 24 Advance to Semis
7:15 p.m.	Men's 400 Meters (Semis): Top 24 Advance to Semis

Thursday, July 21st (all times PST)
Time	Gators: Event
6:20 p.m.	Men's Triple Jump (Qualification): Christian Taylor (USA), Will Claye (USA)
7:50 p.m.	Men's 200 Meters (Finals): Top 8 Advance to Finals

Friday, July 22nd (all times PST)
Time	Gators: Event
6:05 p.m.	Men's 4x100 Relay (Heats): Hakim Sani Brown (Japan), Raymond Ekevwo (Nigeria)
7:15 p.m.	Women's 400 Meters (Finals): Top 8 Advance to Finals
7:35 p.m.	Men's 400 Meters (Finals): Top 8 Advance to Finals

Saturday, July 23rd (all times PST)
Time	Gators: Event
12:00 p.m.	Women's Long Jump (Qualification): Jasmine Moore (USA)
5:10 p.m.	Women's 4x400 Relay (Heats): Talitha Diggs (USA), Doneisha Anderson (Bahamas)
5:45 p.m.	Men's 4x400 Relay (Heats): Champion Allison (USA)
6:05 p.m.	Men's Triple Jump (Finals): Top 12 Advance to Finals
7:50 p.m.	Men's 4x100 Relay (Finals): Top 8 Teans Advance to Finals

Sunday, July 24th (all times PST)
Time	Gators: Event
5:55 p.m.	Women's Long Jump (Finals): Top 12 Advance to Finals
7:35 p.m.	Women's 4x400 Relay (Finals): Top 8 Teams Advance to Finals
7:50 p.m.	Men's 4x400 Relay (Finals): Top 8 Teams Advance to Finals