Prandini, Francis Advance at IAAF
What Happened Day 4 – Day 5 (Aug. 25 - Aug. 26 Morning): Bowerman Trophy finalist Jenna Prandini had her first taste of international competition with her opening round heat of the 200 meters, Wednesday morning. Having not competed since the U.S. Championships two months ago, Prandini was content to use a conservative start and a strong finish to place second in her heat, running even with heat winner Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast over the final 100 meters. Prandini’s runner-up finish in 22.95 automatically qualified her to Thursday’s semifinals, where all three Americans advanced.
Phyllis Francis ran another outdoor personal best in her semifinal round of the 400 meters on Tuesday morning to qualify for her first World Championship final. Similar to her opening round heat, Francis was uncharacteristically aggressive from the start and then held form over the final 100 meters to finish third in her heat, running 50.50, and advancing to the finals as one of two time qualifiers. She is one of two Americans that advanced to the final, where she will be joined by U.S. teammate and eight-time World Championship gold medalist Allyson Felix.
Galen Rupp, fresh off a fifth place finish in the 10,000 meters five days ago, competed well in his opening round heat of the 5,000 meters Tuesday night. In a large second heat of 21 athletes, Rupp, along with his training partner Mo Farah, pushed the pace early. With 400 meters to go, 10 athletes remained in contention for the five automatic qualifying positions. Both Rupp and Farah had to overcome some jostling and traffic with 150 meters left in the race to reach the finish. Rupp recovered a late stumble and finished eighth in the heat, running 13:20.78 and easily qualifying on time to Saturday’s final.
Johnathan Cabral, competing for Canada for the first time on the world stage, faced 2011 World Champion David Oliver in his opening round heat of the 110 meter hurdles. Cabral got out of the blocks well, struggled over the first three hurdles but regained his form to finish in fourth place, running 13.55, and automatically qualifying for the semifinals.
What to Watch Day 6 (Aug 26 evening – Aug 27 morning): Jasmine Todd returns to action this evening in the long jump after making the semifinals in the 100 meters earlier in these Championships. The Pac-12 runner-up was fourth at both the NCAA and U.S. Championships, setting a school record 22-5.25 (6.84m) to qualify for the World Championships in her second event. Her seasonal best is ranked 14th in the world this year, and she will need to come close to that to remain in contention. Todd must jump 22-1.75 (6.75m) or place in the top 12 in today’s qualifying round to advance to Friday’s final.
Matthew Centrowitz, the 2011 NCAA Champion, has won medals (Bronze in 2011, Silver in 2013) in the last two World Championships and also placed fourth at the 2012 Olympic Games. The U.S. Champion in three of the last five years, he is a force in tactical championship-style middle distance races and takes to the track in the heats of the 1,500 meters this evening. His 3:30.40 personal best from July’s Monaco Diamond League meet made him the third-fastest American of all-time and is 12th fastest in the World this year. His heat, where he must finish in the top six to automatically advance, also includes 2012 Olympic Champion from Algeria, Taoufik Makhloufi.
Cabral returns to the track at 4:05 AM (PDT) Thursday for the 110 meter hurdles semifinals, where he will face a rematch against Arkansas’s 2015 NCAA Champion Omar McLeod. World record holder and 2012 Olympic Champion Aries Merritt headlines their second heat where Cabral, who has the slowest personal best in the field, will look for an upset to advance to the finals. It will likely take a personal best for Cabral to advance, but he has competed well against the top hurdles in the world already this summer.
Prandini used a conservative race plan to advance to the semifinals of the 200 meters but will need to be more aggressive in her semifinal to advance to the final. Running in lane eight, Prandini, the second youngest athlete in her heat, will need a better start to put pressure on the rest of the field. She faces an interesting match-up with 100 meter silver medalist Dafne Schippers, who with the absence of former champions Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is the favorite.
Phyllis Francis qualified to the 400 meter final with a strong performance in the semifinal round, an outdoor personal best 50.50. Despite her strong runs through the heats and semifinals, Francis enters tomorrow morning’s final (5:40 AM PST) with the slowest personal best in the field by nearly a half second and will face some of the legends of the 400 meter distance. Francis, running out of lane 3, will have to contend with four Jamaicans and three former World Championship 400 meter medalists. The favorites are American Allyson Felix, a 12-time World and Olympic Gold Medalist who has run the fastest time in the world this year, and Great Britain’s Christine Ohuruogu, the defending World Champion and 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist whose 49.41 personal best is the fastest in the field.
Looking ahead, Olympic gold medalist and defending IAAF World Champion Ashton Eaton begins his quest to continue his amazing run in the decathlon Thursday night (Pacific time).
August 26:
TV Coverage: Universal Sports 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. PT LIVE
7:20 PM – Women’s Long Jump Qualification (Todd)
7:35 PM – Men’s 1,500m Heats (Centrowitz)
August 27:
TV Coverage: Universal Sports 4:30 – 6:30 a.m. PT LIVE
4:05 AM – Men’s 110m Hurdles Semifinal (Cabral)
4:35 AM – Women’s 200m Semifinal (Prandini)
5:40 AM – Women’s 400m Final (Francis)
Phyllis Francis ran another outdoor personal best in her semifinal round of the 400 meters on Tuesday morning to qualify for her first World Championship final. Similar to her opening round heat, Francis was uncharacteristically aggressive from the start and then held form over the final 100 meters to finish third in her heat, running 50.50, and advancing to the finals as one of two time qualifiers. She is one of two Americans that advanced to the final, where she will be joined by U.S. teammate and eight-time World Championship gold medalist Allyson Felix.
Galen Rupp, fresh off a fifth place finish in the 10,000 meters five days ago, competed well in his opening round heat of the 5,000 meters Tuesday night. In a large second heat of 21 athletes, Rupp, along with his training partner Mo Farah, pushed the pace early. With 400 meters to go, 10 athletes remained in contention for the five automatic qualifying positions. Both Rupp and Farah had to overcome some jostling and traffic with 150 meters left in the race to reach the finish. Rupp recovered a late stumble and finished eighth in the heat, running 13:20.78 and easily qualifying on time to Saturday’s final.
Johnathan Cabral, competing for Canada for the first time on the world stage, faced 2011 World Champion David Oliver in his opening round heat of the 110 meter hurdles. Cabral got out of the blocks well, struggled over the first three hurdles but regained his form to finish in fourth place, running 13.55, and automatically qualifying for the semifinals.
What to Watch Day 6 (Aug 26 evening – Aug 27 morning): Jasmine Todd returns to action this evening in the long jump after making the semifinals in the 100 meters earlier in these Championships. The Pac-12 runner-up was fourth at both the NCAA and U.S. Championships, setting a school record 22-5.25 (6.84m) to qualify for the World Championships in her second event. Her seasonal best is ranked 14th in the world this year, and she will need to come close to that to remain in contention. Todd must jump 22-1.75 (6.75m) or place in the top 12 in today’s qualifying round to advance to Friday’s final.
Matthew Centrowitz, the 2011 NCAA Champion, has won medals (Bronze in 2011, Silver in 2013) in the last two World Championships and also placed fourth at the 2012 Olympic Games. The U.S. Champion in three of the last five years, he is a force in tactical championship-style middle distance races and takes to the track in the heats of the 1,500 meters this evening. His 3:30.40 personal best from July’s Monaco Diamond League meet made him the third-fastest American of all-time and is 12th fastest in the World this year. His heat, where he must finish in the top six to automatically advance, also includes 2012 Olympic Champion from Algeria, Taoufik Makhloufi.
Cabral returns to the track at 4:05 AM (PDT) Thursday for the 110 meter hurdles semifinals, where he will face a rematch against Arkansas’s 2015 NCAA Champion Omar McLeod. World record holder and 2012 Olympic Champion Aries Merritt headlines their second heat where Cabral, who has the slowest personal best in the field, will look for an upset to advance to the finals. It will likely take a personal best for Cabral to advance, but he has competed well against the top hurdles in the world already this summer.
Prandini used a conservative race plan to advance to the semifinals of the 200 meters but will need to be more aggressive in her semifinal to advance to the final. Running in lane eight, Prandini, the second youngest athlete in her heat, will need a better start to put pressure on the rest of the field. She faces an interesting match-up with 100 meter silver medalist Dafne Schippers, who with the absence of former champions Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is the favorite.
Phyllis Francis qualified to the 400 meter final with a strong performance in the semifinal round, an outdoor personal best 50.50. Despite her strong runs through the heats and semifinals, Francis enters tomorrow morning’s final (5:40 AM PST) with the slowest personal best in the field by nearly a half second and will face some of the legends of the 400 meter distance. Francis, running out of lane 3, will have to contend with four Jamaicans and three former World Championship 400 meter medalists. The favorites are American Allyson Felix, a 12-time World and Olympic Gold Medalist who has run the fastest time in the world this year, and Great Britain’s Christine Ohuruogu, the defending World Champion and 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist whose 49.41 personal best is the fastest in the field.
Looking ahead, Olympic gold medalist and defending IAAF World Champion Ashton Eaton begins his quest to continue his amazing run in the decathlon Thursday night (Pacific time).
August 26:
TV Coverage: Universal Sports 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. PT LIVE
7:20 PM – Women’s Long Jump Qualification (Todd)
7:35 PM – Men’s 1,500m Heats (Centrowitz)
August 27:
TV Coverage: Universal Sports 4:30 – 6:30 a.m. PT LIVE
4:05 AM – Men’s 110m Hurdles Semifinal (Cabral)
4:35 AM – Women’s 200m Semifinal (Prandini)
5:40 AM – Women’s 400m Final (Francis)
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