Six Ducks in Finland for IAAF World U20 Championships

EUGENE, Ore. – Six members of the Oregon track and field teams will compete against some of the top young talent in the world this week at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.

The IAAF World U20 Championships begin Tuesday, July 10, and will run through Sunday, July 15, at Ratina Stadium. Fans can live stream the meet on the IAAF World Athletics Club page on Facebook or the IAAF Athletics page on YouTube. Live results and meet info can be found at iaaf.org.

The Ducks will have five student-athletes competing in Finland for Team USA, and one in action for Team Canada.

Cooper Teare, who took second in both the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at the USATF Junior Championships, will lead the way as the lone Duck entered in multiple events. Lauren Rain Williams will look to build on her USATF title in the 200 meters, and Joseph Anderson will run the 110-meter hurdles after placing second last month in Indiana.

Jasmin Reed and Shae Anderson are entered in the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay pools for Team USA, and Joseph Anderson could be a potential relay candidate on the men's side as well.

Keira McCarrell will represent Team Canada in Finland and will also be the lone field event athlete in action for the Ducks in the javelin. McCarrell earned her spot at the World U20 Championships with a huge lifetime-best throw of 171 feet, one inch (52.15m) at the NCAA West Preliminary meet on May 24.

With Finland 10 hours ahead of Eugene, it will be a late start for Duck fans with McCarrell the first to begin action in the qualification round at 12:20 a.m. PT on Tuesday. Teare will run the opening round of the 1,500 meters just minutes later on Tuesday, and his final in the 5,000 meters is set for 5:20 a.m. PT on Saturday.

Joseph Anderson will kick off the second day with the first round of the 110-meter hurdles, set for late Tuesday night at 11 p.m. PT with the semifinals to follow later that day. Williams will open the 200 meters at 12 a.m. PT on day four (Friday), looking to advance to the semifinals about eight hours later. The opening rounds of the 4x100 relays will be on Friday, with the finals set for Saturday. The 4x400 relays will begin on Saturday and will conclude on Sunday.

Click here for the complete meet schedule for the IAAF World U20 Championships.