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Rogers Uses Late Sprint for World Silver
09/30/19 | Cross Country, Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. – With a sprint down the home stretch, former UO standout and 2017 The Bowerman winner Raevyn Rogers raced to a silver medal at 800 meters Monday at the IAAF World Championships in Doha. She becomes the third woman from Oregon to win an individual world medal.
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Day four of the World Championships also featured the opening rounds for defending champion Phyllis Francis at 400 meters and Devon Allen in the 110-meter hurdles. Both secured advancing marks to move on to the semifinals of their respective event.
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Rogers stormed past five runners over the final 100 meters, to move from seventh to second place. She posted with a time of 1:58.18, a new season best. During her time at Oregon, Rogers was a five-time NCAA champion in the 800 meters.
UO Women | IAAF World Individual Medalists
Phyllis Francis (USA) – 400m (gold, 2017)
Raevyn Rogers (USA) – 800m (silver, 2019)
Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN) – heptathlon (silver, 2013; silver, 2015)
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Francis began her title defense by winning heat one in 50.77, just .01 off her season best. Overall, she turned in the fourth-fastest time during the six-heat round. With the performance, Francis moves on to Tuesday's semifinal at 10:50 a.m. (PT) on NBCSN.
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She will be one of two Ducks in action Tuesday, along with Cole Walsh who will compete for gold in the pole vault. A dedicated stream of the event final will begin at 10:05 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold.
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Allen, making his second World Championships appearance, finished fourth in his heat (13.46) and claimed an automatic berth into the next round. The hurdlers will have a day off before Wednesday's semifinal round, which is scheduled to start at 10:05 a.m. (PT) on NBCSN.
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Day four of the World Championships also featured the opening rounds for defending champion Phyllis Francis at 400 meters and Devon Allen in the 110-meter hurdles. Both secured advancing marks to move on to the semifinals of their respective event.
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Rogers stormed past five runners over the final 100 meters, to move from seventh to second place. She posted with a time of 1:58.18, a new season best. During her time at Oregon, Rogers was a five-time NCAA champion in the 800 meters.
ÂSilver for @TheROYALlife21 ??and bronze for @AjeeW ??@usatf has two on the podium after the women's 800m final. #WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/ZoqpxQLhHc
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) September 30, 2019
UO Women | IAAF World Individual Medalists
Phyllis Francis (USA) – 400m (gold, 2017)
Raevyn Rogers (USA) – 800m (silver, 2019)
Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN) – heptathlon (silver, 2013; silver, 2015)
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Francis began her title defense by winning heat one in 50.77, just .01 off her season best. Overall, she turned in the fourth-fastest time during the six-heat round. With the performance, Francis moves on to Tuesday's semifinal at 10:50 a.m. (PT) on NBCSN.
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She will be one of two Ducks in action Tuesday, along with Cole Walsh who will compete for gold in the pole vault. A dedicated stream of the event final will begin at 10:05 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold.
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Allen, making his second World Championships appearance, finished fourth in his heat (13.46) and claimed an automatic berth into the next round. The hurdlers will have a day off before Wednesday's semifinal round, which is scheduled to start at 10:05 a.m. (PT) on NBCSN.
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For more information about Oregon Track and Field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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