By Jacob Most
July 22, 2014 –
EUGENE, Ore. – Nick Anderson is trading in his Kentucky uniform for that of Team USA while competing at the IAAF World Junior Championships at Oregon’s Hayward Field this week.
Update (3:00 p.m. ET) —
Anderson advanced automatically to Wednesday’s semifinal round of the 110m hurdles by winning his heat in a photo-finish where the top three finishers were seperated by .06 seconds.
Anderson recovered from an uncharacteristically slow start to clock a time of 13.61 into a -0.2 wind. He ran the fifth fastest time of the prelims.
Wednesday’s semifinal is scheduled to start at 8:35 p.m. ET.
The top 3 finishers in heat 3 of the 110m hurdles at #WJC2014 were separated by .07 seconds (Via Seiko Photo Finish) pic.twitter.com/Fw8Vce91Jf
— UK Track and Field (@KentuckyTrack) July 22, 2014
The United States is hosting an IAAF International Competition for the first time ever, and the World Junior Championships are also the first major international athletics competition to take place on home soil since the 1996 Olympics.
The 16th IAAF World Junior Championships will feature 177 member federations and the 1,758 junior athletes, ages 16-19, and run from July 22-27.
The 16th IAAF World Junior Championships at Historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon.
Anderson, a freshman, earned his spot on Team USA by winning the USATF Junior Championships in the 110-meter hurdles two weeks ago.
He began competition in the preliminary round on Tuesday at approximately 2:12 p.m. ET running in the third of seven heats. The first three finishers from each heat and the next three fastest times overall will advance to Wednesday’s semifinal round.
Anderson was first across the line in 13.37 seconds (+1.7 wind), a personal best running over 39-inch hurdles (which are three inches shorter than those used in NCAA and senior-level competition) at the USATF Junior Championships. His time was the seventh fastest by an under-20 competitor in the world this year, and the fastest among American juniors.
Anderson concluded his collegiate season strong with a fourth place finish at the Southeastern Conference Championships. He also qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round.
Broadcast coverage (information via USATF)
Universal Sports will carry blanket coverage of World Juniors both on-air and online via Universal Sports and UniversalSports.com. USATF.tv will also carry the live webcast during this window, which includes morning sessions July 22-25 and afternoon sessions July 23-25. World Juniors action resumes on the weekend with only afternoon sessions also broadcast live on Universal Sports and streaming on UniversalSports.com.
Universal Sports Network TV Broadcast Schedule
*All times ET – Schedule subject to change
*Live broadcasts will be available on the Universal Sports cable/satellite channel
(check your local listings) and universalsports.com for authenticated visitors.
Wednesday, July 23
10 p.m.-12 a.m. ET LIVE
Events: Women’s Hammer Throw, Women’s Long Jump, Women’s 5000m, Women’s and Men’s 100m
Thursday, Jul. 24
9 p.m.-12 a.m. ET LIVE
Events: Women’s Pole Vault, Men’s Shot Put, Men’s Long Jump, Women’s Javelin, Men’s 110m Hurdles, Men’s 400m, Women’s 800m, Women’s 3000m, Men’s 1500m
Friday, Jul. 25
9 p.m.-12 a.m. ET LIVE
Events: Men’s Hammer Throw, Men’s High Jump, Women’s Shot Put, Men’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s Discus, Women’s and Men’s 200m, Women’s 400m, Men’s 5000m
Saturday, Jul. 26
6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. ET LIVE
Events: Men’s Pole Vault, Women’s Triple Jump, Men’s Discus, Women’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s 3000m SC, Women’s and Men’s 4x100m Relay
Sunday, Jul. 27
6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. ET LIVE
Events: Women’s High Jump, Men’s Triple Jump, Women’s 100m Hurdles, Men’s Javelin, Men’s 3000m SC, Women’s 1500m, Men’s 800m, Women’s and Men’s 4x400m Relay
UniversalSports.com & USATF.tv Schedule
Tuesday, July 22
1:00pm ET: Day 1: Morning Session – USATF.tv & UniversalSports.com
8:15pm ET: Day 1: Evening Session – USATF.tv & UniversalSports.com
Wednesday, July 23
1:00pm ET: Day 2: Morning Session – USATF.tv & UniversalSports.com
8:30pm ET: Day 2: Evening Session – UniversalSports.com
Thursday, July 24
1:00pm ET: Day 3: Morning Session – USATF.tv & UniversalSports.com
8:50pm ET: Day 3: Evening Session – UniversalSports.com
Friday, July 25
1:00pm ET: Day 4: Morning Session – USATF.tv & UniversalSports.com
8:45pm ET: Day 4: Evening Session – UniversalSports.com
Saturday, July 26
5:20pm ET: Day 5: Afternoon Session – UniversalSports.com
11:30pm ET: USATF Cool Down Show – USATF.tv
Sunday, July 27
5:50pm ET: Day 6: Afternoon Session – UniversalSports.com
