IAAF Day 6 – Hiltz Advances to Semifinal in 1500m
A trio of former Razorbacks including Nikki Hiltz, Dominique Scott-Efurd and Omar McLeod were in action Wednesday afternoon at the IAAF Track & Field World Championships from Khalifa Stadium.
DOHA, Qatar – A trio of former Razorbacks including Nikki Hiltz, Dominique Scott-Efurd and Omar McLeod were in action Wednesday afternoon at the IAAF Track & Field World Championships from Khalifa Stadium.
Hiltz was the first one on the track on day six of the IAAF Championships, running in the prelims of the women’s 1,500-meters. Hiltz, who punched her ticket to the world championships with a third-place finish at the USATF Championships back in July running a personal-best 4:03.55, saw her season continue as she advanced to the semifinal running 4:04.00 that finished as the third-best in her heat and the third-best of the round. Hiltz will run in the semifinal of the 1,500-meters Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. CT.
WOMEN’S 1500-METER RESULTS
| POS | RANK | HEAT | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1436 | Sifan HASSAN |  NED |
4:03.88 Q |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1310 | Faith KIPYEGON |  KEN |
4:03.93 Q |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1976 | Nikki HILTZ |  USA |
4:04.00 Q |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1811 | Winnie NANYONDO |  UGA |
4:04.04 Q |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 1072 | Ciara MAGEEAN |  IRL |
4:04.18 Q |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 881 | Sarah MCDONALD |  GBR |
4:04.42 Q |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 725 | Lemlem HAILU |  ETH |
4:05.61 q |
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 596 | Kristiina MÄKI |  CZE |
4:06.61 q PB |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | 678 | Esther GUERRERO |  ESP |
4:06.99 q |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | 2004 | Jenny SIMPSON | USA |
4:07.27 Q |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | 429 | Gabriela DEBUES-STAFFORD |  CAN |
4:07.28 Q |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | 883 | Laura MUIR | GBR |
4:07.37 Q |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 682 | Marta PÉREZ | ESP |
4:07.48 Q |
| 14 | 10 | 1 | 197 | Georgia GRIFFITH |  AUS |
4:07.73 q |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | 1615 | Claudia Mihaela BOBOCEA |  ROU |
4:07.76 Q |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | 1382 | Malika AKKAOUI |  MAR |
4:08.05 Q |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | 198 | Linden HALL | AUS |
4:08.12 q |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | 284 | Darya BARYSEVICH |  BLR |
4:08.19 q |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | 1383 | Rababe ARAFI | MAR |
4:08.32 Q |
| 20 | 2 | 2 | 1300 | Winny CHEBET | KEN |
4:08.36 Q |
| 21 | 3 | 2 | 728 | Gudaf TSEGAY | ETH |
4:08.39 Q |
| 22 | 4 | 2 | 1977 | Shelby HOULIHAN | USA |
4:08.51 Q |
| 23 | 9 | 3 | 720 | Axumawit EMBAYE | ETH |
4:08.56 |
| 24 | 5 | 2 | 200 | Jessica HULL | AUS |
4:08.71 Q |
| 25 | 11 | 1 | 748 | Sara KUIVISTO |  FIN |
4:08.85 PB |
| 26 | 10 | 3 | 1803 | Esther CHEBET | UGA |
4:08.89 |
| 27 | 6 | 2 | 1726 | Yolanda NGARAMBE |  SWE |
4:09.22 Q |
| 28 | 11 | 3 | 1860 | María Pía FERNÁNDEZ |  URU |
4:09.45 NR |
| 29 | 7 | 2 | 1198 | Aisha PRAUGHT-LEER |  JAM |
4:09.81 |
| 30 | 8 | 2 | 1060 | Palakeezh UNNIKRISHNAN CHITRA |  IND |
4:11.10 PB |
| 31 | 9 | 2 | 947 | Caterina GRANZ |  GER |
4:12.36 |
| 32 | 10 | 2 | 889 | Jemma REEKIE | GBR |
4:12.51 |
| 33 | 11 | 2 | 1663 | Maruša MIŠMAŠ |  SLO |
4:14.94 |
| 34 | 12 | 2 | 546 | Carla MENDES |  CPV |
4:23.56 |
| 35 | 12 | 3 | 139 | Neide DIAS |  ANG |
4:28.27 |
Next up was Scott-Efurd in the prelims of the 5,000-meters. Representing South Africa, Scott-Efurd crossed the line in 15:05.01q taking eighth in her heat and 14th-overall. She’ll return to the track Saturday at 1:25 p.m. CT for the final of the 5,000-meters.
WOMEN’S 5,000-METERS RESULTS
| POS | RANK | HEAT | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | MS* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1314 | Hellen OBIRI | KEN |
14:52.13 Q | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2002 | Karissa SCHWEIZER | USA |
14:52.41 Q PB | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 721 | Hawi FEYSA | ETH |
14:53.85 Q | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 880 | Eilish MCCOLGAN | GBR |
14:55.79 Q | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 722 | Tsehay GEMECHU | ETH |
15:01.57 Q | .562 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 953 | Konstanze KLOSTERHALFEN | GER |
15:01.57 Q | .569 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1308 | Margaret Chelimo KIPKEMBOI | KEN |
15:01.58 Q | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 1315 | Lilian Kasait RENGERUK | KEN |
15:02.03 Q | |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 1507 | Camille BUSCOMB |  NZL |
15:02.19 Q PB | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 894 | Laura WEIGHTMAN | GBR |
15:02.24 Q | |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | 731 | Fantu WORKU | ETH |
15:02.74 q | |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 1256 | Nozomi TANAKA |  JPN |
15:04.66 q PB | |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | 440 | Andrea SECCAFIEN | CAN |
15:04.67 q PB | |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 1647 | Dominique SCOTT |  RSA |
15:05.01 q | |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | 1996 | Elinor PURRIER | USA |
15:08.82 q | |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | 613 | Anna Emilie MØLLER |  DEN |
15:11.76 | |
| 17 | 10 | 1 | 1807 | Sarah CHELANGAT | UGA |
15:19.90 | |
| 18 | 11 | 1 | 952 | Hanna KLEIN | GER |
15:28.65 | |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | 2001 | Rachel SCHNEIDER | USA |
15:30.00 | |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | 195 | Melissa DUNCAN | AUS |
15:37.37 | |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | 427 | Rachel CLIFF | CAN |
15:41.27 | |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | 878 | Jessica JUDD | GBR |
15:51.48 | |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | 898 | Valeriya ZHANDAROVA |  GEO |
15:52.11 | |
| 24 | 13 | 2 | 1249 | Tomoka KIMURA | JPN |
15:53.08 | |
| 25 | 12 | 1 | 142 | Florencia BORELLI |  ARG |
15:56.49 | |
| 26 | 13 | 1 | 2053 | Cavaline NAHIMANA |  BDI |
16:25.82 | |
| 1 | 1438 | Maureen KOSTER | NED |
DNF | |||
| 1 | 1492 | Karoline Bjerkeli GRØVDAL |  NOR |
DNF | |||
| 2 | 372 | Tigist GASHAW |  BRN |
DNF |
The reigning Olympic and World Champion at 110-meter hurdles, Omar McLeod was the final competitor for the Razorbacks Wednesday afternoon. McLeod breezed through the semifinal to the final running 13.08 that tied his season-best and led the round. In the final, McLeod was in second-place for most of the competition before stumbling over the final barrier and crashing to the ground. McLeod is still in contention to run as a member of Jamacia’s 4×100-meter relay later in the meet.
MEN’S 110-METER HURDLE RESULTS
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | REACTION TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1894 | Grant HOLLOWAY | USA |
13.10 | 0.158 |
| 2 | 119 | Sergey SHUBENKOV |  ANA |
13.15 | 0.150 |
| 3 | 784 | Pascal MARTINOT-LAGARDE |  FRA |
13.18 | 0.161 |
| 4 | 474 | Wenjun XIE |  CHN |
13.29 | 0.140 |
| 5 | 665 | Orlando ORTEGA | ESP |
13.30 | 0.130 |
| 6 | 230 | Shane BRATHWAITE |  BAR |
13.61 | 0.149 |
| 7 | 1862 | Devon ALLEN | USA |
13.70 | 0.124 |
| 8 | 579 | Milan TRAJKOVIC |  CYP |
13.87 | 0.150 |
| 1167 | Omar MCLEOD | JAM |
DQ | 0.128 |
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| Arkansas' IAAF Championships Schedule |
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| Date | Time (CT) | Athlete (Country) | Event (Round) |
| Friday, Sept. 27 | 9:30 a.m. | Sandi Morris (USA) Tina Sutej (Slovenia) | Women's Pole Vault (Flights) |
| 12:35 p.m. | Kemar Mowatt (Jamaica) | Men's 400-meter hurdles (Heats) |
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| Saturday, Sept. 28 | 10:05 a.m. | Kemar Mowatt (Jamaica) | Men's 400-meter hurdles (Semi-Final) |
| 1:10 p.m. | Dominique Scott-Efurd (South Africa) | Women's 10,000-meters (Final) | |
| Sunday, Sept. 29 | 12:40 p.m. | Sandi Morris (USA) Tina Sutej (Slovenia) | Women's Pole Vault (Final) |
| Monday, Sept. 30 | 12:05 p.m. | Omar McLeod (Jamaica) | Men's 110-meter hurdles (Heats) |
| 2:40 p.m. | Kemar Mowatt (Jamaica) | Men's 400-meter hurdles (Final) | |
| Tuesday, Oct. 1 | 10:50 a.m. | Stanley Kebenei (USA) | 3000-meters Steeplechase (Heats) |
| Wednesday, Oct. 2 | 9:35 a.m. | Nikki Hiltz (USA) | Women's 1,500-meters (Heats) |
| 10:25 a.m. | Dominique Scott-Efurd (South Africa) | Women's 5,000-meters (Heats) | |
| 12:05 p.m. | Omar McLeod (Jamaica) | Men's 110-meter hurdles (Semi-Final) | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Omar McLeod (Jamaica) | Men's 110-meter hurdles (Final) | |
| Thursday, Oct. 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Nikki Hiltz (USA) | Women's 1,500-meters (Semi-Final) |
| Friday, Oct. 4 | 12:40 p.m. | Kiara Parker (USA) | Women's 4-x-100-meter relay (Heats) |
| 1:45 p.m. | Stanley Kebenei (USA) | Men's 3,000-meter steeplechase (Final) | |
| Friday, Oct. 5 | 9:15 a.m. | Janeek Brown (Jamaica) | Women's 100-meter hurdles (Heats) |
| 12:55 p.m. | Nikki Hiltz (USA) | Women's 1,500-meters (Final) | |
| 2:05 p.m. | Kiara Parker (USA) | Women's 4-x-100-meter relay (Final) | |
| Friday, Oct. 5 | 11:02 a.m. | Janeek Brown (Jamaica) | Women's 100-meter hurdles (Semi-Final) |
| 12:50 p.m. | Janeek Brown (Jamaica) | Women's 100-meter hurdles (Final) | |