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Whitaker, Augustine Ready for U20 World Championships
7/29/2022 8:40:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota will have a pair of representatives at the U20 World Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia, that will take place from August 1-6. Floyd Whitaker Jr. and Devin Augustine will represent their home countries of the USA and Trinidad & Tobago with Whitaker qualifying in the triple jump and Augustine in the 200m.
The event, which is taking place at the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium, has a capacity of 38,000 and has hosted events such as the Pan American Games, Copa America, FIFA U20 World Cup, World Games and World Athletics U18 Championships. Live results throughout the entire event can be found at WorldAthletics.org. Augustine will begin competition on August 1 at 2 p.m. CT with the first round of the 100m while Whitaker will begin his triple jump competition on August 4, at 1 p.m. CT with qualification with the final coming on August 5, at 6:55 p.m. CT.
Whitaker extended his outdoor season with a leap of 15.35m (50-4 1/2) at the U20 National Championships back in June where he was the United States runner-up. Whitaker was an NCAA regional qualifier his freshman season in the triple jump and was a Big Ten scorer, finishing fifth in Minneapolis.
In Trinidad & Tobago, Augustine posted a personal best time of 10.32 in the semis of the 100m before finishing with a 10.38 in the final to qualify himself for the U20 World Championships. Augustine, who was limited during the collegiate outdoor season in the 100m, impressively dropped his time from his debut back in mid-May at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships where he finished 24th.
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The event, which is taking place at the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium, has a capacity of 38,000 and has hosted events such as the Pan American Games, Copa America, FIFA U20 World Cup, World Games and World Athletics U18 Championships. Live results throughout the entire event can be found at WorldAthletics.org. Augustine will begin competition on August 1 at 2 p.m. CT with the first round of the 100m while Whitaker will begin his triple jump competition on August 4, at 1 p.m. CT with qualification with the final coming on August 5, at 6:55 p.m. CT.
Whitaker extended his outdoor season with a leap of 15.35m (50-4 1/2) at the U20 National Championships back in June where he was the United States runner-up. Whitaker was an NCAA regional qualifier his freshman season in the triple jump and was a Big Ten scorer, finishing fifth in Minneapolis.
In Trinidad & Tobago, Augustine posted a personal best time of 10.32 in the semis of the 100m before finishing with a 10.38 in the final to qualify himself for the U20 World Championships. Augustine, who was limited during the collegiate outdoor season in the 100m, impressively dropped his time from his debut back in mid-May at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships where he finished 24th.
For more information on the Gophers around the globe, continue to check back with GopherSports.com. Keep up with the University of Minnesota cross country and track and field team on Twitter and Instagram (@GopherCCTF) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the summer.
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