MOSCOW, Russia – Two former LSU Track & Field national champions cruised into the semifinal round of the 400-meter hurdles during Monday’s morning session at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics as Jamaicans Isa Phillips and Nickiesha Wilson will return to the Luzhniki Stadium track during the evening session on Tuesday.
Phillips posted one of the 10 fastest times of the day in the qualifying round of the men’s 400-meter hurdles as he crossed the finish line in 49.57 seconds for second place in the fifth preliminary heat. He followed only Trinidad & Tobago standout Jehue Gordon (49.52) across the line in the heat as the top-four finishers automatically advanced to the semifinals.
Phillips’ 49.57 opener was the ninth-fastest time of the day in the men’s event as he will now look to qualify for his first career World Championships final in in fourth career appearance.
Wilson followed by running the 13th-fastest time of the day in the qualifying round of the women’s 400-meter hurdles as she crossed the finish line in third place in the second preliminary heat with a time of 55.75. She took third place in the race behind Czech Republic’s Zuzana Hejnova (55.25) and Ukraine’s Anna Titmets (55.50).
This also marks the fourth career World Championships appearance for Wilson, who owns a career-best fourth-place finish in the women’s 400-meter hurdles final in her championship debut in 2007.
The semifinal round of the 400-meter hurdles will be held during Tuesday’s evening session with the women’s event being held at 10:05 a.m. CT followed by the men’s event at 10:40 a.m. CT.
Time Schedule for LSU Entries at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Note: Times are Central and subject to change based on round-by-round qualifying
Tuesday, August 13
TV Coverage: LIVE on Universal Sports (12:30-4:30 a.m. CT); LIVE on Universal Sports (11 a.m.-1 p.m. CT)
10:05 a.m. – Women’s 400 Hurdles Semifinals (Nickiesha Wilson)
10:40 a.m. – Men’s 400 Hurdles Semifinals (Isa Phillips)
Wednesday, August 14
TV Coverage: LIVE on Universal Sports (11:30 p.m.-3 a.m. CT)
1:25 a.m. – Men’s Long Jump Qualification (Damar Forbes)
Thursday, August 15
TV Coverage: LIVE on Universal Sports (12:30-3 a.m. CT); LIVE on Universal Sports (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CT)
12:55 a.m. – Women’s 800 Meters Heats (Natoya Goule)
1:55 a.m. – Women’s 200 Meters Heats (Kimberlyn Duncan)
10:45 a.m. – Women’s 200 Meters Semifinals (Kimberlyn Duncan)
11:45 a.m. – Women’s 400 Hurdles Final (Nickiesha Wilson)
12:00 p.m. – Men’s 400 Hurdles Final (Isa Phillips)
Friday, August 16
TV Coverage: LIVE on Universal Sports (12:30-3 a.m. CT); LIVE on Universal Sports (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CT)
2:30 a.m. – Women’s 4×400 Relay Heats (Rebecca Alexander)
10:30 a.m. – Men’s Long Jump Final (Damar Forbes)
11:15 a.m. – Women’s 800 Meters Semifinals (Natoya Goule)
12:15 p.m. – Women’s 200 Meters Final (Kimberlyn Duncan)
Saturday, August 17
TV Coverage: LIVE on NBC (11-11:30 a.m. CT); TAPE-DELAY on NBC (1:30-3 p.m. CT); TAPE-DELAY on Universal Sports (8-9:30 p.m. CT)
10:30 a.m. – Women’s 4×400 Relay Final (Rebecca Alexander)
Sunday, August 18
TV Coverage: TAPE-DELAY on NBC (1:30-3 p.m. CT); TAPE-DELAY on Universal Sports (6-7:30 p.m. CT)
7:50 a.m. – Men’s 4×100 Relay Heats (Richard Thompson)
8:50 a.m. – Women’s 800 Meters Final (Natoya Goule)
9:40 a.m. – Men’s 4×100 Relay Final (Richard Thompson)