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Nine Aggies represent five countries at IAAF World Championships in Beijing

A crew of nine Aggies, representing five countries, will compete in the 15th IAAF World Outdoor Championships, which begin this Saturday in the 2008 Olympic stadium named the Bird's Nest.

BEIJING, China – A crew of nine Aggies, representing five countries, will compete in the 15th IAAF World Outdoor Championships, which begin this Saturday in the 2008 Olympic stadium named the Bird's Nest.
 
The competition runs through August 30 with daily coverage of the meet available through NBC on its Universal and network channels. Saturday's opening day of action will actually air on Friday evening locally due to the 13-hour time difference.
 
Four Texas A&M athletes will compete for the United States – Jessica Beard (4x400 relay), Shamier Little (400 hurdles), Jeneba Tarmoh (200 meters, 4x100 relay) and Shelbi Vaughan (discus).
 
Five additional Aggies competing for various countries include Fabrice Lapierre of Australia (long jump), Latario Collie (triple jump) and Shavez Hart (100, 200, 4x100 relay) from the Bahamas, Bralon Taplin of Grenada (400 meters) and Trinidad & Tobago's Deon Lendore (400m, 4x400 relay).
 
Medal contenders predicted by Track & Field News includes Little in the 400 hurdles, where she is tabbed for third place behind Jamaica's Kaliese Spencer and defending champion Zuzana Hejnova of the Czech Republic. The magazine also predicts a gold medal sweep for the United States women in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays which include A&M's Tamoh and Beard, respectively.
 
Little has remained the world leader in the 400 hurdles this season since posting a time of 53.74 in winning her second consecutive NCAA title as a sophomore. Her undefeated season in the event also included victories in the SEC (54.68, previous world leader), USATF (53.83) and Pan Am Championships (55.50). As a freshman in 2014 Little claimed NCAA, US Junior and World Junior titles.
 
Hejnova, who claimed the 2013 World Championship title in a national record of 52.83, has posted a best of 53.76 this season in winning the Paris Diamond League meet in early July. Hejnova was also the bronze medalist at the 2012 Olympics in London with a 53.38.
 
Spencer, who won her 2006 World Junior title in Beijing, sports a season best of 54.15 and has won all three Diamond League races she contested in 2015. Spencer currently holds a winning streak of 13 finals, which includes 10 races from the 2014 season. In previous World Championships Spencer finished fourth in 2009 and 2011 while adding a fourth place in the 2012 Olympics. In the 2013 World Championships she was disqualified in the first round for a trail leg violation after claiming the heat in 54.10.
 
Beard has previously earned gold medals in the 4x400 relay from 2009 and 2011 World Championships along with a silver medal in 2013. Tarmoh claimed gold in the 4x100 during the 2012 Olympics and added a silver medal in the sprint relay from the 2013 World Championships.
 
Lendore, an Olympic bronze medalist on Trinidad & Tobago's 4x400 relay in 2012, has run twice since not finishing the NCAA final in June, clocking 45.94 in Atlanta and 45.77 in Portland. A season best time of 44.41 ranks Lendore eighth on the 2015 world list. During the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia, Lendore anchored the 4x400 relay in the prelims, but did not run in the final when Trinidad finished sixth.
 
Texas A&M athletes – 2015 IAAF World Championships
Jessica Beard                       United States                       4x400 relay
Shamier Little                       United States                       400 hurdles
Jeneba Tarmoh                    United States                       200, 4x100 relay
Shelbi Vaughan                    United States                       Discus
 
Fabrice Lapierre                   Australia                               Long jump
Latario Collie                        Bahamas                              Triple jump
Shavez Hart                         Bahamas                              100, 200, 4x100 relay
Bralon Taplin                        Grenada                               400
Deon Lendore                      Trinidad & Tobago               400, 4x400

 
BROADCAST Schedule – 2015 IAAF World Championships
Date                                                   Session                                                 Time (CT)              Live/Taped                       Network
Friday, August 21                            Daytime session #1                             6:30P – 12:00A                     live          Universal Sports
Saturday, August 22                       Evening session #1*                            2:00P – 3:30P                 *taped                               NBC
                                                            Evening session #1 (re-air NBC)      6:00P – 7:30P                 *taped          Universal Sports
                                                            Daytime session #2                             7:30P – 12:00A                     live          Universal Sports
Sunday, August 23                          Evening session #2                             12:00 P – 1:30P              *taped                               NBC
                                                            Evening session #2 (re-air NBC)      6:00P – 7:30P                 *taped          Universal Sports
                                                            Daytime session #3                             8:30P – 11:00P                     live          Universal Sports
Monday, August 24                         Evening session #3                             6:00A – 10:00A                     live          Universal Sports
Tuesday, August 25                        Evening session #4                             6:00A – 8:00A                       live          Universal Sports
                                                            Daytime session #4                             8:30P – 11:00P                     live          Universal Sports
Wednesday, August 26                  Evening session #5                             7:00A – 8:30A                       live          Universal Sports
                                                            Daytime session #5                             8:30P – 11:00P                     live          Universal Sports
Thursday, August 27                      Evening session #6                             6:30A – 8:00A                       live          Universal Sports
                                                            Daytime session #6                             7:30P – 12:00A                     live          Universal Sports
Friday, August 28                            Evening session #7                             6:30A – 9:00A                       live          Universal Sports
                                                            Daytime session #7                             6:30P – 11:30P                    live          Universal Sports
Saturday, August 29                       Evening session #8                             1:30P – 3:00P                 *taped                               NBC
                                                            Evening session #8 (re-air NBC)      4:00P – 5:30P                 *taped          Universal Sports
                                                            Daytime session #8                             6:30P – 9:30P                       live          Universal Sports
Sunday, August 30                          Evening session #9                             1:00P – 2:30P                 *taped                               NBC
                                                            Evening session #9 (re-air NBC)      4:00P – 5:30P                 *taped          Universal Sports

 
EVENT Schedule – 2015 IAAF World Championships – Beijing, China
 
AUGUST 22                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Beijing    Central Time          Gender  Event                                            Round                                                          Aggie Entry
07:35       18:35 (21 Aug)        M              Marathon                                      Final
09:00       20:00 (21 Aug)        W             100 Meters Hurdles                   Heptathlon
09:30       20:30 (21 Aug)        M              Hammer Throw                           Qualification Group A
10:10       21:10 (21 Aug)        W             Shot Put                                        Qualification
10:20       21:20 (21 Aug)        W             High Jump                                   Heptathlon
10:25       21:25 (21 Aug)        M              3000 Meters Steeplechase      Heats
10:55       21:55 (21 Aug)        M              Hammer Throw                           Qualification Group B
11:15       22:15 (21 Aug)        W             1500 Meters                                Heats
11:50       22:50 (21 Aug)        M              800 Meters                                   Heats
12:40       23:40 (21 Aug)        M              100 Meters                                   Preliminary Round                                                            
AFTERNOON SESSION                                                                              
18:30       05:30                         W             Shot Put                                        Heptathlon
18:35       05:35                         M              400 Meters Hurdles                   Heats
18:40       05:40                         M              Pole Vault                                    Qualification
19:10       06:10                         W             Triple Jump                                 Qualification
19:20       06:20                         M              100 Meters                                   Heats                                                              Shavez Hart
20:05       07:05                         W             Shot Put                                        Final
20:15       07:15                         W             200 Meters                                   Heptathlon
20:50       07:50                         M              10,000 Meters                             Final
                                                                                                                            
AUGUST 23                                                                                                                                                                                                    
08:30       19:30 (22 Aug)        M              20 Kilometers Race Walk         Final
09:00       20:00 (22 Aug)        W             Long Jump                                   Heptathlon
09:10       20:10 (22 Aug)        W             100 Meters                                   Preliminary Round
10:05       21:05 (22 Aug)        M              Shot Put                                        Qualification
10:25       21:25 (22 Aug)        W             400 Meters Hurdles                   Heats                                                           Shamier Little
10:50       21:50 (22 Aug)        W             Javelin Throw                             Heptathlon Group A
11:10       22:10 (22 Aug)        M              400 Meters                                   Heats                             Bralon Taplin, (Deon Lendore)
12:00       23:00 (22 Aug)        W             100 Meters                                   Heats
12:05       23:05 (22 Aug)        W             Javelin Throw                             Heptathlon Group B
AFTERNOON SESSION                                                                              
18:30       05:30                         M              Hammer Throw                           Final
18:40       05:40                         M              400 Meters Hurdles                   Semi-Final
19:10       06:10                         M              100 Meters                                   Semi-Final                                                  (Shavez Hart)
19:30       06:30                         M              Shot Put                                        Final
19:40       06:40                         W             800 Meters                                   Heptathlon
20:15       07:15                         M              800 Meters                                   Semi-Final
20:45       07:45                         W             1500 Meters                                Semi-Final
21:15       08:15                         M              100 Meters                                   Final                                                             (Shavez Hart)
                                                                                                                            
AUGUST 24                                                                                                                                                                                                    
09:30       20:30 (23 Aug)        W             Pole Vault                                    Qualification
09:35       20:35 (23 Aug)        W             Discus Throw                              Qualification Group A                          Shelbi Vaughan
09:45       20:45 (23 Aug)        W             3000 Meters Steeplechase      Heats
10:00       21:00 (23 Aug)        M              Long Jump                                   Qualification
10:45       21:45 (23 Aug)        W             400 Meters                                   Heats
10:55       21:55 (23 Aug)        W             Discus Throw                              Qualification Group B                          Shelbi Vaughan
AFTERNOON SESSION                                                                              
19:00       06:00                         M              Javelin Throw                             Qualification Group A
19:05       06:05                         M              Pole Vault                                    Final
19:10       06:10                         W             400 Meters Hurdles                   Semi-Final                                               (Shamier Little)
19:30       06:30                         W             Triple Jump                                 Final
19:40       06:40                         W             100 Meters                                   Semi-Final
20:05       07:05                         M              400 Meters                                   Semi-Final                   (Deon Lendore, Bralon Taplin)
20:25       07:25                         M              Javelin Throw                             Qualification Group B
20:35       07:35                         W             10,000 Meters                             Final
21:15       08:15                         M              3000 Meters Steeplechase      Final
21:35       08:35                         W             100 Meters                                   Final
                                                                                                                            
AUGUST 25                                                                                                                                                                                                    
19:00       06:00                         W             Discus Throw                              Final                                                      (Shelbi Vaughan)
19:05       06:05                         W             400 Meters                                   Semi-Final
19:25       06:25                         M              Long Jump                                   Final                                                     (Fabrice Lapierre)
19:30       06:30                         M              200 Meters                                   Heats                                                              Shavez Hart
20:25       07:25                         M              400 Meters Hurdles                   Final
20:35       07:35                         W             1500 Meters                                Final
20:55       07:55                         M              800 Meters                                   Final
                                                                                                                            
AUGUST 26                                                                                                                                                                                                    
09:30       20:30 (25 Aug)        W             Hammer Throw                           Qualification Group A
09:35       20:35 (25 Aug)        M              5000 Meters                                Heats
10:00       21:00 (25 Aug)        M              Triple Jump                                 Qualification                                                Latario Collie
10:25       21:25 (25 Aug)        W             800 Meters                                   Heats
10:55       21:55 (25 Aug)        W             Hammer Throw                           Qualification Group B
11:20       22:20 (25 Aug)        M              110 Meters Hurdles                   Heats
AFTERNOON SESSION                                                                              
19:00       06:00                         W             Pole Vault                                    Final
19:05       06:05                         M              Javelin Throw                             Final
19:15       06:15                         W             200 Meters                                   Heats                                                       Jeneba Tarmoh
20:10       07:10                         W             400 Meters Hurdles                   Final                                                          (Shamier Little)
20:30       07:30                         M              200 Meters                                   Semi-Final                                                  (Shavez Hart)
21:00       08:00                         W             3000 Meters Steeplechase      Final
21:25       08:25                         M              400 Meters                                   Final                              (Deon Lendore, Bralon Taplin)
                                                                                                                            
AUGUST 27                                                                                                                                                                                                    
09:30       20:30 (26 Aug)        M              Discus Throw                              Qualification Group A
09:35       20:35 (26 Aug)        W             High Jump                                   Qualification
09:40       20:40 (26 Aug)        W             5000 Meters                                Heats
10:20       21:20 (26 Aug)        W             Long Jump                                   Qualification
10:35       21:35 (26 Aug)        M              1500 Meters                                Heats
10:50       21:50 (26 Aug)        M              Discus Throw                              Qualification Group B
11:15       22:15 (26 Aug)        W             100 Meters Hurdles                   Heats
AFTERNOON SESSION                                                                              
19:00       06:00                         W             Hammer Throw                           Final
19:05       06:05                         M              110 Meters Hurdles                   Semi-Final
19:10       06:10                         M              Triple Jump                                 Final                                                           (Latario Collie)
19:35       06:35                         W             200 Meters                                   Semi-Final                                           (Jeneba Tarmoh)
20:05       07:05                         W             800 Meters                                   Semi-Final
20:40       07:40                         W             400 Meters                                   Final
20:55       07:55                         M              200 Meters                                   Final                                                             (Shavez Hart)
                                                                                                                            
AUGUST 28                                                                                                                                                                                                    
08:30       19:30 (27 Aug)        W             20 Kilometers Race Walk         Final
09:00       20:00 (27 Aug)        M              100 Meters                                   Decathlon
09:45       20:45 (27 Aug)        M              High Jump                                   Qualification
10:05       21:05 (27 Aug)        M              Long Jump                                   Decathlon
11:55       22:55 (27 Aug)        M              Shot Put                                        Decathlon
AFTERNOON SESSION                                                                              
16:15       03:15                         M              High Jump                                   Decathlon
19:00       06:00                         W             Javelin Throw                             Qualification Group A
19:25       06:25                         W             100 Meters Hurdles                   Semi-Final
19:50       06:50                         W             Long Jump                                   Final
19:55       06:55                         M              1500 Meters                                Semi-Final
20:20       07:20                         M              400 Meters                                   Decathlon
20:25       07:25                         W             Javelin Throw                             Qualification Group B
21:00       08:00                         W             200 Meters                                   Final                                                      (Jeneba Tarmoh)
21:20       08:20                         M              110 Meters Hurdles                   Final
21:35       08:35                         W             100 Meters Hurdles                   Final
                                                                                                                            
AUGUST 29                                                                                                                                                                                                    
07:30       18:30 (28 Aug)        M              50 Kilometers Race Walk         Final
09:00       20:00 (28 Aug)        M              110 Meters Hurdles                   Decathlon
10:05       21:05 (28 Aug)        M              Discus Throw                              Decathlon Group A
10:15       21:15 (28 Aug)        W             4x400 Meters Relay                   Heats                                                        (Jessica Beard)
10:40       21:40 (28 Aug)        M              4x400 Meters Relay                   Heats                                                       (Deon Lendore)
11:20       22:20 (28 Aug)        M              Discus Throw                              Decathlon Group B
12:00       23:00 (28 Aug)        W             4x100 Meters Relay                   Heats                                                     (Jeneba Tarmoh)
12:20       23:20 (28 Aug)        M              4x100 Meters Relay                   Heats                                                           (Shavez Hart)
13:15       00:15                         M              Pole Vault                                    Decathlon
AFTERNOON SESSION                                                                              
17:00       04:00                         M              Javelin Throw                             Decathlon Group A
17:35       04:35                         W             400m Masters                             Final
17:45       04:45                         M              800m Masters                             Final
18:20       05:20                         M              Javelin Throw                             Decathlon Group B
18:30       05:30                         W             High Jump                                   Final
19:15       06:15                         W             800 Meters                                   Final
19:30       06:30                         M              5000 Meters                                Final
19:50       06:50                         M              Discus Throw                              Final
20:10       07:10                         M              1500 Meters                                Decathlon
20:50       07:50                         W             4x100 Meters Relay                   Final                                                      (Jeneba Tarmoh)
21:10       08:10                         M              4x100 Meters Relay                   Final                                                             (Shavez Hart)
                                                                                                                            
AUGUST 30                                                                                                                                                                                                    
07:30       18:30 (29 Aug)        W             Marathon                                      Final
AFTERNOON SESSION                                                                              
18:30       05:30                         M              High Jump                                   Final
18:45       05:45                         W             Javelin Throw                             Final
19:15       06:15                         W             5000 Meters                                Final
19:45       06:45                         M              1500 Meters                                Final
20:05       07:05                         W             4x400 Meters Relay                   Final                                                         (Jessica Beard)
20:25       07:25                         M              4x400 Meters Relay                   Final                                                         (Deon Lendore)