Catherine Leger and Makenzy Pierre-Webster
Seven Bruins to Compete at World Championships in Eugene
July 14, 2022 | Track & Field
Seven Bruins โ three rising seniors and four alumni - will compete at the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. from July 15-24. Current Bruins competing are Ismail Turner (USA, relay pool), Catherine Leger (Canada, 200m) and Makenzy Pierre-Webster (Canada, 4x100m relay pool). Alumni competitors are Jessie Maduka (Germany, triple jump), Nicholas Scarvelis (Greece, shot put), Dotun Ogundeji (Nigeria, shot put), and Ferdinand Edman (Norway, 1500m).
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As part of the relay pool, Turner could compete as early as Friday, July 15 in the mixed relay. The heats begin at 11:45am PT, with the final contesting at 7:50pm. Turner is also in the mix for the 4x400 relay, with heats beginning on Saturday, July 23 at 5:40pm and the finals on Sunday, July 24 at 7:35pm. Turner, a 2022 All-American, finished eighth in the 400m at the USATF Outdoor Championships to make Team USA.
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Leger will compete in the 200m heats on Monday, July 18 at 6pm. The semifinals take place on Tuesday, July 19 at 6:05pm, and the finals will contest on Thursday, July 21 at 7:35pm. Leger earned All-America honors in both the 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay this past season. She has a personal best 200m time of 23.17 and a NCAA and season-best time of 23.32, set April 1 in victory at the West Coast Relays. Leger placed second in the 200m with a time of 23.01 (+2.1 wind) at the Canadian Outdoor Championships to qualify to the World Championships.
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Pierre-Webster earned her spot in the 4x100m relay pool after a fifth-place finish in the 100m at the Canadian Outdoor Championships. The 4x100m relay heats take place on Friday, July 22 at 5:40pm, and the final will take place on Saturday, July 23 at 7:30pm. Pierre-Webster set her personal best time in the 100m at the Pac-12 Championships in May, running 11.48 in qualifications. She and Leger are part of UCLA's school-record relay squad that ran 43.39 at the 2022 NCAA Championships. Pierre-Webster earned All-America honors in both outdoor relays this season and set a school 200m indoor record with a time of 23.33.
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Maduka begins competition on Saturday, July 16 at 10:30am in the triple jump qualifications. The final will be held on Monday, July 18 at 6:20pm. The 2018 Pac-12 triple jump champion and five-time All-American has a personal-best of 14.00m (45-11.25) both indoor and outdoor. She also holds UCLA's all-time indoor record with a mark of 13.81m (45-03.75), set in 2018. Maduka finished third at the German Championships in June, jumping 13.77m.
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Scarvelis and Ogundeji will both compete in the shot put on Friday, July 15, beginning at 6:55pm, with the final taking place on Sunday, July 16 at 6:27pm. Scarvelis is in Group A, while Ogundeji is in Group B. Both UCLA alums have personal best throws of 21.05m. A 2016 Olympian, Scarvelis is a three-time shot put All-American and Pac-12 champion, having won in 2014, 2015 and 2016. He also won the Pac-12 discus title in 2016. Ogundeji was an eight-time All-American in the shot put and discus and holds UCLA's No. 4 all-time shot put mark of 21.05m (69-0.75).
Edman was an All-American in both cross country and indoor track and field (DMR) at UCLA in 2016. He will compete in the 1500m heats on Saturday, July 16 at 6:30pm. The event semifinals take place on Sunday, July 17 at 7pm, and the final on Tuesday, July 19 at 7:30pm Edman's personal best time in the 1500m is 3:37.98. ย
Coverage of the Championships will be provided by NBCUniversal. Click here for the TV and streaming schedule.
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As part of the relay pool, Turner could compete as early as Friday, July 15 in the mixed relay. The heats begin at 11:45am PT, with the final contesting at 7:50pm. Turner is also in the mix for the 4x400 relay, with heats beginning on Saturday, July 23 at 5:40pm and the finals on Sunday, July 24 at 7:35pm. Turner, a 2022 All-American, finished eighth in the 400m at the USATF Outdoor Championships to make Team USA.
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Leger will compete in the 200m heats on Monday, July 18 at 6pm. The semifinals take place on Tuesday, July 19 at 6:05pm, and the finals will contest on Thursday, July 21 at 7:35pm. Leger earned All-America honors in both the 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay this past season. She has a personal best 200m time of 23.17 and a NCAA and season-best time of 23.32, set April 1 in victory at the West Coast Relays. Leger placed second in the 200m with a time of 23.01 (+2.1 wind) at the Canadian Outdoor Championships to qualify to the World Championships.
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Pierre-Webster earned her spot in the 4x100m relay pool after a fifth-place finish in the 100m at the Canadian Outdoor Championships. The 4x100m relay heats take place on Friday, July 22 at 5:40pm, and the final will take place on Saturday, July 23 at 7:30pm. Pierre-Webster set her personal best time in the 100m at the Pac-12 Championships in May, running 11.48 in qualifications. She and Leger are part of UCLA's school-record relay squad that ran 43.39 at the 2022 NCAA Championships. Pierre-Webster earned All-America honors in both outdoor relays this season and set a school 200m indoor record with a time of 23.33.
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Maduka begins competition on Saturday, July 16 at 10:30am in the triple jump qualifications. The final will be held on Monday, July 18 at 6:20pm. The 2018 Pac-12 triple jump champion and five-time All-American has a personal-best of 14.00m (45-11.25) both indoor and outdoor. She also holds UCLA's all-time indoor record with a mark of 13.81m (45-03.75), set in 2018. Maduka finished third at the German Championships in June, jumping 13.77m.
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Scarvelis and Ogundeji will both compete in the shot put on Friday, July 15, beginning at 6:55pm, with the final taking place on Sunday, July 16 at 6:27pm. Scarvelis is in Group A, while Ogundeji is in Group B. Both UCLA alums have personal best throws of 21.05m. A 2016 Olympian, Scarvelis is a three-time shot put All-American and Pac-12 champion, having won in 2014, 2015 and 2016. He also won the Pac-12 discus title in 2016. Ogundeji was an eight-time All-American in the shot put and discus and holds UCLA's No. 4 all-time shot put mark of 21.05m (69-0.75).
Edman was an All-American in both cross country and indoor track and field (DMR) at UCLA in 2016. He will compete in the 1500m heats on Saturday, July 16 at 6:30pm. The event semifinals take place on Sunday, July 17 at 7pm, and the final on Tuesday, July 19 at 7:30pm Edman's personal best time in the 1500m is 3:37.98. ย
Coverage of the Championships will be provided by NBCUniversal. Click here for the TV and streaming schedule.
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