Wimbley Advances to 400m Final at USA Juniors

EUGENE, Ore. – Shakima Wimbley advanced to the women’s 400m final at the USATF Junior Championships.

The freshman placed second in Heat 3 of the women’s 400m preliminaries with a time of 53.50 seconds. Wimbley’s time was the second-fastest out of the 14 competitors that ran in the preliminary round.

The ACC Freshman of the Year ran the fastest preliminary time by a collegiate athlete. Wimbley advances to Sunday’s women’s 400m final that is scheduled for 6:50 p.m. ET.

The 2014 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships will serve as a qualifier for the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships. Top performers will be part of the American team that will have the unique opportunity to return to Eugene from July 22-27. The 2014 edition of the IAAF World Junior Championships marks the first time the event has ever been held in the United States.

USATF.tv will stream the meet live online beginning with the first running event of each day. Sunday’s broadcast is set to begin at 5:45 p.m. ET.

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