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Two athletes with Husker ties will compete at the 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships this week at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Chanel Freeman (100m hurdles) and Chase Wolinski (javelin) will compete and attempt to qualify for national titles and spots on Team USA. The USATF Championships begin on Thursday and will run through Sunday.
Wolinski will be the first Husker to compete at the meet, as she will throw in the women's javelin at 6 p.m. (CT) on Thursday. Wolinski was a first-team All-American in the event at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she finished fifth with a throw of 176-4 (53.75m). She also captured the Big Ten title in the event last season with a personal-best throw of 180-1 (54.90m), the current No. 5 mark in school history.
Freeman will begin action on Friday with the first round of the 100m hurdles at 4:05 p.m. If Freeman advances out of the first round, she will then run in the 100m hurdles at 3:04 p.m. on Saturday with the finals also slated for Saturday at 4:52 p.m. Freeman captured second-team All-America honors in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing 13th with a PR time of 13.08, the current No. 4 overall time in NU history.
The 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships serves as the selection event for the international competitions listed below:
- 2019 Europe vs. USA Match (September 9-10; Minsk, Belarus)
- 2019 Thorpe Cup (September 14-15; Bernhausen, Germany)
- 2019 IAAF World Championships (September 27-October 6; Doha, Qatar)
NBC will broadcast two hours of the meet live on Saturday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. CT. The meet can also be streamed live throughout the week through NBC Sports Gold. Tickets are available at draketix.com/usatf.
2019 USATF Outdoor Championships
Thursday, July 25 - Sunday, July 28
Des Moines, Iowa (Drake Stadium)
Thursday, July 25
6 p.m. - Javelin (Final) - Chase Wolinski
Friday, July 26
4:05 p.m. - Women's 100m Hurdles (First Round) - Chanel Freeman
Saturday, July 27
3:04 p.m. - Women's 100m Hurdles (Semifinal) - Chanel Freeman
4:52 p.m. - Women's 100m Hurdles (Final) - Chanel Freeman