Wolverines Past, Present to Compete at World Championships
7/11/2022 2:17:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The World Athletics Championships await four individuals who are either current members of the University of Michigan program or finished their collegiate careers as Wolverines, with competition set to begin in Eugene, Ore., this weekend.
Current Wolverines Joshua Zeller and Dubem Amene are among the nearly 1,900 athletes from 192 different member federations who are entered to compete at Hayward Field between July 15-24, as are Olympian alumni Cindy (Ofili) Sember and Steven Bastien.
Zeller and Sember will represent Great Britain in the 110-meter and 100-meter hurdles, respectively. Amene has been named to the relay pool for Nigeria's mix-gender 4x400 relay team, and Bastien was just this week named to Team USA in the decathlon after having initially qualified as an alternate.
Information on all four competitors can be found below, including when and how to watch their competitions live.
Joshua Zeller (Great Britain) | Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
First Round - Saturday (Jul. 16) at 11:25 AM PT / Watch: CNBC or Peacock
Semifinals - Sunday. (Jul. 17) at 5:05 PM PT / Watch: CNBC or Peacock
Final - Sunday (Jul. 17) at 7:30 PM PT / Watch: NBC or Peacock
• Rising senior at Michigan
• Bronze medalist at 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships (110-meter hurdles)
• Silver medalist at the 2022 British Championships (110-meter hurdles)
• Big Ten record holder (13.19, +1.6m/s)
• Fourth-youngest man in the field (43 athletes)
• No. 9 seed in the field
Dubem Amene (Nigeria) | Mixed 4x400 Relay
Semifinals - Friday (Jul. 15) at 11:45 AM PT / Watch: Peacock
Final - Friday (Jul. 15) at 7:50 PM PT / Watch: USA Network or Peacock
• Rising junior at Michigan
• Second-team All-American (indoor 400 meters)
• School record-holder for indoor 400 meters (46.04) & No. 2 outdoors (45.51)
Cindy (Ofili) Sember (British Athletics)
Cindy (Ofili) Sember (Great Britain) | 100-Meter Hurdles
First Round - Saturday (Jul. 23) at 11:20 AM PT / WATCH: NBC or Peacock
Semifinals - Sunday (Jul. 24) at 5:05 PM PT / WATCH: CNBC or Peacock
Final - Sunday (Jul. 24) at 7:00 PM PT / WATCH: NBC or Peacock
• Last competed for Michigan in 2016
• Two-time Olympian in the 100-meter hurdles
• NCAA Indoor 60-meter hurdles champion in 2016 at Michigan and five-time All-American
• Seeded No. 14 in the field
Steven Bastien (United States) | Decathlon
100 meters - Saturday (Jul. 23) at 9:50 AM PT / Watch: Peacock
Long Jump - Saturday (Jul. 23) at 10:40 AM PT / Watch: Peacock
Shot Put - Saturday (Jul. 23) at 12:10 PM PT / Watch: Peacock
High Jump - Saturday (Jul. 23) at 4:10 PM PT / Watch: Peacock
400 meters - Saturday (Jul. 23) at 6:55 PM PT / Watch: Peacock
110-meter hurdles - Sunday (Jul. 24) at 9:35 AM PT / Watch: Peacock
Discus - Sunday (Jul. 24) at 10:30 AM PT / Watch: Peacock
Pole Vault - Sunday (Jul. 24) at 12:15 PM PT / Watch: Peacock
Javelin - Sunday (Jul. 24) at 5:05 PM PT / Watch: Peacock
1500 meters - Sunday (Jul. 24) at 7:20 PM PT / Watch: Peacock
• Last competed for Michigan in 2017
• Tokyo Olympian in the decathlon
• Four-time All-American
• Two-time Big Ten champion
• Seeded No. 14 in the field
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