RECAP | @DaLJBeast won another world title and dedicated it to her grandfather who recently passed. #IAAFWorlds
>> https://t.co/7wykYrR40v pic.twitter.com/R4yXbrkHR3
— Ole Miss Track&Field (@OleMissTrack) August 11, 2017
Brittney Reese, a Gulfport native, now has more outdoor track world championships than any woman ever.
The Ole Miss alum leaped 7.02 meters Aug 11 to claim her seventh IAAF championship, bringing her total world title count to 11.
Reese makes the third IAAF world champions from Mississippi.
First, Tori Bowie claimed gold in the women’s 100 meter:
The women's #IAAFworlds 100m champion is @toribowie in 10.85 pic.twitter.com/8xYMIOfPzD
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 6, 2017
and Sam Kendricks took his first Team USA pole vault world championship.
. @samkendricks dominates the men's pole vault final at #IAAFworlds, clinching gold for @usatf with a best clearance of 5.95m! pic.twitter.com/aT3XQznapX
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 8, 2017
Kendricks was the only competitor to clear a height of 5.95 meters in London at the IAAF World Championships.
