Pinnock ninth in World long jump, Scott 17th in 10k final

EUGENE – In the women’s 10,000m final, Arkansas alum Dominique Scott finished 17^th with a time of 31:40.73 during the second day of the World Athletics Championships held at Hayward Field.

Razorback Wayne Pinnock placed ninth in the men’s long jump final. His best mark in the competition measured 25 feet, 10.25 inches (7.88).

Racing in the first round of the 400m hurdles, Arkansas alum Kemar Mowatt finished second in his heat with a 49.44 to auto qualify to the semifinal.

Pinnock, representing Jamaica, was the first jumper in the competition. His first-round effort reached 24-0.75 (7.33), then he improved to 25-10.25 (7.88). The third attempt registered a 25-8.75 (7.84).

With the top eight jumpers advancing to the final three rounds, Pinnock missed the final spot by five centimeters, or two inches.

Pinnock’s season included sweeping the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor long jump titles as well as the Jamaican Championships. His best of 26-8.5 (8.14) from the Jamaica national meet would have placed fifth in the World final.

A final round leap of 27-5.25 (8.36) by China’s Jianan Wang snared the gold medal from Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, who settled for silver with a 27-3.75 (8.32) and had led the field from round two with a 27-2.75 (8.30). Simon Ehammer of Switzerland, a decathlete, placed third with a 26-9.25 (8.16).

Scott, who raced at 5,000m in the 2019 World Championships, posted her fastest time in an international 10,000m with her 31:40.73 performance. In the past two Olympic Games, Scott posted times of 31:51.47 (21^st in 2016) and 32:14.05 (20^th in 2021).

The chase for medal positions provided a close finish as world record holder Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia won in a world-leading time for 2022 with a 30:09.94. Kenyans claimed silver and bronze with career best times from Hellen Obiri (30:10.02) and Margaret Kipkemboi (30:10.07).

In fourth place was defending champion Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, who produced the fastest ever time for fourth place at the World Championships with a 30:10.56.

Gidey, the 2019 world silver medalist, produced the fourth fastest performance at the World Championships and the second fastest winning time. Gidey claimed the eighth gold medal in the event for Ethiopia.

Mowatt moved from fourth to second place in the final stages of his prelim race as his 49.44 challenged the 49.41 from Brazil’s Alison Dos Santos, the current world leader in 2022. Dos Santos and Mowatt ranked ninth and 10^th overall among the 24 hurdlers who advanced to the semifinal, which will be run at 6:03 p.m. (PT) on Sunday.

A pair of finals on Sunday include the women’s pole vault with Sandi Morris and Tina Sutej, along with the men’s shot put with Ryan Crouser.

The Track & Field News form chart predicted gold and bronze in the pole vault for Morris and Sutej, matching the effort they generated at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. Crouser was also predicted to claim his first world title by the magazine.

“I’m so excited to be part of the first World Championships here in Oregon,” Crouser said after the qualifying round. “It feels such an honor, specially me competing here. I think my first meet here is when I 12. I have competing at Hayward Field for some 17 years. To see the growth of the fan base, the stadium itself, it’s awesome.

“I love the higher pressure, the higher intensity that comes along with major championships. I am excited to see that, combined with the already fantastic Eugene atmosphere for Sunday. I feel good. I am happy with my training. It feels good physically, mentally. My technique is where I wanted it to be so I am excited to see what I can put together on Sunday.”

World Championships | Arkansas schedule (PT)

Sunday | July 17