Tre’Bien Gilbert battles in 110m hurdles semifinal at US Championships

EUGENE – Final day action at the USATF Championships had Razorback Tre’Bien Gilbert racing in the semifinals of the 110m hurdles at Hayward Field, where he posted a time of 13.51 seconds.

Gilbert, racing in the second semifinal with Trey Cunningham and Devon Allen, finished fifth in the heat and was 11^th overall. Only three collegians finished ahead of him in the semifinal, Cunningham of Florida State (13.09), LSU’s Eric Edwards (13.29) and Iowa’s Joshua Braverman (13.43).

World Championship qualifiers with ties to the Arkansas program currently total six athletes from five different countries. The Jamaica Championships finish on Sunday with Razorback alum Omar McLeod racing in the 110m hurdles.

Current Razorback Ayden Owens-Delerme will represent Puerto Rico in the decathlon while Arkansas alums who have qualified for the World Championships include Kemar Mowatt with Jamaica in the 400m hurdles, Andrew Irwin with the United States in the pole vault, and LaQuan Nairn with the Bahamas in the long jump.

Ryan Crouser, an Arkansas volunteer assistant, qualified in the shot put while Jah Nhai Perinchief, who trains in Fayetteville with Razorback associate head coach Travis Geopfert, will represent Bermuda in the triple jump.

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