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MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
BY AJ HARRISON
@BADGER_TRACK
SCHEDULE
COMING UP
Saturday 10,000 Meters
Final
Monday
Steeplechase
Qualifying
9:55 a.m
1:10 a.m.
August 15 Steeplechase 11:20 a.m.
Final
Mo takes Moscow: Ahmed
returns to world stage
Senior set to race at World Championships
fter competing on the
international level last
year at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, senior
Mohammed Ahmed is back on
the big stage running for his
native Canada in the 10,000
meters at the 2013 IAAF World
Championships this Saturday
in Moscow.
Ahmed is coming off of winning his second-straight Cana-
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dian title in the 10,000.
This marks the second time
this year Ahmed will compete at a world championship
event, as he was Canada's top
finisher, claiming 22nd, at the
2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in March.
"Any time you get to run to
your country, it is a great opportunity and an amazing experience," Ahmed said.
After earning first-team All-America
honors during the cross country and
indoor track and field seasons, Ahmed
redshirted during the outdoor campaign
to focus on advancing to the world championships. The break from collegiate racing has energized and focused Ahmed
for his race on Saturday at 9:55 a.m (CT).
"My only focus has been this," he said.
"At times, it has been hard, since it was
so far away. I had to tell myself to keep
training. I have gotten the chance to perfect things, such as my speed and the
change in pace. I have trained very hard
for this race as I have put everything into
it the past six weeks. I feel like I'm fitter,
stronger and fresher."
This marks the third straight world
championships in which a Badger has
competed in the 10,000 meters, as Tim
Nelson competed in 2009 and Matt
Tegenkamp ran in 2011.
JAGER SET TO COMPETE AT WORLDS
● Former Badger Evan Jager will run for
the United States in the 3000 steeplechase after winning the event at the
USA outdoor championships in June.
He makes his second appearance in
the world championships after running in the 5000 meters in 2009. Jager
is in only his second year of competing
in the steeplechase after setting the
American record of 8:06.81 in just his
fifth-ever race in the event in 2012.
