University of Tennessee Athletics
Cogdell Wins Gold At World U20 Championships
July 24, 2016 | Track & Field
BYDGOSZCZ, Poland -- Tennessee's Ari Cogdell won gold with the U.S. men's 4x400 relay on Sunday at the IAAF World U20 Championships.
The Americans, who entered Sunday's final with the third-fastest time in prelims, posted a winning time of 3:02.39. Cogdell ran a 45.50 second leg of the U.S. men's 4x400, which also featured Champion Allison (first leg), Kahmari Montgomery (third leg) and Wilbert London III (anchor).
Team USA edged second-place Botswana (3:02.81) at the finish line. Jamaica finished third at 3:04.83.
The U.S. quartet shaved over five seconds off of the 3:07.87 it ran to win the second heat of Saturday's prelims.
Cogdell earned a spot on the U.S. U20 team after finishing fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 46.86 in the final at last month's 2016 USA Junior Championships.
🇺🇸Team USA🇺🇸 capping off a successful trip to Poland with one final stop on top of the podium #Bydgoszcz2016 pic.twitter.com/UIOWqWZN9G
-- MileSplit US (@milesplit) July 24, 2016
Wil London incredible kick! Team USA (Alison, Cogdell, Montgomery, London) wins the #Bydgoszcz2016 4x400m in 3:02.39 pic.twitter.com/mAJyKjndVu
-- USATF (@usatf) July 24, 2016
.@OPENphotos 📸 from #Bydgoszcz2016 on @DyeStat are a must 👀!https://t.co/XmbTQF038b
👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/wqmzxFnoMb— RunnerSpace.com (@RunnerSpace_com) July 24, 2016
