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Julia Ratcliffe '17, Lizzie Bird '17 to Compete at World Athletics Championships
July 12, 2022 | Women's Track and Field
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Princeton University women's track & field alumnae Lizzie Bird '17 and Julia Ratcliffe '17 will compete at the World Athletics Champions from Friday, July 15, until Sunday, July 24, at Hayward Field, in Eugene, Oregon.
Bird will represent Great Britain in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and Ratcliffe New Zealand in the hammer throw.
Schedule
Friday, July 15
3:05 p.m. ET/12:05 p.m. PT: hammer throw qualification group A – Julia Ratcliffe
4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT: hammer throw qualification group B – Julia Ratcliffe
*official start lists will become available after the technical meeting on the eve of the championships.
Saturday, July 16
1:35 p.m. ET/10:35 a.m. PT: 3000-meter steeplechase heats – Lizzie Bird
Sunday, July 17
2:35 p.m. ET/11:35 a.m. PT: hammer throw final – Julia Ratcliffe
Wednesday, July 20
10:45 p.m. ET/7:45 p.m. PT: 3,000-meter steeplechase final – Lizzie Bird
Watch: USA Network, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app (CNBC simul-stream)
A Tokyo 2020 Olympian and the 2014 NCAA Champion in the hammer throw, Ratcliffe was a four-time All-America honoree at Princeton along with a gold medalist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was the NCAA National Runner-Up in 2015, the Outdoor Heps Most Outstanding Field performer four times, the Penn Relays Hammer Throw Champion four times, the Ivy League hammer throw champion four times, the Ivy League weight throw champion twice, and the USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2014. Her mark of 70.28 meters from the Larry Ellis Meet in 2014 stands as the school record in the hammer throw.
Also a Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Bird, the British record holder in the steeplechase, was an NCAA Honorable Mention All-America honoree in the steeplechase in 2015 and was a four-time NCAA Regional qualifier in the event. She was a two-time Ivy League champion in the steeplechase and part of the 4x800 team that won a conference title in 2017. Bird was also a NCAA Cross Country participant in 2015 and 2013 along with being an Ivy League Cross Country Champion in 2015. She currently holds the indoor school record in the mile along with top-five times in the steeplechase, the 3,000, the 4x800, the 4x1,5000 and a top-10 time in the 1,500.
Entry List
Broadcast Schedule
Live Results
PRINCETON, N.J. – Princeton University women's track & field alumnae Lizzie Bird '17 and Julia Ratcliffe '17 will compete at the World Athletics Champions from Friday, July 15, until Sunday, July 24, at Hayward Field, in Eugene, Oregon.
Bird will represent Great Britain in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and Ratcliffe New Zealand in the hammer throw.
Schedule
Friday, July 15
3:05 p.m. ET/12:05 p.m. PT: hammer throw qualification group A – Julia Ratcliffe
4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT: hammer throw qualification group B – Julia Ratcliffe
*official start lists will become available after the technical meeting on the eve of the championships.
Saturday, July 16
1:35 p.m. ET/10:35 a.m. PT: 3000-meter steeplechase heats – Lizzie Bird
Sunday, July 17
2:35 p.m. ET/11:35 a.m. PT: hammer throw final – Julia Ratcliffe
Wednesday, July 20
10:45 p.m. ET/7:45 p.m. PT: 3,000-meter steeplechase final – Lizzie Bird
Watch: USA Network, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app (CNBC simul-stream)
A Tokyo 2020 Olympian and the 2014 NCAA Champion in the hammer throw, Ratcliffe was a four-time All-America honoree at Princeton along with a gold medalist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was the NCAA National Runner-Up in 2015, the Outdoor Heps Most Outstanding Field performer four times, the Penn Relays Hammer Throw Champion four times, the Ivy League hammer throw champion four times, the Ivy League weight throw champion twice, and the USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2014. Her mark of 70.28 meters from the Larry Ellis Meet in 2014 stands as the school record in the hammer throw.
Also a Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Bird, the British record holder in the steeplechase, was an NCAA Honorable Mention All-America honoree in the steeplechase in 2015 and was a four-time NCAA Regional qualifier in the event. She was a two-time Ivy League champion in the steeplechase and part of the 4x800 team that won a conference title in 2017. Bird was also a NCAA Cross Country participant in 2015 and 2013 along with being an Ivy League Cross Country Champion in 2015. She currently holds the indoor school record in the mile along with top-five times in the steeplechase, the 3,000, the 4x800, the 4x1,5000 and a top-10 time in the 1,500.
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