TicketsEUGENE, Ore. — University of Cincinnati freshmen Ade Lloyd and Miller Mabury impressed on the opening day of the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships on Thursday at Hayward Field.
Lloyd finished fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 45.87 seconds, qualifying him for Friday's final.
Mabury sits second in the decathlon after five events with 4,060 points. The Franklin, Tenn., native opened with a 10th-place finish in the 100 meters, registering an 11.10 for 910 points, before winning the long jump with a leap of 7.40 meters for 910 points.
He added second place in the shot put (14.18 meters, 739 points), second in the high jump (1.91 meters, 723 points) and 11th in the 400 meters (50.39, 797 points).
Both Lloyd and Mabury are competing for spots to represent the United States at the World Athletics U20 Championships, also in Eugene, in August. To qualify, an athlete must finish in the top two in their event and meet the World Athletics U20 entry standard, with the U.S. limited to two athletes per individual event.
The qualifying standards are 47.40 seconds in the 400 meters and 7,100 points in the decathlon, per the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 2026 Qualification System and Entry Standards.
// SCHEDULE
* All times are Eastern Standard
Ade Lloyd — 400m dash
- 400m (Final): Friday, 6:43 p.m.
Miller Mabury — Decathlon
Friday
- 110m Hurdles: 2:16 p.m.
- Discus: 3 p.m.
- Pole vault: 4:30 p.m.
- Javelin: 7:30 p.m.
- 1500m: 8:49 p.m.
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