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AUSTIN, Texas – The world's best in track & field will be on their biggest stage of the year with the IAAF World Championships set to run Aug. 4-13 from London Stadium. There will be a total of seven Texas Longhorns competing at the world championships, three of whom were on the 2017 roster for UT.

Head Coach Mario Sategna also will be on hand as he will lead Team USA's men as their head coach. This is his first time serving Team USA as a head coach after being on staff multiple times at world championships and the Olympics as an assistant coach.

All three of UT's student-athletes from the 2017 roster competing at the IAAF World Championships will trade their Burnt Orange for the green, gold and black of Jamaica. Seniors Senoj-Jay Givans and Chrisann Gordon and freshman Rushelle Burton are ready to show the future of Jamaican track is strong.

This is the first world championship team for both Givans and Burton, while Gordon is qualified for the first time as an individual. Gordon helped Jamaica win gold in the 4x400 meter relay at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, and she also won silver in that event at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Gordon is fresh off a strong senior campaign for Texas that saw her win the NCAA title in the 400 meters. Her time of 50.39 seconds from the semifinals at NCAAs ranks her the No. 7 performer in NCAA history. She ran a new personal best 50.13 to take silver at the Jamaican National Championships.

Burton took third at the NCAA Championships in the 100 meter hurdles. Her time of 12.65 seconds ranks her as the fastest freshman in NCAA history. This is her first world championship roster for Jamaica's senior team. Last year, she won silver in her event at the IAAF World Junior Championships for athletes under 20 years old.

Givans qualified for Jamaica's team in the 100 meters and is listed in the 4x100m relay pool. He claimed bronze at the Jamaican Championships with a time of 10.05. He has a personal best of 9.95 seconds.

Texas looks to make it a double in the shot put again with Lifetime Longhorns Ryan Crouser and Michelle Carter representing Team USA. They each won gold at the Olympic Games in Rio to mark the first time alumni from a school swept gold in that event. Carter's win also was the first gold for the U.S. women in that event.

Crouser currently ranks No. 1 in the world this year with a personal best mark of 22.65 meters (74-3.75) at the USATF Championships. That mark ranks him as the No. 7 performer in world history and is the No. 10 throw all-time.

Carter ranks fifth in the world this year. Her winning throw at the Olympics last summer set a new American record at 20.63m (67-8.25).

Two-time world champion Trey Hardee returns to London where he won silver in the decathlon at the 2012 Olympic Games. This is Hardee's fifth world championship appearance. He won the decathlon in 2009 and 2011. Americans have dominated the decathlon with Hardee and Ashton Eaton winning every major title since 2009. With Eaton retiring after the 2016 Olympics, can Hardee help keep Team USA atop the decathlon? He missed last year's Olympics after dealing with an injury and withdrawing at the Olympic Trials. Hardee returned to major competition in June and won the USATF Championship with a score of 8,225 points. That ranks him 13th in the world this year heading into the meet.

Morolake Akinosun is set to run in the 4x100m relay for Team USA again after helping the U.S. win gold in the event in Rio last summer. She also is the alternate for the 100 meters should one of the three members of Team USA in that event be unable to compete.

Two more Longhorns will be in London as alternates as well.

Ashley Spencer is ready to run if needed in the 400m hurdles after finishing fourth at USATF Championships. She ran a personal best time 53.11 in what was the fastest 400m hurdles race in history top to bottom. The top six runners all set new personal bests and each ranked in the top 10 in U.S. history.

Byron Robinson , two-time Big 12 champion and 2017 senior for UT, finished fourth at the USATF Championships to be the alternate in the 400m hurdles.

Spencer also is set to receive a gold medal from the 2013 IAAF World Championships. The IAAF announced a number of reallocated medals from previous championship meets. Spencer was a member of the 4x400 relay that finished second at the 2013 championships in Moscow. That team of Jessica Beard, Natasha Hastings, Spencer and Fracena McCorory was among those listed who will be promoted.

One more athlete with ties to the Longhorns is set to compete as well. Kara Winger, American record holder in the javelin, is coming off her seventh USATF title in the event. She is trained by Texas Assistant Coach Ty Sevin and currently ranks No. 8 in the world this year heading into the championship meet.

Fans can watch the IAAF World Championships on the NBC family of networks with coverage provided by NBC, NBC Sports Network and the Olympic Channel throughout the 10 days of competition. NBC Sports Gold, a new online subscription model, also will carry extensive and exclusive coverage of many events that will include dedicated field event cameras. Check your local listings and NBCsports.com for channels and times of broadcasts.

The IAAF also announced live streaming of the meet will be offered this year on its YouTube channel and Facebook page; however, the United States is not included in this service. Longhorn fans outside the U.S. may have this option for viewing and should check IAAF.org for availability and times.

Updates on the Longhorns will be available on the track & field team's Twitter account @TexasTFXC. Fans are encouraged to follow @USATF and @jamaicanathlete for updates from Team USA and Team Jamaica. The official hashtag for the meet to interact is #IAAFworlds.