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LONDON – In the final of the women's 4x400 meter relay at the IAAF World Championships, Chrisann Gordon was going for her second gold as the Jamaican's were defending champions.

That goal came to a halt in the second leg when Jamaica's Anneisha McLaughon-Whilby pulled up with an apparent leg injury about 50 meters into her run.

Gordon ran the opening leg for Jamaica and had her team in contention handing the baton off among the leaders.

Earlier in the championship, Gordon finished 10th in the individual 400 meters clocking 50.87 in the semifinals.

With Jamaica failing to earn a medal it snaps a streak of five consecutive IAAF World Championships that saw a Longhorn win a medal in the women's 4x400 meter relay.

The 2017 IAAF World Championships close with Texas Longhorns winning two medals.

Lifetime Longhorn Morolake Akinosun ran the third leg of the women's 4x100 meter relay for Team USA to win gold, and fellow Longhorn Michelle Carter took bronze in the women's shot put.

Texas Head Coach Mario Sategna served Team USA as the men's head coach at the world championships this year, marking his first time as a head coach for a major championship meet. He had previously held assistant coach positions for Team USA at previous world championships and last summer at the Olympic Games.

Team USA's men combined to win a total of 13 medals with four gold, six silver and four bronze.