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LONDON – Lifetime Longhorn Chantel Malone reached the final in the women's long jump for the first time in her career at the IAAF World Championships and came away in seventh place.

The six-time All-American while at Texas finally reached the final at worlds in her fourth appearance on this stage for the British Virgin Islands. During Wednesday's qualifying round, she posted a leap of 6.52 meters (21-4.75) to advance.

On Friday, Malone responded with a measurement of 6.57 meters (21-6.75) in the final to finish in seventh place. She posted that mark on her third attempt to solidify her spot in the top eight and move on for three move jumps. Malone jumped consistently in the final with jumps of 6.52, 6.44, 6.57 and 6.52 meters to go with a pair of fouls.

Action continues for Texas Longhorns at the IAAF World Championships on Saturday with Trey Hardee concluding the decathlon. Morolake Akinosun, Chrisann Gordon and Senoj-Jay Givans are all listed in relay pools for their respective nations with prelims for the 4x100m and 4x400 relays scheduled for Saturday morning. Finals of the 4x100 relay will be in the afternoon session of Saturday's competition schedule.

Fans can watch Saturday's action live on NBC Sports Network at 4 a.m. Central with the second session of the day airing live on NBC at 2 p.m. Central. NBC Sports Gold will provide exclusive live online coverage for subscribers to the service. Live results also will be provided on the IAAF World Championships homepage located at iaaf.org.