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LONDON – Lifetime Longhorn Michelle Carter needed just one attempt to advance through the qualifying round of the shot put on Tuesday at the IAAF World Championships.

The 2016 Olympic gold medalist and American record holder easily surpassed the automatic qualifying mark of 18.30 meters with a measurement of 18.92m (62-1.00) on her first and only needed try.

Carter seeks her first world championship crown outdoors. She did win the IAAF World Indoor Championships last year and claimed bronze at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing.

Her throw of 18.92m ranked No. 2 in the qualifying round. Only five athletes posted automatic marks beyond the mark of 18.30m, just two others joined Carter in taking only one throw to reach the final.

The final is slated for 2:25 p.m. Central on Wednesday. NBC Sports Network will air the evening session of the meet live beginning at 1 p.m. NBC Sports Gold will have an exclusive feed of the shot put competition online for subscribers to the service.

Fans can keep up with the action from London with live results provided on the IAAF World Championships homepage located at iaaf.org.