Former Cavalier Garcia Set to Compete at IAAF World Championships

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Aug. 21, 2015

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-Former Virginia cross country and track and field standout Stephanie Garcia is set to compete at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China. The meet, which runs Aug. 22-30, will be contested at the Beijing National Stadium, known as the Bird’s Nest, where the track and field events of the 2008 Olympics were contested.

Garcia, a Class of 2011 graduate, will represent the United States in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase. She earned the spot on Team USA by way of a second-place finish at the USATF Championships in June with a personal-best time of 9:23.48. This is Garcia’s second World Championship appearance. She finished seventh in her heat in the same event at the 2011 world meet in Daegu, South Korea.

The preliminary heats for the event will take place on Sunday (Aug. 23) at 9:45 p.m. Eastern time. The final will be contested on Wednesday (Aug. 26) at 9 a.m. Universal Sports will broadcast live coverage from Beijing.