Circle Runners

Fresh Faces

Teenage Sensation Mary Cain

Sun., Aug. 11 - 1:00 – 5:00 a.m. LIVE, Day Session on Universal Sports
Sun., Aug. 11 - 12:30 – 2:00 p.m., Evening Session on NBC
Sun., Aug. 11 - 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Evening Session (Re-Air) on Universal Sports
Remember Linsanity? Welcome to Cainsanity. The 17 year old burst onto the scene broke the American High School Girls Record in the 1500m with a 4:11.01. In May 2013 she ran the 1500 metres in 4:04.62, shattering her own high school record from the previous year. She will be the youngest to ever compete for the United States at the World Championships.

English Gardner

Sat., Aug. 10 - 1:30 – 5:30 a.m. LIVE, Day Session on Universal Sports
Sat., Aug. 10 - 3:30 – 5:00 p.m., Evening Session on NBC
Sat., Aug. 10 - 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Evening Session (Re-Air) on Universal Sports

Her name reminds you of a cute little British lady and her bright personality belies her fierce competitive spirit. A junior at track powerhous University of Oregon, Gardner has steadily improved over the years but seems to be peaking just at the right time.  She ran 10.87sec in the 100m to win her semi-final heat at the USA Championships.  In the final she blazed her way to a 10.85sec to set a world lead.

Tue., Aug. 13 - 1:30 – 5:30 a.m. LIVE, Day Session on Universal Sports
Tue., Aug. 13 - 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. LIVE , Evening Session on Universal Sports
Ukraine's Bohdan Bondarenko will be one to watch in the High Jump competition. This little known star actually had 2 decent attempts at the World Record of 2.46m at the London Anniversary Games just a few weeks ago.  When he competes against olympic medalists Derek Drouin and America's Erik Kynard it is sure to be a competition for the ages.

Thur., Aug. 15 - 1:30 – 4:00 a.m. LIVE, Day Session on Universal Sports
Thur., Aug. 15 - 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. LIVE, Evening Session on Universal Sports

American Brigetta Barrett will be one to watch at this year's World Championships... and so will here dance moves!  Her bubbly personality seems to come out during competitions where she might show off some of her excitement.  She was a silver medalist in London where she shared her faith and tremendous singing ability at the same time. You can watch that here. At 22 she shows no signs of slowing down.