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Track Central: 2025 World Athletics Championships
September 12, 2025 | Track & Field
TOKYO – Three current and seven former Tennessee track & field standouts will take the world stage this week at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. The meet runs Saturday, Sept. 13 through Sunday, Sept. 21 at the Japan National Stadium.
MEET SCHEDULE: Action for Tennessee's contingent in Tokyo begins Saturday at 7:35 a.m. ET with current Vols Davonte Howell and T'Mars McCallum running the men's 100-meter heats. The World Championships will conclude Sunday, Sept. 21, with three relay finals tied to Tennessee athletes – the men's 4x100-meter, the women's 4x100-meter and the men's 4x400-meter.
The complete schedule for Tennessee's 10 representatives at the World Athletics Championships can be viewed below. Timetable, start lists and results for the entire meet can be found at WorldAthletics.org.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13
7:35 a.m. ET – Men's 100m Heats: T'Mars McCallum, Davonte Howell
8:00 p.m. ET – Women's Hammer Throw Qualification Group A: Stamatia Scarvelis, Nayoka Clunis
9:45 p.m. ET – Women's Hammer Throw Qualification Group B: Stamatia Scarvelis, Nayoka Clunis
10:28 p.m. ET – Women's 100m Hurdles Heats: Charisma Taylor
SUNDAY, SEPT. 14
5:35 a.m. ET – Men's 400m Heats: Christopher Bailey
6:25 a.m. ET – Women's 400m Heats: Javonya Valcourt
7:45 a.m. ET – Men's 100m Semifinal: TBD
9:20 a.m. ET – Men's 100m Final: TBD
MONDAY, SEPT. 15
6:40 a.m. ET – Men's Long Jump Qualification: Carey McLeod
8:00 a.m. ET – Women's Hammer Throw Final: TBD
8:06 a.m. ET – Women's 100m Hurdles Semifinal: TBD
9:20 a.m. ET – Women's 100m Hurdles Final: TBD
TUESDAY, SEPT. 16
8:05 a.m. ET – Women's 400m Semifinal: TBD
8:35 a.m. ET – Men's 400m Semifinal: TBD
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17
7:49 a.m. ET – Men's Long Jump Final: TBD
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18
9:10 a.m. ET – Men's 400m Final: TBD
9:24 a.m. ET – Women's 400m Final: TBD
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20
6:35 a.m. ET – Men's 4x400m Relay Heats: Christopher Bailey (USA)
7:25 a.m. ET – Men's 4x100m Relay Heats: Christian Coleman, T'Mars McCallum (USA)
7:45 a.m. ET – Women's 4x100m Relay Heats: Jacious Sears (USA)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 21
7:20 a.m. ET – Men's 4x400m Relay Final: TBD
8:06 a.m. ET – Women's 4x100m Relay Final: TBD
8:20 a.m. ET – Men's 4x100m Relay Final: TBD
HOW TO WATCH: The 2025 World Athletics Championships will be shown live and on-demand across the NBC, USA Network, CNBC, and Peacock networks. The television broadcast will air on NBC Sports and in select windows on the USA Network and CNBC. You can also stream every session live on Peacock from September 13 through September 21. Tokyo is 13 hours ahead for those who live on the east coast, so most sessions will air in the evening and early morning.
The full broadcast schedule can be found at NBCSports.com.
WHO'S COMPETING: Tennessee's 10 representatives at the World Championships hail from five different countries. Four athletes will don the Red, White and Blue for Team USA, two athletes each will suit up for Jamaica and the Bahamas, and one Vol and Lady Vol are set to represent the Cayman Islands and Greece, respectively.
UNITED STATES (4)
Junior Vol sprinter T'Mars McCallum will make his debut for Team USA after qualifying for the national team in the men's 100-meter dash, placing third at the USATF Outdoor Championships with a lifetime-best mark of 9.83 seconds. His time is the second-fastest in history by a collegiate athlete, trailing only the NCAA record of 9.81 set by former Vol Christian Coleman during his historic 2017 campaign.
McCallum and Coleman are also members of the USA relay pool for the men's 4x100-meter relay, which looks to defend its 2023 world title.
LVFL Jacious Sears will see her first action on the global stage as a member of the United States women's 4x100-meter relay pool after a seven-time All-America, two-time SEC Champion career on Rocky Top. Her season-best of 10.85 (+1.7) is tied for sixth in the world this year, while her lifetime PR of 10.77 (+2.0) is the second-fastest mark in collegiate history.
Former Vol Christopher Bailey will once again represent the United States in the men's 400-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay in Tokyo, looking to help the Americans defend their Olympic gold from the Paris 2024 Games. The 2022 UT graduate claimed his first individual world title earlier this year, finishing first in the men's 400-meter final at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships with a time of 45.08.
BAHAMAS (2)
Two Lady Vol standouts will represent the Bahamas on the world stage, beginning with current long sprinter Javonya Valcourt in the women's 400-meter dash. Her time of 50.68 from earlier this season ranks third in Lady Vol history, and she enters her senior campaign in 2026 as a seven-time NCAA All-American for the Lady Vols.
Versatile standout LVFL Charisma Taylor returns to the world stage in the 100-meter hurdles for the Bahamas. She enters the week with a season-best of 12.79 (+2.0).
JAMAICA (2)
Tennessee record holder and four-time SEC Champion for the Vols Carey McLeod will compete in the men's long jump in Tokyo, entering the meet with a season-best of 8.33 meters that ranks seventh on the 2025 world list.
On the women's side, Nayoka Clunis will make her second World Championship appearance in the women's hammer throw. The Kingston, Jamaica, native owns the Jamaican national record in the event and holds a season-best of 70.85 meters that was established at the Johnny Loaring Classic in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
CAYMAN ISLANDS (1)
Vol sophomore Davonte Howell will round out a phenomenal 2025 campaign at the World Championships in the men's 100-meter dash. The Caymanian champion recently set a wind-legal lifetime-best of 9.98 second to win the final at the PanAm Junior Championships and is one of 37 athletes on the globe to break the 10-second barrier with a legal wind this season.
GREECE (1)
Multi-time school record holder and SEC Champion thrower Stamatia Scarvelis will compete for Greece in the women's hammer throw after a breakthrough season in 2025. The 2019 UT graduate set a lifetime-best of 71.95 meters to win the 2025 Balkan Championships on July 27.
MEET SCHEDULE: Action for Tennessee's contingent in Tokyo begins Saturday at 7:35 a.m. ET with current Vols Davonte Howell and T'Mars McCallum running the men's 100-meter heats. The World Championships will conclude Sunday, Sept. 21, with three relay finals tied to Tennessee athletes – the men's 4x100-meter, the women's 4x100-meter and the men's 4x400-meter.
The complete schedule for Tennessee's 10 representatives at the World Athletics Championships can be viewed below. Timetable, start lists and results for the entire meet can be found at WorldAthletics.org.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13
7:35 a.m. ET – Men's 100m Heats: T'Mars McCallum, Davonte Howell
8:00 p.m. ET – Women's Hammer Throw Qualification Group A: Stamatia Scarvelis, Nayoka Clunis
9:45 p.m. ET – Women's Hammer Throw Qualification Group B: Stamatia Scarvelis, Nayoka Clunis
10:28 p.m. ET – Women's 100m Hurdles Heats: Charisma Taylor
SUNDAY, SEPT. 14
5:35 a.m. ET – Men's 400m Heats: Christopher Bailey
6:25 a.m. ET – Women's 400m Heats: Javonya Valcourt
7:45 a.m. ET – Men's 100m Semifinal: TBD
9:20 a.m. ET – Men's 100m Final: TBD
MONDAY, SEPT. 15
6:40 a.m. ET – Men's Long Jump Qualification: Carey McLeod
8:00 a.m. ET – Women's Hammer Throw Final: TBD
8:06 a.m. ET – Women's 100m Hurdles Semifinal: TBD
9:20 a.m. ET – Women's 100m Hurdles Final: TBD
TUESDAY, SEPT. 16
8:05 a.m. ET – Women's 400m Semifinal: TBD
8:35 a.m. ET – Men's 400m Semifinal: TBD
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17
7:49 a.m. ET – Men's Long Jump Final: TBD
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18
9:10 a.m. ET – Men's 400m Final: TBD
9:24 a.m. ET – Women's 400m Final: TBD
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20
6:35 a.m. ET – Men's 4x400m Relay Heats: Christopher Bailey (USA)
7:25 a.m. ET – Men's 4x100m Relay Heats: Christian Coleman, T'Mars McCallum (USA)
7:45 a.m. ET – Women's 4x100m Relay Heats: Jacious Sears (USA)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 21
7:20 a.m. ET – Men's 4x400m Relay Final: TBD
8:06 a.m. ET – Women's 4x100m Relay Final: TBD
8:20 a.m. ET – Men's 4x100m Relay Final: TBD
HOW TO WATCH: The 2025 World Athletics Championships will be shown live and on-demand across the NBC, USA Network, CNBC, and Peacock networks. The television broadcast will air on NBC Sports and in select windows on the USA Network and CNBC. You can also stream every session live on Peacock from September 13 through September 21. Tokyo is 13 hours ahead for those who live on the east coast, so most sessions will air in the evening and early morning.
The full broadcast schedule can be found at NBCSports.com.
WHO'S COMPETING: Tennessee's 10 representatives at the World Championships hail from five different countries. Four athletes will don the Red, White and Blue for Team USA, two athletes each will suit up for Jamaica and the Bahamas, and one Vol and Lady Vol are set to represent the Cayman Islands and Greece, respectively.
UNITED STATES (4)
Junior Vol sprinter T'Mars McCallum will make his debut for Team USA after qualifying for the national team in the men's 100-meter dash, placing third at the USATF Outdoor Championships with a lifetime-best mark of 9.83 seconds. His time is the second-fastest in history by a collegiate athlete, trailing only the NCAA record of 9.81 set by former Vol Christian Coleman during his historic 2017 campaign.
McCallum and Coleman are also members of the USA relay pool for the men's 4x100-meter relay, which looks to defend its 2023 world title.
LVFL Jacious Sears will see her first action on the global stage as a member of the United States women's 4x100-meter relay pool after a seven-time All-America, two-time SEC Champion career on Rocky Top. Her season-best of 10.85 (+1.7) is tied for sixth in the world this year, while her lifetime PR of 10.77 (+2.0) is the second-fastest mark in collegiate history.
Former Vol Christopher Bailey will once again represent the United States in the men's 400-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay in Tokyo, looking to help the Americans defend their Olympic gold from the Paris 2024 Games. The 2022 UT graduate claimed his first individual world title earlier this year, finishing first in the men's 400-meter final at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships with a time of 45.08.
BAHAMAS (2)
Two Lady Vol standouts will represent the Bahamas on the world stage, beginning with current long sprinter Javonya Valcourt in the women's 400-meter dash. Her time of 50.68 from earlier this season ranks third in Lady Vol history, and she enters her senior campaign in 2026 as a seven-time NCAA All-American for the Lady Vols.
Versatile standout LVFL Charisma Taylor returns to the world stage in the 100-meter hurdles for the Bahamas. She enters the week with a season-best of 12.79 (+2.0).
JAMAICA (2)
Tennessee record holder and four-time SEC Champion for the Vols Carey McLeod will compete in the men's long jump in Tokyo, entering the meet with a season-best of 8.33 meters that ranks seventh on the 2025 world list.
On the women's side, Nayoka Clunis will make her second World Championship appearance in the women's hammer throw. The Kingston, Jamaica, native owns the Jamaican national record in the event and holds a season-best of 70.85 meters that was established at the Johnny Loaring Classic in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
CAYMAN ISLANDS (1)
Vol sophomore Davonte Howell will round out a phenomenal 2025 campaign at the World Championships in the men's 100-meter dash. The Caymanian champion recently set a wind-legal lifetime-best of 9.98 second to win the final at the PanAm Junior Championships and is one of 37 athletes on the globe to break the 10-second barrier with a legal wind this season.
GREECE (1)
Multi-time school record holder and SEC Champion thrower Stamatia Scarvelis will compete for Greece in the women's hammer throw after a breakthrough season in 2025. The 2019 UT graduate set a lifetime-best of 71.95 meters to win the 2025 Balkan Championships on July 27.
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