Sember Earns Fourth World Championships Berth

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan track and field program will have at least one representative at next month's World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, as Wolverine alumna Cindy (Ofili) Sember clinched a berth with her finish at the 2023 UK Athletics Championships. The Wolverines also will have representatives at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships and 2023 Pan Am U20 Championships.

Sember claimed her fourth national title in the 100-meter hurdles after her 12.98-second performance in the final. She will represent Great Britain on the world stage for the sixth time in her career, qualifying for her fourth World Championships.

In addition to Sember's success, Michigan will send two athletes to the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, at the end of July in Ziyah Holman and Corinne Jemison. Holman finished 11th in the 400-meter semifinal at the USATF Championships. Holman ran a strong first round, where she placed ninth with a time of 51.38 to advance to semis. She finished 11th in the semifinal in 52.37 seconds.

Also competing at the USATF Championships, Jemison finished sixth overall in the discus throw final. Her second throw was her strongest, a heave of 56.07 meters (183 feet, 11 inches). Jemison threw 54 meters or better on her first and fifth throws, fouling on throws three, four and six.

Competing at the USATF U20 Championships, Caleb Jarema earned his spot on Team USA for the 2023 Pan Am U20 Championships to be held in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, in August.

Competing at this first U20 championships, Jarema earned the silver medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. His time of 8:50.49 was a 12-second improvement on his previous best.

Some additional notable results from the weekend:

• At the UK Athletics Championships Joshua Zeller claimed the silver medal in the 110-meter hurdle finals, facing a strong 3.2 meters-per-second tailwind, finishing with a time of 13.34 seconds. This is his second consecutive silver medal.

• Rising sophomore Trinity Franklin fell short of the U20 world team, placing fourth in the shot put final. Her best throw of 15.20 meters (49 feet, 10.5 inches) came on her second attempt.

• Nick Foster competed in the 1,500 meters after his recent appearance at the NCAA Championships. Foster ran a time of 3:40.85 in the first round of the 1,500 meters to finish 13th. He did not advance to the finals.

• Nikki Stephens competed in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing 20th overall in the first round with a time of 1:00.26.

• At the U20 Championships Rylee Tolson finished fourth in both the 3,000 and 5,000 meters. She ran a career-best of 9:53.39 in the 3,000 meters and a time of 17:19.49 in the 5,000 meters.

• At the USATF Championships, Michigan alumni Mason Ferlic won the first round of the 3,000-meter steeplechase and took fourth in the final (8:18.75) with a season best. He just missed the final world qualifying spot.

• Alum Sierra Hendrix-Williams finished 27th in the first round of the 110-meter hurdles.

• Alum Steven Bastien competed in nine of 10 events in the decathlon, with 7,281 points. He did not compete the 1,500 meters.