Norfolk State’s Chris Brown, (Bahamas) won his 400m dash heat with a time of 44.79 on Monday morning to advance to tomorrow’s semifinals at 9:45 p.m. (ET)

David Oliver of Howard (USA) advanced to tomorrow’s quarterfinal round beginning at 8:45 p.m. ET after winning his 110m hurdle heat with a time of 13.30.

Norfolk State’s Chandra Sturrup, (Bahamas) won her heat with a time of 11.30 (100m) to qualify for the quarterfinals on Saturday. After placing third and advancing to the semifinal round with a time of 11.16, she finished fifth on Sunday with a time of 11.20.

Brown will compete as a member of the Bahamian 4x400m relay team in first round action on Friday, while Maryland Eastern Shore’s Allodin Fothergill will compete for Jamaica in the same event.