TOKYO – Former Alabama track and field student-athlete Khaleb McRae (United States) claimed silver as a member of the men’s 4×400-meter relay event final at the World Athletics Championships. Running the third leg for the red, white and blue, McRae clocked a 44.61 split to aid the U.S. to a 2:57.83 time – just two one-thousandths-of-a-second ahead of third-place South Africa.

Earlier in the international meet, McRae reached the semi-final round of the men’s 400 meters.

About McRae

• Opened his 400-meter journey in his World Championships debut by winning his preliminary heat
• His 44.25 time in the 400-meter preliminary round was the second-fastest overall time, across all six heats
• Clocked a fourth-place, 44.82 finish in the last semi-final heat of the 400m
• Ran a 44.61 split in the event final’s third leg of the men’s 4×400-meter relay
• The United States’ second-place finish secured McRae his first-career medal at the international meet
• Competed at Alabama during the 2023 and 2024 seasons
• Was a three-time All-American and three-time Southeastern Conference medalist, spanning across the 400-meter and 400-meter relay events