Puget Sound's Alex Rhodes runs 46.00 third leg to help Team USATF win men's 4x4 title at World U20s...

LIMA, Peru--Alex Rhodes of the University of Puget Sound (photo courtesy USA Track & Field) ran the third leg on Team USA's gold medal winning 4 x 400 meter relay team team to cap off the final event of the World Athletics Under-20 Championships at the Estadio Atlético de la Villa Deportiva Nacional Saturday afternoon.

After leadoff leg Jayden Davis got Team USATF off to a strong start with a 45.92 opening leg, second leg Xavier Donaldson extended the lead of the Americans with an identical 45.92 leg.

Rhodes had over a two-second lead before handing the baton to anchor Sidi Njie, running 46.00 on his leg.

Njie brought the baton home with a 45.72 split to give the USA the win in 3:03.56.

Washington State's Grant Buckmiller was not selected by the US coaching staff to run on the relay after running in the semis on Friday.

Complete results of the World Athletics Under-20 Championships are available here.

NOTE: World Athletics, and USA Track & Field contributed to this report.

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