LIU Brooklyn graduate student and Canadian track & field standout Brendon Rodney ran a personal best of 20.18 to advance to the semifinals of the 200-meter dash at the 2015 IAAF World Track & Field Championships on Tuesday. Rodney sprinted to the sixth-fasted time of the preliminary round, besting times put forth by Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Warren Weir and the United States' Justin Gatlin.