STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State’s Jody-Ann Muir continued her quest for gold Wednesday as she raced into the finals of the 400-meter dash at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada.

Running for her native Jamaica, Muir clocked the fourth-fastest time in Wednesday’s semifinal after posting the third-best mark in Tuesday’s opening heats.

Muir will compete in the final at 6:50 p.m. CST on Thursday. Her competition can be viewed live via video streaming at http://www.cbc.ca/sports/amateur/moncton2010/live-stream.html