2023 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championship Results
Once again, the USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships are back at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. From Thursday, July 6 through Sunday, July 9, the nation’s best athletes from the professional to the high school level are battling for spots on Team USA headed to the World Athletics Championships in Budapest later this summer.
Here are the highlights from each day of the 2023 USATF championships.
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Friday, July 7
Sha’Carri Richardson claims women’s 100-meter crown
Last year, the 23-year-old sprint phenom failed to qualify out of the first round of the women’s 100 meters at the national championships. But this year is a completely different story.
On Friday, Richardson was all business in pursuit of gold. While being introduced to the crowd, she tossed her wig behind her before getting ready in the blocks. Despite a shaky start, Richardson came from behind to break away from the competition and win in 10.82. Brittany Brown finished second in 10.90, and Tamari Davis placed third in 10.99. All three runners will represent Team USA in Budapest.
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The victory marks the first time Richardson has qualified for a senior global championship. In 2021, she won the 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials, but she was not named to the Olympic team for Tokyo after she tested positive for marijuana. She had to serve a one-month ban as a result. Richardson said she used marijuana after learning about the death of her mother.
After the race on Friday, the sprinter from Dallas, Texas, told NBC’s Lewis Johnson she’s been a national champion. “The thing I remember the most, I think I stood here in this stadium with you (Lewis), and I did an interview when I knew I wasn't ready to do one,” she said on the broadcast. “Now I stand here with you again and I'm ready. Mentally, physically, and emotionally, and I'm here to stay. I'm not back, I'm better.”
After running a 10.71 personal best in the first round on Thursday, Richardson is now No. 2 in the world so far this year. Earlier on Friday, Shericka Jackson ran 10.65 at the Jamaican Trials, making for a highly anticipated match-up between the American and Jamaican sprinters at the world championships.
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Cravont Charleston upsets two world champions in the 100 meters
Heading into the men’s 100-meter final, most were watching in anticipation to see how fast Christian Coleman and Noah Lyles would run. But Cravont Charleston shocked them all.
In the last event of the night on Friday, the North Carolina State alum beat a hard-charging Coleman, the 2019 world champion, and Noah Lyles, a two-time 200-meter world champion, to the line. Out of lane 6, Charleston won in 9.95. Coleman finished second in 9.96, and Lyles returned from a bout of COVID a week earlier to place third in 10.00.
All three will represent the United States in Budapest later this summer. The meet will mark Charleston’s first senior global championship, a major highlight in a breakthrough year that’s already included a new 9.90 wind-legal personal best.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone inches closer to personal best
On Friday, the two-time Olympic champion in the 400-meter hurdles returned to the track and dominated the women’s 400-meter semifinal. In heat 1, McLaughlin-Levrone won in 49.60, just 0.09 seconds shy of her personal best in the event. Looking stronger with each race, the world record-holder will contend for her first 400-meter title in the final, which is scheduled for Saturday at 6:19 p.m. PT.
Anna Hall defends heptathlon title
On Friday, the world championship bronze medalist ran away with the multi event crown by scoring an overall total of 6,677 points, 358 points ahead of runner-up Taliyah Brooks. On day 1 of the competition, Hall ran 13.08 in the 100-meter hurdles, cleared 1.87 meters in the high jump, threw 14.03 meters in the shot put, and ran 23.45 in the 200 meters. On day 2, she cleared 6.40 meters in the long jump, threw 43.90 meters in the javelin, and closed out the competition with a 2:10.91 in the 800 meters.
The 22-year-old won last year’s national championship right after winning the NCAA title while competing for the University of Florida. And she looks poised to improve on her bronze medal in Budapest later this summer.
Thursday, July 6
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Elise Cranny stuns with a blazing kick to win the 10,000 meters
The Bowerman Track Club standout made a definitive move with 240 meters remaining in the race to claim her third national title on Thursday night. After letting other competitors set a conservative early pace, Cranny unleashed her 3:59 1500-meter speed to overtake American record-holder Alicia Monson for the victory. Splitting 32.12 over the final 200 meters, Cranny crossed the line in 32:12.30, about five seconds ahead of Monson.
Both Cranny and Monson have hit the world championships standard in the event and will automatically qualify to represent Team USA in Budapest. But final podium finisher, Natosha Rogers, who placed third in 32:22.77, has not yet run the 30:40.00 standard within the qualification period. For Rogers to represent Team USA, she will need to run the standard in the next three weeks or earn a spot based on her World Athletics ranking. Karissa Schweizer, who placed fifth in 32:32.10, is the only other athlete in the field who has run the standard.
Woody Kincaid wins second U.S. 10,000-meter title
Tapping into his lethal closing speed, the Olympic finalist surged past the leaders on the last lap to win the men’s 10,000-meter crown. Kincaid chased American record-holder Grant Fisher , who attempted to run away from the field with three laps remaining, and Joe Klecker before passing both runners just before the final turn. With plenty of room to celebrate, Kincaid finished in 28:23.01 after closing with a 54.76 split for the final 400 meters.
The performance marks Kincaid’s second national title in the 10,000 meters after winning the crown in 2021. Behind him, Klecker finished second in 28:24.50, and Sean McGorty held strong for third in 28:24.96. In an uncharacteristic off day, Fisher faded to fourth in 28:25.61.
Only Kincaid, Klecker, and Fisher have run the 27:10.00 world championships standard in the event. For McGorty to make Team USA, he’ll need to run the time in the next three weeks or earn a spot based on the World Athletics ranking system.
Athing Mu runs a personal best in the 1500 meters
On Thursday, the Olympic 800-meter champion took almost six seconds off her previous personal best in the event. In heat 1 of the first round of the women’s 1500 meters, Mu finished third in 4:10.33 to earn an automatic qualifying spot in the 1500-meter final on Saturday at 6:34 p.m. PT. As the reigning world champion in the 800 meters, Mu has an automatic wild-card bye into the world championships.
Cooper Teare gets knocked out in the 1500 meters
The biggest surprise of the first round took place in the final heat when the 2022 national champion was out-kicked for an automatic qualifying spot in the final. Almost a year after Teare represented the United States at the world championships, the Bowerman Track Club runner finished fourth in his heat at the national meet in a tight finish between race winner Cole Hocker (3:29.23), Drew Hunter (3:39.34), and Henry Wynne (3:39.34). Teare finished just outside of the top three in 3:39.38.
While he won’t advance to the men’s 1500-meter final, Teare still has a shot at making Team USA in the 5,000 meters, which is scheduled for Sunday.
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone cruises sub-50 in the 400 meters
The Olympic champion in the 400-meter hurdles looked effortless while winning heat 2 of the women’s 400 meters. McLaughlin-Levrone finished in 49.79, the fastest time out of the first round and close to her 49.51 personal best in the event. The world record-holder will return to the track in the 400-meter semifinal on Friday at 8:29 p.m. PT. As the reigning world champion in the 400-meter hurdles, McLaughlin-Levrone has an automatic wild-card bye into the world championships.
Marvin Bracy-Williams doesn’t advance in the 100 meters
The 2022 world championship silver medalist shocked the crowd when he pulled up with an injury in the first round of the men’s 100 meters. Bracy-Williams finished eighth in heat 4, won by 2019 world champion Christian Coleman in 9.95, the fastest time of the day.
In heat 1, Travyon Bromell qualified with a runner-up finish, but the two-time world championship bronze medalist appeared to be limping after the race.
The men’s 100-meter semifinal is scheduled for Friday at 7:29 p.m. PT. Those who advance will compete in the final at 8:54 p.m. PT.
Sha’Carri Richardson blasts world lead in the 100 meters
In one of the first races of the meet, the top American sprinter advanced with ease to the semifinal round of the women’s 100 meters. Richardson won her heat in 10.71, the fastest time of all the qualifiers and the fastest time in the world so far this year. Her performance is a wind-legal personal best.
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The 23-year-old will return to the track for the semifinal on Friday at 7:14 p.m. PT. If she advances, she’ll compete in the final at 8:45 p.m. PT. Richardson is also scheduled to compete in the 200 meters, which begin on Saturday.
Source: Runner's World
