by Eugene, or – four days of competition are completed during American athletics trials 2025.
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden accomplished the double of sprint, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was golden in the 400 and Noah Lyles was winner when he won 200 other national title.
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On the ground, Valarie Allman continued her reign on the disc and Tara Davis-Woodhall jumped to the first brand in the world during the long jump.
The American athletic championships served as a qualification scene for the world championships next month in Tokyo, Japan.
USA Today Sports was on the scene at Hayward Field for the whole action. Here are the winners and the losers of the athletics competition:
Winners
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden wins 100-200 Double
Jefferson-Wooden dominated the 100, leading from start to finish. She crossed the line in advance on other competitors with personal time and world leader of 10.65. He is equal for the fifth fastest time in the history of the event.
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“Incredible,” said Jefferson-Wooden after his 100 victory. “I dreamed of days like this, and it is finally starting to come true. Right now, the sky is the limit. I have to continue working towards bigger and better things.”
Jefferson-Wooden was not finished after the 100 day. On the last day of the championships, Jefferson-Wooden accomplished the double of Sprint by winning the 200 women, performing a personal record of 21.84. She was the only sprinter to run under 22 seconds of the race.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shines in 400
McLaughlin-Levrone dominates her new event as she made her old.
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McLaughlin-Levrone easily won the 400 female with a 48.90 gold victory time.
The quadruple Olympic gold medalist failed just short from the American record (48.70) which is located for almost 20 years.
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“Everyone talks about the American record of course, it will come when it is supposed to come,” said McLaughlin-Levrone after the victory.
McLaughlin-Levrone already holds American and world records in women’s hedges of 400 meters.
Kenny Bednarek wins the first national title
Bednarek ran a personal record of 9.79 to win his first national championship in what was a Fast Men’s 100 final. The first seven finishing people all finished less than 10 seconds.
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“It’s almost time,” said Bednarek after winning his first national championship. “I always knew that I had the ability to do it but I just had to believe in myself. This year, I feel like I started to meet my expectations.”
The 9.79 of Bednarek is the second fastest time in the world this year.
Noah Lyles boasts when he won 200 men
Lyles had to come from behind to beat Kenny Bednarek in the 200. Lyles spent Bednarek with less than 10 meters playing in the race and looked at him by crossing the finish line, by spending a time of 19.63.
An annoyed Bednarek pushed Lyles after his boosting gesture.
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“It’s an (explanative) overview,” said Bednarek after obtaining the silver medal. “I don’t take care of that.”
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Lyles, who has not run much this year, said that victory proves that he was still on top.
“If they don’t fight me now, they never fight me,” said Lyles.
Masai Russell has 100 hedges crown
Russell made a gesture as if to put a crown after winning the female obstacles of the 100 meters convincingly, with 12.22.
Russell is on an impressive race. She is the reigning Olympic champion, double national champion in the event and is classified n ° 1 in the world this season.
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“Winning the Olympic Games gives me a little more pressure. Like now, I feel like I have a standard to maintain. People expect something from the reigning Olympic champion,” said Russell. “I don’t think I would have been blessed with this title if I couldn’t put the weight of this.”
Tara Davis-Woodhall jumps at the head of the world
On the first day of the American championships, Tara Davis-Woodhall jumped 23 feet, 4 ½ inches to win the length of female. This is the first brand in the world this year. Davis-Woodhall has just released a gold medal with a feminine length jump at the Paris Olympic Games.
The undefeated sequence of Valarie Allman continues
Allman launched 234 feet, 5 inches to win the female disc over 20 feet. The double Olympic champion has not lost in the event since 2023. She is the n ° 1-Dis lance in the world when she goes to Tokyo.
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Losers
Athletics fans located outside Oregon
Eugene, Oregon, is affectionately known as Track Town, USA for its rich history of athletics, and Hayward Field from Oregon University is a stadium of advanced athletics. But this year was 14th Time Eugene welcomed the championships.
Logistically, city trips and accommodation at the hotel are not very practical. In addition, there is not a range of tourist attractions. It would be up to American athletics to periodically change the host site of the national championships.
Los Angeles is a logical location. After all, the 2028 Olympic Games are in Los Angeles.
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Sha’Carri Richardson
Unfortunately for Richardson, most of the news she made were off piste.
Richardson was arrested after an alleged incident at Seattle – Tacoma International Airport, according to a police report obtained by USA Today Sports. According to the report, Richardson was arrested for domestic violence.
Richardson participated in the 200 women but did not progress for the final round.
Joe Kovacs misses the team in the male weight throwing
Kovacs was turned upside down in the weight throwing. The double world champion finished fourth with a 72 -foot put, 5 inches.
Josh Awodunde won the event with a 73 -foot personal record, 8 ¾ inches.
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Athing Mu-Nikolayev is short in 800
Mu-Nikolayev failed to qualify for the world championships in the 800 women. She ranked fourth in the semi-finals and did not progress in time.
Mu-Nikolayev is the holder of the American record (1: 54.97) and won gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games in the 800, but she had trouble regaining her shape.
Mu-Nikolayev admitted that she had struggled to harm last year, but that he finds her way. The good news is that she led a better season of season 1: 59.79 in the semi-finals and is only 23 years old.
“I think I’m still in good shape. When it comes to following your mentality and your mental side of things makes a large number,” said Mu-Nikolayev. “If you are not mentally in it, then your body will not be in it. This is what held me back, I think both in practice and also to participate in larger races last year. So, I have to get back entirely to racing and not just a good athlete. ”
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This article originally appeared on USA Today: Winners and Losers of the American Athletics Championships
