by The Olympic champions Masai Russell and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone crossed the American titles, while a stunning male of 1500m left his compatriot gold medalist Paris Cole Hocker hung in the last qualification place for the world championships.
Russell ran two of the fastest hedges in history: 12.25 seconds in the first round, then 12.22 in the final at the Toyota USA Track and Field championships in Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
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He was right next to the Russell American record of 12.17 compared to last May, which is the second fastest moment in history behind the world record of Nigerian Tobi Amusan from 12.12 from 2022.
Russell is joined in the team for the September world championships in Tokyo by Grace Stark and Alaysha Johnson, who also joined him in the Paris Olympic team.
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Sydney McLaughin-Levrone wins 400m without haims
Also on Saturday, McLaughlin-Levrone won the American title in the 400m flat in 48.90, opting for this event during the hedges of the 400m, where she is twice Olympic gold medalist and world record holder.
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She said that she “had an idea” in the classic preontaine of July 5 that she wanted to focus on the 400m this summer. After 2025, she kept her open options between the hedges of the 400m and 400m that head to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
“It’s (400m) not as comfortable for us, but I want to challenge myself,” said McLaughlin-Levrone. “I felt like it was a year, I want to get out of the box and push myself really in a different way.”
She is the third fastest woman in the world this year in the 400m flat behind the Olympic medalists in silver and gold Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain (48,67) and Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic (48,81).
No woman has won world championship medals in the flat 400m and the 400m hurdles of their careers.
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In 2023, McLaughlin-Levrone directed the 400m flat in the Nationals when she had a bye in the world championships at 400m Haies as reigning world champion. That year, she planned to strictly run the 400m flat in Worlds before retiring before the meeting due to an injury.
In the male 400m on Saturday, Jacory Patterson went to work during the nights to load trucks To win his first American title in 44.16. He is the third fastest man in the world in 2025 with a better of 43.98.
The event lacked the Olympic gold medalist in 2024, Quincy Hall and the 2022 world champion Michael Norman, none of whom entered nationals. Hall has treated injuries this season, and Norman has missed a lot of time due to injuries in recent years.
Quincy Wilson, who, last year, with the 4x400m, became the youngest Male Olympic Olympic gold medalist in history at the age of 16, was 11th in the general classification in the semi-finals.
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Jonah Koech was the surprise champion of the 1500m male, ranging from sixth to the start of the final curve. Koech competed at the 1500m at the national championships for the first time after having previously run the 800m, in particular by placing fifth in the Olympic trials.
Koech, who judged himself 70% after the first round on Thursday due to an injury to the hamstrings, timed 3:30.17, ahead of the recent Strand of the NCAA, Ethan Stand of eight hundredths.
Hocker was part of the world team in the third and last place. He was followed by Hobbs Kessler (fifth at the Olympic Games) and Yared Nuguse (Olympic bronze medalist). Now Kessler or Nuguse can only do the world team by winning the Diamond League final later this month.
In the 1500m female, Nikki Hiltz won a sixth consecutive American title record (inside and outside) dating from 2023.
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Hiltz moved away from the Record holder of the US Mile Senijounsle Johnson to win in 4: 03.15.
All the favorites have progressed in the obstacles of male 110m, with the exception of the Olympic silver medalist Daniel Roberts, who scratched the first round.
The winners of the field event included the double world champion Chase Jackson (weight throwing, the four best throws of the event). In addition, the Olympic long jump and the bronze medalist triple Jasmine Moore (triple jump, the best jumps of the event).
For the first time, the national para championships take place in collaboration with the USATF outdoor championships.
The gold medalist of Paris, Hunter Woodhall, took the T62 400m male in 45.79, nine hundredth of its world record (waiting ratification) from July.
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The stars on Saturday also included the paralympic gold medalist T12 100m, Noah Malone, who succeeded 10.62 seconds, defeating his victory time from Paris by nine hundredths.
In the 100m feminine, the double paralympic silver medalist T47 Brittni Mason crossed in 12.23, right next to his last Paris of 12.10.
Para athletes are preparing for the world championships in New Delhi, India, September 26-October. 5
The nationals end Sunday with finals, including the obstacles of the 200m and 400m for men and women and male obstacles (4 p.m. to 6 p.m. he, NBC and Peacock).
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