Photo highlights from the U.S. track and field championships
LANE COUNTY, OREGON, AUG 4 – Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won her second national 400m title and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden achieved a sprint double at the U.S. championships, a qualifier for the 2025 World Championships.
- On the final day, championships wrapped up at Hayward Field with Valarie Allman tossing 234 feet, 5 inches to win the women's discus, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Jacory Patterson claiming open 400 titles in 48.90 and 44.16.
- Serving as the U.S. track and field championships, the event served as the qualifying stage for next month’s world championships in Tokyo, Japan, with finals in the men's and women's 1,500 meters, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 400 meters, and women's 100 hurdles.
- In the men's 100 final, Kenny Bednarek ran a personal-best 9.79 to win his first national title, with the top seven finishers all running sub-10 seconds.
- With qualification on the line, Lexy Halladay-Lowry won the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase final to secure her spot on the Tokyo world championships team, and Kaylee Mitchell earned her first outdoor world team berth with a third-place finish.
- Beyond the podium, Jonah Koech surged from eighth to win the men's 1,500 in a personal-best 3:30, while Noah Lyles clocked a world-leading 19.63 in the men's 200.
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Photo highlights from the U.S. track and field championships
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features highlights from the track and field U.S. championships. ___ Follow AP visual journalism: AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews ___ AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports
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Photo highlights from the U.S. track and field championships - The Morning Sun
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features highlights from the track and field U.S. championships. ___ Follow AP visual journalism: AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews ___ AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports
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