Sprinter Noah Lyles won two gold medals at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on Saturday. Starring in the final event of the night, the 200-meter final, Lyles lived up to expectations by winning in a world-leading 19.53 seconds at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Kenny Bednarek was a close second in a personal best time of 19.59 seconds, followed by Elyon Knighton in 19.77. All three will represent the United States in this event at the Olympics in Paris.
Lyles and Bednarek will be competing in a double event in Paris, having also placed first and second in the 100m at the Olympic Trials.
Sha'Carey Richardson was expected to star in the 200m final, but she finished fourth and missed out on a spot on the U.S. Olympic team for Paris. Gabby Thomas instead led the way, winning the 200m in 21.81 seconds. Brittany Brown came second in 21.90, followed by Mackenzie Long in 21.91. Thomas, Brown and Long all made the U.S. Olympic team for Paris.
Richardson previously won the 100m title in the preliminary rounds and will continue to be on the team for the Paris Games.
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Meanwhile, Oregon Ducks thrower Jada Ross placed third in the women's shot put, earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team for the Paris Olympics. Chase Jackson won first place and Raven Sanders took second to round out the U.S. Olympic women's shot put team.
Also winning Saturday's finals were Andrew Evans (discus), Tara Davis-Woodhall (long jump) and Weini Kelati (10,000 meters). Carisa Schweitzer, who trains at Bowerman Track Club in Eugene, placed third in the 10,000 meters.
Competition started early on Saturday with the finals of the men's and women's 20km race walk in Springfield, with Nick Christie winning the men's and Robin Stevens winning the women's race.
Olympic Athletics Selection
Let's take a look back at the matches on the ninth day of the Olympic Trials.
Live updates, results
(The latest updates are shown at the top)
Men's 200m Final: The athletes lined up at the start line for the men's 200m final. Noah Lyles finished in 19.53 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year and a new Olympic qualifying record. Kenny Bednarek took second place with a personal best of 19.59 seconds. Elyon Knighton took third place at the Paris Olympics with a season's best time of 19.77 seconds. Christian Coleman took a disappointing fourth place in 19.89 seconds, and Kylie King took fifth place with a personal best of 19.90 seconds. Courtney Lindsay took sixth place in 20.00 seconds, followed by Robert Gregory (20.56 seconds), Jeremiah Curry (20.57 seconds), and Jamarion Stubbs (20.60 seconds).
Women's 10,000m Final: Parker Valby, Carisa Schweitzer and Weini Kelati break away from the pack with a few laps to go in the women's 10,000m final. Schweitzer takes the lead just before the gong. Kelati moves with her and takes the lead on the backstretch on the final lap. Schweitzer moves to the outside around the final corner and takes the lead again. Kelati, however, has a strong run down the final stretch to win in 31:41.07. Valby outstrips Schweitzer to take second in 31:41.56. Schweitzer can only manage third in 31:41.56. Kelati holds the Olympic standard, while Valby and Schweitzer do not. So it will be interesting to see if they make the U.S. team for Paris in this event. The final U.S. team will be announced on July 7.
Women's Shot Put Final: In the women's shot put final, Jada Ross quickly moved into second place with a first throw of 63 feet, 7.5 inches. Raven Sanders jumped into an early lead with a season-best first throw of 65 feet, 2.75 inches. …Chase Jackson took the lead in the shot put with a throw of 65 feet, 11.5 inches in the fourth round. Sanders dropped to second place, and Ross was in third. The competition is now in the fifth round. …The competition is now over. Jackson won with 65 feet, 11.5 inches, followed by Sanders with 65 feet, 3.5 inches, and Ross with 64 feet, 3.75 inches. They will represent the United States in the women's shot put at the Paris Olympics. (Correction: This entry has been updated to reflect Sanders and Ross' final scores. An earlier version incorrectly stated their initial scores in the event final.)
Women's 400m Hurdles Semifinals: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone outshone the other competitors in the 400 hurdles semifinals, winning her heat in 52.48 seconds. Dalilah Muhammad finished in 54.16 seconds to qualify for Sunday's final. … Shamiah Little outlasted Rachel Glenn to win the second semifinal in 53.49 seconds. Glenn took second in 53.68, followed by Sydney Townsend in 55.26. … Anna Cockrell ran a personal best to win the third and final heat in 52.95 seconds. Jasmine Jones took second in 53.66 seconds. One runner advanced from each qualifying round, with Cassandra Tate (54.66 seconds) from the first heat, Townsend (55.26 seconds) from the second heat, and Akala Garrett (55.34 seconds) from the third heat.
Women's Long Jump Final: With the second round of the women's long jump final complete, Jasmine Moore maintained her lead with a jump of 22 feet, 5 inches. Monae Nichols was second with 22 feet, 2.5 inches, and Quanesha Burks was third with 21 feet, 10.35 inches. Tara Davis-Woodhall fouled on her first two jumps, giving her one last chance to make a fair jump. … Rex Brown moved into third place with a jump of 22 feet, 2.5 inches on her third attempt. Davis-Woodhall moved into fifth place with a jump of 21 feet, 9.5 inches on her third attempt, and should safely finish in the top eight with three more attempts. … Tara Davis-Woodhall moved into the lead in the women's long jump with a jump of 22 feet, 11.35 inches on her fifth attempt. And that was it. Davis-Woodhall won the long jump with this effort. Moore finished second with a third-round jump of 22 feet 10 3/4 inches. Nichols came in third with a season's best final jump of 22 feet 6 1/4 inches, also equal to the Olympic standard, so Nichols will head to Paris with Davis-Woodhall and Moore. Burks finished fourth.
Women's 200m Final: Gabby Thomas led the way after the first 100 meters and held the lead all the way to the finish line, finishing in 21.81 seconds to win the women's 200 meter final. Brittany Brown finished in a personal best of 21.90, just ahead of third-place Mackenzie Long (21.91). The top three finishers will be members of the U.S. team for Paris. Shakari Richardson was fourth in 22.16, followed by Tamara Clark (22.20), Abby Steiner (22.24), former University of Oregon star Jenna Prandini (22.58) and Oregon's Jaidyn Mays (22.60).
Women's 100m Hurdles Semifinals: Former Oregon Ducks star Aleisha Johnson had the fastest time of the day in the women's 100m hurdles semifinals, winning heat two in a season-best 12.36 seconds. Masai Russell (heat three) and Tonea Marshall (heat two) also posted times of 12.36. Christina Clemons won heat one in 12.52 seconds, followed by Keni Harrison at 12.55 and Nia Ali at 12.55. Grace Stark took second place in heat three, finishing in 12.45 seconds. Ali qualified with the top time and advanced to the finals along with Aleah Armstrong (12.67) and Tully Bonds (12.77).
Men's Discus Final: In the men's discus final, Sam Mathis throws a season-best 216 feet, 9 inches to take an early lead. After one round, Mathis is in the lead, followed by Turner Washington (215 feet, 5 inches) and Brian Williams (213 feet, 0 inches). …Andrew Evans throws 213 feet, 2 inches on his second throw to move from eighth to third place. After two rounds, Mathis still leads, followed by Washington and Evans. …Evans, Reggie Jagers and Marcus Gustafsson each improve in the third round. Gustafsson throws 214 feet, 6 inches. Jagers then throws 215 feet, 8 inches. Finally, Evans throws 218 feet, 6 inches to take the lead with the biggest throw of the day. The eight who made it through the 4-6 throws were Evans, Mathis, Yeagers, Washington, Gustafson, Williams, Jordan Roach, and Joseph Brown. The losers were Mitchell Weber (201-11), Jeff Williams (200-5), Darin Schertz (195-3), and Milton Ingraham (188-2). …Joseph Brown moved up to third place with a throw of 215-10 on his final throw. This dropped Yeagers to fourth place. …Andrew Evans won the men's discus with a throw of 218-6. Mathis came in second, but not at the Olympic standard distance. Brown came in third and Yeagers came in fourth. It is unclear whether Mathis will remain on the U.S. team for the Paris Olympics, or if Yeagers will take his spot because Mathis has issues with the Olympic standard distance. The U.S. track and field team will be announced on July 7.
Women's 20km Race Walk: Robin Stevens led from start to finish and finished in 1:37:38 to win the women's race walk. Miranda Melville was two minutes behind in 1:39:38 and Michelle Rolle was third in 1:42:27.
Men's 20km Race Walk: Nick Christie won the men's race in 1:24:46. Christie led and controlled the race throughout, earning his second Olympic berth. Emanuel Corbera came in second in 1:30:15, and Jordan Crawford came in third in 1:30:52.
Day 9 | Saturday, June 29
TV and Livestream Schedule
Pacific Time
NBC: 5pm to 7pm
peacock: 7:30am – 9am, 4:30pm – 7pm
Event schedule
Event Finals bold
Pacific Time
Morning Session
7:30am: Men's 20km Race Walk Final
7:31am: Women's 20km Race Walk Final
Evening Session
4:30pm: Men's Discus Final
5:04pm: Women's 100m Hurdles Semifinals
5:20pm: Women's Long Jump Final
5:27pm: Women's 200m Final
5:41pm: Women's 400m Hurdles Semifinals
5:50pm: Women's Shot Put Final
6:09pm: Women's 10,000m final
6:49pm: Men's 200m Final
— Joel Odom
