EUGENE, Ore. — There was plenty of excitement on Day 8 of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. The lone track final featured Grant Holloway He did something he almost never does – run into a hurdle – and still finished in 12.86 seconds to win his second consecutive U.S. Olympic Trail race, beating only two other runners who had run times under 13 seconds and becoming the first man in history to do so three times under 13 seconds.
The times were also lightning fast for most of the semifinals. Hobbs Kessler In the 800m semi-finals, he recorded a time of 1 minute 43.71 seconds. Noah Lyles She ran the 200m in 19.60 seconds, the fastest time in Olympic Trials history, but the wind speed of 2.5 m/s prevented her from setting a new Trials record. Shakari Richardson matched her personal best in the women's 200m semi-final (21.92 seconds), but was only the second-fastest of the day. Gabby Thomas He recorded a world-leading time of 21.78 seconds.
We don't want to spoil the fun, so for your convenience, we've summarized all of the events below, except for the historically amazing Men's 110 Hurdles Final, which we'll have our own summary of here (which may not be available until 11pm PST).
*Full results can be found here
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| place | athlete | Team/Organization | result | Note |
| 1 | Grant Holloway | Adidas OLY STD | 12.86 | W.L. |
| 2 | Freddie Crittenden | Tracksmith/Phoenix TC-Tracksmith | 12.93 | PB |
| 3 | Daniel Roberts | Nike Ollie STD | 12.96 | PB |
| Four | Cordell Tinch | Nike Ollie STD | 13.03 | S.B. |
| Five | JaQuaron Scott | Texas A&M University OLY STD | 13.09 | PB |
| 6 | Cameron Murray | Not connected OLY STD | 13.15 | PB |
| 7 | Michael Dixon | Other Sports MG OLY STD | 13.21 | |
| 8 | D'Evion Wilson | Houston OLY STD | 13.28 | |
| 9 | Trey Cunningham | Adidas OLY STD | 13.39 |
Men's 800m semifinals: Kessler and Miller break 1:44, Hoppel is strong in 1:44.01
Heat 1:
The tournament, which featured two Olympians, was an unknown. Josh Hoey He won in 1:45.73, just beating the previous trials champion by a small margin. Clayton Murph. Darius Smallwood The Penn State athlete was in the lead when the bell rang, finishing in 51.98 seconds. Isaiah HarrisHarris took the lead down the backstretch and maintained it down the homestretch, but was eventually overtaken and finished fourth, failing to qualify for the final.
Heat 2:
In a large-scale PB, Hobbs Kessler He won his heat in 1:43.71 (previous pb was 1:45.05). CHarles Jones He led the field with a fast time of 51.14. Brandon Miller Kessler took the lead with 300 meters to go and was behind him with 600 meters to go. The two men pulled away over the final 100 meters, with Miller finishing second in 1:43.73. The rest of the heat was fast. Abraham Alvarado The Georgetown freshman took third place in 1:44.44. Tinoda Matsatsa, He didn't even qualify for the NCAAs. He finished fourth in 1:45.12, having initially been eliminated first in the final but now Matsatsa has made it into the final. Eric Holt He was disqualified in heat 3.
MB: Kessler, oh my goodness! 1:43!!!
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Heat 3:
World Indoor Champion Bryce Hoppel He quickly advanced to the finals and won, running from start to tape in 1 minute, 44.01 seconds. After ringing the bell in 51.29 seconds, Hoppel pulled away and crossed the finish line with plenty of time to spare. Jonah Koech He finished second, nearly half a second behind Hoppel. Behind him was the University of Virginia's Shane CohenCohen, the NCAA champion, used his signature kick to make it to the finals in time to run the final 100 meters in an astounding 12.34 to move from sixth to third place and qualify for the final in 1:44.92. Eric Holt He initially qualified for the final qualifying round with a time of 1 minute 45.05 seconds, and afterwards he hugged Cohen in celebration, but was soon informed he had been disqualified for a lane violation at the first corner.
MB: Eric Holt disqualified
| Heat 1 | ||||
| place | athlete | Team/Organization | mark | LN/POS |
| 9 | Josh Hoey | Adidas | 1:45.73 Question | Four |
| 11 | Clayton Murphy | Nike | 1:45.76 Question | 7 |
| 15 | Isaiah Harris | Brooks Beast TC | 1:46.21 | 8 |
| 16 | Isaiah Jewett | Nike | 1:46.33 | 6 |
| 19 | Wes Ferguson | Nebraska-Kearney | 1:47.20 | Five |
| 20 | Cass Elliot | Under Armour Mission Run Baltic | 1:47.70 | 9 |
| twenty two | Darius Smallwood | Pennsylvania State University | 1:48.82 | 3 |
| twenty four | Nick Plant | Virginia Tech | 1:49.13 | 2 |
| 26 | Zephaniah Calico McLennan | Samford | 1:51.85 | 1 |
| Heat 2 | ||||
| place | athlete | Team/Organization | mark | LN/POS |
| 1 | Hobbs Kessler | Adidas | 1:43.71 Question | 8 |
| 2 | Brandon Miller | Brooks Beast TC | 1:43.73 Question | 6 |
| Four | Abraham Alvarado | disconnected | 1:44.44 q | Four |
| 7 | Tinoda Matsatsa | Georgetown | 1:45.12 q | Five |
| 8 | Darius Kipyego | Iowa State University | 1:45.40 | 9 |
| Ten | Sam Whitmarsh | Texas A&M | 1:45.74 | 7 |
| 13 | Charles Jones | Under Armour | 1:45.99 | 2 |
| 17 | Benjamin Allen | Empire Elite TC | 1:46.46 | 3 |
| twenty one | Bobby Pointer | Tracksmith | 1:48.41 | 1 |
| Heat 3 | ||||
| place | athlete | Team/Organization | mark | LN/POS |
| 3 | Bryce Hoppel | Adidas | 1:44.01 Question | Five |
| Five | Jonah Koech | Under Armour | 1:44.47 Question | 8 |
| 6 | Shane Cohen | Virginia | 1:44.92 q | 6 |
| 12 | Brannon Kidder | Brooks Beast TC | 1:45.81 | 3 |
| 14 | Matt Wisner | disconnected | 1:46.09 | 1 |
| 18 | Vincent Crisp | Under Armour/UA MRB | 1:47.17 | 7 |
| twenty three | Camden Marshall | Indiana | 1:48.95 | Four |
| twenty five | Sam Ellis | upon | 1:51.04 | 2 |
| Disqualification | Eric Holt | 9 | ||
Women's 1500m semifinals: Hiltz wins in hard-fought battle, Maddie Congdon moves to third on NCAA all-time list
Heat 1: World indoor medallist Nikki Hiltz He won the first heat with a strong final 100m time of 4:01.40. The first lap was led by Virginia Tech's Lindsay Butler He raced through the field in 48 seconds, but then ceded the lead. Heather McLean He slowed his pace and recorded a lap of 67.28 seconds. El St. Pierre On the next lap, he had enough to pick up the pace, running 64.13. At the bell, six of us were together, five of us were auto-qualifiers, but we quickly Sage Harta Klecker With 300 points left to drop out, there was little doubt as to who would automatically progress to the finals. Sinclair JohnsonHeather McLean Corey McGhee El St-Pierre received an automatic qualifying spot.
Heat 2: Elise Clunie Taking a different approach from the 1500m qualifying heats, he stepped on the gas from the start and took the lead in the 800m with a time of 2 minutes 10.28 seconds. However, Addie Wiley When the bell rang, Clunie ultimately finished in second place. Emily McKay; won in 4:02.46. The fastest time in the second heat was NAU's Maddie Congdonran 4:02.79, a 5.02 second personal best and the third fastest time in collegiate history. Very impressive for a swimmer who didn't even score at the NCAAs (9th place). The second heat will feature time qualifiers. Dani Jones and Cristina Aragon.
Heat 1
| place | athlete | Team/Organization | mark | LN/POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikki Hiltz | Lululemon | 4:01.40 Question | Five |
| 2 | Sinclair Johnson | NIKE/Nike Union AC | 4:01.68 Question | 2 |
| 3 | Heather McLean | New Balance/New Balance Boston | 4:02.09 Question | Ten |
| Four | Corey McGhee | New Balance | 4:02.09 Question | 12 |
| Five | El St. Pierre | New Balance Boston | 4:02.14 Question | 6 |
| 14 | Sage Harta Klecker | Australia | 4:08.07 | 1 |
| 15 | Eleanor Fulton | disconnected | 4:08.27 | 11 |
| 20 | Angel Picchirillo | PUMA/Puma Elite Running | 4:10.39 | 7 |
| twenty one | Lindsay Butler | Virginia Tech | 4:12.18 | 3 |
| twenty two | Gracie Hyde | disconnected | 4:12.79 | 9 |
| twenty three | Arie Buchalski | Brooks Beast TC | 4:13.22 | Four |
| twenty four | Stephanie Brokaw | disconnected | 4:19.28 | 8 |
Heat 2
| place | athlete | Team/Organization | mark | LN/POS |
| 6 | Emily McKay | New Balance Boston | 4:02.46 Question | Five |
| 7 | Elise Clunie | Nike | 4:02.56 Question | 6 |
| 8 | Helen Schlachtenhaufen | Nike | 4:02.68 Question | Four |
| 9 | Maggie Congdon | Northern Arizona | 4:02.79 Question | 1 |
| Ten | Addie Wiley | Adidas | 4:02.92 Question | 7 |
| 11 | Dani Jones | New Balance | 4:04.45 q | 9 |
| 12 | Cristina Aragon | Nike/Bowerman TC | 4:05.36 q | 11 |
| 13 | Anna Camp Bennett | Adidas | 4:05.62 | 12 |
| 16 | Alexina Theuber | disconnected | 4:09.16 | Ten |
| 17 | Ella Donaghe | Nike Union AC | 4:09.68 | 8 |
| 18 | Anna Gibson | Brooks | 4:09.75 | 2 |
| 19 | Jen Randall | disconnected | 4:10.29 | 3 |
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Women's 110H Qualifier: Masia Russell sets fastest time of the day, Nia Ali jogs
Heat 1:
Tonea Marshall He got off to a good start in the middle of the track and never looked back, winning the race in 12.41 seconds. He placed 5th last year. Tia Jones I struggled to finish 4th in my heat.
Heat 2:
In the heats where everyone wins, Masai Russell and Aleisha Johnson Johnson decided to make a statement. Johnson got off to a quick start, Russell He ran a personal best of 12.35, while Johnson ran a season's best of 12.37.
Heat 3:
Christina Clemons He easily completed the race in 12.56 seconds, winning by 0.21 seconds. World Champion Near Ali But she decided to rest that day because she knew everyone in her heat would advance. She jogged off in 20.38 seconds, placing last by more than six seconds. Ali said her warm-up hadn't gone as planned and she wanted to make sure she was in the best position to make the team.
Heat 4:
Keni Harrison Unfazed by the NCAA champion Grace StarkHe set a new season best time with a time of 12.49 seconds. At age 41, RoroJonesIn his last Olympic Games appearance in 2012, he finished last in 14.86 seconds.
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Men's 400m Hurdles Semifinals: Rye Benjamin closes the field
Heat 1:
World medallist in the final 150 metres Trevor Bassitt He won the semifinals in 49.02 seconds. Chris Robinson Robinson set a fast pace in the first half of the race, but was overtaken on the turn by Bassitt. Robinson nearly ran out of steam on the final straight, but James Smith.
Heat 2:
Caleb Dean Continuing to perform well after NCAA win Kalifa Rosser He finished in 48.92 seconds. Dean took the lead at the first hurdle and never looked back, building a large lead over the final 200 metres. Vance NilssonHe set the U.S. high school record in the 300-meter hurdles earlier this year, and took third place in 49.77 seconds, setting a new personal best.
Heat 3:
Are you surprised? It's all Rye Benjamin He started fast, then eased off the gas and won the race in 47.97 seconds. CJ Allen He sat at the back and finished second with a score of 48.16. Aldrich Bailey He placed third, but his time of 48.69 seconds was faster than the other heats. David Kendziela We arrived right on time in 49.22 seconds.
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Field Roundup
In the women's javelin, all top contenders advanced through the rounds. Kara Winger In the preliminaries, he threw 63.01 meters, the longest distance. Rudy Winkler In the preliminaries, she recorded her best throw with a third throw of 77.08m, and all the main athletes in the women's pole vault qualified. The same happened in the men's triple jump. Russell Robinson The Miami athlete had the best jump in the preliminaries with a throw of 17.14 metres. All the major contenders also advanced in the women's shot put, as world champion Chase Jackson had the best throw in the preliminaries with a throw of 19.66 metres.
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