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Results as defined by the Paris team

VaselineJuly 1, 2024

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The U.S. Olympic track and field trials concluded with two of Team USA’s biggest stars: Rai Benjamin and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.

The penultimate event was the 400 meter hurdles for men with Benjamin. The 26-year-old hurdler led from start to finish, setting a meet record and world-leading time of 46.46.

But American track and field saved perhaps its best athlete for last – and McLaughlin-Levrone delivered.

The defending champion and world record holder in the women’s 400 meter hurdles put on a dazzling performance on the track, while actually running alone. When McLaughlin-Levrone crossed the finish line, she quickly discovered that she had broken her previous world record with a time of 50.65.

McLaughlin-Levrone is the only woman in the history of the event to run the 400-meter hurdles in under 51 seconds.

McLaughlin-Levrone and Benjamin highlighted the exciting final day of the US Olympic track and field trials:

There were great emotions on the track after the women’s 100m hurdles final.

Masai Russell shocked the Hayward Field stadium and the athletics world by winning in an impressive time of 12.25. Alaysha Johnson ran a personal best of 12.31 (12.302) and came second.

Johnson who had perhaps the most emotional post-race interview at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials.

“It was all God. Everyone kept telling me I wasn’t good enough (and) I didn’t deserve it. So I did this my way, my team’s way, and the way it was meant to be done,” Alaysha Johnson told Lewis Johnson. “This is for the hood babies, the people who are poor and come from nothing, this is for everyone who looks like me and has ever been questioned. And I did it with a black designer on my chest. This is what I stand for and I’m making a way for everyone in my position.” −Tyler Dragon

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone improves her own world record in the 400m hurdles

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone continued her dominance in the women’s 400-meter hurdles by setting (another) world record on Sunday at Hayward Field in the final of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. McLaughlin-Levrone crossed the finish line in 50.65 seconds, but shut up when she saw her time.

McLaughlin-Levrone’s previous world record, also set at Hayward Field, was 50.68, which she ran at the 2022 World Championships.

Anna Cockrell (52.64) was second and Jasmine Jones (52.77) was third and will join McLaughlin-Levrone in Paris. −Lindsay Schnell

Hoppel stamped his ticket to Paris in a big way. Hoppel led both laps in the 800 and crossed the finish line with a meet record and personal best of 1:42.77.

Hoppel’s training partner, Hobbs Kessler, finished in second place with a personal best of 1:43.64.

Brandon Miller took the third and final qualifying spot with a time of 1:43.97. −Tyler Dragon

Fisher and Nur ran stride for stride in the final lap of the men’s 5000. But Fisher got one last kick in that gave him the win as he set a record time of 13:08.85.

Nur finished close behind him in second place, finishing in a time of 13:09.01.

Parker Wolfe took third with a personal best of 13:10.75.

Fisher also won the 10,000 meters, qualifying for the Olympic Games on June 21. −Tyler Dragon

Haugh won the men’s hammer with a season-best throw of 260 feet, 10 inches. Rudy Winkler came in second with a throw of 258 feet, 10 inches.

Haugh and Winkler were the only two pitchers in the Olympic-level competition.

Shelby McEwen won the event with a jump of 7 feet, 6½ inches. McEwen was the only jumper in the competition to achieve the Olympic standard.

Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old sprint sensation who captivated the Hayward Field crowd when he reached the finals in the men’s 400, has a chance to go to Paris to compete in the men’s 4×400 relay pool.

Hall placed sixth in the 400 final with a time of 44.94. He has the 24th fastest 400 time in the world this year, with a time of 44.59 on June 23 in the semifinals of the trials. He said after the finals that he would not stop training until he was sure his season was over, adding that he was unsure whether he would make it to the relay pool because those decisions are “so political”.

The relay pool will be determined by relay coaches Mike Marsh and Mechelle Freeman. They will announce the team no later than July 8, but athletes and their individual coaches will be notified earlier — possibly as early as late Sunday evening — so athletes can start training together. −Lindsay Schnell

McLaughlin-Levrone ran the fastest time in the semifinals of the 400 meter hurdles on Saturday. He ran a time of 52.48 and easily qualified for Sunday’s final.

Every time McLaughlin-Levrone steps onto the track, there’s a chance she could set a world record, and some expect that to happen on Sunday. She’s the reigning gold medalist and a heavy favorite to repeat that feat in Paris. McLaughlin-Levrone also won gold in the 4×400 in Tokyo, and is expected to be on that relay team again.

If you missed any of the events this week or last week, we have for you a list of the results of the best 3 participants per event who will be automatically admitted to the Olympic Games in Paris.

Christina Clemons and Keni Harrison took the two automatic qualifying spots in the first heat of the women’s 100-meter hurdles semifinal on Saturday. Clemons and Harrison both ran a 12.52. But upon review, Clemons was deemed the winner by a narrow margin.

Ironically, Alaysha Johnson and Tonea Marshall also crossed the finish line with the exact same time of 12.36 to speed up the second semi-final. Johnson was declared the winner after the review.

Masai Russell also recorded a time of 12.36 to win the third and final semi-final.

Johnson, Marshall and Russell have the best qualifying times going into Sunday’s final at 8:00 PM ET.

What time do the US track and field finals start on Sunday?

The first final Sunday, the men’s hammer throw, begins at 5:50 p.m. ET. The last event is the women’s 400-meter hurdles, scheduled for 8:29 p.m. ET.

How to watch US track and field events

All events will be streamed live on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com and the NBC and NBC Sports apps. NBC will air Sunday’s finals from 7:30-8:30 p.m

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