Noah Lyles poses for a photo next to a model replica of the Eiffel Tower after winning the men’s 200-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Noah Lyles gets set for the final of the men’s 200 meters on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Lyles won the event.
Noah Lyles reacts after winning the men’s 200-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Noah Lyles reacts after winning the men’s 200-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Gabby Thomas (second from left) wins the women’s 200-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Winner Gabby Thomas celebrates with third-place finisher McKenzie Long after the women’s 200-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Winner Gabby Thomas (left) celebrates with third-place finisher McKenzie Long after the women’s 200-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Winner Gabby Thomas (center) celebrates with third-place finisher McKenzie Long (right) with runner-up Brittany Brown (left) looking on after the women’s 200-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
McKenzie Long reacts after finishing third in the women’s 200-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Sha’Carri Richardson looks on after finishing fourth in the women’s 200-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Gabby Thomas signs a camera lens after winning the women’s 200-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Weini Kelati celebrates as she wins the women’s 10,000-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Parker Valby (center) finished second and Karissa Schweizer (right) placed third.
Weini Kelati reacts after winning the women’s 10,000-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Parker Valby celebrates with her medal after finishing second in the women’s 10,000-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Tara Davis-Woodhall competes in the women’s long jump final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Davis-Woodhall won the event.
Tara Davis-Woodhall reacts after winning the women’s long jump final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Tara Davis-Woodhall reacts after winning the women’s long jump final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Tara Davis-Woodhall reacts after winning the women’s long jump final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Jasmine Moore reacts after finishing second in the women’s long jump final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Jasmine Moore celebrates after finishing second in the women’s long jump final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Jasmine Moore celebrates after finishing second in the women’s long jump final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Monae’ Nichols celebrates after finishing third in the women’s long jump final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone competes in the 400-meter hurdles semifinals on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
The tower at Hayward Field is seen in front of dark clouds on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Hayward Field is seen on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Eugene.
Runners compete in the women’s 10,000-meter final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Jaida Ross takes a moment during the women’s shot put final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Ross finished third.
Jaida Ross reacts during the women’s shot put final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Ross finished third in the event to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
Jaida Ross competes in the women’s shot put final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Ross finished third in the event.
Jaida Ross competes in the women’s shot put final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Ross finished third in the event.
Jaida Ross signs a model of the Eiffel Tower after finishing third in the women’s shot put to qualify for the Paris Olympics on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Chase Jackson competes in the women’s shot put final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Jackson won the event.
Chase Jackson talks to her coach during the women’s shot put final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Jackson won the event.
Chase Jackson takes a moment during the women’s shot put final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Jackson won the event.
Winner Chase Jackson gets a hug during the women’s shot put final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Jackson won the event.
Chase Jackson shows off her gold medal after winning the women’s shot put final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Winner Chase Jackson (center), runner-up Raven Saunders (left) and third-place finisher Jaida Ross pose for a photo after the women’s shot put final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Raven Saunders competes in the women’s shot put final on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Saunders finished second in the event.
Sprinter Noah Lyles doubled up on his gold medals Saturday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. Lyles, the headliner in the last event of the night, the men’s 200-meter final, lived up to expectations by winning in a world-leading time of 19.53 seconds at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Kenny Bednarek finished a close second, in a personal-best 19.59, followed by Erriyon Knighton in 19.77. All three will be headed to Paris in the event to represent Team USA at the Olympics.
Lyles and Bednarek will be doubling in Paris, with the pair also finishing 1-2 in the men’s 100 earlier at these Olympic trials.
Sha’Carri Richardson was expected to star in the women’s 200 final, but she finished fourth and missed out on the U.S. team for Paris in the event. Instead, Gabby Thomas pushed to the front of the field and won the women’s 200 in a time of 21.81 seconds. Brittany Brown finished second in 21.90, followed by McKenzie Long (21.91). Thomas, Brown and Long make Team USA for the Paris Olympics.
Richardson previously won the women’s 100 title at the trials, so she still is on the team for Paris.
Meanwhile, Oregon Ducks thrower Jaida Ross made Team USA for the Paris Olympics by finishing third in the women’s shot put. Chase Jackson won the event and Raven Saunders took second to round out the Olympic women’s shot put team for the U.S.
Also winning finals on Saturday were Andrew Evans (men’s discus), Tara Davis-Woodhall (women’s long jump) and Weini Kelati (women’s 10,000 meters). Karissa Schweizer, who trains in Eugene with the Bowerman Track Club, finished third in the women’s 10,000.
Saturday’s events began early with the finals in the men’s and women’s 20-kilometer race walk in Springfield. Nick Christie won the men’s race, with Robyn Stevens taking home the women’s title.
Here’s a recap of how the action unfolded on Day 9 of the Olympic trials.
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Men’s 200 meters final: The field lines up for the start of the men’s 200 final. Noah Lyles hits the finish line in 19.53 seconds. That’s a world-leading time for this year and a new Olympic trials record. Kenny Bednarek finishes second in a personal-best 19.59. Erriyon Knighton grabs the third spot for the Paris Olympics with a season-best time of 19.77. Christian Coleman finishes a disappointing fourth in 19.89, with Kyree King fifth in a PB time of 19.90. Courtney Lindsey crosses sixth in 20.00, followed by Robert Gregory (20.56), Jeremiah Curry (20.57) and Jamarion Stubbs (20.60).
Women’s 10,000 meters final: Parker Valby, Karissa Schweizer and Weini Kelati move away from the pack with several laps to go in the women’s 10,000 final. Schweizer moves to the front just before the bell. Kelati moves with her and takes the lead on the backstretch of the final lap. Schweizer moves to the outside on the final turn and goes back to the front. But Kelati shows off a kick down the final stretch to win it in 31 minutes, 41.07 seconds. Valby out-leans Schweizer for second place at 31:41.56. Schweizer settles for third, also timed in 31:41.56. Kelati has the Olympic standard, but Valby and Schweizer do not. So we will have to see if they both make the U.S. team for Paris in this event. The final U.S. team will be announced July 7.
Women’s shot put final: Jaida Ross quickly moves into second place in the women’s shot put final with a toss of 63 feet, 7½ inches on her first attempt. Raven Saunders uncorks a season best of 65-2¾ on her first attempt to take the early lead. … Chase Jackson moves to the lead in the shot put with her fourth-round throw of 65-11½. Saunders dips to second, with Ross third. The competition now is in the fifth round. … That’s how the competition ends up. Jackson wins it, at 65-11½, followed by Saunders at 65-3½ and Ross at 64-3¾. They will represent the U.S. in the women’s shot put at the Paris Olympics. (Correction: This entry has been updated to reflect the final marks for Saunders and Ross. A previous version incorrectly listed their early marks in the event final.)
Women’s 400-meter hurdles, semifinals: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone crushes the rest of the field in her semifinal of the 400 hurdles. She wins the heat in 52.48. Dalilah Muhammad crosses the line in 54.16 to also qualify for Sunday’s final. … Shamier Little pushes to stay ahead of Rachel Glenn down the stretch to win the second semifinal in 53.49. Glenn crosses second in 53.68, followed by Sydni Townsend in 55.26. … Anna Cockrell runs a personal best to win the third and final heat in 52.95. Jasmine Jones takes second in 53.66. There is one time qualifier from each heat, with Cassandra Tate (54.66) from heat 1, Townsend (55.26) from heat 2 and Akala Garrett (55.34) from heat 3.
Women’s long jump final: After two rounds of the women’s long jump final, Jasmine Moore holds the lead with her leap of 22 feet, 5 inches. Monae’ Nichols is second at 22-2½ and Quanesha Burks third at 21-10¾. Tara Davis-Woodhall has fouls on her first two jumps and is down to her last chance for a fair jump. … Lex Brown moves to third with a jump of 22-2½ on her third attempt. Davis-Woodhall moves up to fifth on her third attempt, with a jump of 21-9½, so it seems as though she will be safely into the top eight to get three more attempts. … Tara Davis-Woodhall moves into the lead of the women’s long jump in the fifth round with a jump of 22-11¾. And that’s where things wind up. Davis-Woodhall wins the long jump with that effort. Moore finishes second with her third-round jump of 22-10¾. And Nichols takes third with her final jump, a season-best 22-6¼. That equals the Olympic standard as well, so Nichols should be headed to Paris with Davis-Woodhall and Moore. Burks finishes fourth.
Women’s 200-meter final: Gabby Thomas moves to the front in the first 100 meters and stays in the lead all the way to the finish line, crossing in 21.81 seconds to win the women’s 200 final. Brittany Brown clocks a personal-best 21.90 to finish just ahead of the third-place McKenzie Long (21.91). Those top three make Team USA for Paris. Sha’Carri Richardson finishes fourth in 22.16, followed by Tamara Clark (22.20), Abby Steiner (22.24), former UO star Jenna Prandini (22.58) and Oregon’s Jadyn Mays (22.60).
Women’s 100-meter hurdles, semifinals: Former Oregon Ducks standout Alaysha Johnson posts the top time of the day in the women’s 100 hurdles semifinals, winning the second heat in a season-best 12.36 seconds. Masai Russell (heat 3) and Tonea Marshall (heat 2) also are timed in 12.36. Christina Clemons wins heat 1 in 12.52 seconds, followed by Keni Harrison at 12.55 and Nia Ali at 12.55. Grace Stark is second in heat 3, finishing in 12.45. Ali is the top time qualifier, and she’s into the final along with Alia Armstrong (12.67) and Talie Bonds (12.77).
Men’s discus final: Sam Mattis takes the early lead in the men’s discus final with a season-best throw of 216 feet, 9 inches. With one round complete, Mattis leads it, followed by Turner Washington (215-5) and Brian Williams (213-0). … Andrew Evans moves up from eighth to third with a toss of 213-2 on his second attempt. Through two rounds, Mattis still is in front, followed by Washington and Evans. … Evans, Reggie Jagers and Marcus Gustaveson each move up in the third round. Gustaveson unleashes a toss of 214-6. Then Jagers uncorks one that goes 215-8. And finally, Evans takes the lead with the biggest toss of the day, a throw of 218-6. The final eight moving on for throws 4-6 are: Evans, Mattis, Jagers, Washington, Gustaveson, Williams, Jordan Roach and Joseph Brown. Eliminated are Mitchell Weber (201-11), Jeff Williams (200-5), Dallin Shurts (195-3) and Milton Ingraham (188-2). … On his final attempt, Joseph Brown moves up to third place with a toss of 215-10. That bumps Jagers down to fourth. … Andrew Evans wins the men’s discus with a toss of 218-6. Mattis finishes second, but he has not achieved the Olympic standard distance. Brown takes third and Jagers fourth. It is unclear whether Mattis will be on Team USA for the Paris Olympics, or whether the spot will go to Jagers because of Mattis’ issue with the Olympic standard. The full track and field team for the U.S. will be announced July 7.
Women’s 20-kilometer race walk: Robyn Stevens led throughout and hit the finish line in 1 hour, 37 minutes, 38 seconds to win the women’s race walk. Miranda Melville finished two minutes back to take second in 1:39:38 and Michelle Rohl placed third in 1:42:27.
Men’s 20-kilometer race walk: Nick Christie wins the men’s race in a time of 1 hour, 24 minutes, 46 seconds. Christie led throughout to control the race and earn his second berth to the Olympics. Emmanuel Corvera finished second in 1:30:15, while Jordan Crawford crossed third in 1:30:52.
All times Pacific
NBC: 5-7 p.m.
Peacock: 7:30-9 a.m.; 4:30-7 p.m.
Event finals in bold
All times Pacific
7:30 a.m.: Men’s 20-kilometer race walk final
7:31 a.m.: Women’s 20-kilometer race walk final
4:30 p.m.: Men’s discus final
5:04 p.m.: Women’s 100 hurdles, semifinals
5:20 p.m.: Women’s long jump final
5:27 p.m.: Women’s 200 meters final
5:41 p.m.: Women’s 400 hurdles, semifinals
5:50 p.m.: Women’s shot put final
6:09 p.m.: Women’s 10,000 meters final
6:49 p.m.: Men’s 200 meters final
-- Joel Odom
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