Live updates: Stars compete in 2024 Pre Classic at Hayward Field
Touting that he feels he's in the best shape of his career, American sprinter Christian Coleman ran out to a 9.95-second victory in the men's 100 meters at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic Saturday afternoon at Hayward Field.
Coleman defeated Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala, who finished second in 9.98, and fellow American Brandon Hicklin, who finished third in 10.08.
The season-best time for Coleman is just the start as he ramps up for the U.S. Olympic Trials next month at Hayward Field.
"I feel like I'm in the best shape I've ever been in and I feel like now it's just mentally putting it all together and doing what I know I'm capable of on race day," Coleman said. "Every race is different. I was happy I was able to execute today, come out with a win, and we'll go back to the drawing board and be better next time."
The reigning 60 indoor world champion Coleman says he plans to run both the 100 and 200 at the trials in June, and will use Saturday's performance as a springboard for the next few months.
"I feel like it will take care of itself as long as I just do what I know I'm capable of," Coleman said. "So I'm in a good spot. I'll talk to my coach and will adjust and be better next time."
Follow along here for live updates as some of the top athletes in the world compete in the Pre Classic at Hayward Field.
Joe Kovacs launches world-leading throw on final attempt in men's shot put
A bronze medalist at last year's World Championships, Joe Kovacs won the shot put Saturday with a world-leading 23.13-meter toss on his final attempt. Fellow American Payton Otterdahl finished second with a 22.16-meter throw, and Nigerian Chukwuebuka Cornnell Enekwechi broke a national record with a 21.91-meter throw that helped him finish third.
Leyanis Perez Hernandez wins women's triple, Ryann Porter finishes eighth
Cuban Leyanis Perez Hernandez won the women's triple jump with a 14.73 meter jump on her very first attempt with a bit of a tailwind. Dominican Thea Lafond finished second with a best of 14.62 meters and Jamaican Shanieka Ricketts finished third (14.55).
Oregon Duck Ryann Porter finished eighth with a 12.79-meter best on her first jump.
American Emily Grove clears season-best in women's pole vault win
Clearing 4.63 meters on her final attempt at the height, American Emily Grove won the women's pole vault over fellow American Katie Moon (4.53) and Venezuelan Robeilys Peinado (4.53), who finished second and third, respectively.
Josh Kerr holds off Jakob Ingebrigtsen in headliner Bowerman Mile
In the headliner event of the Pre, Great Britain's Josh Kerr set a new national record in the Bowerman Mile in 3 minutes, 45.34 seconds. He did just enough to hold off Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen down the home stretch, who finished second in 3:45.60. American Yared Nuguse finished third in 3:46.22.
Former Ducks Cole Hocker (3:48.95) and Cooper Teare (3:53.92) finished seventh and 14th, respectively.
Sha'Carri Richardson takes 100 in season-best time
Just behind the world-leading mark set by American Jacious Sears in April, Sha'Carri Richardson finished her 100 meter race Saturday in first in 10.83 seconds, a season-best.
"Just continue to prepare in the way I've been preparing like another race," Richardson said about the upcoming Olympic Trials. "We've been preparing since the fall, so in a couple of weeks, there's nothing new."
Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred finished in second in 10.93 and Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith finished third in 10.98.
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson pulls away to win women's 800 in world-leading time
A common theme for the Pre Saturday afternoon, a new world-leading mark was set in Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson in 1:55.78. The reigning Olympic silver medalist from the Tokyo Games pulled away on the homestretch to defeat Kenya's Mary Moraa (1:56.71). Great Britain's Jemma Reekie finished third in 1:57.45.
Former Duck Kyree King finishes third in men's 200
Former Oregon Duck sprinter Kyree King took third in the men's 200 meters Saturday in 20.15 seconds behind fellow Americans Kenneth Bednarek (19.89) and Courtney Lindsey (20.09).
"My goal this year is to win," King said. "I'm not coming for nothing else. I'm coming for the double. I'm trying to get on to relay, we're gonna get gold. I'm trying to go for three golds."
Ugandan Peruth Chemutai sets national record in women's 3,000 steeplechase, former Beaver Kaylee Mitchell finishes eighth
In a new national record time, Ugandan Peruth Chemutai took first in the women's 3000 steeplechase in 8:55.09, which is also a new world-leading time.
Kenyans Beatrice Chepkoech (8:56.51) and Faith Cherotich (9:04.45) finished second and third, respectively.
Former Oregon State Beaver Kaylee Mitchell finished eighth with a new personal best time of 9:21.00
Jessica Hull sets Australian record in women's 1,500
Though she finished second to Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji (3:53.75) in a photo finish, former Duck Jessica Hull set a new Australian 1,500 record in 3 minutes and 55.97 seconds on familiar ground at Hayward Field.
"It just feels like home," Hull said. "It's so calm. Everyone looks after us so incredibly well and it just sets us up to come out here and perform on the day and yeah, it was awesome. It's nice when you run out onto the track and you hear people say, 'Go Jess,' it's like yeah, I'm home."
American Elle St. Pierre finished third in 3:56.00.
Grant Holloway runs away with 110 hurdles win
Defending world champ Grant Holloway won the 110 hurdles in a world-leading 13.03 seconds, a full tenth of a second ahead of fellow American Daniel Roberts (13.13). American Freddie Crittenden completed the U.S. sweep of the top-3 with a 13.16-second time.
French hurdler Cyrena Samba-Mayela wins the 100 hurdles
Former indoor 60-meter world champion Cyrena Samba-Mayela of France won the 100 hurdles in 12.52 seconds, just ahead of second-place finisher Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico (12.54) and American Tonea Marshall in third (12.55).
"I didn't really have any set goals except winning," Samba-Mayela said. "That is always in the back of every athlete's mind. Today I just wanted to execute everything that I'm doing in training and getting ready for the Olympics."
Ethiopian Tsigie Gebreselama runs world-leading time in women's 5,000 win
In another tight distance race, Ethiopia swept the top six positions in the women's 5,000, led by Tsigie Gebreselama's world-leading and personal best 14 minutes and 18.76 second time. Ejgayehu Taye finished second in 14:18.92, and Freweyni Hailu finished third in 14:20.61.
Birke Haylom finished fifth, but set the under-20 world record in 14:23.71.
American Valarie Allman wins the women's discus, Jorinde Van Klinken finishes third
American Valarie Allman tossed a 67.36-meter throw in the women's discus to edge out Cuban Yaime Perez, who had a toss of 67.25 meters to finish second. Former Duck Jorinde Van Klinken finished third with a season-best toss of 64.88 meters.
Costa Rican Gerald Drummond wins men's 400 hurdles
Running a season best 48.56 seconds, Costa Rica's Gerald Drummond won the men's 400-meter hurdles just ahead of Estonia's Magi Rasmus (48.85) and American CJ Allen (48.99).
Norwegian Salum Ageze Kashafali, Ireland's Orla Comerford win Para Athletics 100 races
In a tight race, Norway's Salum Ageze Kashafali won the Para Athletics men's 100 meters in 10.80 seconds, with Italy's Maxcel Amo Manu finishing second in 10.82 and Costa Rica's Sherman Isidro Guity Guity finishing third in 10.87.
In the women's race, Ireland's Orla Comerford won in 12.13 with American Kym Crosby finishing second in 12.42 and Hungary's Luca Ekler finishing third in 12.68.
Kenyan Daniel Mateiko runs world-leading time in men's 10,000
In an All-Kenyan Olympic qualifying race, Daniel Mateiko won by a tenth of a second over Nicholas Kopkorir in 26 minutes, 50.81 seconds to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Benard Kibet finished third in 26:51.09, and Edwin Kurgat finished fourth in 26:51.54.
Each of the top-4 finishers in the race eclipsed American Grant Fisher's previous world-leading time of 26:52.04 set in March.
Reigning world champ Camryn Rogers wins women's hammer in crowded field
With a Prefontaine Classic meet record toss, Canada's Camryn Rogers won the women's hammer on her final throw with a 77.76-meter toss, or 255 feet, 1.4 inches.
"We're just taking it one step at a time," Rogers said of the upcoming Olympics. "Looking to improve every meet and go in there and just be a force to be reckoned with."
Americans DeAnna Price (76.74 meters) and Brooke Andersen (76.34 meters) finished second and third, respectively, with marks that also would've broken the meet record.
Former Duck Jillian Weir finished eighth with a 66.94 meter throw.
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet sets new women's 10,000 meter world record in historic race
In an Olympic qualifying race for Kenya, 2022 World Championships 5,000 meters silver medalist Beatrice Chebet set a new world record in the women's 10,000 meters in 28 minutes, 54.14 seconds. The previous world record of 29:01.03 was held by Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia and set in 2021.
Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay finished second with a personal best 29 minutes, 5.92 seconds and Kenyans Lillian Kasait Rengeruk (29:26.89) and Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (29:27.59) finished third and fourth, respectively.
Troy Davis wins 400 and 100 mixed wheelchair races
Troy Davis opened the Pre Classic Saturday morning with a 1:04.84 victory in the 400-meter mixed wheelchair race, just ahead of Zach Abbott (1:11.40) and Agnarr Wyatt (1:20.58), then defeated that same pair in that same order in the 100 race in 17.05. Abbott finished the 100 in 19.33 and Wyatt in 22.05 for third.
When and how to watch the 2024 Prefontaine Classic
The meet begins at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Hayward Field.
It will be broadcast on NBC from 1 to 3 p.m. and can be streamed on NBCSports.com, the NBC app and Peacock.
Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football, volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at adietz@registerguard.com and you can follow him on X @AlecDietz.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Prefontaine Classic 2024: Results from Hayward Field
