2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Night 2: Sha’Carri Richson, Ryan Crouser, bound for Paris

The evening of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials including Sha’Carri and Ryan Crouser, Athing Mu and more vying to make it onto the Olympic team for 2024’s Paris Olympic Games.

On the second night of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials, Sha’Carri Richardson and Ryan Crouser punched their tickets to Paris. Both stars are officially bound for the Olympic Games.

Night two saw the finals in the women’s 100m race, men’s shot put the triple jump for women, as well as the decathlon for men at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Richardson will compete in her very first Olympics after taking her 100m win in the world-leading timing that was 10.71 seconds. The two of her training partners, Melissa Jeffersonand Twanisha Terry both placed in the top three places to be with Richardson in Paris.

In the shot put competition for men, Crouser battled through his injuries-ridden spring to take the title by edging Joe Kovacsand Payton Otterdahl. The three athletes are heading back to compete in the Olympics.

Olympic places were locked during the decathlon, when the 23 year old Heath Baldwinstunned the field to take home the decathlon for men with 8,625 points. Baldwin was named to part of the U.S. Olympic team alongside Zach Ziemek, who is only two U.S. man to make three Olympic decathlon teams. Harrison Williams.

Jasmine Moorewon the triple jump by the women’s to set her second Olympic team spot with Keturah Orjiand Tori Franklin.

In the 100m for men, Noah Lyles, Fred Kerley and Christian Coleman all finished their heats in the top three to earn places in the final. Also, Yared Nugusein the 1500m for men -as well as Kaylyn Brown and Shamier Littlein the women’s 400m.

Below are the event-by-event outcomes as well as live updates and highlights.

Women’s 100m

Sha’Carri Richardsonis officially scheduled for the first time to compete in Olympic Games.

World champion in the ring took the women’s 100m final in the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in 10.71 seconds to earn her place. This time is the fastest in the world for 2024.

Richardson’s two training partnersthe Melissa Jeffersonand Twanisha Terryboth finished the second and third places, with 10.80 and 10.89 and 10.89, respectively. They will be joined by Richardson as part of the Olympic team.
FINAL RESULTS
1) Sha’Carri Richardson | 10.71
2) Melissa Jefferson | 10.80
3) Twanisha Terry | 10.89
4) Tamari Davis | 10.91
5) Aleia Hobbs | 10.93
6) Tamara Clark | 10.95
7) Candace Hill | 11.00
8) Jenna Prandini | 11.02
9) Anavia Battle | 11.12

Men’s 100m

The men’s 100m race opened with heat races. The race featured Noah Lyles, Kenny Bednarek, Christian Colemanand others.

At his final heat the defending world champion Lyles was victorious his heat in 9.92 seconds to earn his place in the semifinals alongside Bednarek who finished second with 10.00.

Coleman also was astonished in the crowd at Hayward Field, logging the second-fastest race of the night (9.99) in order to progress to the semifinals. Coleman had previously won the world championship in the 100m, but was unable to compete at the Tokyo Olympics due to location violations.

Fred Kerley, the world champion in 2022 Fred Kerley, world champion in 2022,will be joining Lyles, Coleman and Bednarek in the semifinals, along with an impressive field.

TOP 10 TIMES:
1) Noah Lyles | 9.92
2) Christian Coleman | 9.99
3) Kenny Bednarek | 10.00
4) Courtney Lindsey | 10.00
5) Fred Kerley | 10.03
6) Pjai Austin | 10.06
7) Marcellus Moore | 10.06
8) Kendal Williams | 10.07
9) Brandon Hicklin | 10.08
10) Lance Lang | 10.09

Shot put by men

A two-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouserofficially confirmed his place at Paris and is hoping for becoming the very first person ever to earn three consecutive gold medals for shot put. Crouser took the shot put final by throwing a distance of 22.84m to win by a narrow margin over Joe Kovacsand Payton Otterdahl who will be part of the Olympic team in Paris.

Kovacs is set to compete in the third Olympics after winning silver medals at two of them, at the Rio as well as the Tokyo Games. Otterdahl is a part of Kovacs’s 2nd Olympic team.

FINAL RESULTS:
1) *Ryan Crouser | 22.84m
2) *Joe Kovacs | 22.43m
3) *Payton Otterdahl | 22.26m
4) Jordan Geist | 21.79m
5) Josh Awotunde | 21.77m
“*Clinched Olympic place

Men’s 1500m

Tokyo Olympian Cole Hockerwon the men’s 1500m semifinal, clocking the time at three minutes and 37.89 seconds for the chance to go to the championship. The Villanova team of Liam Murphyand 2023 USA Cross Country Champion Cooper Tearealso made it to in the preliminary semifinal.

In the second semi-final the 2024 World Indoor silver medalist Yared Nugusecruised in 3:34.09 which was one of the top times on the evening. He was followed closely by Hobbs Kesslerand Henry Wynne, who also made progress.
ADVANCING TO FINAL
1) Yared Nuguse | 3:34.09
2) Hobbs Kessler | 3:34.16
3) Henry Wynne | 3:34.40
4) Nathan Green | 3:34.49
5) Elliott Cook | 3:34.52
6) Vincent Ciattei | 3:34.63
7) Craig Engels | 3:35.08
8) Waleed Suliman | 3:35.72
9) Cole Hocker | 3:37.89
10) Liam Murphy | 3:38.08
11) Ethan Strand | 3:38.08
12) Cooper Teare | 3:38.26
13) Joe Waskom | 3:38.29

Women’s 400m

Kaylyn Brown, Kendall Ellisand Aaliyah Butlerran the fastest three times in the semifinals for women’s 400m and all qualified to compete in the championship. Two-time world silver medallist Shamier Littlewill be there, as will with the 4x400m world gold medalist Alexis Holmes.
ADVANCING TO FINAL
1) Kaylyn Brown | 49.71
2) Kendall Ellis | 49.81
3) Aaliyah Butler | 50.01
4) Shamier Little | 50.16
5) Lynna Irby-Jackson | 50.17
6) Alexis Holmes | 50.19
7) JaMeesia Ford | 50.33
8) Quanera Hayes | 50.46
9) Isabella Whittaker | 50.48