2017 USATF Outdoor Championships

LIVE UPDATES: 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships Day 2

LIVE UPDATES: 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships Day 2

Live updates during Day 2 of the 2017 USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Sacramento, California

Jun 23, 2017 by Johanna Gretschel
LIVE UPDATES: 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships Day 2
Follow along with us during Day 2 in Sacramento for the USATF Outdoor Championships. Friday's finals include women's high jump (5:40 PM PT), men's triple jump (6:30 PM PT), women's and men's 100m (7:52 PM PT/8:02 PM PT), and women's and men's 5K (8:46 PM PT/9:10 PM PT).

RESULTS

Men's 5K (final)
9:10 PM Pacific

Here we go!!!! Last final of the night. Read the preview here for some last-minute knowledge.

Last-minute prediction: 1. Chelimo, 2. Jenkins, 3. True

Paul Chelimo ain't playin' around! The Olympic silver medalist just jetted out to a two-second lead by 400m, 60.8. True and Jenkins lead the chase pack.

1K: 2:35, Chelimo
1200m: Chelimo is at 3:07 (63.1), followed by Bor, True, Jenkins, Lomong and the field
1600m: 4:09 Chelimo, 4:16 field led by True
2K: 5:13 Chelimo (63.5 400m split/2:37.7 1K split), 5:21 field led by True
2400m: 64.7 split for Chelimo -- slowest 400m yet
2800m: 7:23 Chelimo, 7:31 field led by True, Jenkins, Lomong
3K: 7:55 Chelimo, 8:04 field led by True

Chelimo's projected time is 13:13, one second off Tim Broe's 2005 meet record of 13:12

Three laps to go... the pack still trails Chelimo by 10 seconds (10:04 to 10:14 total elapsed time). The chase pack has narrowed itself to four: True, Jenkins, Lomong and Hill

Bell lap... Chelimo is getting closer to the meet record! The crowd is going crazy, 12:09 on the clock. Behind him, it's Jenkins finally making his move! Lomong and True moving with him but I think Hill is out of it

Chelimo gets the meet record!!! 13:08.62!

Behind him, Jenkins closed in 54 flat to secure second place! I was wrong about Hill -- he closes in 54.7 for third to surpass True by one second.

Women's 5K (final)
8:46 PM Pacific

Doubling back from the 10K are Molly Huddle, Natosha Rogers and Kim Conley (who dropped out of the 10K after halfway). Emily Infeld and Emily Sisson, runner-up and third in the 10K last night, respectively, have scratched. Read the preview here. 

Last-minute prediction: 1. Rowbury, 2. Huddle, 3. Houlihan

400m: 75.2, Rogers, Paquette, Conley, Schweizer
800m: 2:31, Rogers
1K: 3:08.21, Rogers
1200m: 3:46, Rogers, Paquette, Schweizer, Huddle, Conley, Hall
1600m: 5:01, Rogers, Huddle, Paquette
2k: 6:17 (3:09), Rogers, Huddle, Paquette, Hall, Schweizer, Tully, Conley, Rowbury

Huddle is moving up on Rogers... looks like only a matter of time before she makes her move to the lead.

2400m: 7:33, Rogers, Huddle
2800m: 8:46, Rogers, Huddle, Paquette, Hall -- 73.7, fastest lap so far
3K: 9:22.9, Rogers, Huddle

Shelby Houlihan is making an appearance in the top eight for the first time in the race.

3200m: 73.5, fastest lap split so far
3600m: 11:14, 15:25 pace and it's still Rogers and Huddle side by side. 

Hall now moves into second behind Huddle with three to go!

Huddle is breaking things open now.

4K: 12:26, 72.4 fastest so far... a top four is starting to present itself... Huddle, Hall, Houlihan, Rowbury

Karissa Schweizer is still in this race! She follows Paquette to close the gap to the top four as Huddle leads through in 71

Bell lap... Huddle, Houlihan, Rowbury passes Hall and then Paquette, Schweizer

200m and it's Huddle, Houlihan and Rowbury.. Houlihan is challenging Huddle for the win! Houlihan makes the pass with 150 to go and she won't be stopped! Rowbury swings past Huddle but can't quite close on Houlihan, who wins her first U.S. outdoor title in 15:13.87. Rowbury is 15:14.08 and Huddle takes third in 15:15.29. Missouri rising senior Karissa Schweizer has an amazing kick to stick it in fourth, 15:18.69!

If either Huddle, who has already made the 10K team, or Rowbury, who is still entered in the 1500m, opts out of the 5K at worlds, then three-time NCAA champ Schweizer is in! 

Women's 800m (semi-finals)
8:28 PM Pacific

Qualifiers (top four to final):
1:58.94Q Ajee' Wilson
1:59.56Q Charlene Lipsey
2:01.95Q Emily Richards
2:02.19Q Laura Roesler

2:00.93Q Brenda Martinez
2:00.93Q Raevyn Rogers
2:01.80Q Chrishuna Williams
2:02.54Q Sammy Watson

Race Notes:
Heat 1... Teammates Ajee Wilson and Charlene Lipsey here. Wilson takes it out in 28.0 for the first 200m, very close pack here. Wilson and Emily Richards, the DIII star! plus Lipsey pulling away from the field, 1:34 at the 600m. Wow, Wilson! 1:58.94 to win decisively. She's no longer eating beef, FYI. Training partner Lipsey is second in 1:59; DIII college star Richards hangs on for third and Laura Roesler closes hard for fourth.

Heat 2... a few notables here: 2013 world silver medalist Brenda Martinez, five-time NCAA champion Raevyn Rogers, 2016 Olympian Chrishuna Williams and the No. 3 prep athlete in history, Sammy Watson. Would be cool if all four made the final.

Barowski takes the lead through 200m in 28.7, 1:00.38 with Rogers, Martinez behind. Martinez takes the lead at 600m with Rogers right behind. Watson and Williams running 3-4. Williams passes Watson into third and Watson will make the final!!! Martinez and Rogers keep their positions safely.

Whew! This final is going to be fun if Wilson takes out the pace like that again.

Men's 800m (semi-finals)
8:11 PM Pacific

Qualifiers (top four to final):
1:45.48Q Erik Sowinski
1:45.70Q Clayton Murphy
1:45.77Q Isaiah Harris
1:45.83Q Drew Piazza

1:46.62Q Abraham Alvarado
1:46.69Q Drew Windle
1:46.88Q Donavan Brazier
1:46.92Q Charles Jock

Race Notes:
Heat 1... Olympic bronze medalist Clayton Murphy, safe so far in his quest for the 800m/1500m double gold, is here in what seems like the easier of the two heats. Sowinski takes the field right away, 52.28 at the bell. Sowinski is pulling away down the backstretch; Jewett and Murphy lead the chase pack with 200m to go

Sowinski takes it through the line in 1:45.48. Murphy gauges his effort perfectly and takes second in 1:45.7; Isaiah Harris of Penn State and Drew Piazza of VA Tech are the other auto qualifiers. The top four are well ahead of the rest of the field as no one else runs under 1:46.

Heat 2... I feel like this one could get wild. Brazier, Windle, Walker, Garn, and Ibadin all have the world standard and Jock was an Olympian last year, but only four of the six can make the final!

Brazier takes the 200m in 25.4, 400m in 52.35 with Walker on his shoulder. This race is super tight at 200m, it's about to explode..1:19.7 at 600m and Walker to the lead as Alvarado passes Brazier!!

Insane final 200m... Abraham Alvarado is in perfect position and takes the win in 1:46 and Windle comes up on the outside out of nowhere for second... Brazier is boxed in and gets pushed all the way back but makes up his ground for third while Olympian Jock nabs the final spot. Brazier has had close calls in both of his races so far, but makes his first U.S. 800m final!

Men's 100m (final)
8:02 PM Pacific

Last-minute prediction... 1. Coleman, 2. Gatlin, 3. Bacon

Chris Belcher of NC A&T running in lane 8 with a new Nike kit on!

False start!!! No penalty charged... everyone is safe.

Justin Gatlin ain't done yet! the 33-year-old takes upstart college kid Christian Coleman to task, 9.95 to 9.98. Nike made a good move on Belcher, as he takes third for his first world team. This is Gatlin's fifth U.S. 100m title. My pick, Bacon, takes fourth.

Women's 100m (final)
7:52 PM Pacific

Here we go!!!! Most of the major players are here, minus Tianna Bartoletta, last year's 100m runner-up and a member of the gold medal-winning 4x100m in Rio. We also get the added bonus of seeing Allyson Felix run tonight, a last-minute add to the 100m field and more known for her 400m prowess of late -- she has a wildcard bid to London in the latter event after winning the 2015 WCs.

My last-minute prediction: 1. Tori Bowie, 2. Morolake Akinosun, 3. Deajah Stevens

Tori Bowie just destroyed this field! With a +0.3 wind reading, the adidas athlete clocks 10.93 to absolutely torch the field. Oregon's Deajah Stevens and Ariana Washington make up for a rough run at NCAAs by running 2-3 in 11.08, 11.10. Akinosun is fourth in 11.12. 2016 Olympic Trials champion English Gardner is sixth; Felix is last in 11.28.

Men's 400m (semi-finals)
7:34 PM Pacific

Qualifiers (semi-finals):
44.11Q Fred Kerley
44.33Q Gil Roberts
44.60Q Michael Norman, Jr.
44.82Q Tony McQuay

45.05Q Michael Cherry
45.05Q Bryshon Nellum
45.10Q Kyle Collins
45.11Q Wil London III

Notable Eliminations:
Mylik Kerley
Tyrese Cooper

Race Notes:
Fred Kerley is still playing with us. The NCAA record holder just made 44.11 look so easy, though his brother, Mylik, just misses out on qualifying with a fifth place finish. Florida high school sophomore concludes his run here at the U.S. senior championships with an eighth place finish in 46.12.

Also in heat 1, Patrick Leeper sets a new paralympic world record for his classification of T43 in 45.25. He is a double amputee and competes on two prosthetic legs. He broke the world record that previously belonged to Oscar Pistorius. As if that story wasn't crazy enough, Leeper was suspended from competition for the past two years after testing positive for cocaine and only was allowed to return this week.

Women's 400m (semi-finals)
7:16 PM Pacific

Auto Qualifiers (top four each heat):
50.20Q Phyllis Francis
50.24Q Kendall Ellis
50.71Q Daina Harper
51.27Q Jessica Beard

50.53Q Shakima Wimbley
50.74Q Quanera Hayes
51.09Q Natasha Hastings
51.42Q Courtney Okolo

Race Notes:
Courtney Okolo looked rough in heat 2...she takes fourth and will advance, but not a confident-looking run for someone projected to make the world team.

Men's Decathlon 1500m
7:06 PM Pacific

With a 5:12.65, 14th (last) place run, 33-year-old Trey Hardee earns his fourth U.S. decathlon title with 8,225 points over Zach Ziemek (8,155) and Devon Williams (8,131 points).

Women's High Jump
5:40 PM Pacific

American record holder and Rio sixth placer Chaunte Lowe makes three failed attempts at 1.85m/6-0.75 and is one of the first athletes out. Vashti Cunningham, Liz Patterson, Inika McPherson and Brigetta Barrett are the only ones to clear 1.88m/6-2. Barrett exits at 1.91m/6-4.25. Patterson and McPherson exit at 1.94m/6-4.25, though Patterson takes second place over McPherson. Through this point, Cunningham has not missed once.

Now in the competition alone, she misses her first attempt at 1.99m/6-6.25 before clearing the next attempt to equal her PB. She then moves the bar to 2.02m/6-7.5, the world junior record, but misses twice. She passes instead of taking her third attempt and the 19-year-old will earn her first USATF outdoor crown.

Men's 400m Hurdles (first round)
6:40 PM Pacific

Auto Qualifiers (top three each heat):
48.91Q Byron Robinson
49.43Q Bershawn Jackson
49.52Q Desmond Palmer

49.84Q Johnny Dutch
49.92Q Kerron Clement
49.93Q Curtis Beach

49.00Q Quincy Downing
49.27Q T.J. Holmes
49.89Q Michael Tinsley

49.30Q Michael Stigler
49.54Q Eric Futch
50.06Q Robert Grant

Time Qualifiers (next four):
49.91 C.J. Allen
50.06 David Kendziera
50.30 Jeshua Anderson
50.37 Rilwan Alowonle Jr.

Race Notes:
Nice run for Texas' Byron Robinson, a 2016 Olympian, after failing to make the NCAA final.

Defending Olympic champion Kerron Clement almost took it a little too easy in heat 2; he didn't start accelerating until the last 10 or so meters but advances in second place behind Johnny Dutch.


Women's 400m Hurdles (first round)
6:15 PM Pacific

Auto Qualifiers (top four each heat):
54.36Q Dalilah Muhammad
55.09Q Kori Carter
55.20Q Cassandra Tate
56.11Q Kaila Barber

55.13Q Georganne Moline
56.06Q Ashley Spencer
56.52Q Turquoise Thompson
56.74Q Claudia Francis

55.18Q Shamier Little
55.41Q Sydney McLaughlin
55.66Q Anna Cockrell
55.67Q Jaide Stepter

Time Qualifiers (next four):
56.68 Jade Miller
57.14 Toria Levy
57.90 Autumne Franklin

Race Notes:
This should be *exciting* as exactly ONE person will be eliminated. Also, a certain Olympic champion has a crush on Cassandra Tate...

Reigning Olympic gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad makes quick work of heat 1.

Georganne Moline dominates heat 2 over Olympic bronze medalist Ashley Spencer. Of course, I'm pretty sure everyone is aware that they don't need to race that hard to advance...

Heat 3 could be a little more interesting... high school Olympian and world junior record holder Sydney McLaughlin is here. Her PB is 54.03. On second thought, nope, everyone advances as expected.

Men's 3K Steeplechase (first round)
5:45 PM Pacific

Auto Qualifiers (top five each heat):
8:38.19Q Evan Jager
8:38.65Q Michael Jordan
8:38.68Q Mason Ferlic
8:38.91Q Donn Cabral
8:39.18Q Travis Mahoney

8:32.68Q Hillary Bor
8:32.80Q Stanley Kebenei
8:32.93Q M.J. Erb
8:32.94Q Andy Bayer
8:32.94Q Brian Shrader

Time Qualifiers (next four):
8:32.97 Donnie Cowart
8:36.97 Haron Lagat
8:37.92 James Hurt III
8:37.94 Dylan Blankenbaker

Notable Eliminations:
Dan Huling (DNF)

Race Notes:
Heat 2... Bayer leads Reeder, Bor through 400m in about 1:12. Everyone is safe through the first water jump. Bor, seventh at the Olympic Games last year, is certainly one of our favorites for the USATF title later on. At 800m, M.J. Erb of Ole Miss moves into second place behind Bayer.

With four laps to go, Bayer still leads Bor, Kebenei, Shrader, Erb, Roth and Blankenbaker. The field runs in single file but no one is definitively out of contention yet -- very much the opposite of the women's steeple heats, which strung out very early on.

The top five are starting to separate themselves now with two laps to go... Bayer, Bor, Kebenei, Erb and Shrader

Coming up on the bell lap, Bor moves to the lead with Kebenei moving up on Bayer. Erb in fourth. Shrader and Lagat fight for fifth. On the backstretch, Kebenei and Erb move past Bayer but Erb trips a bit on the water jump! A dead heat to finish this race! Bor is first across the line as the top six guys run 8:32. All six get in to the final.

False start in heat 1! Things are staying exciting out here. Two Olympians from 2016 are in this section: Evan Jager, the American record holder, and Donn Cabral. Back at it -- they just jogged through 200m in 40 seconds. I swear. Mike Hardy got tired of that so now he's picking things up a bit.

Notable: Josh Thompson --formerly of Oklahoma State, now of Bowerman TC as of yesterday-- did not start. He made the 1500m final, which was a bit unexpected. Also, Dan Huling, fifth at the World Championships in 2015, dropps out before 800m. The 33-year-old said in the mixed zone that he pulled a muscle at the start.

Jager takes the lead with four laps to go... fast forward to two laps to go, it's Jager, Jordan, Ferlic, Doughty and Cabral in the auto spots

Bell lap -- it's Jager, Jordan and Ferlic with a slight separation on the rest of the field. There's eight guys in contention for auto spots at the final water jump.

Jager easily holds on for the win, followed by Jordan, Ferlic, Cabral and an impressive close from Travis Mahoney who was in eighth at the bell.

Men's 100m (semi-final)
5:31 PM Pacific

Qualifiers (top four to final):
10.02 Christian Coleman
10.15 Jaylen Bacon
10.16 Beejay Lee
10.19 Cameron Burrell

10.04 Justin Gatlin
10.19 Mike Rodgers
10.20 Isiah Young
10.22 Christopher Belcher

Notable Eliminations:
Ronnie Baker
Jarrion Lawson

Race Notes:
NCAA champ/collegiate record holder Christian Coleman out here rockin' a new Nike kit! He ran 9.82 two weeks ago in Eugene and is the favorite to win the U.S. title this weekend. He runs like the favorite for the win in heat 1, as USATF indoor 60m champion and Prefontaine 100m champion Ronnie Baker makes an early exit by finishing just sixth in 10.26.

For everyone who thought at 35, that Justin Gatlin might be done... he just looked super smooth in winning heat 2 in 10.04 over Mike Rodgers (10.19).

Women's 100m (semi-final)
5:16 PM Pacific

Qualifiers (top four to final):
11.17 Morolake Akinosun
11.18 Ariana Washington
11.22 Allyson Felix
11.23 Aleia Hobbs

11.03 Tori Bowie
11.15 Deajah Stevens
11.23 English Gardner
11.24 Aaliyah Brown

Notable Eliminations:
Hannah Cunliffe
Tianna Bartoletta
Jenna Prandini

Race Notes:
The second-fastest woman in NCAA history (Aleia Hobbs/10.85) sneaks in to the final with a fourth-place run in heat 1. Oregon's Hannah Cunliffe is sixth in heat 1 and does not advance after pulling out of the NCAA Regionals for the second year in a row with an undisclosed injury.

Major upset in heat 2! Tianna Bartoletta, runner-up at the Olympic Trials 100m last year and member of Team USA's gold medal-winning 4x100m relay in Rio, places seventh in heat 2 in 11.35 and will not advance to the final. Jenna Prandini of Puma, an Olympian last year over 200m, also misses the final by placing just ahead of Bartoletta.

Last year's Olympic Trials champion in English Gardner had the best start in heat 2, but Tori Bowie accelerated the best to take the win easily. Oregon's Deajah Stevens had a nice closer to overtake Gardner, also an Oregon alum.

Women's 100 hurdles (first round)
4:50 PM Pacific

Auto Qualifiers (three per heat to semis):
12.77Q Christina Manning
13.00Q Kristi Castlin
13.14Q Alexis Perry

12.74Q Nia Ali
12.83Q Jasmin Stowers
12.98Q Bridgette Owens

12.75Q Sharika Nelvis
13.01Q Queen Harrison
13.03Q Janay DeLoach

12.54Q Keni Harrison
12.71Q Alaysha Johnson
12.89Q Dawn Harper

Time Qualifiers (next four):
13.16 Sasha Wallace
13.18 Evonne Britton
13.22 Jade Barber
13.23 Cassandra Lloyd


Notable Eliminations:
Dior Hall (looks like she tripped over the last hurdle, finishes in 23.55)

Race Notes:
Sharika Nelvis dominates heat 3

World record holder Keni Harrison up next -- runs like a boss! 12.54 is a season's best and fastest time in the world this year.