In less than 72 hours, the world's best will take their talents back to Eugene, OR, yet again for the 2025 Prefontaine Classic.

From world record holders to Olympic champions, the best of the best will be in Tracktown USA, looking to sharpen the iron ahead of the Tokyo World Championships this fall. 

Even though we only cover five in this article, keep in mind that every single Diamond League event slated for this weekend is must-watch television. 

Here are five of the top events to watch this weekend at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic. 

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1. Cole Hocker & Yared Nuguse Square Off Ahead Of USA's

The two fastest Americans of all time and the reigning Olympic gold and bronze medalists are going toe-to-toe with less than a month to go before the 2025 US Championships. 

Both Hocker and Nuduse have been in solid form over the last few months, both holding their own in all three of Grand Slam Track's tactic-heavy slams. 

Although both men's PBs don't really compare to some of the times we've already seen this year, it's worth mentioning that a lot of the racing done at GSL was focused more on tactics compared to times.

Hocker's SB is 3:34.51, while Nuguse's fastest performance of the year came on the indoor oval at the Armory in New York City. Nuguse won the Wannamaker Mile in 3:46.63, with his 1500m split of 3:31.74 putting him at No. 31 in the world this season. 

Without Ingebrigtsen and Kerr, one would think the field is mediocre, but in fact, it's quite the opposite. 

In his return to fitness, 2022 World Champion Jake Wightman is coming back to where he won gold, and will be joined by other elite milers including Hobbs Kessler, Oliver Hoare, Niels Laros, Cam Myers, Timothy Cheruiyot, and distance star Grant Fisher. 

It's truly anybody's race. 

2. Athing Mu-Nikolayev's Return To Hayward Field & A Clash With Mary Moraa

Even though we'll be without defending Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson, we're still left with quite the field as the Brit continues to work her way back from an ongoing hamstring injury. 

Kenya's Mary Moraa, who won silver in Paris less than a year ago, is one of the top contenders wherever she goes, sporting a 1:57.8 SB she notched just last month. Alongside her is Ethiopia's Tsige Duguma, the world leader who is the lone woman sub-1:57.

Duguma ran 1:56.64 in early May at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting. 

However, in spite of the talented field, most eyes are set on Athing Mu-Nikolayev, the former Olympic and world champion. The 23-year-old American hasn't raced an 800m since the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, where she unfortunately tripped in the final, ultimately finishing ninth. 

Her most recent race was a 1500m at Sound Running's Track Fest in May, where she took second in her heat in 4:10.70. 

In addition to the top three entrants, keep an eye on Great Britain's Jemma Reekie and American Raevun Rogers, who always seem to have something left in the tank.

3. Too Many Cooks In The Men's 400m: Olympic Rematch & Top Challengers On Deck

In case you weren't aware, America is the unofficial 400m powerhouse, as 10 of the 12 fastest men in the world are American, including Olympic gold medalist Quincy Hall, who is coming off of his best race of the year in Rome, 44.22. 

Khaleb McRae, Jacory Patterson, Chris Robinson, and Christopher Bailey sit 2-5 in the world right now, with McRae and Patterson both having run sub-44, and the other two having dipped below 44.2.

Grenada's Kirani James (44.89) and Great Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith (44.37) are both entered as well, only adding to the madness. 

4. Valarie Allman Looks To Extend Winning Streak With Fourth-Straight Pre Classic Title

After taking silver in Budapest nearly two years ago, Valarie Allman has simply been the best women's discus thrower in the world, and there's no argument against it. 

In the 10 times Allman has taken to the ring so far this campaign, she has out-thrown every single competitor, extending her win streak to 26 in a row over 670 days. 

While Allman seems inevitable, the field that meet organizers have assembled around her is truly world-class. Cuba's Yaime Perez and the Netherlands' Jorinde van Klinken are No. 6 and No. 10 in the world this year, and will be joined by American Laulauga Tausaga, the only other woman besides Allman who has eclipsed the 70m mark in 2025. 

Defending national champion Cierra Jackson and first-team All-American Jayden Ulrich are back at Hayward less than a month after the NCAA Championships.

5. Julian Alfred, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, and Sha'Carri Richardson Meet Once Again

Last August, Saint Lucia's Julian Alfred made Olympic history as she won gold, winning the first Olympic medal in the nation's history. Alfred hasn't missed a beat since breaking the tape in Paris, having yet to lose a race this season and already clocking 10.75 in Stockholm last month.

Alfred will surely have her work cut out for her, considering she's facing a red-hot Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. The 24-year-old went 5-1 across the 100m and 200m during the Grand Slam Track season, notching PBs in both the 100m and 200m, stopping the clock at 10.73 and 21.99. It's worth noting that Jefferson-Wooden is the world leader in the 100m and No. 4 in the 200m, and has easily been one of the best sprinters in the world this season. 

Fellow American, Sha'Carri Richardson, hasn't raced much since Paris, toeing the line just once since last summer. To be fair, though, Richardson is always capable of a big run regardless of how she's been racing. A year ago, she ran away for the win in 10.83, something she could recreate in Eugene this weekend. 

Outside of the Olympic podium, Jamaica will be represented by twin sisters Tina and Tia Clayton, who have run 10.81 and 10.86 this season, respectively. 

Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith (Côte d'Ivoire), Favour Ofili (Nigeria), and Dina Asher-Smith (Great Britain) are a few other familiar names toeing the Saturday afternoon. 

Prefontaine Classic 2025 Event Schedule (ET)

• 1:00 PM - Men's Hammer Throw
• 1:50 PM - Men's Discus Throw
• 2:10 PM - Men's 10,000m
• 2:25 PM - Women's Hammer Throw
• 3:00 PM - Women's Para Athletics 100m Mixed Classification
• 3:07 PM - Men's Para Athletics 100m Mixed Classification
• 3:14 PM - Women's Para Athletics 800m T54
• 3:24 PM - Men's Para Athletics 200m T62/T64
• 3:27 PM - DL Women's Shot Put
• 3:30 PM - Men's Pole Vault
• 3:35 PM - Women's 100m Invite
• 3:38 PM - DL Women's Long Jump
• 3:44 PM - Women's 100m Hurdles
• 3:51 PM - Men's International Mile
• 4:04 PM - DL Men's 400m Hurdles
• 4:12 PM - DL Men's 100m
• 4:20 PM - DL Women's 5000m
• 4:43 PM - DL Men's 400m
• 4:46 PM - DL Women's Discus Throw
• 4:51 PM - Women's 400m
• 4:55 PM - DL Men's Shot Put
• 4:58 PM - DL Women's Mutola 800m
• 5:09 PM - DL Women's 3000m Steeplechase
• 5:23 PM - DL Men's 200m
• 5:32 PM - DL Men's Bowerman Mile
• 5:44 PM - DL Women's 100m
• 5:50 PM - DL Women's 1500m

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