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USA Today
04-08-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Noah Lyles taunted Kenny Bednarek as he won 200 at U.S. track and field championships
EUGENE, OR – Noah Lyles had something to say after winning gold in the men's 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships. Lyles ran a world-leading 19.63 to get the gold in the 200, but he had to work for it. Lyles was behind Kenny Bednarek at the turn. He pulled even with him with roughly 10 meters remaining. Lyles turned to look at Bednarek as he ran past him with only five meters remaining and continued to stare him down after he crossed the finish line first. Bednarek retaliated by giving Lyles a slight push before the two shook hands. 'Noah is gonna be Noah. If he wants to stare me down that fine,' Bednarek said after the race. 'I'm very confident I can beat him. What he said doesn't matter. It's just what he did. It's unsportsmanlike (expletive) and I don't deal with that.' Sha'Carri Richardson fails to advance to final round of 200 just days after arrest Lyles didn't comment when asked what compelled him to taunt Bednarek. 'It felt really good,' Lyles said following the win. 'If they ain't gonna beat me now, they ain't gonna beat me ever.' It's Lyles fifth national championship in the 200. Lyles said he had no doubt he would be victorious with roughly 80 meters left. 'We came off the turn and I saw how far Kenny was and I was like, 'As long as I can keep him in my pocket then I can catch him,'' Lyles explained. 'We got to the straight away, we passed the 60 meters left mark and I'm like, 'Yeah, I'm coming for him.' He ran out of energy and he ran out of momentum and mine was just starting to hit it.' The 200 has always been Lyles' marquee event despite being the defending world champion in both the 100 and 200 and the Olympic champion in the 100. Noah Lyles vs. Kenny Bednarek didn't disappoint in a tense 200m. 🍿📺 NBC & Peacock USA TODAY Sports was on the ground for the final day of action at the U.S. track and field championships. Here are the highlights from the competition: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden leaves no doubt in women's 200 Jefferson-Wooden is a national champion in both the 100 and 200. Jefferson-Wooden ran a personal-best 21.84 to win gold in the 200. She was the only sprinter to run sub-22 seconds in the race. 'It's something I've been working toward,' Jefferson-Wooden said after winning the sprint double. 'I'm excited. I get to say I completed the double at the U.S. championships, which is very hard by the way. It's not easy.' Melissa Jefferson-Wooden dominates the 200m to become the first athlete since 2003 to complete the 100m/200m double at nationals. 😲📺 NBC & Peacock Anavia Battle took second, running a season-best 22.13. Gabby Thomas barely got the third and final qualifying spot, running a 22.20 in a photo finish for third place. Valarie Allman remains undefeated this season Allman continued her dominant run in the discus. She tossed 234 feet, 5 inches to win gold. Her mark was over 20 feet better than all other competitors. Allman is undefeated in two seasons. She hasn't lost since the 2023 world championships. The two-time-Olympic champion heads to the world championships as the No.1 ranked discus thrower in the world. Donavan Brazier wins exciting 800 Brazier was in fourth after the first lap, but sprinted past the pack during the final 60 meters to win the men's 800 with a personal-best time of 1:42.16 Cooper Lutkenhaus placed second and broke the under-18 world record (1:42.27) in the process. Donavan Brazier is BACK! High schooler Cooper Lutkenhaus breaks the U18 world record with a 1:42.27 in second! 😱📺 NBC & Peacock Dalilah Muhammad earns national title The 35-year-old crossed the finish line first in the women's 400-meter hurdles to win her first national championship since 2019 and fifth overall. Muhammad won gold in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2016 Olympics. She's said this will be her last year of competition. Track legend Dalilah Muhammad punches her ticket to the world championships with a victory in the 400m hurdles! 🙌📺 NBC & Peacock Follow USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon on X @TheTylerDragon.
USA Today
03-08-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone nearly breaks American record in 400 with stunning performance
EUGENE, OR – No hurdles? No problem for Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. McLaughlin-Levrone ditched the hurdles to run the open 400 this season – and so, far so good. McLaughlin-Levrone ran around the track with a comfortable lead down the home stretch and crossed the finish line with a season-best of 48.90 to win the gold medal at the U.S. track and field championships. 'I wanted to challenge myself,' McLaughlin-Levrone said following the win. 'I felt like this is the year I wanted to step out of the box and really push myself in a different way.' Isabella Whittaker placed second (49.59) and Aaliyah Butler got third (49.91) to capture the two other qualifying sports for next month's world championships in Tokyo, Japan. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone just .2s away from the 400m American record in another emphatic victory at Hayward Field. 👏📺 NBC & Peacock For McLaughlin-Levrone, her main competition Saturday was her quest to achieve the women's 400 American record. Sanya Richards owns the record (48.70) which has stood since 2006. It would be quite the feat for already the top women's track and field athlete in the country. Her resume includes four Olympic gold medals and she's the current world-record holder in the 400-meter hurdles. McLaughlin-Levrone's impressive performance -- without being pushed much by the other competitors -- shows she's inching closer at owning another record in an event that she still calls 'foreign' to her. 'Everyone talks about the American record of course, that's gonna come when it's supposed to come,' McLaughlin-Levrone said. 'I think I learned a lot about myself. I think I learned a lot about the 400. But ultimately, every day it's stepping on the track and being the best I can be, figuring out a race that is very foreign to me and taking on new challenges and being comfortable with the 400.' McLaughlin-Levrone's performance currently ranks her third in the world in the 400. Sha'Carri Richardson arrested in alleged domestic violence incident, police say It's only a matter of time before she achieves the American record, and possibly, becomes the best 400-meter runner in the world as she is with the hurdles in front of her. USA TODAY Sports is on the ground at the U.S. track and field championships and has the highlights from day three at Hayward Field: Jacory Patterson wins men's 400 Patterson used to work at UPS and now he's a national champion. The sprinter won his first ever national championship in the 400, running a 44.16. Patterson currently ranks third in the world as he now sets his sights on Tokyo. 'It feels like a dream. I put in the work,' Patterson said. 'I give all thanks to the man above and my support system. They are the ones who got me here.' Patterson used to split time between training on the track and working shifts at UPS. He's since earned enough money to focus on the 400. 'My last day was June 5,' Patterson said with a smile. 400m world indoor bronze medalist Jacory Patterson punches his ticket to Worlds as the outdoor champ. 😤📺 NBC & Peacock Jonah Koech upsets Olympic champion in men's 1,500 Koech used a final kick to surge past Ethan Strand to win the 1,500. He clocked in with a personal-best time of 3:30.17. The 1,500 was one of the most competitive events of the day. Strand held on for second (3:30.25) and defending Olympic champion Cole Hocker earned a bronze medal, running a 3:30.37. Jonah Koech and Ethan Strand STUN the favorites to punch their tickets to Worlds in the 1500m! 🤯📺 NBC & Peacock Reigning Olympic champ Masai Russell earns 100 hurdles crown Russell separated from the field midway through the race and clocked in at 12.22 to win gold in the women's 100-meter hurdles. Grace Stark (12.31) and Alaysha Johnson (12.36) came in second and third, respectively. Russell gestured as if to put a crown on herself after winning the race in convincing fashion. The defending Olympic champion is ranked No. 1 in the world in the 100 hurdles. CROWN HER. 👑It's ALL Masai Russell in the women's 100m hurdles.📺 NBC & Peacock Reggie Jagers takes men's discus Jagers tossed a discus 219 feet, 4 inches on his third attempt to win the men's discus. His winning throw was over four feet better than the rest of the field. Chase Jackson wins women's shot put The two-time world champion threw 68 feet, 4 ½ inches to win. Jackson is currently the top shot putter in the world. Follow USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon on X @TheTylerDragon.
NBC Sports
05-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Spain's Carla Bernat Escuder wins sixth Augusta National Women's Amateur
Carla Bernat Escuder shot 4-under 68 Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club to win the sixth edition of the Augusta National Women's Amateur. Needing to two-putt from the back of the green at the par-4 18th, Bernat Escuder — like Spaniards Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal, Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm before her — handled the moment and converted the save. Bernat Escuder finished at 12 under par, one stroke clear of 16-year-old Asterisk Talley, who also fired 68. Defending champion Lottie Woad was in solo third, three back and playing the 18th hole, when Bernat Escuder sealed victory. Beginning the final round one back of Woad and Kiara Romero, Bernat Escuder grabbed the outright advantage when she birdied the par-5 eighth. The Kansas State senior then spun her approach shot to tap-in range at the par-4 ninth to turn in 33 and lead by two at 11 under. Exceptional shot to set up birdie from Carla Bernat Escuder on No. 9. 👏 @KStateWGolf 📺 NBC & Peacock | #ANWAgolf She never trailed nor was matched on the second nine. With her ball on the side-slope of the 13th fairway, Bernat Escuder hit a fairway metal on the green and two-putted for birdie to move three clear of the field. While the Spaniard was in stride, Woad was out of sync for the better part of the day. Last year's champ led by two shots early on the first nine but, as on-course reporter Jim 'Bones' Mackay, who helped shepherd Phil Mickelson to three green jackets, said at the par-4 10th, Woad 'broke one of the Ten Commandments at Augusta National,' when her approach shot bounded over the green. From under a bush, Woad opted to take a penalty drop and made double bogey, falling three back. A year ago, Woad birdied three of her final four holes en route to a one-shot victory. Needing a similar run to repeat, she birdied the 13th and hit her approach shot to inches on the par-4 14th, offering a wry smile, knowing she didn't strike the ball her best. The deficit was two, but short-lived as Bernat Escuder birdied the par-5 15th in the group ahead. Woad was unable to match that birdie at 15, again leaving her putt just shy of the hole. Any chance of a second victory ended with bogey at No. 16. Talley, meanwhile, earned another runner-up in a major amateur event, as she lost in the finals of last year's U.S. Girls' Junior and the U.S. Women's Amateur. This, though, was hardly a defeat. The California teen immediately tied for the lead Saturday by holing her second shot for eagle at the par-4 first. Asterisk Talley started her day with a HOLE-OUT EAGLE on Augusta No. 1! 🤯🦅 📺 NBC & Peacock | #ANWAgolf She then followed back-to-back bogeys at Nos. 5 and 6 with consecutive birdies at Nos. 7 and 8. After seven consecutive pars, Talley birdied the par-3 16th and then made an incredible '3' at the 17th, hitting her approach shot from the trees and making the 20-footer for birdie. She parred the 18th — after hitting her 17th green of the round — to post 68, and was only one back when she signed her card as Bernat Escuder bogeyed the 17th. No playoff was needed, however, as Bernat Escuder executed perfectly at the last.
