* Oregon's Kathleen Clute secured the victory in the U20 3,000 steeplechase, dropping a 10:02.23.
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NIKE OUTDOOR NATIONALS / U20
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An exciting four days lie ahead of us in Eugene, Oregon, and as always, MileSplit has you covered!
Day one of the Nike Outdoor Nationals and USATF U20 Championships kicked off at Hayward Field on Wednesday.
We'll be recapping the events daily, including photos, videos, interviews, and more!
You can find event-by-event coverage from Day One, updated throughout the day, below!
U20 Women's 5,000: Four athletes hit the World U20 qualifying standard as Zariel Macchia led the field in 16:13.04. Briana Benis of Vanderbilt finished second, clocking 16:15.58, while Arianne Olson of Notre Dame ran 16.20.88 for third. Fourth was Ellie Shea of Emerging Elites in 16:20.91.
U20 Men's 5,000: Liam Newhart of Wisconsin ran away with the title in a time of 14:08.74. Teammates Nathan Lopez and Nolan Clark of Michigan earned the next two spots - Lopez clocked 14:09.51 for second, while Clark finished third in 14:20.94.
Girls DMR: South Lakes (VA) claims the title in 11:38.03, while The Jets (KY) finish runner-up in 11:55.47. These were the only two teams to dip under the 12 minute barrier. Forest Park (OR) finishes third, clocking 12:36.92.
Boys DMR: Taking down the previous Hayward Field record time of 9:59.57, Team Onalaska (WI) takes the title in a blazing 9:56.83. Ventura Running (CA) followed closely, clocking 9:57.87 for second. Third was Valhalla (UT) in 10:16.78.
U20 Men's Pole Vault: With six men hitting the U20 World standard, a lot of excitement surrounded the U20 pole vault. Victor Olesen of Xtreme Heights claimed the victory, clearing 5.40m (17-08.50). Bryce Barkdull of Shocker TC also cleared 5.40m to finish runner-up. Paul Migas took third, clearing 5.30m (17-04.50).
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"There's nothing I want to do more than to represent the United States, so I think that's so cool, even on a junior level. So I'm really excited about that."
Katie Clute, Oregon freshman
She won the 3K steeplechase on Wednesday in 10:02.03 and qualified for the U.S. U20 team headed to the World U20 Championships in Europe
U20 Women's Pole Vault: The women's U20 pole vault posted twelve total U20 World standard performances. Hannah Grace cleared 4.40m (14-05.25) to take first place. Baylor's Molly Haywood also cleared 4.40m, finishing runner-up. Clearing 4.35m (14-03.25), Ella MicRitchie placed third.
U20 Men's Hammer: Ryan Johnson of Eastern Michigan was the lone thrower to exceed 70m, taking the title in 71.06m (233-01). Parker Kim of Devils TC (NY) tossed 68.32m (224-01) to take second. Both of these athletes reached the U20 World standard.
U20 Women's Hammer: Jordan Koskondy of Illinois threw a PR of 60.56m (198-08), dominating the field and hitting the U20 World standard. She was the only athlete in the field to reach 60m.
U20 Women's Javelin: With her throw of 51.25m (168-01), while being the only competitor to exceed 50m, Evelyn Bliss of Bucknell earned the victory and hit the U20 World standard.
U20 Men's 3k Steeplechase: Wyatt Haughton of BYU dropped a U20 meet record of 8:48.17 to take the title. In second was Lucas Knepp of Iowa, clocking 8:54.42. Parker Simmons of UCSB claimed third, running 8:57.32. All three of these athletes hit the U20 World standard.
STAT OF THE DAY
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10.27 & 10.21
Those were the qualifying and winning times by Jaden Wiley, a high school graduate from Atlanta, Georgia who set the standard on Wednesday in the first round of the 100m and then finalized his ticket to World U20s by winning the 100m final the same night. Wiley and Georgia native Maurice Gleaton were the top two finishers in the men's 100m final on Wednesday.
U20 Women's 3k Steeplechase: The women's U20 3k steeplechase made for an exciting watch as three athletes dipped under the previous meet record of 10:14.67. Oregon's Kathleen Clute secured the victory, dropping a 10:02.23. North Carolina's Angelina Napoleon toed the line with Clute, running 10:02.27. In third was Shelby Jensen of Utah State in 10:11.65.
U20 Men's 100: All nine athletes dropped U20 World qualifying standards in the U20 men's 100. Jaden Wiley of ATL Zoom Athletics ran 10.21 to take the title. Maurice Gleaton Jr. of Quicksilver Track clocked 10.27 for a runner-up finish, while Brayden Dashun Williams of AP Ranch took third in 10.42.
U20 Women's 100: Avery Lewis ran to victory in 11.51. Following closely behind, Taylor Snear of Modesto Jr. College clocked 11.54 to take second. In third was Cynteria James of Storm (ME) in a time of 11.57. All three of these athletes, along with four others, qualified for U20 Worlds.
TOTAL QUALIFIERS ON WEDNESDAY
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34
The top two finishers in every event at the USATF U20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon secured their ticket to the World U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August. On Wednesday, there were a total of 16 events and 32 total qualifiers across these men's and women's events: men's and women's 5K, men's and women's 3K steeplechase, men's and women's 100m, men's and women's hammer, men's and women's javelin, men's and women's pole vault, men's and women's discus, men's long jump and women's triple jump.
Girls 5,000: The girl's 5k put out five new US top-10 marks in an exciting race. Rylee Blade of Corona (CA) dropped 16:18.17, a new US No. 3, to take the title. Addison Dorenkamp of XLR8 (IA) placed second in 16:31.97 - US No. 5. In third was Crescent Valley's Emily Wisniewski, who is now sitting at US No. 6, in 16:44.89.
Boys 5,000: Similarly to the girl's event, the boy's 5k posted four US top-10 marks. Rick Sugie of Thomas Nelson (KY) ran a US No. 5 time of 14:28.63 to claim the victory. Tayvon Kitchen of Oregon Distance clocked 14:31.47 to place second, while Hayden Boaz of Bend (OR) placed third, running 14:32.59.