Prandini powers to victory in 200m at US Nationals
Allen ekes out hurdles win over Holloway
CHICAGO, June 25, (Agencies): American sprinter Jenna Prandini didn’t let a rain delay slow her down as she stormed to a dominant win in the women’s 200 metre final at the US Track and Field championships on Sunday.
Prandini clocked a 22.62 seconds into the headwind to beat reigning world 400 metre champion Phyllis runner-up Rachel Schneider who finished in 15:32.71. Karissa Schweizer, who led for part of the race, finished third.
On the men’s side, Olympic bronze medallist Clayton Murphy ran a final lap of 51.97 to hold off Isaiah Harris and Erik Sowinski for 800m title with a time of 1:46.50.
Sprinter Ameer Webb beat a weak field in the men’s 200m to retain his title with a time of 20.47.
Michael Norman, who won two golds at the 2016 World Junior Track and Field Championships, pulled out of the event before the final.
Meanwhile, Devon Allen beat collegiate champion Grant Holloway by two-thousandths of a second to win the 110m hurdles, and world indoor champion Sandi Morris took women’s pole vault honours at the weather-hit US championships in Iowa on Sunday.
Olympian Allen eked out the victory in 13.452 seconds to Holloway’s 13.454 in the final event of the fourday championship that was halted by rain and lightning for more than three hours.
World record holder Aries Merritt finished fourth in 13.52, just behind Jarret Eaton (13.51) in a race run into a head wind.
Morris had just missed her only attempt Devon Allen clears a hurdle in the semifinal of the men’s 110-meter hurdles during day 4 of the 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships at Drake Stadium on
June 24 in Des Moines, Iowa. (AFP) Jenna Prandini runs to victory in the women’s 200-meter final during day 4 of the 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships at Drake Stadium on June 24 in Des
Moines, Iowa. (AFP) at a 2018-leading 4.94m when at 4.94m came on her first attempt at the competition was halted because of 4.55m. the impending storm and she decided Before the rains came, former world to call it a day. silver medallist Shamier Little posted
An anticipated challenge by Jenn the second best women’s 400m hurdles Suhr fizzled early as the 2012 Olympic time of the year (53.61 seconds). champion went out at 4.60m to finish Iowa native Shelby Houlihan, who behind Katie Nageotte (4.70). won the 1,500m on Saturday, gave the
Wind played a big role in the performances, small Des Moines crowd something Morris said. else to cheer about by winning the A large field did not help either. 5,000m in 15:31.03. Her only miss before the failure The usually fast 200m finals were
hampered by head winds with Olympian Jenna Prandini (22.62) finishing ahead of world 400m champion Phyllis Francis (22.83).
The men’s race went to Ameer Webb in 20.47, with world indoor 400m record holder Michael Norman not running.
Olympic silver medallist Evan Jager earned his seventh consecutive US
3,000m steeplechase title in 8:20.10.
The championships’ winners in the field events and races through 1,500m are eligible for the July 14-15 Athletics World Cup in London. The US team is expected to be named this week.
Sprint man of the hour Noah Lyles’ next challenge will be a 200 metres in July’s Lausanne Diamond League meeting, his coach told Reuters.