By Kevin Liao
June 22, 2018
The dream seasons of Noah Lyles and Aleia Hobbs continued Friday with victories in the 100 meter dash at the 2018 USATF Track and Field Championships.
Lyles, known primarily as a 200 meter runner, sneaked past Ronnie Baker in the final meters of the race to earn his first U.S. title.
He was pretty psyched after the race.
.@LylesNoah: World leader in the 100 and 200…
…and he can’t even buy a beer yet. #USATFOutdoors pic.twitter.com/WQv7AaAJ4i
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) June 23, 2018
After giving his review of Incredibles 2 yesterday, Lyles rocked socks with the movie’s logo in the final. The superhero powers clearly transferred through.
.@lylesnoah got an extra boost from his socks today #USATFOutdoors 🧦 👇 pic.twitter.com/22FFnpXcbn
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) June 23, 2018
Baker set a personal best of 9.90 despite finishing second. He’s headed to Europe after this to chase fast times.
Ronnie Baker (@ronnie_baker14) sets a new 100m personal best for second place at #USATFOutdoors.
Next? Looking to dip under 9.90 in Paris. pic.twitter.com/t1kMjYpR1x
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) June 23, 2018
Unstoppable on the collegiate level all year, Hobbs became the first woman since 1991 to win both the NCAA and USA 100 meter titles in the same year.
.@LSUTrackField’s Aleia Hobbs (@AleiaBitOfThis) is the first woman since 1991 to win the NCAA/USA’s 100m double. #USATFOutdoors pic.twitter.com/q02EfWysAY
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) June 23, 2018
Ashley Henderson had a tough NCAA championships, missing the 100 meter final before finishing sixth in the 200 meters. The San Diego State junior bounced back with a stellar second place finish today in Des Moines and a personal best of 10.96 seconds.
After missing the NCAA 100 final, @AztecTF’s Ashley Henderson (@iamsimplyash) rallies for a runner-up finish at #USATFOutdoors. pic.twitter.com/UXk4EMZCTw
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) June 23, 2018
Jenna Prandini struggled with injury throughout 2017. Now healthy, she looked confident winning her semi-final before finishing third in a season’s best 10.98 seconds.
After running with a stress fracture last year, @J_Prandini is back with 3rd place at #USATFoutdoors. pic.twitter.com/cnWZFgqY3w
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) June 23, 2018
Kevin Liao
Sacramento-based amateur runner, photographer and writer. Once interviewed Taoufik Makhloufi in French. Enjoys politics a lot. Follow him on Twitter @RunLiao.