Grand Slam Track has unveiled the full 96-athlete field for the Miami Slam. The second stop in its inauguration season will be its American debut, and will take place at the Ansin Sports Complex May 2nd to 4th.

The league kicked off in Kingston, Jamaica, earlier this month and featured Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (400m/400m hurdles), Kenny Bednarek (100m/200m), Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (100m/200m), and Alison Dos Santos (400m/400m hurdles) opening up the year with a sweep of their respective events to score 24 points on the weekend. Those point totals will be valuable, as the league awards an extra $100,000 to the most dominant athletes at the end of the year.

As a refresher: Athletes race two events per Slam across six event groups. Points are awarded (12-8-6-5-4-3-2-1) per place. $100,000 is awarded to each event group winner at the end of the weekend. Last/8th place still walks away from the weekend with $10,000.

Notable Signing News

– Steven Gardiner, the 2021 Olympic 400m gold medalist, has signed on to join the league as a Racer in the Men’s Long Sprint. He replaces 2024 Olympic 400m gold medalist Quincy Hall, who missed the first Slam due to injury and now appears on the start list for early season Diamond League meets in China.

Who is Competing?

Men’s Short Sprints

RACERS: 🇺🇸 Kenny Bednarek, 🇺🇸 Fred Kerley, 🇯🇲 Oblique Seville, 🇬🇧 Zharnel Hughes

CHALLENGERS: 🇨🇦 Andre De Grasse, 🇯🇲 Ackeem Blake, 🇨🇦 Jerome Blake, 🇿🇦 Benjamin Richardson

Women’s Short Sprints

RACERS: 🇺🇸 Gabby Thomas, 🇺🇸 Brittany Brown, 🇬🇧 Daryll Neita, 🇺🇸 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden

CHALLENGERS: 🇺🇸 Tamari Davis, 🇺🇸 Jacious Sears, 🇳🇬 Favour Ofili, 🇺🇸 Kayla White

Men’s Long Sprints

RACERS: 🇬🇧 Matthew Hudson-Smith, 🇿🇲 Muzala Samukonga, 🇧🇸 Steven Gardiner, 🇹🇹 Jereem Richards

CHALLENGERS: 🇺🇸 Bryce Deadmon, 🇩🇴 Alexander Ogando, 🇺🇸 Jacory Patterson, 🇫🇷 Ryan Zeze

Women’s Long Sprints

RACERS: 🇯🇲 Nickisha Pryce, 🇺🇸 Alexis Holmes, 🇩🇴 Marileidy Paulino, 🇧🇭 Salwa Eid Naser

CHALLENGERS: 🇬🇧 Amber Anning, 🇺🇸 Isabella Whittaker, 🇺🇸 Kendall Ellis, 🇯🇲 Stacey Ann Williams

Men’s Short Hurdles

RACERS: 🇺🇸 Freddie Crittenden, 🇫🇷 Sasha Zhoya, 🇺🇸 Daniel Roberts

CHALLENGERS: 🇺🇸 Trey Cunningham, 🇫🇷 Wilhelm Belocian, 🇺🇸 Jamal Britt, 🇺🇸 Dylan Beard, 🇧🇪 Michael Obasuyi

Women’s Short Hurdles

RACERS: 🇯🇲 Ackera Nugent, 🇵🇷 Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, 🇺🇸 Masai Russell, 🇫🇷 Cyréna Samba-Mayela

CHALLENGERS: 🇺🇸 Keni Harrison, 🇺🇸 Tia Jones, 🇪🇨 Maribel Vanessa Caicedo, 🇺🇸 Alaysha Johnson

Men’s Long Hurdles

RACERS: 🇧🇷 Alison dos Santos, 🇺🇸 Caleb Dean, 🇯🇲 Roshawn Clarke

CHALLENGERS: 🇺🇸 Trevor Bassitt, 🇯🇲 Malik James-King, 🇺🇸 Chris Robinson, 🇫🇷 Ludvy Vaillant, 🇺🇸 Khallifah Rosser

Women’s Long Hurdles

RACERS: 🇺🇸 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, 🇺🇸 Shamier Little, 🇯🇲 Rushell Clayton

CHALLENGERS: 🇺🇸 Anna Hall, 🇦🇺 Sarah Carli, 🇧🇪 Naomi Van den Broeck, 🇯🇲 Shiann Salmon, 🇯🇲 Andrenette Knight

Men’s Short Distance

RACERS: 🇺🇸 Cole Hocker, 🇬🇧 Josh Kerr, 🇺🇸 Yared Nuguse, 🇨🇦 Marco Arop

CHALLENGERS: 🇰🇪 Timothy Cheruiyot, 🇧🇼 Kethobogile Haingura, 🇿🇦 Tshepo Tshite, 🇦🇺 Peter Bol

Women’s Short Distance

RACERS: 🇦🇺 Jess Hull, 🇺🇸 Nikki Hiltz, 🇪🇹 Diribe Welteji, 🇰🇪 Mary Moraa

CHALLENGERS: 🇱🇨 Shafiqua Maloney, 🇪🇹 Freweyni Hailu, 🇺🇸 Emily MacKay, 🇨🇦 Lucia Stafford

Men’s Long Distance

RACERS: 🇺🇸 Grant Fisher, 🇰🇪 Ronald Kwemoi, 🇪🇹 Hagos Gebrhiwet

CHALLENGERS: 🇺🇸 Cooper Teare, 🇮🇪 Andrew Coscoran, 🇬🇧 George Mills, 🇬🇧 Sam Atkin, 🇪🇷 Dawit Seare

Women’s Long Distance

RACERS: 🇯🇵 Nozomi Tanaka, 🇪🇹 Tsige Gebreselama, 🇰🇪 Agnes Ngetich, 🇺🇸 Elise Cranny

CHALLENGERS: 🇪🇹 Aynadis Mebratu, 🇰🇪 Janeth Chepngetich, 🇪🇹 Medina Eisa, 🇪🇹 Hirut Meshesha

EVENT SCHEDULE (All Times ET)

Day 1 – Friday, May 2, 2025

• 5:42 PM – Women’s 100m Hurdles (Short Hurdles)
• 5:51 PM – Men’s 1500m (Short Distance)
• 6:06 PM – Men’s 400m Hurdles (Long Hurdles)
• 6:16 PM – Women’s 5000m (Long Distance)
• 6:40 PM – Men’s 200m (Long Sprints)
• 6:52 PM – Women’s 100m (Short Sprints)
• 7:01 PM – Men’s 3000m (Long Distance)
• 7:21 PM – Women’s 400m (Long Sprints)

Day 2 – Saturday, May 3, 2025

• 5:42 PM – Women’s 400m Hurdles (Long Hurdles)
• 5:56 PM – Men’s 400m (Long Sprints)
• 6:10 PM – Women’s 100m (Short Hurdles)
• 6:22 PM – Women’s 1500m (Short Distance)
• 6:39 PM – Men’s 110m Hurdles (Short Hurdles)
• 6:53 PM – Men’s 100m (Short Sprints)
• 7:05 PM – Men’s 800m (Short Distance)
• 7:21 PM – Women’s 200m (Short Sprints)

Day 3 – Sunday, May 4, 2025

• 3:42 PM – Women’s 800m (Short Distance)
• 3:55 PM – Men’s 100m (Short Hurdles)
• 4:04 PM – Women’s 3000m (Long Distance)
• 4:23 PM – Men’s 400m Hurdles (Long Hurdles)
• 4:35 PM – Women’s 200m (Long Sprints)
• 4:44 PM – Men’s 5000m (Long Distance)
• 5:09 PM – Women’s 400m Hurdles (Long Hurdles)
• 5:21 PM – Men’s 200m (Short Sprints)

🎟 Tickets: Available now for Miami, Philly, and LA. Visit https://www.grandslamtrack.com/events for more ticketing information.

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