By David Melly
July 28, 2025
Buckle up track and field fans. The most high-octane four-day stretch of sprinting and hurdling imaginable is set to get underway Thursday at increasingly historic New Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. We’ve broken down each event in obscene detail below, and highlighted when and how to watch each race.
And if you just can’t get enough track and field coverage, there’s plenty more where that came from:
- Each day before the meet begins, tune in to Good Morning Track and Field (presented by Beekeeper Coffee), where Eric Jenkins and Aisha Praught-Leer give their takes on the action and happenings in Eugene. (Also available on the Off The Rails Podcast feed.)
- After each day at the track, tune in for CHAMPS CHATS—Chris Chavez, Eric, Aisha, Anderson Emerole, and Paul Hof-Mahoney will break down all of the results and offer up their analysis from each day’s competition. (Also available on the CITIUS MAG Podcast feed.)
- The CITIUS MAG Newsletter will be hitting your inbox daily with a recap of results and a round-up of the best content from the day.
- And for those in Eugene, we’ll be hosting two group runs with New Balance, Saturday and Sunday at 8 a.m. PT, meeting in front of Agate Alley on 1461 E. 19th Avenue. There will be coffee, treats, free “I Love Track and Field” t-shirts and the chance to try out the new FuelCell Rebel v5 and FuelCell SuperComp Elite v5. It’s going to be a great time!
Without further ado, here’s your full preview of the top storylines and athletes to watch in the women's 100mH at the U.S. Championships:
Schedule + How To Watch
Heats: Friday, Aug. 1st at 2:36 p.m. PT (Watch it on USATF.TV)
Semifinals: Saturday, Aug. 2nd at 12:41 p.m. PT (Watch it on USATF.TV)
Final: Saturday, Aug. 2nd at 2:25 p.m. PT (Watch it on NBC, Peacock)
Last year's Olympic team: Alaysha Johnson, Masai Russell, and Grace Stark
Who has the World Championship qualifying standard or is in the World Rankings quota: The U.S. has 11 women who have run under the World Championships standard of 12.73 and one more in the World Rankings quota.
Top Contenders: This very well may be the toughest team in the U.S. to make, as Americans are historically fast and deep at the 100H. Both Masai Russell and Tia Jones ran faster than Keni Harrison’s now-former American record of 12.20 earlier this season, and when you throw in Grace Stark right on their heels at 12.21, this event has gotten historically fast this season. Jones, unfortunately, picked up an injury at the Pre Classic that will keep her out of USAs, but don’t think that either Russell and Stark will cruise to an easy 1-2 finish. Alaysha Johnson, their fellow Paris Olympian, is trending the right way after a slow start to the season, along with Harrison, a 5x U.S. champ, and Tonea Marshall both entering with marks under 12.40.
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Dark Horses: 35-year-old Christina Clemons always seems to put herself in the mix at national championships, finishing seventh in the final last year and making the World Indoor team in the 60m hurdles this past March.
Gabbi Cunningham hasn’t made a U.S. team since the 2021 Olympics, but she’s still only 27 years old and ran her fastest wind-legal 100H in three years just two weeks ago, a 12.80 at the Ed Murphey Classic.
One Good Stat: Four NCAA champions are entered in this event: Harrison, Clemons, Stark, and Alia Armstrong. But despite owning the NCAA record and Olympic gold, Masai Russell never won an NCAA title while at the University of Kentucky, finishing second four times (once in the 100H, once in the 400H, and twice in the 60H).
David Melly
David began contributing to CITIUS in 2018, and quickly cemented himself as an integral part of the team thanks to his quick wit, hot takes, undying love for the sport and willingness to get yelled at online.
