BEYOND HAYWARD FIELD
BEYOND HAYWARD FIELD
WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS TOKYO 25
SEPTEMBER 13 – 21, 2025 | TOKYO, JAPAN
Stay Locked In: Daily Team USA Meet Highlights 🇺🇸
The best of U.S. track & field lit up TrackTown USA at the 2025 Toyota USATF Outdoor & Para National Championships at Hayward Field — now the stage shifts to Tokyo for the 2025 World Athletics Championships. From legends to rising stars, who will claim the crown?
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DAY ONE — SEPTEMBER 13
MORNING SESSION
In the women’s 35km race walk, Maria Michta-Coffey placed 22nd overall with a season-best time of 3:05:02. Miranda Melville finished 30th in 3:12:07, and Katie Burnett placed 32nd in 3:14:13.
Olympic gold medalist Valarie Allman and reigning world champion — and Road to TrackTown athlete — Laulauga Tausaga qualified for the women’s discus throw final with marks of 66.07m and 64.99m, respectively. The final takes place on Sunday, September 14, at 3:12 AM PT.
Gabi Jacobs (18th overall) and Shelby Frank (23rd overall) concluded their world championship campaigns in the women’s discus throw with marks of 59.70m and 58.90m, respectively.
World indoor champion Adrian “Tripp” Piperi and Olympic champion Ryan Crouser — competing in his first meet of the year — both advanced to the men’s shot put final on their opening attempts with throws of 21.47m and 21.37m, respectively. Reigning outdoor champion Josh Awotunde also advanced with a throw of 20.78m. The final is scheduled for later in the Day One evening session, Saturday, September 13, at 5:10 AM PT.
Olympian Payton Otterdahl closed out his 2025 outdoor season with a throw of 19.78m in the men’s shot put.
In the mixed 4x400m relay heats, Team USA advanced to the final with the fastest overall time of 3:10.18. The team featured Bryce Deadmon, Lynna Irby-Jackson, Jenoah McKiver, and Alexis Holmes. The final will close out the evening session on Day One, Saturday, September 13, at 6:20 AM PT.
Laulauga Tausaga, Women's Discus Throw. Photo by Tyler DeWaard.
Adrian 'Tripp' Piperi, Men's Shot Put. Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs.
Valarie Allman, Women's Discus Throw. Photo by Tyler DeWaard.
Ryan Crouser, Men's Shot Put. Photo by Tyler DeWaard.
Jenoah McKiver, Mixed 4x400m Relay. Photo by Tyler DeWaard.
Gabi Jacobs, Women's Discus Throw. Photo by Tyler DeWaard.
Josh Awotunde, Men's Shot Put. Photo by Tyler DeWaard.
Shelby Frank, Women's Discus Throw. Photo by Tyler DeWaard.
Payton Otterdahl, Men's Shot Put. Photo by Tyler DeWaard.
Jenoah McKiver, Mixed 4x400m Relay. Photo by Tyler DeWaard.
Lynna Irby-Jackson, Mixed 4x400m Relay. Photo by Tyler DeWaard.
Bryce Deadmon, Mixed 4x400m Relay. Photo by Tyler DeWaard.
Alexis Holmes, Mixed 4x400m Relay. Photo by Tyler DeWaard.