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EUGENE, Ore. — Noah Lyles won the men’s 100-meter final with a time of 9.83, earning him a spot on his second Olympic team.
Kenny Bednarek (9.87) and Fred Kerley (9.88) finished second and third, respectively, at the U.S. track and field trials and will also go to Paris.
Lyles ran his semifinal 100-meter heat Sunday in 9.80 seconds, the fastest time in the round at the U.S. Olympic trials at Hayward Field. The sprinting star advanced to the semifinal with a 9.92 run on Saturday night — the best time in the 35-man field.
Lyles said he has a better idea of what to expect going into trials with one Olympics behind him. And after the first round, he isn’t feeling much pressure going into Sunday’s races.
“I’m already coming in as the fastest 100-meter guy, third in the world,” he said. “It’s a lot better of a position than I was in last year, so if I pulled it off last year, I can definitely pull it off this year.”
Though Lyles’ final time fell short of his goal of a 9.7 or under, it equaled his personal best.
He will also run in the 200 later this week.
The biggest non-final result of the night came in the men’s 400-meter. Quincy Wilson, a 16-year-old high school sophomore from Bullis outside Washington D.C., ran a 44.59 in the semifinal. That mark set the new U18 world record — besting his own world record of 44.66 set Friday.
If he finishes in the top three in Monday’s final, he’ll become the youngest male U.S. Olympic track and field athlete in history.
Wilson was in fifth place coming down the final turn in the semis. He said his mindset at the time was to “stay calm.”
“I didn’t get out the way that I wanted to, but like my coach said, the race starts at 300,” he said after the race. “Coming up from fifth to third, it means a lot. If you look at me I’m not as strong, so it’s 100% heart inside.”
Lyles is seeking to become the “fastest man on Earth,” a title an American hasn’t held in 28 years and one that belongs to Jamaica’s Usain Bolt (9.58).
In August, Lyles claimed three gold medals at the world championships in Budapest by winning the 100 and 200, and anchoring the U.S. 4×100 relay.
His two individual victories at the event marked the first time anyone accomplished the double at worlds since Bolt in 2015 — and just the fifth man ever.
Lyles is seeking to become the “fastest man on Earth,” a title an American hasn’t held in 28 years and one that belongs to Jamaica’s Usain Bolt (9.58).
In August, Lyles claimed three gold medals at the world championships in Budapest by winning the 100 and 200, and anchoring the U.S. 4×100 relay.
His two individual victories at the event marked the first time anyone accomplished the double at worlds since Bolt in 2015 — and just the fifth man ever.
Lyles did not qualify for the 100 in 2020, finishing seventh out of eight runners in the Olympic trials final. He did claim the bronze medal in the 200, however.
Four years later, he says the sadness he felt at coming up short fueled his run in 2024.
“It’s amazing to finally be here,” Lyles said. “In Tokyo, I felt like I had blown a huge opportunity. The more I look back at it, the more I’m like, ‘Wow, if I never had that moment happen, I never would have produced what I have done up until now.’ I don’t think there would be the drive in me as much as it has the last couple years.”
Lyles said the experience has also forced him to ask himself how he can do better.
“Each year has been a huge improvement to where now I’m coming in as the world champion and the American record holder,” he said. “I didn’t have any of those titles back at the last one, so it’s a huge confidence booster.”
Coverage of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials for the 2024 Paris Games will continue live Monday on NBC, Peacock and USA.
