2025 World Championships – Day 4

Women’s 400 Meter Semifinals

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, NJ/Kentucky) shattered the American record with a blazing 48.30, leading all qualifiers and setting herself up for a shot at the world record in the final. Isabella Whittaker (Mount de Sales Academy, Catonsville, MD/Penn), the U.S. indoor record holder, and Aaliyah Butler (Northwestern, Miami, FL/Georgia), the 2025 NCAA and 2021 Nike Outdoor Nationals champion, did not advance.

Women’s Triple Jump Qualifying

Jasmine Moore (Lakeridge, Mansfield, TX/Florida), the 2024 Olympic silver medalist, advanced comfortably as the 6th-best qualifier. Agar Dwol (Mullen, Denver, CO/Oklahoma), the 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals champion, fell short of the top 12. Moore, a former NSAF Triple Jump project member and 2019 NBNI winner, continues her medal hunt.

Men’s 400 Meter Semifinals

Jacory Patterson (Dreher, Columbia, SC/Virginia Tech), the U.S. champion, ran 44.19 and nervously waited until the final heat to confirm his place in the final—ultimately the 4th-fastest qualifier. He is the lone American in the medal race. Botswana showed its depth, advancing three athletes with times of 43.61, 44.21, and 44.51. Americans Khaleb Moore (Southern, Durham, NC/Alabama), Vernon Norwood (Morgan City, LA/LSU), and Christopher Bailey (Carver, Columbus, GA/Arkansas), the 2025 World Indoor champion, did not advance.

Men’s 800 Meter Qualifying

Donovan Brazier (Kenowa Hills, Alpine Township, MI/Texas A&M), the 2014 NSAF NBNO outdoor champion, topped the round with 1:44.66. Bryce Hoppel (Midland, TX/Kansas), last year’s World Indoor champion, also advanced. Rising high school star Cooper Lutkenhaus (Northwest, Justin, TX), the 2025 Nike Outdoor Nationals champion and U.S. high school record holder, fell short but showed promise at just 16 years old. Even Brazier himself once endured early exits, missing out in 2023 after winning the title in 2019.

Women’s 1500 Meter Final

Faith Kipyegon (Kenya), the two-time defending world champion and three-time Olympic champion, dominated once again in 3:52.15, nearly three seconds clear of teammate Dorcus Ewoi. Nikki Hiltz (Aptos, CA/Arkansas), the three-time U.S. champion, placed 5th, while Sinclaire Johnson (Lake Brantley, Altamonte Springs, FL/Oklahoma State), the 2019 NCAA champion, finished 13th.

Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles Final

With Grant Holloway unexpectedly missing the final, the spotlight fell on Cordell Tinch (Bay Port, Suamico, WI/Pittsburg State). He seized the opportunity, winning gold in 12.99. Jamaicans Orlando Bennett and Tyler Mason both earned personal bests for silver and bronze. U.S. champion Ja’Kobe Tharp (Rockvale, TN/Auburn), still only 19, placed 6th after his breakout year.

Men’s High Jump Final

Hamish Kerr (New Zealand), the Olympic champion, edged Korea’s Sanghyeok Woo (2025 World Indoor champion) with a world-leading clearance of 7-8.75. It marked New Zealand’s second gold of the meet. JuVaughn Harrison (Columbia, Huntsville, AL/LSU), the 2023 silver medalist, placed 5th. Tyus Wilson (Sterling, KS/Nebraska), the current U.S. champion and 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals bronze medalist, tied for 6th.

Men’s Hammer Throw Final

Canada completed a sweep of the hammer titles as Ethan Katzberg, the reigning world and Olympic champion, unleashed a meet-record 277-10. Rudy Winkler (Averill Park, NY/Cornell), the lone American finalist, placed 5th — his best finish at a global meet after 6th in 2023. Winkler was the 2013 NSAF NBNO champion in the hammer.