Two days of great track and field in Los Angeles, the first big meet since, perhaps, Pepsi Invitational. Marketing did not even begin here until a few weeks ago, and with tickets at $50 each, 4,000 on Friday and 7249 on Saturday was pretty darn good. This meeting must succeed. LA is a huge hot bed of track ad field, so we hope the organizers can overcome challenges in the LA metro area to make this meet truly shine.
The athletes shined, the fans came out, and the meet management put together a fine meet.
USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix
Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (USA) – 26-27 May 2023
Men’s 100m
Final Wind: +1.0
1 Ackeem BLAKE JAM 9.89
2 Cravont CHARLESTON USA 9.91
3 Christian COLEMAN USA 9.91
4 Ronnie BAKER USA 10.01
5 Marvin BRACY-WILLIAMS USA 10.03
6 Kendal WILLIAMS USA 10.09
7 Ryiem FORDE JAM 10.11
8 Brandon CARNES USA 10.14
Men’s 200m
Final Wind: +0.7
1 Terrance LAIRD USA 20.06
2 Jereem RICHARDS TTO 20.08
3 Elijah MORROW USA 20.22
4 Aaron BROWN CAN 20.22
5 Kyree KING USA 20.52
6 Brendon RODNEY CAN 20.76
7 Daniel STOKES MEX 20.87
Emmanuel MATADI LBR DNF
Men’s 400m
Final
1 Sean BAILEY JAM 44.43
2 Kirani JAMES GRN 44.50
3 Quincy HALL USA 45.09
4 Lidio Andres FELIZ DOM 45.37
5 Alonzo RUSSELL BAH 45.41
6 Trevor STEWART USA 45.44
7 Paul DEDEWO USA 46.23
8 Wilbert LONDON USA 46.80
Men’s 800m
Final
1 Clayton MURPHY USA 1:44.75
2 Festus LAGAT KEN 1:44.98
3 Isaiah JEWETT USA 1:45.10
4 Kameron JONES USA 1:45.20
5 Noah KIBET KEN 1:45.39
6 Isaiah HARRIS USA 1:45.41
7 Brandon MILLER USA 1:46.79
8 Rajay HAMILTON JAM 1:48.16
9 Bryce HOPPEL USA 1:48.19
Charles JONES USA DNF
Men’s 1500m
Final
1 Timothy CHERUIYOT KEN 3:31.47
2 Reynold Kipkorir CHERUIYOT KEN 3:32.01
3 Hobbs KESSLER USA 3:32.61
4 Cooper TEARE USA 3:32.74
5 Vincent Kibet KETER KEN 3:33.16
6 Samuel PRAKEL USA 3:35.78
7 John GREGOREK USA 3:36.24
8 Matthew CENTROWITZ USA 3:36.64
9 Andrew HUNTER USA 3:37.54
10 Charlie HUNTER AUS 3:38.48
11 Tolesa BODENA ETH 3:39.67
12 Paul RYAN USA 3:40.79
13 Amos BARTELSMEYER GER 3:45.85
14 Joshua THOMPSON USA 3:51.38
Erik SOWINSKI USA DNF
Men’s 5000m
Final
1 Abdihamid NUR USA 13:05.17
2 Edwin KURGAT KEN 13:08.46
3 Morgan BEADLESCOMB USA 13:08.82
4 Athanas KIOKO KEN 13:09.51
5 Emmanuel BOR USA 13:10.91
6 Neil GOURLEY GBR 13:11.44
7 Eduardo HERRERA USA 13:12.23
8 Kasey KNEVELBAARD USA 13:15.96
9 Benjamin FLANAGAN CAN 13:16.34
10 Dillon MAGGARD USA 13:16.55
11 Addisu YIHUNE ETH 13:17.09
12 Davor Aaron BIENENFELD GER 13:19.76
13 Jack ROWE GBR 13:20.00
14 Charles PHILIBERT-THIBOUTOT CAN 13:25.34
15 Reid BUCHANAN USA 13:27.03
16 Ahmed MUHUMED USA 13:31.60
17 Casey COMBER USA 13:31.85
18 Lex YOUNG USA 13:34.96
19 Eric HAMER USA 13:44.83
20 Evert SILVA USA 13:44.84
21 Graham CRAWFORD USA 13:46.36
22 Christian RICKETTS USA 13:57.14
23 Christian NOBLE USA 13:59.18
24 Tianyu CHEN CHN 14:15.63
Eric AVILA USA DNF
Craig NOWAK USA DNF
Abraham ALVARADO USA DNF
Men’s 400mH
Final
1 CJ ALLEN USA 47.91
2 Khallifah ROSSER USA 48.60
3 Trevor BASSITT USA 48.62
4 Gerald DRUMMOND CRC 49.05
5 Jaheel HYDE JAM 49.80
6 David KENDZIERA USA 49.81
7 Quivell JORDAN-BACOT USA 49.88
Kyron MCMASTER IVB DNF
Men’s 3000mSC
Final
1 Ahmed JAZIRI TUN 8:17.64
2 Isaac UPDIKE USA 8:17.96
3 George BEAMISH NZL 8:21.84
4 John GAY CAN 8:22.51
5 Mason FERLIC USA 8:22.84
6 Brian BARRAZA USA 8:25.21
7 Joey BERRIATUA USA 8:25.98
8 Zak SEDDON GBR 8:27.07
9 Jamaine COLEMAN GBR 8:33.48
10 Nathan MYLENEK USA 8:33.64
11 César Daniel GOMEZ PONCE MEX 8:34.37
12 Cole DINSDALE CAN 8:36.20
13 Ben GARNER USA 8:38.50
14 Arturo Israel REYNA MEX 8:41.22
15 Gerardo VILLARREAL MEX 8:42.19
16 Michael JORDAN USA 8:43.84
17 Jackson MESTLER USA 8:44.97
18 Fudong WANG CHN 8:51.87
19 Ayrton LEDESMA MEX 8:54.28
Aidan TOOKER USA DNF
Men’s Pole Vault
Final
1 Armand DUPLANTIS SWE 5.91
2 Sam KENDRICKS USA 5.91
3 Christopher NILSEN USA 5.71
4 Sondre GUTTORMSEN NOR 5.71
5 KC LIGHTFOOT USA 5.71
5 Jacob WOOTEN USA 5.71
7 Ethan CORMONT FRA 5.61
8 Renaud LAVILLENIE FRA 5.46
9 Clayton FRITSCH USA 5.46
Anthony AMMIRATI FRA NH
Men’s Shot Put
Final
1 Ryan CROUSER USA 23.56 WR
2 Tom WALSH NZL 22.12
3 Payton OTTERDAHL USA 21.99
4 Uziel MUÑOZ MEX 21.88
5 Chukwuebuka Cornnell ENEKWECHI NGR 21.69
6 Adrian PIPERI USA 21.49
7 Josh AWOTUNDE USA 20.91
8 Darrell HILL USA 19.56
Men’s Hammer Throw
Final
1 Wojciech NOWICKI POL 77.18
2 Rudy WINKLER USA 77.17
3 Ethan KATZBERG CAN 75.28
4 Denzel COMENENTIA NED 74.40
5 Eivind HENRIKSEN NOR 74.12
6 Sean DONNELLY USA 73.83
7 Alex YOUNG USA 71.63
8 Morgan SHIGO USA 70.49
Men’s Javelin Throw
Final
1 Anderson PETERS GRN 83.16
2 Curtis THOMPSON USA 75.27
3 Capers WILLIAMSON USA 75.02
4 Ethan SHALAWAY USA 72.88
5 Michael SHUEY USA 70.54
6 Donavon BANKS USA 68.68
Women’s 100m
Final Wind: +0.2
1 Morolake AKINOSUN USA 10.97
2 Melissa JEFFERSON USA 11.07
3 Alana REID JAM 11.08
4 Celera BARNES USA 11.11
5 Shashalee FORBES JAM 11.13
6 Mikiah BRISCO USA 11.18
Marie-Josée TA LOU CIV DNS
Sha’Carri RICHARDSON USA DNS
Women’s 100m
Heat 1 Wind: -0.8
1 Sha’Carri RICHARDSON USA 10.90
2 Morolake AKINOSUN USA 11.12
3 Alana REID JAM 11.12
4 Celera BARNES USA 11.13
5 Melissa JEFFERSON USA 11.16
6 Gabrielle THOMAS USA 11.23
7 Javianne OLIVER USA 11.29
8 English GARDNER USA 11.34
Women’s 100m
Heat 2 Wind: +1.3
1 Marie-Josée TA LOU CIV 10.88
2 Aleia HOBBS USA 10.95
3 Shashalee FORBES JAM 11.20
4 Mikiah BRISCO USA 11.21
5 Shannon RAY USA 11.25
6 Ashanti MOORE JAM 11.28
7 Kiara GRANT JAM 11.52
Briana WILLIAMS JAM DNF
Women’s 200m
Final Wind: +0.5
1 Jenna PRANDINI USA 22.34
2 Twanisha TERRY USA 22.44
3 Anavia BATTLE USA 22.57
4 Gabrielle THOMAS USA 22.85
5 Kyra JEFFERSON USA 23.02
6 Cambrea STURGIS USA 23.36
7 Kortnei JOHNSON USA 23.44
Symone MASON USA DQ
Women’s 400m
Final
1 Marileidy PAULINO DOM 48.98
2 Salwa Eid NASER BRN 50.27
3 Lynna IRBY-JACKSON USA 50.38
4 Sada WILLIAMS BAR 51.00
5 Stephenie Ann MCPHERSON JAM 51.69
6 Alexis HOLMES USA 51.74
7 Kendall ELLIS USA 51.85
8 Fiordaliza COFIL DOM 51.91
Women’s 800m
Final
1 Ajee WILSON USA 1:59.01
2 Halimah NAKAAYI UGA 1:59.35
3 Kaela EDWARDS USA 2:00.22
4 Allie WILSON USA 2:00.57
5 Samantha WATSON USA 2:00.84
6 McKenna KEEGAN USA 2:01.34
7 Susan ANENO UGA 2:01.65
8 Lindsey BUTTERWORTH CAN 2:03.09
9 Olivia BAKER USA 2:04.63
Kaylin WHITNEY USA DNF
Women’s 1500m
Final
1 Diribe WELTEJI ETH 3:57.84
2 Katie SNOWDEN GBR 4:00.04
3 Josette ANDREWS USA 4:00.77
4 Lucia STAFFORD CAN 4:02.03
5 Susan Lokayo EJORE KEN 4:02.20
6 Emma COBURN USA 4:05.35
7 Netsanet DESTA ETH 4:05.86
8 Whittni MORGAN USA 4:05.97
9 Danielle JONES USA 4:09.74
10 Taryn RAWLINGS USA 4:13.85
Anna CAMP BENNETT USA DNF
Women’s 5000m
Final
1 Emily LIPARI USA 15:08.87
2 Lauren RYAN AUS 15:11.84
3 Bethany HASZ USA 15:14.08
4 Elise CRANNY USA 15:16.72
5 Katie IZZO USA 15:19.57
6 Aisha PRAUGHT-LEER JAM 15:24.85
7 Wuga HE CHN 15:32.73
8 Julie-Anne STAEHLI CAN 15:33.39
9 Megan HASZ USA 15:33.48
10 Xiuzhen MA CHN 15:34.66
11 Hannah STEELMAN USA 15:35.14
12 Marielle HALL USA 15:35.72
13 Maddie ALM USA 15:43.93
14 Rebecca BASSETT CAN 16:08.02
15 Vanessa FRASER USA 16:26.20
Shuangshuang XU CHN DNF
Courtney FRERICHS USA DNF
Karissa SCHWEIZER USA DNF
Anna CONNOR USA DNF
Women’s 100mH
Final Wind: -0.2
1 Jasmine CAMACHO-QUINN PUR 12.31
2 Kendra HARRISON USA 12.35
3 Tia JONES USA 12.50
4 Alaysha JOHNSON USA 12.52
5 Tonea MARSHALL USA 12.55
6 Danielle WILLIAMS JAM 12.59
7 Nia ALI USA 12.65
8 Tobi AMUSAN NGR 12.69
Women’s 3000mSC
Final
1 Madie BOREMAN USA 9:22.99
2 Alicja KONIECZEK POL 9:25.51
3 Parul CHAUDHARY IND 9:29.51
4 Gabrielle JENNINGS USA 9:32.77
5 Marisa HOWARD USA 9:39.50
6 Logan JOLLY USA 9:41.57
7 Alycia BUTTERWORTH CAN 9:42.62
8 Adva COHEN ISR 9:43.84
9 Annie RODENFELS USA 9:46.57
10 Alondra NEGRON PUR 9:53.16
11 Brielle ERBACHER AUS 10:00.95
12 Emma GEE USA 10:05.57
13 Katie RAINSBERGER USA 10:18.70
Women’s Pole Vault
Final
1 Sandi MORRIS USA 4.61
2 Alysha NEWMAN CAN 4.61
3 Rachel BAXTER USA 4.51
4 Bridget WILLIAMS USA 4.41
5 Emily GROVE USA 4.41
Katie MOON USA NH
Gabriela LEON USA NH
Anicka NEWELL CAN NH
Women’s Shot Put
Final
1 Maggie EWEN USA 20.45
2 Chase EALEY USA 19.98
3 Danniel THOMAS-DODD JAM 19.77
4 Jiayuan SONG CHN 19.39
5 Maddison-Lee WESCHE NZL 19.18
6 Linru ZHANG CHN 18.55
7 Adelaide AQUILLA USA 17.62
Women’s Hammer Throw
Final
1 Camryn ROGERS CAN 78.62
2 Brooke ANDERSEN USA 76.06
3 DeAnna PRICE USA 75.89
4 Janee’ KASSANAVOID USA 73.23
5 Sara FANTINI ITA 71.40
6 Janeah STEWART USA 70.31
7 Alyssa WILSON USA 68.75
8 Annette Nneka ECHIKUNWOKE USA 68.12
9 Jillian WEIR CAN 65.07
Women’s Javelin Throw
Final
1 Xiaomei SUN CHN 55.67
2 Ariana INCE USA 55.58
3 Shiying LIU CHN 55.30
4 Qiaohui GE CHN 54.80
5 Maggie MALONE USA 53.97
6 Rebekah WALES USA 53.09
Author
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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