COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Taking advantage of the hot and humid conditions and a friendly tailwind, 2024 Olympic champion Gabby Thomas dazzled the crowd Saturday at the USATF Lone Star Grand Prix at Texas A&M's E.B. Cushing Stadium, clocking a world-leading 21.70. The meet was the ninth stop on the 2026 USATF Tour and was a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event.
Thomas, who took gold in the 200 and on the U.S. 4x100 and 4x400 relays at Paris, ran the eighth fastest time ever by an American woman and won by .37 over Kayla White, who snagged the runner-up spot with a season best of 22.07. Nigeria's Favour Ofili also closed quickly to take third in 22.15, .01 in front of Cambrea Sturgis.
Reigning Olympic and world champion Camryn Rogers of Canada kept her unbeaten streak in the women's hammer intact, but just barely. Rogers, the No. 2 all-time world performer who hasn't lost since June 3, 2025, fouled on her first attempt and then hit 74.43/244-2 in round two. She took the lead in round three with a throw of 79.36/260-4 and that held up to edge Rachel Richeson, who uncorked a lifetime best of 79.33/260-3 in the fourth round.
Richeson's mark improved her PB by more than a foot, and she moved to No. 3 on the all-time U.S. performer list with the seventh best throw ever by an American. Her mark was also the best ever for second place. China's Jie Zhao took third with a best of 76.25/250-2. It was one of the deepest quality competitions ever as sixth went to Olympic silver medalist Annette Echikunwoke at 74.71/245-1.
Pulling away from the field over the final four barriers in the men's 110 hurdles, Jamar Marshall smashed his lifetime best with a 13.04 that tied him for the second-fastest time by an American this year. De'Vion Wilson matched his PB of 13.24 in second, and Texas A&M grad Connor Schulman had a great homecoming with a 13.29 PB in third.
The men's 200 was won in 19.88 by Zimbabwe's Makanakaishe Charamba, a lifetime best for the former Auburn star who was seventh at the 2024 Olympics. Close behind him was Tate Taylor, who cracked 20 seconds with a 19.97 to better his own high school national record and move to No. 6 on the all-time world U20 performer list.
Ella Onojuvwevwo of Nigeria came off the final bend in the women's 400 with a stride margin over her nearest challengers and she extended that lead to the finish, crossing the line in 49.47, a PB for the former LSU star. Stacey Ann Williams of Jamaica made a late charge to take second in a season best 49.80, with Alexis Holmes the top American in third, also notching a season best of 50.42.
Three men were running in tandem over the final hurdle in the men's 400H, and Nigeria's Nathaniel Ezekiel outleaned Trevor Bassitt at the line to take the victory in 47.37, .003 ahead of Bassitt, who was awarded the same time. That performance moved Bassitt to ninth on the all-time U.S. performer list. Caleb Dean had a season best of 47.42 for third.
Making up the stagger on Shamier Little to her outside by the fifth barrier in the women's 400 hurdles, Bahrain's Kemi Adekoya increased her lead around the final turn and held on down the stretch to win in 53.71, with Zimbabwe's Ashley Miller setting a national record of 54.08 in second. Little, a former NCAA champion for Texas A&M and two-time World Championships silver medalist, garnered a season best of 54.15 for third.
2025 World Indoor champion Chris Bailey took control of the men's 400 on the backstretch and made a late push to win comfortably in a season best of 44.35. The stadium record holder, Bryce Deadmon, came through for second in 44.74, also a season best, while Elija Godwin completed a U.S. sweep of the podium spots with a 45.00 for third.
Fourth in the Olympic Games at Paris, St. Vincent's Shafiqua Maloney took over the lead just before the bell and went through 400 in a very quick 56.07. She kept up her torrid pace through the third 200 and was never seriously challenged as she won in a season best 1:57.34. Jamaica's Kelly-Ann Beckford set a PB of 1:58.46 in second, and Victoria Bossong also ran her lifetime best, claiming third in 1:58.52. McKenna Keegan was fourth in a PB of 1:58.60.
In stark contrast, a slowish early pace in the men's 800 had Jamaica's Navasky Anderson leading in 53.81. Nobody stepped up to challenge him on the second circuit and he cruised to a 1:46.33 win, with Abe Alvarado second in 1:46.75 and Sean Dolan third in 1:46.90.
World Championships bronze medalist Curtis Thompson had three legal throws in the men's javelin, and two were good enough to win. Thompson, who was third at the Rome Diamond League meet two days ago, showed no sign of jet lag as he launched an 84.88/278-6 on his first attempt. He backed that up with an 83.85/275-1 on his final try, winning by more than 20 feet over Iceland's Sindri Gudmundsson, who placed second at 78.31/256-11.
An aiding wind of 3.8 meters per second in the men's 100, well over the allowable limit for records, pushed Trayvon Bromell to a speedy 9.85 winning time. Bromell, the 2022 World Championships bronze medalist, beat 2021 Olympic 200 champ and 100 bronze medalist Andre De Grasse of Canada and reigning world champion Oblique Seville of Jamaica, who were both timed in 9.91. De Grasse got the nod for second by .003 seconds as the top eight finishers all broke 10 seconds.
Indoor American record holder Chris Nilsen, an Olympic and World Championships silver medalist, went over 5.80/19-0.25 on his second attempt to win the men's pole vault. Nilsen cleared the opening height of 5.30/17-4.5 first time, and then added first attempt makes at 5.60/18-4.5 and 5.70/18-8.25 before his winning leap. Tray Oates was second at 5.70, with Cole Walsh and Clayton Simms clearing the same height for third and fourth, respectively.
Sabrina Dockery of Jamaica closed out the action on the track with a PB of 10.92 to win the women's 100, with Canada's Audrey LeDuc and Jamaica's Jodean Williams second and third, respectively, in 10.97. Tamari Davis also broke 11 seconds with a 10.99 in fourth.
Jamaica's Romaine Beckford, a four-time NCAA indoor and outdoor champion, won the men's high jump at 2.25/7-4.5. Vernon Turner went over a season best 2.22/7-3.25 for second. Demisha Roswell and Ackera Nugent made it a 1-2 sweep for Jamaica in the women's 100 hurdles, with Roswell getting the nod in 12.53 ahead of Nugent's 12.61. Rayniah Jones grabbed third in 12.62.
Full results are here.