by Larry Eder
The results for the LA Grand Prix show that a meet, even in its first year, with much promise. The WR in the shotput, and numerous world leaders, with a good crowd (only 3 weeks of promotions), and strong TV, show a meet that should succeed as we build to the 2028 LA Olympics.
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
