by Larry Eder
This is our column on U.S. performances in Lausanne on August 22, 2024.
US Athletes in Lausanne!
The Swiss meetings, from Lausanne to Zurich, hold a special place in the hearts of US athletes. The year 2024 was no exception, and here are the remarkable performances from our top US athletes at these prestigious events.
Erriyon Knighton took second to Letsile Tebogo, with Tebogo at 19.64 and Knighton at 19.78. Olympic bronze medalist at 100 meters, Fred Kerley, took third in 19.86. Fred told the media at Lausanne that he would only retire once he had an Olympic gold medal on his shelf. (Fred Kerley has also signed again with NIKE after a short stint with ASICS.)
Two American men in the Men’s 400m, won by Matthew Hudson-Smith (43.96). Bryce Deadmon was 4th in 44.37, and Vernon Norwood was 5h in 44.55. Both Bryce and Vernon were part of the US gold-medal-winning 4×400-meter relay team in Paris.
Bryce Hoppel, US, took 4th in 1:42.63 in the Men’s 800m, won by Emmanuel Wanyonyi, KEN, who ran MR and WL of 1:41.11!
In the Men’s 1,500m, Cole Hocker, Olympic champion, was second in 3:29.85, and Hobbs Kessler was third in 3:30.47. Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the 1,500m in 3:27.83!
The Men’s 110m hurdles had a surprise. Rasheed Broadbell, JAM, won the 110m, upsetting Olympic champion Grant Holloway, 13.10-13.14! Daniel Robert, Olympic silver medalist, took 4th in 13.26. Cordell Tinsch, who just missed out on Paris, was sixth in 13:34.
Sam Kendricks, Olympic silver medalist, took second in 5.92 meters to Mondo Duplantis, SWE, who cleared 6.15m, perhaps the highest ever in a street pole vault! Olympic team member Jacob Wooten was 9th in 5.62 meters. Olympic Trials champion Chris Nilsen, in a bit of a slump, in 5.52 meters.
In the long jump, Mitlitadis Tentoglou, GRE, kept the stat going, over 8 meters in every meet all season, and he did it in Lausanne on the last attempt, with 8.06m. Jeremiah Davis was 8th in 7.80m, and Jarrion Lawson was 9th in 7.69 meters.
Dina Asher-Smith won the 100m in a fantastic 10.87 on the women’s side. Tamari Davis, US, was second in 10.97.
In a deep women’s 800m, Mary Moraa won KEN in 1:57.91, US athletes Nia Akins, US, 10th in 2:00.0, and Allie Wilson, 11th, in 2:00.35! They both seemed a bit burnt out!
Elise Cranny was 4th in the 3,000m, won by Diribe Welteji, ETH, in 8:21.50. Elise set an AR at 3,000m in 8:25.10. Karissa Schweizer was 7th in 8:34.96.
In a tightly contested 100m hurdles, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won with 12.35. Grace Stark, US, was second in 12.38, with Alaysha Johnson, US, in sixth in 12.59.
Shamier Little had her worst 400m hurdles of the year, finishing eighth in 58.57. Femke Bol won the event in 52.25.
Chase Jackson, who had a very tough Paris Olympics, won in 20.64m. Raven Saunders, US, was fourth in 19.08m. Maggie Ewen, US, was seventh in 18.60m, and Adelaide Aquilla, US, was ninth in 17.62m.
There was a big turnout for the US in Lausanne. Let’s see the US athletes in Silesia on August 25, 2024.
Eleven days after the Olympics ended, the athletes were in Lausanne, and their next stop was Silesia!
