Sha’Carri Richardson in the prelims of the 100m dash. Richardson ran a 10.71, which is the fastest time in the world so far this year. Los Alamos Daily Post photographer/videographer Nate Limback is on scene covering the 2023 USA Track & Field National Championships (USATF) being held July 6-9 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The events have been action packed with many upsets and photo finishes. These photos shown here depict highlights from Days 1 & 2 of the competition, including the 100m dash, 400m dash, 100m hurdles, men’s discus and 400m hurdles. The action continues today with Los Alamos native, Chase Ealey, competing in the shot put. Ealey was the first American woman in history to win the shot put at 2022 World Championships. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone dominated her qualifying heat in the 400m dash with a time of 49.60. The finals are set for Saturday at 6:19 PST. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Noah Lyles and Christian Coleman cross the finish line in the finals of the 100m dash. The top 3 finishers were Cravont Charleston (9.95) Christian Coleman (9.96) and Noah Lyles (10.0). Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Sha’Carri Richardson won the 100m dash with a time of 10.82. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
TeeTee Terry ran an 11.05 in the 100m finals for a 6th place finish, which ties her season best time. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Anna Cockrell ran a 55.74 in the 400m hurdles, which qualified her for the semi-finals on Saturday. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Rai Benjamin qualified and earned the top position in the semi-finals running a 49.05 in the 400m hurdles. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Keni Harrison runs a top qualifying time of 12.50 in the 100m hurdles. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Sam Mattis won the discus event with a 65.93m throw. Turner Washington finished in 2nd with a throw of 65.60m. Brian Williams finished 3rd with a throw of 63.36. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Noah Lyles finishes the 100m semifinal qualifying with a time of 10.05. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
