Overview
- After winning his 100m heat in 10.05 seconds, Noah Lyles withdrew from the semifinals to preserve energy for his specialty 200m.
- Sha’Carri Richardson advanced with an 11.07-second run in her 100m heat and said her bye relieved qualification pressure.
- Both athletes hold automatic World Championships berths for Tokyo, allowing them to use the US trials as competitive tune-ups.
- Kenny Bednarek’s 9.95-second heat was the only sub-10 performance in the men’s 100m, underscoring the depth of US sprinting.
- Lyles is using early rounds at Hayward Field to rebuild fitness and sharpen race readiness after an ankle setback.