2025 World Championships – Day 3 Evening Session

Men’s Long Jump Qualifying

Isaac Grimes (Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley, CA/Florida State), the 2025 US Champion, was the only American qualifier. Jeremiah Davis (Lehigh, Lehigh Acres, FL/Florida State) and Will Williams (Bloom Township, Chicago Heights, IL/Texas A&M) did not advance, finishing 23rd and 29th, respectively.

Men’s 1500 Meter Semifinals

Jonah Koech (St. Patrick’s, Eldoret, Kenya/Texas Tech) was the only American to advance. Ethan Strand (Vestavia Hills, AL/North Carolina) finished 8th in his section and did not advance. Cole Hocker (Cathedral, Indianapolis, IN/Oregon) originally did qualify, but was later disqualified for interference.

Men’s 110m Hurdles Round 1

Grant Holloway (Grassfield, Chesapeake, VA/Florida) advanced to the semis, but not easily. He finished 4th, the last automatic qualifying spot, with a 13.27 — 8th fastest overall. The three-time defending champion and 2024 Olympic champion didn’t look entirely comfortable.

Ja’Kobe Tharp (Rockvale, TN/Auburn), the surprise 2025 US champion, also advanced in 13.28, alongside Dylan Beard (Archbishop Spaulding, Severn, MD/Howard), who ran the same time. Cordell Tinch (Bay Port, Suamico, WI/Pittsburg State) qualified as well in 13.31. Tharp is the 2023 World U20 and 2025 NCAA champion.

Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles Round 1

All the Americans advanced: Rai Benjamin (Mt. Vernon, NY/USC), Chris Robinson (Rickards, Tallahassee, FL/Alabama), and Caleb Dean (DeMatha Catholic, Hyattsville, MD/Texas Tech). Benjamin is the defending Olympic Champion and 2015 NSAF NBNO 400m hurdles champ. Robinson won the 2023 NCAA title, and Dean followed a year later, running 47.23 — the second fastest in collegiate history behind Benjamin.

Men’s Pole Vault Final

Mondo Duplantis (Lafayette, LA/LSU) once again won a world title and broke the world record at 6.20m (20-08). Perfect through to the record height, he missed twice before clearing it. He has now won every global championship since 2019, when he finished 2nd in Doha. He collected $70,000 for the win and $100,000 for the record.

Sam Kendricks (Oxford, MS/Mississippi) was in the medal hunt but a miss at 5.90 kept him off the podium. Kurtis Marschall (Australia) earned bronze with the same best of 5.95.

Women’s Hammer Throw Final

Canada’s Camryn Rogers (Cal Berkeley alum) defended her title with a world-leading throw of 80.51m. DeAnna Price (Buchanan, Troy, MO/Southern Illinois), the 2019 world champion and 2023 bronze medalist, placed 5th.

Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final

In a stunning upset, New Zealand’s Geordie Beamish outkicked two-time defending champion Soufiane El Bakkali (Morocco). Daniel Michalski (Xenia, OH/Cedarville) was the only American finalist, finishing 9th in 8:37.12.

It was just the third non-African win in World Championships steeple history (previously 1983 and 1987). Beamish, a former NCAA Indoor Mile champion at Northern Arizona and the 2024 World Indoor 1500m champion, delivered New Zealand’s first-ever track gold. The nation’s only prior World Championship medals were in the throws, courtesy of Valerie Adams, Tom Walsh, and Beatrice Faumuina.

Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles Final

Another shocker unfolded as Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji stunned the field from lane 3, winning in a national record 12.24. It was Switzerland’s first-ever World Championship gold. The nation’s previous best had been four bronzes — two by Ditaji’s sister Mujinga Kambundji (200m, 2019 & 2022) and two by shot putter Werner Günthör (1993 & 1995).

World record holder Tobi Amusan (Nigeria/UTEP) took silver, while Grace Stark (Lakeland, White Lake, MI/Florida) earned bronze — her first global medal. Stark previously won the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.