Nikki Hiltz survived a three-way sprint finish to win a fourth successive outdoor U.S. national 1,500 meters title on Saturday. Hiltz, who uses they/them pronouns, delivered the most exciting performance of the night in the women’s metric mile, breaking the tape after a superb tactical run in four minutes and 6.92 seconds.
New York Cheers Home Hope
The championships came to New York for the first time in more than three decades this year and the city’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani was in attendance to celebrate the occasion. Queens-born-and-raised Olympic gold medallist Dalilah Muhammad did enough to win her 400m hurdles heat in 54.80, a year after she was widely expected to call time on her career.
Aaliyah Butler got out fast and was all by herself going around the final turn of the women’s 400m flat, crossing the line more than a half second faster than Alexis Holmes in 49.93 for her first national title. The 2025 indoor champion Chris Bailey won the men’s race in 44.39 with Khaleb McRae (44.41) second.
Alia Armstrong won the women’s 100m hurdles with her best performance of the season in 12.38, in the absence of Olympic champion Masai Russell, who has lit up the Diamond League circuit this season.
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