EUGENE, Ore. – Elise Cranny '18 swept the women's long-distance races while Stanford alums won four events at the four-day U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships which ended Sunday at Hayward Field.
Cranny's Stanford roommate Valarie Allman '17 won her fifth consecutive U.S. discus title and their Cardinal teammate Harrison Williams '18 won his first U.S. decathlon championship.
Cranny won her third U.S. 5,000-meter title on Sunday to follow up her first 10,000 victory on Thursday in 32:12.30. She won the 5,000 in 14:52.66.
Harrison Williams. Photo by Kirby Lee/Image of Sport.
For Allman, the reigning Olympic champion, her first throw of 216-11 (66.12m) was enough to win the competition. However, she put the competition out of the reach on her second throw, of 222-0 (67.66m).
In addition, Sean McGorty placed third in the men's 5,000 and 10,000, putting himself in position to make the national team for the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in August if he can earn qualifying times before then. If McGorty is unable to reach the standard in the 10,000, Stanford alum Grant Fisher would replace him. Fisher placed fourth on Thursday and already has the qualifying standard.
Five members of Stanford 2023 team competed alongside 14 Cardinal alums. The highest placer among the 2023 Cardinal was rising sophomore Alyssa Jones, who took fourth in the long jump at 22-0 ¼ (6.71m) on Sunday. She also won the U.S. under-20 title a day earlier at 22-0 ¾ (6.72m).
Rising senior Cole Sprout was eight in the 10,000 and 16th in the 5,000. Melissa Tanaka, who earned her master's this spring in civil and environmental engineering, competed in the women's 1,500 and rising sophomores Juliette Whittaker and Roisin Willis competed in the 800, though none reached their finals.
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U.S. Championships
At Hayward Field
Stanford results (with graduating classes)
Thursday
Men
10,000 final – 3, Sean McGorty '18 (Nike/Bowerman TC) 28:24.96; 4, Grant Fisher '19 (Nike/Bowerman TC) 28:25.61; 8, Cole Sprout '24 (Stanford) 28:39.54; 11, Tai Dinger '18 (Wisconsin Runner Racing Team) 29:03.00.
Decathlon (first of two days) – 1, Harrison Williams '18 (unat.) 4,465. Williams event results: 100: 10.65; LJ: 24-6 ½, 7.48; SP: 50-3 ½, 15.33; HJ – 6-6 1/4, 1.99; 400: 46.35.
Women
800 first round – 4, Roisin Willis '26 (New Balance/Stanford) 2:00.23Q (No. 2 Stanford AT); 6, Juliette Whittaker '26 (Stanford) 2:00.74Q (No. 4 Stanford AT); 9, Olivia Baker '18 (Atlanta Track Club) 2:01.13q; 25, Maddy Berkson '18 (Tracksmith/Rhode Island TC) 2:03.94; 30, Kaitlin Ryan '21 (Notre Dame) 2:07.30.
1,500 first round – 15, Melissa Tanaka M.S. '23 (Oiselle) 4:13.49; 19, Christina Aragon '20 (Nike/Bowerman TC) 4:14.63; 23, Ella Donaghu '21 (Nike Union AC) 4:15.25; 26, Julia Heymach '21 (Brooks Beasts TC) 4:19.47; 30, Maddy Berkson '18 (Tracksmith/Rhode Island TC) 4:20.99.
10,000 final – 1, Elise Cranny '18 (Nike/Bowerman TC) 32:12.30; 12, Vanessa Fraser '17 (Nike/Bowerman TC) 33:53.99.
Heptathlon (first of two days) – 8, Allie Jones '22 (USC) 3,554. Jones' event results: 100H: 13.18; HJ: 5-4 ¼, 1.63; SP: 39-4 ½, 12.00; 200: 23.54. Jones did not compete on the second day.
Friday
Men
Decathlon (final) – 1, Harrison Williams '18 (unat.) 8,630. Second-day results: 110HH – 14.22; DT – 155-1, 47.26; PV – 17-0 ¾, 5.20; JT – 193-9, 59.07; 1,500 – 4:35.30.
Women
800 semifinals – 13, Olivia Baker '18 (Atlanta Track Club) 2:03.96; 15, Juliette Whittaker '26 (Stanford) 2:11.09.
Sunday
Men
5,000 final – 3, Sean McGorty '18 (Nike/Bowerman TC) 13:25.98; 16, Cole Sprout '24 (Stanford) 13:42.43.
Women
5,000 final – 1, Elise Cranny '18 (Nike/Bowerman TC) 14:52.66.
Discus final – 1, Valarie Allman '17 (ASICS/NYAC) 222-0, 67.66.
Long jump final – 4, Alyssa Jones '26 (Stanford) 22-0 1/4, 6.71.
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U.S. Under-20 Championships
At Hayward Field
Saturday
Women
Long jump final – 1, Alyssa Jones '26 (Stanford) 22-0 ¾, 6.72.
400 first round – 20, Sage Hinton '27 (unat.) 56.27.
Sunday
200 first round – 18, Sage Hinton '27 (unat.) 24.45.