TOKYO - Former Stanford student-athletes Valerie Allman '17 and Mackenzie Little '19 both reached the medal stand at the 2025 World Athletic Championships, highlighting a contingent of nine Cardinal competing in the event, which concluded early Monday morning.
Allman, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, recorded a throw of 68.49 meters to capture her first World Championships gold medal, previously earning silver in Budapest in 2023 and bronze in Eugene in 2022.
Little, a native of Australia, earned her second career World medal with a bronze-winning effort of 63.58 meters. It marked her second consecutive appearance on the World podium, following a bronze at the 2023 meet.
Stanford had two representatives in the men's 5000m final, as Ky Robinson finished fourth with an Aussie meet record of 12:59.61, followed by Grant Fisher's eighth-place run of 13:00.79. Fisher also took eighth in the 10,000m final, clocking a season-best time of 28:57.85.
Harrison Williams scored 7746 points to finish seventh in the decathlon, earning a decathlon-best 5.20-meter pole vault, along with a runner-up performance in the 400-meter with a time of 46.88 and a season-best 4:22.72 in the 1500 meters to finish fourth.
Distance runners Jessica Tonn McClain and Elise Cranny rounded out the event finalists for Stanford. McClain crossed the line eighth in the marathon with a season-best 2:29.20, while Cranny finished 12th in the 10,000-meter final with a 31:40.07 race time. Cranny also recorded a season-best in the 5000 meters, turning in a 15:00.23 to finished 18th overall.
Udodi Onwuzurike finished 15th overall in the 200 meters, qualifying for the event semifinals with a 20.27 prelim effort before posting a 20.26 in his second run. Roisin Willis rounded out the Cardinal competitors with a 2:00.24 run to finish 23rd overall in the 800 meter heats.
2025 World Athletics Championships
September 13-21, 2025
Tokyo, Japan
Women’s Results
800m Heats - 23. Roisin Willis (USA), 2:00.24
5,000m Heats - 18. Elise Cranny (USA), 15:00.23
10,000m Final - 12. Elise Cranny (USA), 31:40.07
Discus Final - 1. Valerie Allman (USA), 68.49m / Qualifying - 3. Allman, 66.07m
Javelin Final - 3. Mackenzie Little (AUS), 63.58m / Qualifying - 2. Little, 65.54m
Marathon Final - 8. Jessica Tonn McClain (USA0, 2:29.20
Men’s Results
200m Semifinal - 15. Udodi Onwuzurike (NGR), 20:26 / Heats - 15. Onwuzurike, 20.27
5000m Final - 4. Ky Robinson (AUS), 12:59.61; 8. Grant Fisher (USA), 13:00.79 / Heats - 5. Robinson, 13:13.60; 24. Fisher, 13:41.83
Decathlon - 7. Harrison Williams (USA), 8269 points
100 meters - 4. 10.79 / Long Jump - 22. 6.88m / Shot Put - 9. 14.87m / High Jump - 18. 1.90m / 400 meters - 2. 46.88 / 110 Meter Hurdles - 12. 14.56m / Discus Throw - 8. 45.61 / Pole Vault - 14. 4.60m / Javelin - 12. 55.44m / 1500 meters - 4. 4:22.72