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The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

GRAND SLAM TRACK: MIAMI POST MEET SHOW DAY 3 — GRANT FISHER, SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN & KENNY BEDNAREK REPEAT AS SLAM CHAMPS

The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

CITIUS MAG

Running, Sports

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The final day of Grand Slam Track Miami did not disappoint. With storm clouds overhead and a packed crowd at the Ansin Sports Complex, seven athletes claimed Slam Champion titles — each earning $100,000 and etching their names in the history books of this inaugural season.

Kenny Bednarek continued his undefeated run, taking the 200m in a world-leading 19.84 and securing the Men’s Short Sprints crown. Alison dos Santos switched up his tactics and delivered a personal best 44.53 in the 400m flat — adding another Slam title to his growing resume. Reigning Olympic champ Marileidy Paulino crushed her own Dominican Republic national record with a 22.30 win in the 200m, completing a sweep of the Women’s Long Sprints group.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone once again made the 400m look easy, cruising to a 49.69 and wrapping up her second Slam title of the season. Up next? A surprising switch to the 100m hurdles in Philly.

Trey Cunningham was unstoppable, winning the 100m in a huge PB of 10.17 after a 110mH win the night before — sweeping the Men’s Short Hurdles group. Grant Fisher redeemed a tough loss Friday with a bold move in the 5000m, running away from the field in 13:40.32 to win the Men’s Long Distance title.

In the women’s 3000m, Hirut Meshesha had the best kick, but it was Agnes Ngetich who held on for third — enough to lock in the Slam Championship for Women’s Long Distance. And in the Women’s Short Distance group, Freweyni Hailu’s third-place finish in the 800m sealed the deal for her title, holding off a hard-charging Nikki Hiltz.

With big performances, breakout moments, and high-stakes drama, Miami’s finale was one for the books. Tune in as we break it all down.

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right, welcome back to Miami, Florida for day three of Grand Slam track.

0:10.0

Chris Chavez alongside Aisha Prout Lear, Eric Jenkins, and Anderson Emerald as we unpack all of the action that took place today.

0:17.0

Straight up finals, eight slam champions crown.

0:20.0

Let's talk about slamming.

0:22.6

Eric, what was your favorite part of the day?

0:25.2

Ooh, favorite part of the day.

0:29.5

I thought the 5K, I thought seeing Grant Fisher run away, like that was fun with the 5K.

0:33.9

Good to see Mary Mora have a huge redemption run after some, you know, not ideal races in these Grand Slam races.

0:43.9

So that was fun to see.

0:45.7

And then the star showed up, Sydney, of course, running really well.

0:49.7

Kenny looking fantastic.

0:51.6

So there are a lot of good races.

0:53.3

It's kind of hard for me to pick my favorite.

0:54.6

But yeah. Yeah, if you didn't want to listen to 45 more minutes of us.

0:58.4

Just recap the whole thing for us. Eric just recapped the whole day in like 20 seconds. Love it.

1:04.0

Iisha, we're done. I also has a flight to catch in like, what, 20 minutes or so?

1:08.7

Yeah. If I disappear, I disappear. All right, well, that'll be a fun bit as we watch.

1:12.7

We're on our toes.

1:13.4

All right, Aisha, your favorite part of the day?

1:14.8

My favorite part of the day was how the crowd showed up,

1:19.0

despite how it was raining all morning.

1:22.5

We weren't sure if there was going to be a delay, what was happening,

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