GRAND SLAM TRACK: MIAMI POST MEET SHOW — MASAI RUSSELL BREAKS AMERICAN RECORD + JOSH KERR GETS REDEMPTION

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🗓️ 3 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The second Grand Slam Track meet of 2025 kicked off in spectacular fashion under the lights in Miramar, Florida—and right out of the gate, history was made.

Masai Russell stole the show, blazing to a 12.17 in the 100m hurdles to break the American record and move to #2 on the all-time list. She edged fellow American Tia Jones by just two-hundredths, with Jones jumping to #3 all-time in the process. That head-to-head thriller was just one of many standout performances on a night packed with fireworks: two national records, two world leads, and a wave of personal bests.

In the men’s 200m, Jereem Richards dipped back under 20 seconds for the first time in two years, clocking 19.86 to edge Alexander Ogando in a photo finish. Ogando’s runner-up finish came with a silver lining—a new Dominican national record. Marileidy Paulino kept the momentum going with a hard-fought win over Salwa Eid Naser in the women’s 400m, stopping the clock at a season-best 49.21.

Alison dos Santos continued his unbeaten streak in the men’s 400m hurdles with a dominant 47.97, while American sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden scorched the track with a wind-aided 10.75 in the women’s 100m.

Distance fans weren’t left out either. World champion Josh Kerr made a statement in the 1500m, outkicking Olympic medalists Yared Nuguse and Cole Hocker in a confident, emotional win in 3:34.51. Ireland’s Andrew Coscoran shocked the field in the men’s 3000m, upsetting defending champ Grant Fisher. And Agnes Ngetich, fresh off her 10K world record, was untouchable in the 5000m, running a world-leading 14:25.80.

From wire-to-wire battles to all-time performances, Night 1 in Miramar delivered—and set the stage for a weekend of unforgettable action.

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0:00.0	What's up, YouTube, and welcome to Miami. Chris Chavez here with Anderson Emerald, Aisha Pratlier, and Eric Jenkins.
0:08.0	And we are done with day one of Grand Slam Track here at the Anson Sports Complex.
0:14.0	And it was absolutely electric from start to finish. We get to open up with an American record. And then from there, just thrilling
0:23.2	race after race. Let's go around. I guess, Anderson, what was your favorite part of the day?
0:28.2	Oh, my God. I mean, we opened with an American record. But I will say, I feel like coming off
0:32.0	of Kingston, I felt the energy here. Even though the stadium is like smaller, I felt like this energy was on point.
0:39.4	Like Miramar really showed up for the day one of slam.
0:42.5	Ayesha?
0:43.2	The athletes are still so happy.
0:46.0	Highlight of the day.
0:46.8	Like everyone comes through.
0:48.0	Eric and I got to be in the creator zone today, which is a new place for us.
0:51.9	We need to hear about that in a little bit.
0:53.5	We will hear about that. But all the athletes coming through are just so happy to be here,
0:57.2	and that's what we love to see. It did, like, to piggyback off what Anderson was saying,
1:01.7	like, it just felt a bit more dialed in this meet than Kingston. Obviously, that helps
1:08.3	when all the performances across the board were just spectacular
1:11.7	it felt like everyone was um just performing a lot better but like the energy was was was really good
1:19.0	uh felt like a like just more of a fun fun meet yeah i mean that's what happens it's like the first
1:24.8	one you just got to get it in the books you take a lot of lessons from it and then you dial in on the areas that were for improvement. And I think that they've done that so far. The concept works. Everyone's buying into it. Everyone is learning in the process as well. We're fans are learning how the scoring system works. Athletes are learning just the importance of certain races and elements of how to attack each one of the days.
1:46.8	So, yeah, I mean, Grand Slam track, the product is getting better each time out.
1:51.6	And so, yeah, first off, I guess, let's address the fact you guys had to take over doing race breakdowns.
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