Live on NBC. Its the women's 400 hurdles
and while there is a full field of very
talented women making up this final. There's one that stands
out should just happens to be an Olympic gold medalist will
get to her in a
moment. But first up, this is Shannon meisberger.
She's coming up for a senior season at Arizona finished eighth
in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2022. NCAA championships
likes is Shamir little in Lane eight. Twice. She's been
the u.s. hurdles Champion.
She got a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships, but
fourth last year, at the Olympic trials will not
approve, the issue inside of her. This is Anna, Cockerel one
of the more exciting athletes in this event, you just made
a coaching change and is now working with Darla Muhammad.
I expect great things from her in the future.
I do you have made
such a strong point and a valid point about these NCAA Champions
who are doing well at the senior level. Here's another
example and I don't think three people are beating her
the NCAA. From Arkansas. She's run 53:7. I think if you run 53,
you make the team agreed, Sydney, McLaughlin someone, at
everybody in, the stands came to
see today with that little owl. She is just the class of
the field world record holder.
Like I said, fans excited to see what she's going to do today.
Kentucky's, my side Russell will occupy Lane for
she just coming off her senior season when she finished third
in the 100 hurdles and forth in the 400-meter hurdles at
the ncaa's. Actually, Spencer will never forget that Olympic
bronze, run in 2016. When she came from way back, she
suffered an Achilles injury this year. So she's really
fighting her way back.
But she's in another final,
I brought the feeling Lane to Lauren Hoffman, who just
graduated from duke second at the acc's. Last year.
She'll be on. Inside. Now I haven't heard any of you guys
say it, but I'm going to say it. We're going to talk about
time.
We're gonna talk about time, the world record is 51-46.
Yes,
Sydney McLaughlin opened her season and 51 6. So just about
50 and hundreds off. It's not out of the realm of
possibilities
at Sydney, McLaughlin breaks the world record here. And one
of the best hurdlers in the world is as any track and field
fan. I spent cabal of the Netherlands. She's run a really
good time this year
but it's a And slower than what Sydney open with.
Think about that.
You open your season,
almost where you close your season. Is almost like she was,
like, I think I didn't take an off season. I just kept it
rolling. That's so hard to do auto. And we just saw sort of
the Swan Song by Allyson Felix.
The next greatest Prodigy that America has produced on
the women's side. I think is on your screen now. But she's kept
it, going went to University of Kentucky and had a great
one, one-and-done season there
and then she's just Blossom world record holder.
The champion and she's starting to pull away from the rest of
the world. She fainted Bobby, Kersey, Alison's clothes. So
it's right.
Perfect transition for her as well.
I expect something special gift.
Sydney McLaughlin in line 5 center of the track Center of
your screen. I feel like we're gonna know early as she's going
after the man. She has gone through this first hundred with
ease but already making up the Stagger
on Britain. Wilson the NC double a champion to her outside.
She just looks perfect in the first part of this race and
it's whether or not she wants to go that fast today. She can
win this race. We know easily handling, but will she really
Herself to run it at 51 range and get close to the record
Lee. It's certainly looking like something special to me
that's gonna come off just turn with quite a lead. I don't know
that she's really pressing it but look keep your eye on
the clock. 51-46
is the world record. It might be deceiving, she has left.
Everybody else behind shamela knows trying hot on the outside
there, watch the table. 51:46 is the world record Cindy,
McLaughlin is she close
51 40?
What did I tell you?
Yes, she is that good God. She is that good. Ladies and
gentlemen, not a little Muhammad in the building. And
yet,
Sydney McLaughlin comes out here A whole home runs
the world record.
The thing about the great is that they make it look easy.
When she's at her. Easiest and most comfortable that is, when
you run your fastest, and with no doubt, Lilah in this race,
she could focus on herself
everything that she's been doing for the last couple seasons
have been just preparing her
Emotionally and physically run these kinds of times.
What we're witnessing is, absolute greatness to step on
this, check by yourself and run 51 for incredible. So, here's
what you need to know about the young lady on your screen,
her coach Bobby Kersey has said that now that she is starting
to dominate this event and she starting to run times, we have
never seen before. Once she has done
getting that world title which we assume she will get this
year, because she's so dominant, she's gonna go try
for the 400 meters. World record and nobody's gonna raise
their hands and say they don't think that's possible for this
young woman.
So let's watch the new world record
as it unfolds here in Hayward Field.
This is her down the backstretch. She had caught
Britain Wilson so fast that we knew she was on a great Pace
but I don't mention she just looked so relaxed. Right here
was almost hard to believe that she was on world record Pace.
But like I said, this is what the greats are able to do.
They're able to make it look easy. When they're doing
something that No one else has ever done before. New world
record right here on Hayward Field, and we'll see her back
in three weeks. How dominant is sheet for. Last three finals.
The Olympic trials, last year at the Olympic final and now,
the national championship final have all been World Records,
think about what we've been spoiled to the last few years
with little and Muhammad breaking her own world record
and now Sydney
has done it in successive occasions,
Britain Wilson, congratulations. You've made
the team and what a run by Shamil little to. Finish and
also make the team hey Lois. You're going to get to do it
again. You're going to until
you're going to interview
a world record holder.
One more time. It never gets old Sidney. You come on to
the track. We had no idea. We had a potential expectation. What
were you thinking about? As you got in the blocks,
just doing what my coach told me getting out running the full
race and getting all the glory to God off the last hurdle,
were you aware of the time where you gunning for that
world record?
I was just gonna finish the race.
We knew anything is possible.
I'm really grateful for it.
When you come back here for the worlds, in three weeks with
Our teammates here, Britain and Shamir.
What's the what's the next goal for you? What's the next step?
What do you expect you from yourself? We're going to
represent the USA. Well, we're going to try to go through on
the podium
and bring home those medals.
Alrighty, Britain off the NCAA Shamir, little your back
ladies. Congratulations. See you back here in three weeks.