Ridgefield's Trey Knight finishes tenth in men's hammer final at world champs...
TOKYO--Ridgefield native Trey Knight (Paul Merca photo) finished tenth in the finals of the men's hammer throw in day 4 of the World Athletics Championships-Tokyo 2025 Tuesday night at the Japan National Stadium.
The recent grad of Cal State Northridge found himself in the top eight for an additional three throws after throwing his best mark of 249-8 (76.11m) in round two.
In the format for the world championships, the top ten were eligible for a fourth throw. Unfortunately Knight fouled in round four, and was eliminated for a fifth throw.
Canada's Ethan Katzberg won the event with a throw of 277-11 (84.70m) to set a new championship meet record.
Making his Canadian senior team debut on one of the world's biggest stages, Washington's Justin O'Toole (Paul Merca photo) finished ninth in his heat of the men's 800 meters
O'Toole got himself in the middle of the pack, going through the first 200 in 25.39, then held his position at 400 meters in 52.68.
He began losing contact with the pack over the next 200 meters, dropping from fourth to seventh as the gap widened, along with a chance to advance to the semifinals with a top three finish.
Justin finished with a final time of 1:48.88, well short of his personal best and Washington school record of 1:44.42, set in his last race just over three weeks ago in Germany.
"I approached the race with the right mindset, but the body didn't cooperate. That's the nature of the sport sometimes. I'll take it all with the right perspective and be grateful for what the season was and what it wasn't."
"I was in the right mode, but it's possible that I could have overdone it," he said when asked whether or not the effort to even qualify for the world championships took a toll on him after the long NCAA season, plus the series of races, including the Canadian championships, and going to European meets to hit the 1:44.50 qualifying standard.
Making his Canadian senior team debut on one of the world's biggest stages, Washington's Justin O'Toole finished ninth in his heat of the men's 800 meters
O'Toole got himself in the middle of the pack, going through the first 200 in 25.39, then held his position at 400 meters in 52.68.
He began losing contact with the pack over the next 200 meters, dropping from fourth to seventh as the gap widened, along with a chance to advance to the semifinals with a top three finish.
Justin finished with a final time of 1:48.88, well short of his personal best and Washington school record of 1:44.42, set in his last race just over three weeks ago in Germany.
"I approached the race with the right mindset, but the body didn't cooperate. That's the nature of the sport sometimes. I'll take it all with the right perspective and be grateful for what the season was and what it wasn't."
"I was in the right mode, but it's possible that I could have overdone it," he said when asked whether or not the effort to even qualify for the world championships took a toll on him after the long NCAA season, plus the series of races, including the Canadian championships, and going to European meets to hit the 1:44.50 qualifying standard.
In other finals Tuesday night, Kenya's Faith Kipyegon won the women's 1500 in 3:52.15. Cordell Tinch of the USA won the men's 110 hurdles in 12.99.
New Zealand's Hamish Kerr won a thrilling men's high jump competition with a world leading jump of 7-8.75 (2.36m).
Action the next three days will only consist of one session in the evening.
Wednesday night, the Moll sisters Hana and Amanda, along with defending world champion Katie Moon vault for the world title at 8:10 local time (4:10 am Pacific).
Fifty minutes later, Washington alum Gianna Woodruff will run for a spot in the finals of the women's 400 hurdles as she runs in the semifinals.
Former Seattle Pacific All-American Kaylee Mitchell lines up for the finals of the women's 3000 steeplechase at 9:57 pm local time (5:57 am Pacific).
In the final event of Wednesday night's session, Josh Kerr of Great Britain, who trains in Seattle as part of the Brooks Beasts, races in the finals of the men's 1500 meters.
Kerr will have to contend with the Netherlands' Niels Laros, along with former champions Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya and fellow Brit Jake Wightman.
NOTE: World Athletics contributed to this report.
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