WASHINGTON
\nReigning world shot put champions Ryan Crouser and Chase Ealey of the United States captured Drake Relays titles Saturday as two classic American meets produced solid efforts despite bad weather.
\nThe 113th Drake event at Des Moines, Iowa, and the 127th Penn Relays in Philadelphia both saw athletes hampered by cool, rainy conditions.
\nCrouser, who captured Olympic gold at Rio and Tokyo, won the men\u2019s crown with a meet record of 22.38 meters, besting compatriot and 2015 world youth champion Tripp Piperi by 0.89m.
\n\u201cIt felt wet,\u201d Crouser said. \u201cIt was a cold and rainy one today but it was good. I threw really well today considering the conditions.\u201d
\nThe ring was nearly swamped by the showers.
\n\u201cThis is one of the wettest meets I\u2019ve ever done,\u201d Crouser said. \u201cThe ring behind me is about a 20-foot puddle right now. That\u2019s about as wet a meet as you will ever see.
\n\u201cThe guys were joking I should have brought my fishing rod with me, I might have caught something out there.\u201d
\nEaley took the women\u2019s title with a top effort of 19.12, this year\u2019s best by an American and fifth in the world overall for 2023.
\nTia Jones ran the second-fastest time in the world this year to win the women\u2019s 100 hurdles in 12.44 seconds, defeating runner-up Tonea Marshall by .17 of a second with Nia Ali third in 12.67 on an all-US podium.
\nJones\u2019s time trails only the 12.36 run of American Masai Russell earlier this month while Marshall shaved .01 off her season best.
\nAmerican Paul Ryan won the Drake 1,500 men\u2019s crown in 3:40.23, edging Britain\u2019s Charlie Grice by .44 of a second.
\nAt the Penn Relays, NFL Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Devon Allen won the 110 hurdles in 13.46 seconds, the 28-year-old American edging Brazil\u2019s Rafael Pereira at the tape by 0.002 of a second.
\nAllen, fourth at the Tokyo Olympics in the 110 hurdles, spent last year on the practice squad for the Eagles, who lost to Kansas City in the Super Bowl this past February.
\nHometown hero Ajee Wilson, the reigning world indoor 800m champion and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, won the women\u2019s 600 in 1:24.45, edging Jamaica\u2019s Natoya Goule by .51 of a second.
\n\u201cSo many people in the stands have seen me grow up,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cIt\u2019s super special.\u201d
\nThe race produced the four best times in the world this year at the lesser-contested distance.
\nAmerican Josette Andrews won the women\u2019s 1,500 meters in 4:04.88, the third-fastest time in the world this year.
\nAndrews defeated Italian runner-up Sintayehu Vissa by 2.39 seconds.
\nAustralian Jessica Hull ran this year\u2019s best time of 4:04.19 four weeks ago at Brisbane.
\nAmerican Kameron Jones won the men\u2019s 600 in 1:16.04, a personal best, after his training partner, Jamaica\u2019s Rajay Hamilton, fell and did not finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON Reigning world shot put champions Ryan Crouser and Chase Ealey of the United States captured Drake Relays titles Saturday as two classic American meets produced solid efforts despite bad weather. The 113th Drake event at Des Moines, Iowa, and the 127th Penn Relays in Philadelphia both saw athletes hampered by cool, rainy conditions. Crouser, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-328597","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n