U.S. ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Noah Lyles put up some historic 200 numbers in 2018. His 5-race half-lap sequence went like this: 19.83, 19.69, 19.69, 19.65, 19.67. Only one other man—some dude named Usain Bolt—has ever had 4 consecutive sub-19.70s in the same year. And even Bolt never produced 5 straight sub-19.90s in the same year (although he did have 7 straight 2009–11 and 6 straight in 2012–13) as Lyles did this year…
REIGNING NO. 1 Ramil Guliyev drops down a slot in a close battle for the runner-up spot with Jereem Richards. They split their 4 meetings 3–3, but most of the Turk’s wins came in the more important second half of the season, whereas the Jamaican notched his early…
COLLEGIATE STAR Michael Norman was only a light presence on the DL Circuit, but he lost only to Lyles all season and did pick up a pair of wins over each of Nos. 5 & 6, Alex Quiñonez and Alonso Edward… Rai Benjamin and Akeem Bloomfield, the Nos. 8 & 9 choices running in a secondary event, each had only a pair of races, but that was enough. They also each scored in their prime events, Benjamin taking No. 5 in the 400H, Bloomfield No. 10 in the 400.
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| 1. NOAH LYLES (US) (7/18/97, 5-10¾/154) (1.80/70) | |||||
| 19.83 | … | 1)Doha DL | 5/04 | ||
| 19.69 | … | 1)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ||
| 19.69 | … | 1)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ||
| 19.65 | … | 1)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ||
| 19.67 | … | 1)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ||
| 2. RAMIL GULIYEV (Turkey) (5/29/90, 6-1½/161) (1.87/73) | |||||
| 20.11 | … | 3)Doha DL | 5/04 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Richards |
| 20.57 | … | 7)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Richards; 3. Brown; 4. Jobodwana; 5. Mitchell-Blake; 6. Webb |
| 20.23 | … | 1)Turku IWC | 6/05 | ||
| 19.90 | … | 1)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ||
| 19.92 | … | 1)Stockholm DL | 6/10 | ||
| 20.09 | … | 3)Ostrava IWC | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Brown; 2. Richards |
| 20.15 | … | 1)Medit G | 6/29 | ||
| (20.50h) | |||||
| 19.99 | … | 2)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Lyles |
| 20.18 | … | 1)Andorf | 7/28 | ||
| 19.76 | … | 1)Euro Ch | 8/09 | ||
| (20.33h) | |||||
| 20.35 | … | 1)Bursa | 8/16 | ||
| 19.98 | … | 2)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Lyles |
| 20.79 | … | 4)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ▷ | 1. Edward; 2. Brown; 3. Titi |
| 20.28 | … | 2)Cont Cup | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Edward |
| 20.55 | … | 1)Antalya | 9/11 | ||
| 3. JEREEM RICHARDS (Trinidad) (1/13/94, 6-0/146) (1.83/66) | |||||
| 20.27 | … | 1)San Antonio | 3/16 | ||
| 20.12 | … | 1)Comm G | 4/12 | ||
| (20.33h, 20.41sf) | |||||
| 19.99 | … | 2)Doha DL | 5/04 | ▷ | 1. Lyles |
| 20.05 | … | 2)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Lyles |
| 20.19 | … | 3)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Guliyev; 2. Brown |
| 20.09 | … | 2)Ostrava IWC | 6/13 | ▷ | 1. Brown |
| 20.35 | … | 2)Tri Ch | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Greaux |
| (21.12h) | |||||
| 20.16 | … | 5)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev; 3. Quinonez; 4. Edward |
| 20.04 | … | 3)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev |
| (20.52Ai) | |||||
| 4. MICHAEL NORMAN (US) (12/03/97, 6-0/161) (1.83/73) | |||||
| 20.37 | … | 1)Los Angeles | 3/24 | ||
| 20.06 | … | 1)Sun Angel | 4/07 | ||
| 19.84w | … | 1)Pac-12 | 5/13 | ||
| (20.71h) | |||||
| dnc | … | )USATF | 6/24 | ||
| (20.46h, 20.35sf) | |||||
| 19.84 | … | 1)Paris DL | 6/30 | ||
| 19.88 | … | 2)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Lyles |
| 5. ALEX QUIÑÓNEZ (Ecuador) (8/11/89, 5-9¼/143) (1.76/65) | |||||
| 20.26w | … | 1)Gainesville | 4/13 | ||
| 20.14 | … | 1)Clermont | 4/28 | ||
| 20.43 | … | 1)Tallahassee | 5/04 | ||
| 19.93(A) | … | 1)SAm Games | 6/07 | ||
| (20.43Ah) | |||||
| 20.08 | … | 3)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Norman; 2. Benjamin |
| 20.08 | … | 3)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Norman |
| 20.03 | … | 3)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev |
| 20.13 | … | 3)London DL | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Bloomfield; 2. Edward |
| 20.34 | … | 5)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev; 3. Richards; 4. Brown |
| 20.36 | … | 3)Cont Cup | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Edward; 2. Guliyev |
| 6. ALONSO EDWARD (Panama) (12/08/89, 6-0/161) (1.83/73) | |||||
| 20.15 | … | 2)Clermont | 4/28 | ▷ | 1. Quinonez |
| 20.23 | … | 2)Clermont | 5/12 | ▷ | 1. Greaux |
| dq | … | –)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Norman; 2. Benjamin; 3. Quinonez; 4. Adams; 5. Hortelano; 6. Martina |
| 20.86 | … | 8)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Norman; 3. Quinonez; 4. Benjamin; 5. de Oliveira; 6. Young; 7. Wilson |
| 19.90 | … | 1)Lucerne | 7/09 | ||
| 20.15 | … | 4)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev; 3. Quinonez |
| 20.01 | … | 2)London DL | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Bloomfield |
| 20.17 | … | 2)CAC G | 8/01 | ▷ | 1. Baloyes |
| (20.40h, 19.96sf) | |||||
| 20.17 | … | 1)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ||
| 20.19 | … | 1)Cont Cup | 9/08 | ||
| 7. AARON BROWN (Canada) (5/27/92, 6-¾/174) (1.85/79) | |||||
| 20.95 | … | 1)Brisbane | 3/22 | ||
| 20.34 | … | 2)Comm G | 4/12 | ▷ | 1. Richards |
| (20.59h, 20.18sf) | |||||
| 20.18 | … | 4)Doha DL | 5/04 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Richards; 3. Guliyev |
| 20.07 | … | 3)Eugene DL | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Richards |
| 19.98 | … | 2)Oslo DL | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. Guliyev |
| 20.07 | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 6/10 | ▷ | 1. Guliyev |
| 20.05 | … | 1)Ostrava IWC | 6/13 | ||
| 20.17 | … | 1)Can Ch | 7/07 | ||
| (20.66h) | |||||
| 20.17 | … | 6)Monaco DL | 7/20 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev; 3. Quinonez; 4. Edward; 5. Richards |
| 20.20 | … | 2)NACAC Ch | 8/12 | ▷ | 1. Greaux |
| (20.58h) | |||||
| 20.14 | … | 4)Zürich DL | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Guliyev; 3. Richards |
| 20.23 | … | 2)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ▷ | 1. Edward |
| 8. RAI BENJAMIN (Antigua) (7/27/97, 6-3¼/170) (1.91/77) | |||||
| 19.99 | … | 2)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Norman |
| 20.16 | … | 4)Lausanne DL | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Lyles; 2. Norman; 3. Quinonez |
| (20.97i, 20.55i 20.56i, 20.34i) | |||||
| 9. AKEEM BLOOMFIELD (Jamaica) (11/10/97, 6-2/170) (1.88/77) | |||||
| 20.00 | … | 2)Lucerne | 7/09 | ▷ | 1. Edward |
| 19.81 | … | 1)London DL | 7/22 | ||
| 10. KYLE GREAUX (Trinidad) (4/26/88, 6-2¾/176) (1.90/80) | |||||
| 20.90 | … | 1)Port of Spain | 1/20 | ||
| 20.40w | … | 1)Port of Spain | 2/18 | ||
| 20.63 | … | 6)Comm G | 4/12 | ▷ | 1. Richards; 2. Brown; 3. Reid; 4. Munyai; 5. Siame |
| (20.67h, 20.66sf) | |||||
| 20.22 | … | 3)Clermont | 4/28 | ▷ | 1. Quinonez; 2. Edward |
| 20.08 | … | 1)Clermont | 5/12 | ||
| 20.45 | … | 1)Cayman Inv | 6/02 | ||
| 20.31 | … | 1)Tri Ch | 6/24 | ||
| (21.17h) | |||||
| 20.43 | … | 1)Leonora | 6/30 | ||
| 20.31 | … | 2)Barcelona | 7/11 | ▷ | 1. Hortelano |
| 20.28 | … | 1)Heusden-Zolder | 7/21 | ||
| 20.26 | … | 3)CAC G | 8/01 | ▷ | 1. Baloyes; 2. Edward |
| (20.34h, 19.97sf) | |||||
| 20.11 | … | 1)NACAC Ch | 8/12 | ||
| (20.74h) | |||||
| 20.79 | … | 1)Gothenburg | 8/18 | ||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Noah Lyles (adidas) | 6. | Jaron Flournoy (LSU) | |
| 1)Eugene DL, 1)Lausanne DL, 1)Monaco DL | 1)LSU, 5)SEC, 4)NCAA | |||
| 2. | *Michael Norman (USC) | 7. | Rodney Rowe (North Carolina A&T) | |
| 1)Pac-12, 1)Paris DL, 1)Lausanne DL | 1)Florida Relays, 1)MEAC, 5)NCAA | |||
| 3. | Isiah Young (Nike) | 8. | Mustaqeem Williams (Tennessee) | |
| 1)Montverde, 6)Lausanne DL | 4)Florida Relays, 2)SEC, 6)NCAA | |||
| 4. | Ameer Webb (Nike) | 9. | Dedric Dukes (Nike) | |
| 6)Eugene DL, 4)Stockholm DL, 1)USATF | 2)Texas Relays, 3)Osaka IWC, dnf-sf)USATF | |||
| 5. | Kendal Williams (Georgia) | 10. | Fred Kerley (Nike) | |
| 2)Mt. SAC Relays, 1)SEC, 3)NCAA | 1)Mt. SAC Relays, 3)Hengelo IWC, 7)Zagreb IWC | |||
