Gabby Thomas, Kenny Bednarek Among Winners at 2025 Grand Slam Track Kingston

Gabby Thomas won the Long Sprints group and Kenny Bednarek swept the Short Sprints group to highlight Grand Slam Track's three-day debut event, which continued from Kingston, Jamaica on Saturday with eight events.

Grand Slam Track is a new professional track and field league launched by former American sprinter Michael Johnson, a four-time Olympic gold medalist.

One can follow this link via the Grand Slam Track website for an explanation of how it works, but essentially, the season is split into four slams (meets) in 2025 in Kingston, Miami, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.

Competitors are split into six race groups for women and men: short sprints, short hurdles, short distance, long sprints, long hurdles and long distance.

Each group consists of two events apiece. For example, long sprints consists of 200m and 400m.

Athletes receive points for their performances in each event, ranging from 12 points to the winner to one point to the eighth-place finisher.

Points are then totaled, and the top eight receive money, ranging from the group winner ($100,000) to eighth ($10,000).

And with that, here's a look at how the eight events Saturday went down (top three finishers), alongside confirmed group winners.

Men's 110-Meter Hurdles (Short Hurdles)

1. Dylan Beard (United States): 13.29
2. Sasha Zhoya (France): 13.34
3. Freddie Crittenden (United States): 13.35

Men's 200-Meter (Long Sprints)

1. Matthew Hudson-Smith (United Kingdom): 20.77
2. Jereem Richards (Trinidad and Tobago): 20.81
3. Deandre Watkin (Jamaica): 20.91

Women's 1500-Meter (Short Distance)

1. Diribe Welteji (Ethiopia): 4:04.51
2. Susan Lokayo Ejore (Kenya): 4:05.10
3. Nikki Hiltz (United States): 4:05.39

Women's 100-Meter Hurdles (Short Hurdles)

1. Tia Jones (United States): 12.63
2. Danielle Williams (Jamaica): 12.70
3. Jasmie Casmacho-Quinn (Puerto Rico): 12.70

Women's 100-Meter (Short Sprints)

1. Melissa Jefferson (United States): 11.11
2. Jenna Prandini (United States): 11.23
3. Jacious Spears (United States): 11.25

Men's 1500-Meter (Short Distance)

1. Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya): 3:35.18
2. Yared Nuguse (United States): 3:35.36
3. Cole Hocker (United States): 3:35.52

Men's 200-Meter (Short Sprints)

1. Kenny Bednarek (United States): 20.07
2. Zharnel Hughes (United Kingdom): 20.37
3. Fred Kerley (United States): 20.39

Women's 400-Meter (Long Sprints)

1. Salwa Eid Naser (Ethiopia): 48.67
2. Gabby Thomas (United States): 49.14
3. Marileidy Paulino (Dominican Republic): 49.35

Group Winners

Women's Long Sprints: Gabby Thomas (United States)

Women's Short Distance: Diribe Welteji (Ethiopia)

Men's Short Sprints: Kenny Bednarek (United States)

Long Sprints: Matthew Hudson-Smith (United Kingdom)

After taking first in the 200m on Friday, Thomas finished second in the 400m on Saturday, and that was good enough for 20 points to win her group and get $100,000.

Bednarek earned the clean sweep in his group with wins in the 100m and 200m.

Hudson-Smith enjoyed a great two days, finishing second in the 400m before winning the 200m.

Last but not least, Welteji took home the 1500m after finishing second in the 800m the day before. This was a closely contested group, and Welteji needed the win, as runner-up Nikki Hiltz finished first in the 800m and then third in the 1500m for 18 total points.

The third and final day of the competition will occur on Sunday.