2025 Kingston Slam


The 2025 Kingston Slam was an outdoor track and field meeting held from 4–6 April 2025 in The National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica. It was the inaugural meet of the 2025 Grand Slam Track season, the debut season of Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track league.
The city was confirmed as the first Grand Slam Track leg on 11 November 2024. It was the second of four cities to be announced, after the Los Angeles Slam was announced as part of the league's launch. A full field of 96 athletes from 20 countries to compete at the meet was announced on 13 March, though ten scratches and replacements were announced on 31 March.
The meeting offered US$100,000 of prize money for the winners of each of six men's and six women's event groups, in addition to appearance fees and league salaries. The meet was billed by the media as a test of the Grand Slam Track series' viability and the broader popularity of track and field in North America.
Some signed racers, including Devon Allen and Luis Grijalva, missed the Kingston Slam due to injuries. Additional challengers stepped in as replacements.

Slam winners

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Men's results

Short sprints

The 100 metres race was held on 4 April, starting at 20:21.
The 200 metres race was held on 5 April, starting at 20:07.
PlaceAthleteNationPointsPrize
Kenny Bednarek 24$100,000.00
Zharnel Hughes 14$50,000.00
Oblique Seville 12$30,000.00
4Fred Kerley 8$25,000.00
5Ackeem Blake 7$20,000.00
6Courtney Lindsey 7$15,000.00
7Joseph Fahnbulleh 6$12,500.00
8Terrence Jones 4$10,000.00

Short hurdles

The 110mH race was held on 5 April, starting at 18:42.
The 100 metres race was held on 6 April, starting at 16:29.
PlaceAthleteNationPointsPrize
Sasha Zhoya 20$100,000.00
Dylan Beard 18$50,000.00
Cordell Tinch 12$30,000.00
4Daniel Roberts 9$25,000.00
5Freddie Crittenden 7$20,000.00
6Eric Edwards 7$15,000.00
7Omar McLeod 6$12,500.00
8Orlando Bennett 3$10,000.00

Long sprints

The 200 metres race was held on 5 April, starting at 18:56.
The 400 metres race was held on 4 April, starting at 18:54.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Christopher Bailey 44.3412CR,
2Matthew Hudson-Smith 44.658
3Vernon Norwood 44.706
4Busang Kebinatshipi 45.155
5Muzala Samukonga 45.274
6Jereem Richards 45.353
7Deandre Watkin 45.452
Zandrion Barnes

PlaceAthleteNationPointsPrize
Matthew Hudson-Smith 20$100,000.00
Christopher Bailey 16$50,000.00
Vernon Norwood 11$30,000.00
4Jereem Richards 11$25,000.00
5Busang Kebinatshipi 8$20,000.00
6Deandre Watkin 8$15,000.00
7Muzala Samukonga 6$12,500.00
8Zandrion Barnes 1$10,000.00

Long hurdles

The 400mH race was held on 4 April, starting at 19:34.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Alison dos Santos 47.6112CR,
2Roshawn Clarke 48.208
3Caleb Dean 48.586
4Malik James-King 48.695
5CJ Allen 48.714
6Chris Robinson 49.213
7Assinie Wilson 53.242
Clement Ducos

The 400 metres race was held on 6 April, starting at 15:54.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Alison dos Santos 45.5212
2Chris Robinson 45.548
3Caleb Dean 45.686
4Roshawn Clarke 45.735
5Malik James-King 46.574
6Assinie Wilson 46.703
7CJ Allen 46.952
Clement Ducos

PlaceAthleteNationPointsPrize
Alison dos Santos 24$100,000.00
Roshawn Clarke 13$50,000.00
Caleb Dean 12$30,000.00
4Chris Robinson 11$25,000.00
5Malik James-King 9$20,000.00
6CJ Allen 6$15,000.00
7Assinie Wilson 5$12,500.00
Clement Ducos

Short distance

The 800 metres race was held on 6 April, starting at 15:39.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Marco Arop 1:45.1312CR
2Emmanuel Wanyonyi 1:46.448
3Bryce Hoppel 1:47.026
4Neil Gourley 1:47.845
5Cole Hocker 1:48.024
6Yared Nuguse 1:48.163
7Mohamed Attaoui 1:48.442
8Josh Kerr 1:50.681

The 1500 metres race was held on 5 April, starting at 18:50.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Emmanuel Wanyonyi 3:35.1812CR,
2Yared Nuguse 3:35.368
3Cole Hocker 3:35.526
4Neil Gourley 3:35.605
5Josh Kerr 3:35.614
6Marco Arop 3:39.653
7Bryce Hoppel 3:39.782
8Mohamed Attaoui 3:39.781

PlaceAthleteNationPointsPrize
Emmanuel Wanyonyi 20$100,000.00
Marco Arop 15$50,000.00
Yared Nuguse 11$30,000.00
4Cole Hocker 10$25,000.00
5Neil Gourley 10$20,000.00
6Bryce Hoppel 8$15,000.00
7Josh Kerr 5$12,500.00
8Mohamed Attaoui 3$10,000.00

Long distance

The 3000 metres race was held on 6 April, starting at 16:49.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Hagos Gebrhiwet 7:51.5512CR
2Telahun Haile Bekele 8:00.688
3Grant Fisher 8:03.856
4Ronald Kwemoi 8:04.125
5Cooper Teare 8:04.164
6Dylan Jacobs 8:04.863
7Thierry Ndikumwenayo 8:08.522
8Charles Philibert-Thiboutot 8:09.461

The 5000 metres race was held on 4 April, starting at 19:56.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Grant Fisher 14:39.1412CR
2Cooper Teare 14:39.318
3Dylan Jacobs 14:39.566
4Hagos Gebrhiwet 14:40.205
5Ronald Kwemoi 14:40.644
6Thierry Ndikumwenayo 14:41.233
7Telahun Haile Bekele 14:42.202
8Charles Philibert-Thiboutot 14:44.301

PlaceAthleteNationPointsPrize
Grant Fisher 18$100,000.00
Hagos Gebrhiwet 17$50,000.00
Cooper Teare 12$30,000.00
4Telahun Haile Bekele 10$25,000.00
5Dylan Jacobs 9$20,000.00
6Ronald Kwemoi 9$15,000.00
7Thierry Ndikumwenayo 5$12,500.00
8Charles Philibert-Thiboutot 2$10,000.00

Women's results

Short sprints

The 100 metres race was held on 5 April, starting at 19:38.
The 200 metres race was held on 6 April, starting at 17:08.
PlaceAthleteNationPointsPrize
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden 24$100,000.00
Jenna Prandini 16$50,000.00
Jacious Sears 12$30,000.00
4Kemba Nelson 9$25,000.00
5Daryll Neita 9$20,000.00
6Alana Reid 6$15,000.00
7Jodean Williams 3$12,500.00
8Tamara Clark 2$10,000.00

Short hurdles

The 100mH race was held on 5 April, starting at 19:25.
The 100 metres race was held on 6 April, starting at 15:42.
PlaceAthleteNationPointsPrize
Danielle Williams 20$100,000.00
Tia Jones 15$50,000.00
Ackera Nugent 13$30,000.00
4Jasmine Camacho-Quinn 12$25,000.00
5Denisha Cartwright 8$20,000.00
6Masai Russell 8$15,000.00
7Amber Hughes 4$12,500.00

Long sprints

The 200 metres race was held on 4 April, starting at 18:42.
Gabby Thomas, who originally signed on for the short sprints category, moved to the long sprints category for the Kingston Slam.
The 400 metres race was held on 5 April, starting at 20:21.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Salwa Eid Naser 48.6712CR,
2Gabrielle Thomas 49.148
3Marileidy Paulino 49.356
4Alexis Holmes 50.125
5Stacey Ann Williams 50.374
6Nickisha Pryce 50.923
7Talitha Diggs 52.052
8Dina Asher-Smith 52.151

PlaceAthleteNationPointsPrize
Gabrielle Thomas 20$100,000.00
Salwa Eid Naser 17$50,000.00
Marileidy Paulino 14$30,000.00
4Alexis Holmes 8$25,000.00
5Dina Asher-Smith 7$20,000.00
6Stacey Ann Williams 6$15,000.00
7Talitha Diggs 6$12,500.00
8Nickisha Pryce 4$10,000.00

Long hurdles

The 400mH race was held on 4 April, starting at 19:46.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 52.7612CR,
2Dalilah Muhammad 54.598
3Rushell Clayton 55.026
4Andrenette Knight 55.065
5Cathelijn Peeters 55.854
6Shiann Salmon 55.893
7Cassandra Tate 56.652

The 400 metres race was held on 6 April, starting at 17:21.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 50.3212
2Andrenette Knight 52.098
3Dalilah Muhammad 52.216
4Shiann Salmon 52.255
5Cathelijn Peeters 52.524
6Cassandra Tate 52.733
Rushell Clayton

PlaceAthleteNationPointsPrize
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 24$100,000.00
Dalilah Muhammad 14$50,000.00
Andrenette Knight 13$30,000.00
4Shiann Salmon 8$25,000.00
5Cathelijn Peeters 8$20,000.00
6Rushell Clayton 6$15,000.00
7Cassandra Tate 5$12,500.00

Short distance

The 800 metres race was held on 4 April, starting at 19:21.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Nikki Hiltz 1:58.2312CR,,
2Diribe Welteji 1:58.298
3Jessica Hull 1:58.586
4Sage Hurta-Klecker 1:59.265
5Susan Ejore 1:59.264
6Natoya Goule-Toppin 1:59.783
7Heather Maclean 2:00.712
8Mary Moraa 2:00.971

The 1500 metres race was held on 5 April, starting at 19:08.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Diribe Welteji 4:04.5112CR
2Susan Ejore 4:05.108
3Nikki Hiltz 4:05.396
4Jessica Hull 4:05.485
5Heather Maclean 4:07.114
6Sage Hurta-Klecker 4:10.163
7Natoya Goule-Toppin 4:20.732
Mary Moraa

PlaceAthleteNationPointsPrize
Diribe Welteji 20$100,000.00
Nikki Hiltz 18$50,000.00
Susan Ejore 12$30,000.00
4Jessica Hull 11$25,000.00
5Sage Hurta-Klecker 8$20,000.00
6Heather Maclean 6$15,000.00
7Natoya Goule-Toppin 5$12,500.00
8Mary Moraa 1$10,000.00

Long distance

The 3000 metres race was held on 4 April, starting at 19:04.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Ejgayehu Taye 8:28.4212CR
2Agnes Jebet Ngetich 8:28.758
3Tsigie Gebreselama 8:38.156
4Hellen Ekalale Lobun 8:42.515
5Whittni Morgan 8:43.354
6Elise Cranny 8:44.033
7Nozomi Tanaka 8:49.102
8Emily Infeld 8:56.661

The 5000 metres was held on 6 April, starting at 16:04.
PlaceAthleteNationTimePointsNotes
1Ejgayehu Taye 14:54.8812CR
2Agnes Jebet Ngetich 14:59.808
3Tsigie Gebreselama 15:24.626
4Emily Infeld 15:26.875
5Hellen Ekalale Lobun 15:28.704
6Elise Cranny 15:31.613
7Nozomi Tanaka 15:31.932
8Whittni Morgan 15:36.311

PlaceAthleteNationPointsPrize
Ejgayehu Taye 24$100,000.00
Agnes Jebet Ngetich 16$50,000.00
Tsigie Gebreselama 12$30,000.00
4Hellen Ekalale Lobun 9$25,000.00
5Emily Infeld 6$20,000.00
6Elise Cranny 6$15,000.00
7Whittni Morgan 5$12,500.00
8Nozomi Tanaka 4$10,000.00

Broadcast

In February 2025, Grand Slam Track announced agreements with The CW, an over-the-air network, and the streaming service Peacock in the United States. All events streamed on Peacock while The CW aired weekend coverage. NBC, whose parent company owns Peacock, also aired a highlight special.