MEDIA ADVISORY: Final Competitor Lineup for Grand Slam Track™ Kingston

Below you will find the finalized competitor lineup for Grand Slam Track™ Kingston, which takes place April 4–6, at National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.
A number of initially announced competitors have had to scratch from the Slam in Kingston and have been replaced by additional Challengers.

“We knew when we announced the fields more than three weeks ahead of the first Slam that there would be some changes,” said Grand Slam Track™ Sr. Director of Racing Kyle Merber.  “That happens at every meet around the globe. While injuries and unexpected circumstances are out of our control, we’ve chosen to be transparent with fans rather than keep them in the dark. We are excited that there has been so much interest from athletes to compete in the initial Grand Slam Track™ event that we have been able to fill the open lanes with such high quality competitors who will contend for wins.”

Competitors added to the field in Kingston: Jodean Williams, Zandrion Barnes, Eric Edwards Jr., Omar McLeod, Amber Hughes, Nia Ali, Assinie Wilson, Cassandra Tate, Sage Hurta-Klecker, & Charles Philibert-Thiboutot.

Competitors scratched from the field in Kingston: Favour Ofili, Quincy Hall, Cameron Murray, Hansle Parchment, Grace Stark, Alia Armstrong, Trevor Bassitt, Shamier Little, Nelly Chepchirchir, & Dominic Lobalu.

Grand Slam Track™ will be broadcast in 189 countries and territories worldwide. For information on where to watch, click here.

Tickets for the Slams in Kingston, Miami, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles are on sale now. For more information, please visit https://grandslamtrack.com/events, and follow @GrandSlamTrack on all social media platforms.

Full Kingston Slam Race Group Lineups (® denotes Racer; © denotes Challenger, bold denotes announced today):

Men’s Short Sprints: Kenny Bednarek ®, Fred Kerley ®, Oblique Seville ®, Zharnel Hughes ®, Courtney Lindsey ©, Ackeem Blake ©, Terrence Jones ©, Joseph Fahnbulleh ©.

Women’s Short Sprints: Brittany Brown ®, Daryll Neita ®, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden ®, Alana Reid ©, Jacious Sears ©, Tamara Clark ©, Jodean Williams ©, Kemba Nelson ©.

Men’s Long Sprints: Muzala Samukonga ®, Matthew Hudson-Smith ®, Jereem Richards ®, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi ©, Vernon Norwood ©, Chris Bailey ©, Deandre Watkin ©, Zandrion Barnes ©.

Women’s Long Sprints: Gabby Thomas ®, Nickisha Pryce ®, Alexis Holmes ®, Marileidy Paulino ®, Salwa Eid Naser ®, Dina Asher-Smith ©, Talitha Diggs ©, Stacey Ann Williams ©.

Men’s Short Hurdles: Freddie Crittenden ®, Sasha Zhoya ®, Daniel Roberts ®, Orlando Bennett ©, Omar McLeod ©, Cordell Tinch ©, Eric Edwards Jr. ©, Dylan Beard ©.

Women’s Short Hurdles: Ackera Nugent ®, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn ®, Masai Russell ®, Cyréna Samba-Mayela ®, Danielle Williams ©, Amber Hughes ©, Denisha Cartwright ©, Nia Ali ©.

Men’s Long Hurdles: Clément Ducos ®, Alison Dos Santos ®, Caleb Dean ®, Roshawn Clarke ®, Malik James-King ©, CJ Allen ©, Chris Robinson ©,  Assinie Wilson ©.

Women’s Long Hurdles: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ®, Rushell Clayton ®, Jasmine Jones ®, Shiann Salmon ©, Cathelijn Peeters ©, Andrenette Knight ©, Dalilah Muhammad ©, Cassandra Tate ©.

Men’s Short Distance: Cole Hocker ®, Josh Kerr ®, Yared Nuguse ®, Marco Arop ®, Emmanuel Wanyonyi ©, Bryce Hoppel ©, Neil Gourley ©, Mohamed Attaoui ©.

Women’s Short Distance: Jess Hull ®, Nikki Hiltz ®, Diribe Welteji ®, Mary Moraa ®, Sage Hurta-Klecker ©, Heather MacLean ©, Natoya Goule-Toppin ©, Susan Ejore ©.

Men’s Long Distance: Grant Fisher ®, Ronald Kwemoi ®, Hagos Gebrhiwet ®, Cooper Teare ©, Thierry Ndikumwenayo ©, Charles Philibert-Thiboutot ©, Dylan Jacobs ©, Telahun Haile Bekele ©.

Women’s Long Distance: Nozomi Tanaka ®, Tsige Gebreselama ®, Agnes Ngetich ®, Elise Cranny ®, Hellen Ekalale ©, Whittni Morgan ©, Melissa Courtney-Bryant ©, Ejgayehu Taye ©.

Kingston Slam Competition Timeline
*All times listed are in local time in Kingston. Please note that Jamaica does not observe Daylight Savings, and as such Kingston is currently on Eastern Standard Time. This equates to a one-hour time difference between Kingston and Eastern Daylight Time cities, like New York. The schedule is subject to change.

Day 1, Friday April 4, 2025

Day 2, Saturday April 5, 2025

Day 3, Sunday April 6, 2025

The winner of each Slam group will take home $100,000 in prize money, and the 8th place competitor will earn $10,000. Grand Slam Track™ will have a total of $12.6m in prize money that will be awarded across the Slams each year in addition to the base compensation paid to Racers and appearance fees paid to Challengers.

The focus of Grand Slam Track™ is on head to head competition, not winning times. There will be no rabbits or pacing lights. Each Slam is equally as important as any other, will have its own prize purse, and will be independently scored, with points and previous finishes not carrying over to the following Slams. All competitors will compete twice over the three-day event, and all Slam events will meet World Athletics regulations, with achieved marks being eligible for rankings and standards.

For further information, please follow @GrandSlamTrack on all social media platforms, and visit grandslamtrack.com.

About Grand Slam Track
Grand Slam Track™ is the global home of elite track competition founded by four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson. The league is redefining the landscape of track with a focus on head-to-head competition between the fastest humans on the planet: fostering rivalries, celebrating racing, and putting fans first. The league features a roster of 48 Racers signed to compete in four annual Slams and includes superstars like Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Quincy Hall, Josh Kerr, Marileidy Paulino, and many more. These Racers compete against 48 Challengers, who vary per Slam; each Slam features the largest and deepest prize purse in the history of the sport. The inaugural Grand Slam Track™ season in 2025 sees Slams take place in Kingston, Jamaica; Miami; Philadelphia; and Los Angeles. For more information, visit grandslamtrack.com.

About Michael Johnson
Born in Dallas, Texas, Michael Johnson is a Hall of Fame track and field star, universally recognized as one of the greatest sprinters of all time. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships across his career, and held world and Olympic records in both the 200m and 400m races. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Johnson became the first and only male athlete to win the Gold medal in both the 200m and 400m at the same Olympics. Since retiring from active competition, Johnson has become a serial entrepreneur and investor, as well as highly sought after performance mindset speaker and an award winning television commentator. Johnson has been a pundit for the BBC’s coverage of every Olympics Games since Athens 2004, and remains a key voice on, and advocate for the sport. Johnson was inducted into the United States Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2004.