EUGENE – Grant Holloway ran the fourth fastest men's 110 hurdles in history and led three men under 13 seconds for the first time ever in a single race Friday night on the eighth day of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field at Hayward Field. Holloway, a three-time world champion who is seeking his first Olympic gold, exploded from the blocks and was clear of the field off the first barrier, running smoothly over the 42-inch hurdles on the way to a 12.86 that gave him his second straight Trials title. Only the world record of 12.80 by Aries Merritt, Holloway's 12.81 from the 2021 Trials, and a 12.84 by Devon Allen, are ahead of his mark on the all-time performance list. Cracking 13 for the first time, Freddie Crittenden closed strongly for the runner-up spot in 12.93 to move into a tie for eighth on the all-time U.S. performer list, while Budapest bronze medalist Daniel Roberts also had a PB with a 12.96 in third to earn his second straight Olympic trip. Behind that trio, Cordell Tinch zipped to a season best 13.03 in fourth and PBs also went to Ja'Qualon Scott of Texas A&M, who was fifth in 13.09, and Cameron Murray, who took sixth in 13.15. The fastest men's 800 semifinal in Trials history had 1500 bronze medalist Hobbs Kessler slashing his PB to 1:43.71 to edge Brandon Miller by .02, and Abraham Alvarado scored a massive PB in third at 1:44.44. The previous semifinal best was 1:44.90 by Rich Kenah at Atlanta in 1996, and five men went faster than that in the second and third semis. Bryce Hoppel, the World Indoor champion at Glasgow in March, easily took the final section in 1:44.01 ahead of a 1:44.47 PB from Jonah Koech, with NCAA champion Shane Cohen of Virginia third in 1:44.92. Reigning Trials champion Clayton Murphy was an automatic advancer in semi one, taking second behind Josh Hoey in 1:45.73. Setting the stage for a scintillating final tomorrow, Tokyo bronze medalist Gabby Thomas ran the fastest women's 200 in the world this year, a 21.78 in the third semi, with Budapest bronze medalist Sha'Carri Richardson taking the first semi in a PB-equaling 21.92 and NCAA champion McKenzie Long of Mississippi winning the second section in 22.01. 2022 USATF champion Abby Steiner was the fourth-fastest qualifier for the final with a season best 22.03. Only a 2.5 mps wind, slightly over the allowable, kept Noah Lyles from setting a Trials record in the men's 200. Lyles, the three-time world champion and American record holder at 19.31, ripped off the curve on the way to a 19.60w in the final section of the semifinal. 2019 world 100 champion Christian Coleman was second in that semi in 19.89w. Fourth at Tokyo and a medalist at the past two World Championships, Erriyon Knighton dominated the first semi in 19.93, while this year's fastest man and the Olympic silver medalist, Kenny Bednarek, was the winner of semi two in 19.96. American record holder and Tokyo bronze medalist Rai Benjamin comfortably captured the third semi in the men's 400 hurdles, recording the fastest time overall with a 47.97 ahead of CJ Allen's 48.16 in second. NCAA champion Caleb Dean of Texas Tech took semi two in 48.92, with Oregon22 bronze medalist Trevor Bassitt victorious in the first section in 49.02. National high school 300H record holder Vance Nilsson equaled the third-fastest prep 400H time ever with a 49.77. All the main players made it through to the final in the women's 1500, topped by reigning USATF champion Nikki Hiltz, who went to the front with 200 remaining in the first semi and went on to win in 4:01.40, just in front of Sinclaire Johnson's 4:01.68 in second. Winner of the 5000 earlier in the week, Elle St. Pierre was the final automatic qualifier in that section, taking fifth in 4:02.14. Emily Mackay led a tight group of five across the line in the second semi in 4:02.46, with all finishing within a half second. Qualifying rounds in five field events yielded few surprises, but the women's shot put was superb as four women topped 19m, led by two-time world champion Chase Jackson's 19.66/64-6. Tokyo silver medalist Raven Saunders was one and done with a 19.54/64-1.25 and NCAA champion Jaida Ross hit 19.46/63-10.25 on her second throw. Adelaide Aquilla, another Tokyo team member, had the fourth best toss at 19.25/63-2. Seven women cleared 4.50/14-9 on their first attempts in the pole vault to advance to the final, including reigning Olympic and world champion Katie Moon and Rio 2016 silver medalist Sandi Morris, and the top two finishers at the NCAA Championships reversed their placings in the men's triple jump as Miami's Russell Robinson had the best overall jump on his way to making the final, bounding a PB 17.14/56-2.75, and Fairleigh Dickinson's Salif Mane going 16.97/55-8.25 with a just-illegal wind of 2.1 mps.Two-time Olympic champion Christian Taylor and two-time Olympic silver medalist Will Claye also advanced. Defending Trials champion Rudy Winkler, who set the American record in the men's hammer at the 2021 Trials, was the leading qualifier for the final with a 77.08/252-11, and he will be joined in the final by Tokyo teammates Daniel Haugh and Alex Young. Making a comeback after retiring at the end of 2022, women's javelin American record holder Kara Winger had the best distance in the qualifying round at 63.01/206-8, and former AR holder Maggie Malone-Hardin wasn't far behind at 62.40/204-9. Full results are available here.