NEW YORK, New York — If Frank Sinatra’s famous set of lyrics about New York are true, the future looks very bright for a set of Team USATF’s top stars after they turned in stellar performances at the USATF NYC Grand Prix, the ninth stop on the World Athletics Continental Tour - Gold. Devon Allen started a half-stride behind reigning world champion Grant Holloway in the men’s 110m hurdles but steadily made up ground and took the lead at hurdle eight before sprinting on to record the third-fastest time in history at 12.84. Allen, a two-time Olympian and a recent signee with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, chopped his lifetime best by .15 seconds and came agonizingly close to the world record of 12.80, set by Aries Merritt in 2012. Holloway took second in 13.06, his fastest in 2022, while Daniel Roberts continued to round into form with a season best 13.17 in third. Jamal Britt notched a lifetime best of 13.22 in fourth. Mic’d up, relaxed, and confident leading up to the final race on the card, reigning world champion Noah Lyles blasted to a 19.61 to win the men’s 200m, the eighth-fastest time in U.S. history and a time only he and five other Americans have ever bettered. Lyles ran a solid curve, making up much of the stagger on Kyree King one lane to his outside, but his true talent was on display over the final stretch as he pulled away from a talented field. King nabbed a lifetime best of 20.02 in second, with Brandon Carnes also running his best ever to clock 20.07 in third. Moving to No. 9 on the all-time U.S. performer list, Alaysha Johnson sped away over the final four barriers in the women’s 100m hurdles to set a lifetime best of 12.40. It was the fastest time by an American this year and clipped .1 off her previous PR. Also claiming a lifetime best was runner-up Tia Jones, who clocked 12.53, and World Indoor Championships 60m hurdles bronze medalist Gabbi Cunningham placed third in a season best 12.56. A trio of Olympic teammates from Tokyo made the men’s 800m interesting. Isaiah Jewett, the 2021 NCAA champion for USC, burst to the lead at the 450m mark and held a marked edge through 600m in 1:17.04, with Clayton Murphy in second and the rest of the field not far back. Into the final 100m, World Indoor Championships bronze medalist Bryce Hoppel eased past Jewett and Tonatiu Lopez of Mexico and went on to win in a season best 1:45.07, .09 ahead of Lopez. Erik Sowinski, taking a break from his duties as the world’s most-requested pacemaker, finished well to claim third in a season best 1:45.50 and Murphy was fourth in 1:45.62. Jewett ended up sixth in 1:45.87, a season best. Opening up down the final stretch with the same kind of kick that won her the World Indoors gold in March, Ajee’ Wilson took the women’s 800m in 2:00.62. Wilson bided her time in the middle of the pack through the first lap and then started to move up in the next 100m, following Allie Wilson and Jamaica’s Chrisann Gordon-Powell. Coming off the final bend, Ajee’ Wilson made her move and passed Allie Wilson on the way to victory. Allie Wilson settled for second in 2:00.80, with Sage Hurta third in 2:01.41. Running side-by-side most of the way in the women’s 100m, Aleia Hobbs and Sha’Carri Richardson both dipped under 10.9 seconds as Hobbs edged Richardson 10.83-10.85. That time lowered a five-year-old lifetime best for Hobbs and put her atop the 2022 U.S. list. Richardson was second in 10.85, also a season best, and Olympic seventh-place finisher Teahna Daniels sneaked under 11 with a 10.99 in third. Richardson came back to win the 200m later in the meet, powering to a 22.38 to win by .24 over Tamara Clark. Reigning world champion Christian Coleman got out well in the men’s 100m and staved off a late challenge from Jamaica’s Ackeem Blake to win in a season best 9.92, with Blake at 9.95. Marvin Bracy was third in 10.03. Olympic Trials champion Jessica Ramsey took the lead in the women’s shot put with an 18.49m/60-8 in the third round and then improved that to 18.90m/62-0.25 on her final attempt to turn back Jamaica’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd, the 2019 World Championships silver medalist. Thomas-Dodd hit her best of 18.40m/60-4.5 on her first throw. Third went to Olympic silver medalist Raven Saunders at 17.92m/58-9.5. World Indoor Championships bronze medalist Donald Scott took the lead in the men’s triple jump in round two with a 16.65m/54-7.5 effort and then had to reclaim that lead with a 16.81m/55-2 in the fifth round after four-time Olympic and World Championships silver medalist Will Claye spanned 16.75m/54-11.5. It was Scott’s fifth straight win over Claye after Claye had previously won 17 of their 18 meetings. Sprinting to an early lead in the women’s 400m, Lynna Irby fought off Kyra Jefferson and Kendall Ellis over the final 50m and came away victorious in 51.38, with Jefferson clocking a season best of 51.54 and Ellis placing third in 51.68. Quincy Hall moved past early leader Amere Lattin in the men’s 400m hurdles and won convincingly in 48.75 with Lattin the runner-up in 49.67. Panama’s Gianna Woodruff was an easy winner in the women’s 400m hurdles at 54.35, a meet record and season best. A full list of results can be found here. The next stop on the USATF Journey to Gold is the 2022 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, June 23-26 in Eugene, Oregon. Join the conversation with USATF on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook using the hashtag #USATF.