Morgan runs lifetime-best 15:02.07 in 5,000, with Holt relying on personal-best effort to edge Wynne by a 3:34.50 to 3:34.55 margin and Watson achieving 800 PR to hold off Detra; Harris triumphs in 1:44.85 in men’s 800, with Schweizer taking women’s 1,500 and Jaziri winning men’s 3,000 steeplechase

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

LOS ANGELES – The Under Armour Sunset Tour Los Angeles stop Saturday at Occidental College showcased several athletes who know exactly what the next month of their schedules will look like, and many other competitors who might have been racing for the last time during the summer, if not approaching their season finale in the coming weeks.

It created a unique contrast of ambitions and aspirations, but also provided an outstanding showcase of individuals who raced with added motivation after just missing an opportunity to qualify for the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, as well as performers who used the Sound Running event as an opportunity to remain sharp and build momentum ahead of the Aug. 19-27 global final in Hungary.

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Isaiah Harris of the Brooks Beasts followed his second-place finish July 9 in the men’s 800-meter final at the Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., by winning at Occidental’s Jack Kemp Stadium in 1:44.85.

Navasky Anderson, a former Mississippi State standout representing adidas and Jamaica, placed second in 1:45.70 and Puerto Rico’s John Rivera, an Ole Miss graduate, took third in 1:45.80.

Ahmed Jaziri of Tunisia, representing Under Armour, prevailed against training partner Alec Basten in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase by an 8:24.31 to 8:26.14 margin.

Joey Berriatua of Tinman Elite placed third in 8:28.57.

Jaziri and Basten will return to Baltimore to compete in the mile July 29 as part of the next stop on the Under Armour Sunset Tour.

Karissa Schweizer of Nike Bowerman Track Club, who finished fifth July 6 in the U.S. women’s 10,000-meter final at Hayward Field, but does boast the World Athletics Championships standard to compete in Budapest, triumphed Saturday in the 1,500 in 4:04.35.

Allie Buchalski of the Brooks Beasts achieved a personal-best 4:05.53 and New Balance athlete Dani Jones, representing Team Boss, was third in 4:05.81.

Ben Flanagan, representing On Athletics and Very Nice Track Club, held off former Florida State standout Ahmed Muhumed in the men’s 5,000 by a 13:20.13 to 13:20.39 margin in an important dress rehearsal for the Canadian National Championships, scheduled for July 27-30 in Langley, British Columbia.

Sam Parsons, an adidas athlete representing Germany, took third in 13:32.36, with Australian competitor Morgan McDonald of On Athletics Club competing for the first time since December and finishing fourth in 13:24.54.

Charles Hicks, returning from his European Athletics Under-23 gold medal representing Great Britain in Finland, was fifth in 13:27.08, just ahead of Nike Bowerman Track Club teammate and Thailand competitor Kieran Tuntivate in 13:27.22.

Ky Robinson, the NCAA Division 1 champion from Stanford representing Australia, secured sixth in 13:36.60.

Among the athletes who were unable to qualify for the World Athletics Championships, adidas athlete Whittni Morgan achieved the most impressive performance, running a lifetime-best 15:02.07 effort in the women’s 5,000, covering the final 2,000 meters without any challengers.

Morgan placed sixth July 9 in the U.S. women’s 5,000 final in 15:14.03.

Emily Lipari, another adidas competitor, rebounded from a 17th-place performance at Hayward Field to secure second in 15:13.18.

Katie Wasserman of HOKA Northern Arizona Elite ran a personal-best 15:13.81 to take third, improving from her 19th-place effort in Eugene, with teammate Abby Nichols finishing fourth in 15:18.49 after earning 10th at the U.S. final.

Kayley DeLay of the Brooks Beasts was fifth in 15:33.76.

Sammy Watson, an adidas competitor training in Los Angeles, ran a personal-best 2:00.60 to triumph in the women’s 800, with Oiselle athlete Brenna Detra clocking 2:00.68 to place second.

Sophia Gorriaran, a Harvard commit and the U.S. Under-20 champion who will compete at the Pan American U20 Championships on Aug. 4-6 in Puerto Rico, was ninth in 2:02.56.

Logan Jolly, an ASICS competitor, relied on an exceptional surge in the final 100 meters of the women’s 3,000 steeplechase to edge Oiselle athlete Carmen Graves by a 9:40.14 to 9:40.45.

Emma Gee, a former Temple standout coached by American mile record-holder Nikki Hiltz, achieved a lifetime-best 9:46.37 to place third.

Eric Holt of Empire Track Club regrouped following a 12th-place finish July 8 in the U.S. men’s 1,500 final to win Saturday in a personal-best 3:34.50.

Henry Wynne of the Brooks Beasts was second in 3:34.55, with Kenyan athlete and Under Armour competitor Festus Lagat finishing third in 3:35.15. Johnny Gregorek, representing ASICS, placed fourth in 3:35.28 and adidas competitor Drew Hunter took fifth in 3:35.89.

Charlie Dannatt, an NCAA Division 2 All-American at Simon Fraser, won the second section of the men’s 1,500 in 3:40.60.

Katie Izzo, an adidas athlete, was victorious in the second section of the women’s 1,500 in 4:11.32.

Collin Dylla, a former Idaho State competitor, prevailed in the opening men’s 800 race in 1:47.29.