USATF Junior and Senior Outdoor Championships Provide This Week's Performance of the Week List

The attention of the United States track community focused on Sacramento this weekend with the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships and the USATF Outdoor Championships. The juniors were competing for the opportunity to represent the U.S. at the Pan-American games in Lima, Peru and the senior athletes were competing for spots on Team USA for the IAAF World Outdoor Championships in London. High temperatures affected many of the events, but did not stop athletes from reaching all-time level performances. View the choices and vote for this week's DyeStat Performance of the Week!

Note: Voting closes at the end of the day Monday and we'll announce this week's winner Tuesday.

Paul Chelimo: The 2016 Olympian ran away from the field from the start in the men's 5,000 meters at the USATF Outdoor Championships to win in a meet-record 13:08.62.

Will Claye: The 2016 Olympian won the triple jump at the USATF Outdoor Championships with a mark of 58-9.25 (17.91m). He now ranks on the all-time lists as the #4 American and #9 in the world.

Cameron Cooper: The high school senior from Oak Park MI won the 800 meters at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in 1:47.59. He now ranks as the #5 prep all-time, just behind Donavan Brazier, also from Michigan.

Ryan Crouser: The 2016 Olympian won the shot put at the USATF Outdoor Championships on his final throw, breaking the meet record with a put of 74-3.75 (22.65m). That is the longest throw in 14 years and ranks on the all-time list as #3 in the U.S. and #6 in the world.

Tara Davis: The high school senior from Agoura CA competed at the junior and senior levels in Sacramento. She won the junior long jump with a leap of 21-9 (6.62m) and the junior 100-meter hurdles in 13.01. She then came back and finished fifth in the senior long jump with a leap of 21-9.25 (6.63m).

Trey Hardee: The two-time world decathlon champion completed his first decathlon in two years, winning at the USATF Outdoor Championships with a score of 8,225 points.

Quanera Hayes: The 2016 World Indoor bronze medalist ran a world-leading 400 meters at the USATF Outdoor Championships, winning in 49.72.

Sam Kendricks: The 2016 Olympian joined the six-meter club in the pole vault, winning in Sacramento with a second-attempt clearance at 19-8.25 (6.00m), making him the #4 American all-time.

Sydney McLaughlin: The high school graduate from Union Catholic NJ broke the World U-20 and high school records in the 400-meter hurdles at the USATF Outdoor Championships finishing sixth in 53.82.

Dalilah Muhammad: The 2016 Olympian won the deepest women's 400-meter hurdles race in history at the USATF Outdoor Championships in a meet-record 52.64. She now ranks on the all-time list as #4 in the U.S. and #6 in the world.

Chris Nilsen: The South Dakota freshman finished third in the pole vault at the USATF Outdoor Championships, breaking his own American junior record with a second-attempt clearance of 18-10.25 (5.75m).

Cory Poole: The high school senior from East Orange NJ finished second in the 400-meter hurdles at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in 49.88, ranking him as the #7 prep all-time.