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Ajee’ Wilson to take on Athing Mu in Highly Anticipated 600m Matchup
After months of anticipation, the 115th Millrose Games is now just over a week away. The best athletes from all over the world will be in attendance at the Nike Track & Field Center at The Armory for a thrilling day of action-packed track & field, scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 11th.
Among the many events to look forward to, a pair of women’s races on the infield straightaway could be among the most explosive of the day.
The Women’s 60m will feature a showdown between Melissa Jefferson and Aleia Hobbs, the top two finishers in the 100m at last year’s USATF Outdoor Championships. Both women ran on the Team USA 4x100m relay that won Gold at the World Championships in Eugene. They will both be challenged by English Gardner, who is the tenth-fastest woman in the history of the 100m, and a former Olympic Gold Medalist on the relay as well.
Also in the race is high school sensation Shawnti Jackson (Creedmoor, NC), who is returning to the pro field looking to improve on the HS record of 7.18 seconds that she set at Millrose last year in a third-place effort.
The Women’s 60m Hurdles is led by former 100m hurdles world record holder Keni Harrison. Harrison won this event at Millrose in 2020, and she now looks to return to the top. She will face a deep field that includes 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist and 2019 World Champion Nia Ali, heptathlon ace Anna Hall, and three additional Olympians in Anna Cockrell, Devynne Charlton, and Cindy Sember.
As a reminder, the sprint action on the men’s side is not to be missed either. The Men’s 60m will see a clash between three of the very best in the world in Christian Coleman, Noah Lyles, and Ronnie Baker.
Moving up slightly in distance, the Men’s 400m will feature a number of top sprint stars over two laps. Jereem Richards is the reigning World Indoor Champion in the 400m for Trinidad & Tobago, and the 2017 World Championships Bronze Medalist in the 200m as well. Michael Cherry is another athlete to watch, as he looks to return to the form that saw him lead Team USA to Olympic Gold in the 4x400m relay, as is Brandon Miller, a rising star in the 800m who will drop down in distance for this race.
The Women’s 600m was recently announced, with World and Olympic Champion Athing Mu serving as the headliner for both the race and the entire meet. Mu will be challenged by a late addition, the one and only Ajee’ Wilson, one of the most decorated athletes in Millrose Games history.
A seven-time Millrose winner, Wilson has not lost a race at The Armory since 2013, a streak which remains alive after Wilson’s victory in the 1000m at the Dr. Sander Invitational last Saturday. Mu could be looking to attack the 600m world record that was just broken by Keely Hodgkinson over the weekend, but Wilson is sure to give her everything that she can handle in this race.
“It was exciting to start the year with such a competitive race last Saturday at The Armory at an off distance for me,” said Wilson. “I'll race Boston, and then I am really looking forward to another good one at Millrose!
The Millrose Games is a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meet. With the highest-level competition at the youth, high school, collegiate, club, and professional levels, there is truly something for everyone at the Millrose Games.
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The Armory Foundation is a New York City non-profit institution, with the mission of “Keeping Kids on Track.” Each season The Armory – the proud home of the Nike Track & Field Center, produces Millrose Games – hosts more than 100 track & field meets and welcomes more than 220,000 athlete visits. Among its many youth sports and educational programs, including the acclaimed Armory College Prep program, The Armory runs the leading collegiate indoor track meets with the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge and the HBCU Showcase sponsored by KPMG and hosts the largest high school indoor track meets with the Hispanic Games, the U.S. Army Coaches Hall of Fame Invitational, and The Armory Holiday Classic. New York Road Runners is a proud sponsor of all athletic events at The Armory. The Armory runs the CUIMC Team Relay Marathon presented by New York Road Runners, which is the world’s largest indoor marathon relay. The Armory is also the home to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame and dozens of very large education-focused events. For more: Please visit Armory.NYC and ArmoryTrack.org.
