Kipyegon clocks 3:50.37 to just miss 2015 mark achieved on same track by Genzebe Diababa, with MacLean and Cranny becoming only second U.S. pair to run sub-4 in same race; Fisher produces 7:28.48 performance to break Lagat’s 2010 record and Fraser-Pryce continues roll in 100 with 10.62 effort

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

Faith Kipyegon nearly eclipsed the world record in the women’s 1,500 meters Wednesday on the same track where the all-time mark was set seven years ago.

Grant Fisher took down an American record in the men’s 3,000 meters that had stood for nearly 12 years at the Meeting Herculis EBS.

And Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce produced the second-fastest wind-legal 100-meter effort of her career to continue her remarkable streak of sub-10.70 performances during the past month at the annual Monaco Diamond League Meeting at Louis II Stadium.

Kipyegon, the reigning World champion in the 1,500 representing Kenya, ran a lifetime-best 3 minutes, 50.37 seconds, the No. 2 mark in history, trailing only the 3:50.07 produced at the 2015 Monaco Diamond League event by Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba.

Kipyegon was paced through 800 meters by American Allie Wilson in 2:02.6 and had Jamaican Adelle Tracey continue to push the tempo to help her reach 1,000 meters at 2:33.4. Kipyegon covered the final lap with a 61.2-second split, but just missed Dibaba’s all-time mark.

Americans Elise Cranny, representing Nike Bowerman Track Club, and Heather MacLean of New Balance Boston both achieved personal-best efforts with sub-4 performances.

MacLean surged from 11th with a lap to go by closing in 60.4 to run 3:58.89, ascending to the No. 8 competitor in American history. Cranny covered the final 400 in 61.5 to clock 3:59.06, helping her elevate to the No. 9 all-time U.S. performer.

It marked only the third time in American history that a pair of female athletes both achieved sub-4 efforts in the same race, the other two occasions involving Shannon Rowbury and Jenny Simpson in 2014 in Paris and 2015 during Dibaba’s world-record race in Monaco.

Cory McGee, a World Championships finalist for the Americans representing New Balance and Team Boss, was fifth in 4:00.70, Australians Georgia Griffith (4:00.96) and Jessica Hull (4:01.73) were seventh and eighth, with U.S. champion Sinclaire Johnson of Nike and Union Athletics Club finishing ninth in 4:02.87.

Cranny, MacLean and McGee are the fastest American trio ever in the same race.

Although Thierry Ndikumwenayo of Burundi rallied past Berihu Aregawi of Ethiopia to win the men’s 3,000 by a 7:25.93 to 7:26.81 margin, Fisher provided the biggest highlight with a 57.6-second final lap to take third in 7:28.48, eclipsing the 2010 American record of 7:29.00 established by Bernard Lagat in Rieti, Italy.

Fisher, representing Nike Bowerman Track Club, ran a pending American 10,000-meter record of 26:33.84 in March at JSerra High in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

He also ran a pending U.S. all-time indoor 5,000 mark of 12:53.73 in February at Boston University.

Both marks achieved by Fisher eclipsed records held by Galen Rupp.

Willy Kincaid, a teammate of Fisher, finished eighth Wednesday in 7:38.81, Joe Klecker of On Athletics Club was ninth in 7:39.58 and Nike athlete Paul Chelimo placed 11th in 7:42.68.

Fraser-Pryce ran a wind-legal 10.62 to prevail in the 100, matching the No. 6 all-time performance after running her fourth straight sub-10.70 effort in 25 days, a streak that began with her fifth World title in the event July 17 by clocking 10.67 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Fraser-Pryce ran 10.60 last year in Switzerland for the third-fastest mark in history and boasts nine of the top 25 all-time performances in the event.

Fellow Jamaican Shericka Jackson, the World 200-meter gold medalist, ran a personal-best 10.71 to place second, with Marie-Josee’ Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast taking third in a lifetime-best 10.72.

Aleia Hobbs, representing adidas, matched her top performance by finishing fourth in 10.81, with fellow American Twanisha “Tee Tee” Terry clocking 10.90 to place fifth and Tamara Clark running 10.96 for seventh.

Noah Lyles, the defending World champion representing adidas, led an American sweep in the men’s 200 meters in a wind-legal 19.46, with bronze medalist Erriyon Knighton clocking 19.84 and 400-meter World gold medalist Michael Norman taking third in 19.95.

Josephus Lyles was sixth in 20.26 and Joseph Fahnbulleh of Liberia, a Florida standout, secured sixth in 20.46.

Grant Holloway, the reigning World gold medalist in the 110 hurdles competing for adidas, produced a sub-13 effort for the first time this year, prevailing in 12.99 to edge silver medalist Trey Cunningham at 13.03.

Jamaica’s Hansle Parchment, the Tokyo Olympics gold medalist who was unable to run in the World final in Oregon with a hamstring injury, took third in 13.08, followed by U.S. champion Daniel Roberts in 13.20.

Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas, the World champion in the women’s 400, triumphed in 49.28, with Jamaica’s Candice McLeod clocking 49.87 and Commonwealth Games gold medalist plus World bronze medalist Sada Williams of Barbados taking third in 50.10.

Kaylin Whitney represented the U.S. by placing seventh in 51.02.

Jake Wightman, the World champion in the men’s 1,500 representing Great Britain, achieved the top time in the world this year in the 1,000 by clocking 2:13.88.

Marco Arop, the World bronze medalist in the 800, set a Canadian record by placing second in 2:14.35, with American Clayton Murphy taking third in 2:15.73.

Fellow U.S. athletes Bryce Hoppel (2:15.99), Josh Thompson (2:16.38) and Hobbs Kessler (2:16.46) all finished in the top 10.

Werkuha Getachew edged fellow Ethiopian Zerfe Wondemagegn by a 9:06.19 to 9:06.63 margin in the women’s 3,000 steeplechase, with Elizabeth Bird producing a British national record by finishing third in 9:07.87, just ahead of 10-time U.S. champion Emma Coburn of Team Boss and New Balance in 9:07.93.

Courtney Wayment, representing On Athletics, ran a personal-best 9:09.91 to place sixth and fellow American Courtney Frerichs, competing for Nike Bowerman Track Club, was ninth in 9:32.56.

Amy Cashin of Australia, a West Virginia assistant, earned eighth in 9:24.19, with former New Mexico standout Adva Cohen representing Israel to finish 11th in 9:42.71.

Jamaica’s Natoya Goule prevailed in the women’s 800 in 1:56.98, with Sage Hurta – competing for On Athletics Club – producing a personal-best 1:57.85 and fellow American Olivia Baker also achieving a lifetime-best 1:58.05 to take third.

Hurta ascended to the No. 16 all-time American competitor, with Baker elevating to No. 21 in U.S. history.

Abbey Caldwell of Australia, the Commonwealth Games bronze medalist in the 1,500, ran a personal-best 1:59.31 to finish fifth, achieving her first career sub-2 performance.

Jamaica also took the top two spots in the women’s 400 hurdles, with Rushell Clayton achieving a lifetime-best 53.33 to edge Janieve Russell in 53.52, followed by Panama’s Gianna Woodruff in 54.13.

Yulimar Rojas, the World champion along with indoor and outdoor global all-time performer in the women’s triple jump representing Venezuela, needed a clutch fifth-round effort to prevail with a mark of 49-3 (15.01m).

Jamaica’s Shanieka Ricketts, the World silver medalist, jumped 48-11 (14.91m) on her first attempt and held the lead until Rojas’ performance.

Tori Franklin, the global bronze medalist, improved her personal best with a sixth-round mark of 48-9 (14.86m) to take third Wednesday, with fellow American Keturah Orji finishing fifth at 47-9.25 (14.56m).

Australia’s Kelsey-Lee Barber, the two-time World gold medalist as well as the Commonwealth Games champion in the women’s javelin, triumphed again with a third-round effort of 211-7 (64.50m).

Haruka Kitaguchi, the World bronze medalist, was second with a fourth-round mark of 204-7 (62.37m).

Former Stanford star and Commonwealth Games silver medalist Mackenzie Little of Australia took third at 202-7 (61.76m), just ahead of World silver medalist and nine-time U.S. champion Kara Winger at 199-11 (60.95m).

Cuba’s Maykel Masso emerged victorious in the men’s long jump with a second-round performance of 27-4.75 (8.35m).

Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou and American Marquis Dendy both jumped 27-3.25 (8.31m) and also had second jumps of 27-2.75 (8.30m). Tentoglou was second overall based on a stronger third mark.

Steffin McCarter was 10th for the U.S. with a leap of 25-8 (7.82m).

Australia’s Nina Kennedy, American Sandi Morris and Greece’s Katerina Stefanidi all cleared 15-3.50 (4.66m) in the pole vault. Kennedy had the overall edge based on a first-attempt clearance, with Morris making the height on her second opportunity and Stefanidi successful on her third try.