The 2025 Grand Slam Track season was the inaugural season of Grand Slam Track, an outdoor professional track and field league established in 2024 by Michael Johnson. The season lasted from April to June.
Schedule
The 2025 Grand Slam Track season was originally planned to consist of four meetings, or Slams. The Los Angeles Slam was cancelled on 12 June for various reasons, including the current "geopolitical climate of LA" and a "poor lease agreement with UCLA". Slam Date Meet Stadium City Country 1 2025 Kingston Slam Independence Park Kingston 2 2025 Miami Slam Ansin Sports Complex Miramar 3 2025 Philadelphia Slam Franklin Field Philadelphia 4 Cancelled 2025 Los Angeles Slam Drake Stadium Los Angeles
Format There are six race groups for males and females. Each race group features two disciplines that competitors compete in over the course of the weekend.
For each category, there are eight competitors in total. Four of these are the "Grand Slam Racers," who, at the beginning of the season, make the starting list of each of the four Grand Slam events, for a total of 48 consistent athletes present in each Slam (four racers in six categories, male and female). They were chosen based on their world rankings and merits and are among the best in the world. The other four competitors are the "Grand Slam Challengers," who are emerging athletes and are attempting to earn a spot as a Grand Slam Racer for the following season. The Challengers will vary between Grand Slam events based on recent performances and potential matchups.
From first to eighth place, points are awarded as follows for each individual event: 12, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. The athlete with the best combined score between the two events in their category is deemed the winner, or Slam champion, of that specific meet. Should there be a tie, the highest individual finishing placement between the two would win the Slam. If there is still a tie, then lowest combined time was utilized as a tiebreaker.
At the conclusion of the season, one male and one female athlete are crowned the "Racer of the Year" based on their cumulative points earned across all four Slams.
+Event CategoryFirst EventSecond EventShort Sprints100 m200 mShort Hurdles100 m hurdles (W)110 m hurdles (M)100 m flatLong Sprints200 m400 mLong Hurdles400 m hurdles400 m flatShort Distance800 m1500 mLong Distance3000 m5000 m
Prize money The Grand Slam Track league offers a chance for athletes, should they win each of the four Slams in their event category, to win upwards of US$400,000.00 in a single season. PlacePrize money per slam1st$100,000.002nd$50,000.003rd$30,000.004th$25,000.005th$20,000.006th$15,000.007th$12,500.008th$10,000.00
Slam winners
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Men Event Category Kingston Miami PhiladelphiaRacer of the YearShort Sprints Short Hurdles Long Sprints Long Hurdles Short Distance Long Distance
Women Event Category Kingston Miami PhiladelphiaRacer of the YearShort Sprints Short Hurdles Long Sprints Long Hurdles Short Distance Long Distance
Racers Men Event category Athlete Signing date Best individual WC / Oly. finishShort Sprints (2020, 2022, 2024) (2022) (2022, 2023) (2023)Short Hurdles (2021) (2024) (2023) (2023)Long Sprints (2024) (2024)24 April 20251st (2019, 2021) (2023, 2024) (2024)Long Hurdles 1st (2022) (2024) (2023) N/AShort Distance (2023) (2024) (2024) (2023)Long Distance (2024) (2024) (2022, 2023) (2013) Women Event category Athlete Signing date Best individual WC / Oly. finishShort Sprints (2024) (2024) (2024) (2019)Short Hurdles (2024) (2024) (2020) (2023)Long Sprints (2023, 2024) (2019) (2024) 14th (2024)Long Hurdles (2020, 2021, 2022, 2024) (2024) (2019, 2023) (2015, 2023) Short Distance (2024) (2024) (2023) (2023)Long Distance (2023) (2024) (2022, 2023) (2021, 2023)
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