Men's Track & Field

BEDNAREK EARNS SPOT AT WORLD OUTDOORS

BEDNAREK EARNS SPOT AT WORLD OUTDOORS
Posted: Jun 27, 2022

Eugene, OR – Former Indian Hills Men's Track & Field standout Kenny Bednarek earned a spot in the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the men's 200-meter dash with an impressive showing at the 2022 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships on Sunday.

Bednarek was one of two former Warrior athletes to compete at the historic Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus. Sydney Peal, a member of head coach Brent Ewing's squad in 2022, competed in the U20 Outdoor Championships in the men's 400-meter dash.

Bednarek, a three-time national champion for the Warriors in 2019 and Olympic silver medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Games, placed fourth overall in the men's 200m final on Sunday with a season-best time of 19.87. A member of Team Nike, Bednarek earned a spot on Team USA for the upcoming World Athletics Championships, also in Eugene, OR July 15-24.

Bednarek placed behind Noah Lyles (19.67), Erriyon Knighton (19.69), and Fred Kerley (19.83) as each individual qualified for Team USA. The top non-American mark in the men's 200m this year is 19.83, setting the stage for what could be a top-4 sweep for the Americans at the World championships.

Bednarek also competed in the men's 100-meter dash, placing seventh overall with a time of 9.98.

Peal, who earned two All-American honors during his freshman campaign for the Warriors, placed 11th overall in the men's 400m with a time of 49.15 on Saturday. Peal helped set the Indian Hills men's Distance Medley Relay indoor school record in 2022 and owns the fifth-fastest outdoor 400m time in school history.