Purrier St. Pierre Returns To Millrose After Giving Birth To Second Child, Racing Jess Hull, Nikki Hiltz In Wanamaker Mile; Jane Hedengren, Doris Lemngole Renew NCAA XC Final In 3,000; World Record Holder Devynne Charlton Headlines Women's 60 Hurdles

By Oliver Hinson of DyeStat

John Nepolitan/Kylie Graham photos

The 118th Millrose Games are set for Friday, Jan. 30, and Sunday, Feb. 1, at The Armory in New York City, and to no one’s surprise, the professional fields for this year’s event are absolutely stacked. 

With 16 pro events on the schedule and hundreds of the best athletes in the world entered, it’s not at all far-fetched to say that multiple world records could fall. Here’s a breakdown of every women's event:

(Start times are Eastern Standard Time)

Friday, Jan. 30

Women's Weight Throw - 3:30 p.m.

The Albany track and field team is well-represented in this event with four athletes entered. Nattaly Lindo, a sophomore, has the best mark among them at 19.26 meters (63-3.25). Last weekend, she finished second in the weight throw at the BU Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White meet and 10th in the shot put. 

Her teammate Lalenii Grant, who finished third in the weight throw at that meet, is also in the field, bringing in a personal best of 17.95 meters (58-10.75).

Other names in the field include Mia Hoskins and Zuriel Padua-Serrano from Columbia and Tata Coulibaly and Laila Davis from FDU.

Sunday, Feb. 1

Women's Flagpole Hill Fund Pole Vault - 3:15 p.m.

Former Olympic and world champion Katerina Stefanidi is back in action this winter after taking 2025 off for the birth of her child. Stefanidi is one of the longest-tenured athletes in the sport, having competed in every Olympics since the 2012 London Games.

She last competed at The Armory at the 2023 Millrose Games, where she took third in the pole vault behind Katie Moon and Bridget Williams. Younger fans may not remember her streak of domination in the late 2010s; she won four straight Millrose pole vault titles from 2015 to 2018.

This weekend, she’ll be up against NCAA champions Gabriela Leon and Chloe Timberg, Olympian Brynn King and Emily Grove. Last year, Grove and Leon tied for second place behind Katie Moon with a vault of 4.60 meters (15-1), while Timberg was fourth at 4.50 meters (14-9).

With no Moon — the reigning world champion and winner of two of the last three Millrose pole vault titles — the field is wide open. Stefanidi certainly has the most impressive resume, but even a four-time Olympian might need a rust buster. Timberg, the 2024 NCAA champion, cleared 4.58 meters (15-0) at an uncertified meet in Key West, Fla., in early January, which would tie her for fourth in the world as of Jan. 27. If she can keep her momentum rolling, she could earn her first Millrose win.

Women's Alliance Bernstein 60m Hurdles - 4:03 p.m.

The world record holder is in the house. 

Two years ago, Devynne Charlton broke the world record at the 116th Millrose Games with a blazing 7.67-second run. Since then, she’s won two world indoor titles, and now she’s back on the track where she made history.

Last year, she took third at this meet behind Masai Russell and Grace Stark. Neither Russell nor Stark are competing this year, but Danielle Williams is. Last weekend, Williams beat Charlton and set a world lead of 7.87 seconds at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston. 

Christina Clemons and Gabbi Cunningham are also making the turnaround from Boston to New York. Clemons took third last weekend, while Cunningham took fourth.

Other top names in this weekend’s field include Megan Simmonds, Denisha Cartwright, Oneka Wilson, Aasia Laurencin and Evonne Britton.

Women's Toyota 60m - 4:16 p.m.

Defending champion Jacious Sears is back in the building to open up her second professional season. 

Last year, Sears ran away with a victory in the 60, breaking the tape in 7.02 seconds, over a tenth faster than anyone else. A few weeks later, she went on to win silver in the 60 at the USATF Indoor Championships, and she earned sixth in the 100 at the USATF Outdoor Championships, earning her a spot in the 4x100 meter relay pool at Worlds.

This weekend, she’ll be competing against the likes of Dina Asher-Smith and Leah Bertrand, among others.

Asher-Smith finished eighth in the 100 and fifth in the 200 at worlds last year, and she is the only person in this field who made the final in either of those two events. Last weekend, she ran 7.08 to win the 60 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.

Bertrand, who turned pro last year after an illustrious career at Ohio State, is a four-time national champion for Trinidad and Tobago. She also competed in Boston last weekend, finishing third behind Asher-Smith and Brianna Lyston, clocking a 7.32.

Other names to look out for include Celera Barnes, Samirah Moody and Destiny Smith-Barnett.

Women's Burgess Family Foundation 3,000 - 4:29 p.m.

It’s Doris vs. Jane, again. 

Last fall, BYU freshman Jane Hedengren proved that she could translate her dominance on the high school scene to the NCAA, winning each of her first three races by at least 20 seconds. At the same time, Alabama’s Doris Lemngole was just coming back from a stellar track season where she took fifth in the steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships. She didn’t open her season until the SEC Championships on Oct. 31 — of course, she won that race and won the South Regional two weeks later. 

When it came time for Hedengren and Lemngole to meet in Columbia, Mo., for the NCAA Cross Country Championship, it was clearly a two-horse race. They were neck-and-neck for nearly the entire race, but Lemngole broke away at the end.

This weekend may be the perfect opportunity for Hedengren to get her revenge. Lemngole obviously has talent in the 3,000-meter distance with barriers in her way, but Hedengren has been stronger in the shorter distances overall. She ran 4:23.50 in the mile and 8:40.03 in the 3,000 last year as a high school senior, and she’s clearly leveled up since then — take her NCAA record-setting 14:44.79 performance in the 5,000 as proof.

Lemngole’s 3,000 personal best is about the same at 8:41.83, but she’s never broken 4:30 in the mile or 14:50 in the 5,000. It’s never smart to underestimate her, but it seems like Hedengren has a better shot in this race than she did in November. 

They’ll also have to contend with Lexy Halladay-Lowry, who won a national title in the steeplechase last year, and Hedengren’s BYU teammate Riley Chamberlain, who became the sixth collegiate woman to break 15 minutes in the 5,000 indoors last December.

Women's Toyota 600m - 4:42 p.m.

Look for a mix of youth and experience in this race featuring new pros Roisin Willis and Michaela Rose and veterans like Ajee Wilson.

Willis had a dominant year in 2025, winning the 800 at the NCAA Championships and USATF Championships and lowered her personal best to 1:58.13, making her the seventh-fastest American of the year. Last weekend, she made her professional debut for New Balance at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, setting an indoor personal best of 1:59.59.

Rose turned pro with adidas last July after finishing fourth in the 800 at NCAAs. Last weekend, she opened her 2026 season with a 4:40.58 performance in the mile at the Dr. Sander Scorcher.

Wilson, of course, is an Armory icon. She also competed at Dr. Sander last weekend, and although she finished third in the 800, breaking a years-long win streak at this historic track, she clocked a 2:00.92 performance, showing she’s still got a lot left in the tank. Last year, she was the fourth fastest American in the 800 with a season’s best of 1:57.98.

Women's 1,000m - 5:14 p.m. 

Addy Wiley, the American record holder in the 1,000, leads this stacked field including Sage Hurta-Klecker, Maggi Congdon and Tsige Duguma. Wiley finished fourth in the 800 at last year’s Millrose Games, and she went on to take ninth at the USATF Outdoor Championships.

Hurta-Klecker, meanwhile, has been on a tear lately. After earning bronze at USAs last August and fifth at the World Championships — she ran a personal best 1:55.89 in the final in Tokyo — she earned a spot on Team USA’s mixed 4x2k relay team. It’ll be interesting to see if she can make the quick turnaround to the oval, but she looks to be the most formidable competitor in this field.

Congdon isn’t far behind, though. She won silver at USAs and advanced to the semifinals in Tokyo, and she opened up her season two weeks ago with wins in the 800 and mile at the UW Preview in Seattle. 2026 will be her first full professional season, but little has changed other than her jersey. After leaving Northern Arizona at the end of the 2025 collegiate season, she signed with Nike and joined the Swoosh TC, staying in Flagstaff with coach Mike Smith.

Duguma, the 2024 Olympic silver medalist, hasn’t competed since the 800 semifinal at worlds last September. She’s never raced a 1,000, but she owns a 1:56.64 PB — the Ethiopian national record — in the 800.

A late addition to the field is Meghan Hunter, who won the 800 at last weekend’s Dr. Sander Scorcher to earn a spot at Millrose. Hunter has clearly stepped up her game since last year. After making it her season’s mission to break 2:00 and finally doing it in May, she opened her season with a 1:59.70 performance.

Women's NYRR Wanamaker Mile - 5:40 p.m.

Last weekend, Elle Purrier St. Pierre shocked the track world with a world-leading performance in the women’s 3,000 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, clocking a ridiculous 8:26.54 just eight months after giving birth to her second child. 

St. Pierre also holds the American indoor record in the mile at 4:16.41, which she set in the 2024 Wanamaker Mile. She’s won the event three times — in 2020, 2022 and 2024 — and she’s poised to add another title. Heading into the season, the obvious question was whether she would be ready after childbirth. She’s answered that question with an emphatic “yes.”

Still, there’s plenty of competition in this field. Jessica Hull is the fifth-fastest woman ever over 1,500 with a personal best of 3:50.83, and she holds the world record in the 2,000 meters with a time of 5:19.70. She’s also the Australian record holder in the mile, having run 4:13.68.

Nikki Hiltz, who won three national titles in 2025, is always a contender with their lethal kick. They’ve run 3:55.33 in the 1,500 and 4:16.35 in the mile, the second-fastest marks in American history in each. If this race is close with a lap to go, Hiltz is almost certainly the favorite. 

Dorcus Ewoi and Sinclaire Johnson, who finished 1-2 in the 1,500 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix last weekend, are also in the field. Ewoi earned a silver medal in the 1,500 at the World Championships last September, while Johnson broke the American outdoor record in the mile with a 4:16.32 performance at the London Diamond League.

The talent doesn’t stop there — Heather MacLean, Emily Mackay, Gracie Morris, Susan Ejore and plenty of other top mid-distance talents will toe the line.