Oregon22 was a showcase for Team USA, though there were plenty of highlights to go around

The first World Athletics Championships held in the United States certainly was good for the home team.

The meet concluded Sunday night at Hayward Field, a 10-day run that turned into a showcase for the Americans.

Team USA won a record-setting 33 medals — 13 gold, nine silver, 11 bronze — and easily won the first-ever team trophy awarded at a world championship meet.

Ethiopia, Jamaica and Kenya won 10 each to finish in a tie for second in the medal table.

The U.S. tally included a pair of gold medals for Sydney McLaughlin (400-meter hurdles, 4x400 relay), Michael Norman (400, 4x400) and Abby Steiner (4x100, 4x400).

But the success wasn’t limited to the Americans.

Overall, there were a combined three world records, 13 meet records, 18 area records and 92 national records set over the 10 days and 16 sessions.

Some moments were more memorable than others.

Sydney McLaughlin steals the show

Of all the highlight performances that took place at Hayward Field over the 10 days of the world championships, none was as jaw-dropping as McLaughlin taking almost a second off her own world record in the 400 hurdles with her win Friday night in 50.68 to become the first women to run under 51.0.

It was an awe-inspiring performance for the 22-year-old U.S. phenom, who dusted a field that included American Dalilah Muhammed, a former world record holder and the reigning world champ.

McLaughlin returned Sunday to run the final leg on the gold medal 4x400 team.

US men sweep the sprints

The first truly electrifying moment inside Hayward Field came on night two when Fred Kerley, Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell went 1-2-3 in the 100 final.

Turns out, the Americans were just getting started.

Five days later, Noah Lyles, Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton, in that order, swept the 200 medals, with Lyles setting the American record in 19.31. Knighton, at age 18 years and 174 days, became the youngest men’s medalist ever at a world championship meet.

It marked the first time a single nation had swept the men’s 100 and 200 medals at the same world championship meet.

'False-start fiasco' dooms Devon Allen

There was no story-book ending to Devon Allen’s season. Instead, it was a controversial and frustrating ruling that knocked the former Duck and fan favorite out of the 110-hurdle final on July 17. Allen was disqualified for a false start when the electronic monitor in his blocks registered Allen’s reaction to the starting gun at .099 of a second, or .001 too fast.

The partisan crowd was furious when Allen was ushered off the track.

“I know for a fact I didn’t react until I heard the gun,” Allen said. “To be .001 too quick, I know I’m quick, but that sucks.”

Kara Winger’s historic throw in women’s javelin

At 36 years old and competing in the final season of her career on two surgically repaired knees, soon-to-be retired Kara Winger was down to her last attempt in the women’s javelin competition Friday night.

With a smile on her face, the Vancouver, Washington, native unleashed the throw of her life. The mark of 210 feet, 1 inch, moved Winger from fifth to second place and an eventual silver medal, making her the first American to win a world championships medal in the women’s javelin.

“I just had so many opportunities and so much support from the local crowd, to grab a medal here almost at home, at Hayward Field,” said Winger, a four-time Olympian and nine-time U.S. champion. “It is what I dreamed about but I am still in disbelief that it actually happened.”

Jake Wightman pulls off upset in men’s 1,500

Among the heaviest of favorites coming into the meet was Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigsten in the 1,500, and the Olympic champion was in fact leading with 300 meters to go when Great Britain’s Jake Wightman made an aggressive move to take the lead.

Wightman was able to hold off the field as he kicked his way home for the gold medal, stunning even himself as he could be seen on the TV broadcast mouthing, “Oh my God!” as he crossed the finish line in a PR 3:29.23.

Making the moment even more special, his father, Geoff, was the stadium announcer calling the race as it happened live. Ingebrigsten, who won silver, came back on the final day of the meet to win gold in the 5,000.

USA’s record-setting, single-day medal haul

The sheer dominance by Team USA was established early in the meet when the Americans won nine medals — including four golds — on Day 3.

That included a podium sweep in the men’s shot put highlighted by Ryan Crouser leapfrogging Joe Kovacs on his fifth throw, and a bronze finish from Josh Awotunde.

Brooke Andersen and Janee Kassanavoid went 1-3 in the women’s hammer, Grant Holloway and Trey Cunningham went 1-2 in the 110 hurdles, and Katie Nageotte and Sandi Morris went 1-2 in the women’s pole vault.

It was the first time a single nation won four golds in one day and bettered the previous single-day record of eight medals set by the Soviet Union in 1991.

Jamaican sprinters entertain

One night after the U.S. men swept the 100 medals, the Jamaican women did the same, as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-Herah went 1-2-3 to continue their dominance in the women’s sprints much to the delight of a raucous Jamaican fanbase that was inside Hayward Field.

It was the fifth world title in the 100 for Fraser-Pryce, 35, an effervescent superstar who is also a two-time Olympic champ in the 100.

Jackson and Fraser-Pryce followed with gold and silver, respectively, in the 200 later in the week.

US women’s 4x100 stunner

That an unheralded group of Americans — at least on the international stage — took down a powerhouse team from Jamaican might have been the biggest upset of the meet

The U.S. team consisted of the eighth-place finisher in the 100 (Melissa Jefferson), the fifth-place finisher in the 200 (Abby Steiner), a 200 semifinalist (former Duck Jenna Prandini) and 100 semifinalist (Twanisha Terry).

The Jamaican team included their three 100 medalists and former Oregon standout Kemba Nelson, who made the 100 semifinals.

The U.S. won in 41.14 to 41.18 for Jamaica, with Terry holding off a fast-charging Jackson on the final leg.

"The race was electrifying," Terry exclaimed. "You heard the stadium. The stadium went crazy. We just brought it home."

'Instant medals' a hit with athletes

Oregon22 organizers added an emotional twist to the traditional victory lap.

For the first time at a world championships meet, the top-three finishers were given their medals on the track immediately after their event ended so they could celebrate in the moment with their hardware.

“To have that medal so fast, it’s so nice,” Great Britain 1,500 bronze medalist Laura Muir, told The Associated Press. "It’s surreal because one minute you’re not even across the line and the next minute you have the medal around your neck.”

Meet ends with a rush

Two world records, three more gold medals for the Americans and an entertaining win by Ingebrigsten in the 5,000 was a perfect way to end the world championships.

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan opened the night with a world record in the 100 hurdles in 12.12, and less than two hours later ran a wind-aided (plus-2.5) 12.06 to win gold.

Then, in the final performance of the meet, Sweden’s Armand Duplantis had the stage to himself as he cleared 20 feet, 4½ inches to break his own world record.

In between, the U.S. racked up more gold as Athing Mu won the women’s 800 and the 4x400 relays swept the men's and women's races.

"It has been a great championships overall for the Team USA," Norman said. "I think there is huge potential of the whole team for growth. The time is coming in. Maybe the next 4-5-6 years, it is going to be an amazing time for the Team USA."

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