Shamier Little

U.S. Olympians Jasmine Jones and Shamier have signed with Grand Slam Track ahead of the professional track league’s inaugural season in 2025.

Jones wrapped up her senior year at USC with the NCAA indoor 60m title and NCAA outdoor 400m hurdles title. She ran personal bests in the 400m hurdles four times in the year, which culminated with a 52.29 performance for fourth place in the Olympic final – just .14 seconds shy of a medal.

Little is a two-time World Championship silver medalist in the 400m hurdles. At the Paris Olympics, she was part of the world-record setting mixed 4x400m relay and earned a silver medal in the mixed 4x400m final. She also led off the women’s 4x400m relay in the final with a 49.48s split before the team won gold in 3:15.27 – the second-fastest 4x400m relay of all-time.

In this episode, Anderson Emerole chats with Jones and Little to reflect on their experiences at the Olympics, break down why they signed with the league, why they’re excited for it, and what they’re looking forward to most heading into next year.

Host: Anderson Emerole | @atkoeme on Instagram 

Guests: Jasmine Jones | @jasminemjones1 on Instagram + Shamier Little | @shambambino on Instagram

Time Stamps:

Jasmine Jones:

4:58 - Reflecting on the Paris Olympics.

6:13 - What her expectations were for this season + the Olympics.

7:19 - Why she decided to join Grand Slam Track.

8:25 - Thoughts on racing the 400m and 400m hurdles for GST.

9:54 - Why she moved up in distance from the 100m hurdles. 

12:44 - Her perspective on racing for place vs. time.

13:36 - How she navigated a year filled with change. 

15:01 - Staying composed before races.

17:04 - How she shifted her mindset from competing in the NCAA to the pro level.

20:25 - What she’s most excited about looking ahead to 2025.

Shamier Little:

23:21 - Reflections coming off her historic season. 

25:00 - Biggest emotions and feelings from the Olympics.

27:08 - Mindset throughout the rounds at the Olympics. 

29:15 - What she’s most excited about with joining GST.

31:57 - Thoughts on her GST competitors.

34:35 - What makes the women’s 400m hurdles so special right now.

38:08 - Racing with grit. 

39:20 - How she plans on balancing her 2025 race schedule. 

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The CITIUS MAG team unpacks all of the action from the first day of the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. A few of the most notable moments + highlights include: 

– Men’s 10,000m final: The first final of the Trials is in the books! Grant Fisher pulled away from the field with three laps to go to take the 10,000m title in 27:49.47.

– Women’s 100m 1st round: Sha’Carri Richardson leads all qualifiers to the 100m semifinal in 10.88 (with an untied shoe!).

– Men’s 1500m 1st round: Cole Hocker runs 3:34.54 to lead the rest of the field to the 1500m semifinal.

– Women’s 400m 1st round: Shamier Little drops a season’s best of 50.13 to advance to the 400m semifinal as the fastest seed.

– Women’s 5000m: Elle St. Pierre blasts around the field to take the top qualifying spot into the 5000m final.

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Shamier Little sits down with Jasmine Todd and David Melly after earning her second career silver medal in the 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships. She earned her first global championship medal in 2015 and has worked hard to return to the global podium. She discusses how much the sport has changed in her eight years between medals and the intention + growth that she’s experienced.

Hosts: Jasmine Todd and David Melly

Guest: Shamier Little

CITIUS MAG's coverage of the 2023 World Athletics Championships is powered by ASICS.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will also be available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 

DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.

Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, Jasmine Todd, and special guest Mitch Dyer recap Day 4 at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest! Day 4 was another action-packed evening – Laulauga Tausaga threw a massive personal best to win the women’s discus, Faith Kipyegon led the women’s 1500m final wire-to-wire, and Soufiane El Bakkali added another title to his name in the men’s 3000m steeplechase. Some of the highlights of Day 4 include:

–  Women’s discus: Laulauga Tausaga stole the show with an epic final throw to claim the gold medal + the U.S. goes 1-2 with Val Allman snagging the silver medal.

– Men’s 3000m steeplechase final: Championship veteran Soufiane El Bakkali won the title over world record holder Lamecha Girma + George Beamish placed 5th in his debut season.

– Women’s 1500m final: Faith Kipyegon dominated the final + Ciara Mageean continued her breakout season with a 4th place finish.

– Men’s high jump: Fans went nuts for Gianmarco Tamberini’s victory!

– Women’s 400m hurdles semifinal: Shamier Little ran the fastest qualifying time out of the semifinal + Femke Bol advanced to the final effortlessly.

– Much more

As an official partner of World Athletics, ASICS is proud to support all of CITIUS MAG’s content throughout this year’s World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023. CITIUS MAG is the premier destination for real-time competition updates, in-depth analysis and interviews with your favorite track and field athletes.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will be also available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 

DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.

Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, Katelyn Hutchison and Dana Giordano recap the fourth day of the 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships LIVE from Eugene, Oregon.

Some of the highlights of the day include:

– Rai Benjamin missed eight weeks of training in May and June and stormed back to a 46.62s win in the 400m hurdles

– Shamier Little is back on top with the women's 400m hurdles title for the first time since 2015

– Gabby Thomas clocked the sixth-fastest 200m in history (21.60 seconds) and overtook Shericka Jackson as the fastest woman this year.

– Erriyon Knighton, 19, became the youngest U.S. men's champion in a track event in 43 years by winning the 200m in 19.72 seconds.

– Nia Akins won the 800m by overtaking Raevyn Rogers in the final 100 meters. Ajeé Wilson, a two-time world bronze medalist, missed out on a global championship team for the first time since 2012 due to an unspecified issue.

– Katie Moon won the pole vault with a clearance of 4.90 meters, the best mark in the world this year.

– Brooke Andersen narrowly defeated DeAnna Price in the hammer throw, with distances of 78.65 meters and 78.18 meters respectively.

– Devon Allen scratched the 110m hurdles semifinals due to injury and is shifting his focus to training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles.

– Grant Fisher, the record holder in the American 5000m and 10,000m events, scratched the 5000m due to a stress reaction in his femur. Abdihamid Nur won the 5000m final.

You can watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/live/iojBwB-UvVY?feature=share

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On today's show, we had some records fall and really close finishes at the Houston Half. The NCAA collegiate season heated up with some fantastic sprint performances that are putting all-time lists and records on watch. Marc Scott is on the move to Kenya. A little more Millrose hype because why not and a USATF Cross Country preview.

HOUSTON HALF MARATHON – Unpacking all of the top performances from the Houston including Emily Sisson setting a new American record by finishing in 1:06:52, becoming the first American woman to break the 1:07 barrier.

NCAA TRACK RECAP – Britton Wilson broke the NCAA record in 1:25.16, which is faster than Athing Mu's collegiate record of 1:25.80. This makes makes her the seventh-fastest American woman and tenth-fastest woman in history. More highlights from the weekend including Talitha Diggs, Matthew Boling, Jasmine Moore, Masai Russell + more. 

MARC SCOTT JOINS THE NN RUNNING TEAM – After leaving the Bowerman Track Club, Marc Scott  is planning to split his time between UK and Kenya and join Eliud Kipchoge's group under coach Patrick Sang in Kaptagat.

MORE MILLROSE HYPE – Athing Mu headlines the women's 600m and will race against Natoya Goule, Shamier Little, Olivia Baker and Sophia Gorriaran. The world record is 1:23.44.

PREVIEWING USATF CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – The 2023 USATF Cross Country Championships will be held on January 21, 2023, at Pole Green Park in Richmond, VA. Spots are on the line for the World Cross Country Championships. 

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We're delving into new territory. We have our first guest from the sprints and hurdles! 2015 World Championship 400m hurdle silver medalist Shamier Little joins the CITIUS MAG Podcast to discuss how she got her start in the sport and being part of the fastest 400m hurdle race in history at last year's U.S. Outdoor Championships. Other topics include: - Choosing Texas A&M and the winning culture of the Aggies - Studying technique of other 400m hurdles + who has the best, worst form - Wikipedia says: "“None of her early youth competitions could be labeled exceptional.” - Bottling up emotions and expectations after bad races to perform the next year - Why her life and schedule as a professional athlete is unique - Plus more... You can catch the latest episode of the podcast on iTunes so subscribe and leave a five-star review. If you're a CITIUS MAG Patreon subscriber, you have access to the full episode including the listener questions as well as the famous final three. Not a subscriber yet? Support the site and the podcast for just $8 a month for access to the full pod, CITIUS MAG Track Club perks, discounts from other partners and more. Visit Patreon.com/CITIUSMAG This episode was brought to you by Maurten. Fuel properly for long distance races! we recommend Maurten. It’s the world’s most carbohydrate-rich sports drink and it’s being used by the top marathoners in the world. CITIUS MAG PODCAST LISTENERS GET 20% OFF THEIR NEXT ORDER: Use promo code CMP20 at checkout. Visit Maurten.com/shop today