Khaleb McRae

Khaleb McRae

Personal information
Born	(2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200m: 20.76 (2024) 400m: 43.91 (2025)

Khaleb McRae (born 9 September 2000) is an American sprinter who competes primarily over 400 metres. ^[1]

Early life

McRae attended Southern School of Energy and Sustainability in Durham, North Carolina. He was a member of Durham Striders Track Club and won three North Carolina state titles. ^[2] Whilst a high schooler in January 2018, he ran an American best time of 1:04.62 in the 500m dash in Winston-Salem to move ahead of the previous best time by 0.35 seconds held by Randolph Ross. ^[3] He later attended South Plains College in Texas and the University of Alabama. ^[4]

Career

In July 2023, he placed eighth in the 400 final at the USATF Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. In February 2024, McRae moved to equal eleventh on the American indoor all-time list and twelfth all-time on the collegiate list when he ran 45.02 seconds for the 400 metres indoors in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic. ^[4]

In June 2024, he qualified for the final of the 400 metres at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, placing seventh overall in a time of 45.06 seconds. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

In April 2025, he finished second in 45.28 seconds to Zandrion Barnes in the men’s 400m at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. ^[8] In May 2025, he was named as part of the long sprints category for the 2025 Grand Slam Track event in Philadelphia. ^[9] He finished runner-up to Matthew Hudson-Smith in the 400 metres race in a time of 45.04 seconds at the 2025 Philadelphia Slam. ^[10] On June 22, 2025 at the Bob Vigars Classic in London, Ontario, McRae ran a time of 43.91 seconds in the men's 400m before placing fourth at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July. ^{[11] [12]} On 2 August, he finished third at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 44.45 seconds. ^[13]

Circuit performances

Grand Slam Track results [14]
Slam	Race group	Event	Pl.	Time	Prize money
2025 Philadelphia Slam	Long sprints	400 m	2nd	45.04	US$25,000
		200 m	6th	20.87

References

1. "Khaleb McRae". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
2. Stanley, Logan (15 July 2019). "AAU Junior Olympics Profile: Khaleb McRae". Mile Split. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
3. Deibel, Bryan (Jan 14, 2018). "Khaleb McRae Runs New U.S. No. 1 500m Dash". Milesplit. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
4. "ALABAMA'S KHALEB MCRAE TAKES OVER WORLD LEAD IN 400 METERS AT NEW MEXICO COLLEGIATE CLASSIC". Runnerspace. 4 Feb 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
5. "U.S. Olympic Team Trials". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
6. Dutch, Taylor (26 June 2024). "Quincy Wilson, 16, Takes Sixth In the Olympic Trials 400 Meters". Runners World. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
7. Williams, Don (25 June 2024). "Sprinter Fred Kerley, Olympic silver medalist in Tokyo, clinches berth in Paris". Lubbock Online. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
8. Levy, Leighton (27 April 2025). "Barnes wins 400m, Cartwright finishes second in hurdles at Drake Relays". SportsMax.tv. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
9. Chavez, Chris (May 23, 2025). "Grand Slam Track Announces Full Athletes Field For Philadelphia: Full Racers, Challengers Competing". Citiusmag.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
10. Adams, Tim (1 June 2025). "MASTERFUL MATT HUDSON-SMITH WINS OVER 400M IN PHILADELPHIA". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
11. "Results - Eugene Diamond League - Pre Classic 2025". Watch Athletics Weekly. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
12. "Men 400m Elite - Bob Vigars Classic" . Retrieved 22 June 2025.
13. "Patterson tops Bailey, McRae in 400m in Eugene". nbcsports.com. August 2, 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
14. "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track . Retrieved April 5, 2025.