NEW YORK (Feb 1) – France’s Anais Bourgoin shattered her national record in the women’s 600 metres at the Millrose Games on Sunday, clocking 1:26.17 to erase a mark that had stood since 2019.
The 29-year-old European bronze medalist in 2024 finished fourth behind American star Roisin Willis, who won in a personal best 1:24.87 to crack the all-time top 10 U.S. performers at the distance. Willis, competing in her first season as a professional with New Balance, was following up on her American record 1:57.97 for 800m, which was set just two days earlier in Boston.
On Sunday in New York, Bourgoin ran controlled splits of 26.88 and 55.53 seconds through 200m and 400m before closing in 30.64 to better Claudia Saunders’ previous French record of 1:28.52, set in Staten Island in 2019.
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Stanford senior Juliette Whittaker finished second in 1:25.64, while fellow American Olivia Baker of Atlanta TC took third in a personal best 1:25.91. Former LSU star Michaela Rose led aggressively through 400m in 54.60 but faded to fifth, still managing a personal best of 1:29.19. World Indoor 2022 champion Ajee’ Wilson rounded out the field in 1:33.48.
In the women’s 3000m, Alabama’s Doris Lemngole dominated with a personal best and collegiate record of 8:31.39. The Kenyan junior surged away on the final lap to defeat Britain’s Hannah Nuttall (8:32.94 PB) and BYU freshman Jane Hedengren (8:34.98), who also broke the previous collegiate record in third place.
2026 Millrose Games RESULTS –
Women’s 600m
- Roisin Willis (USA) – New Balance – 1:24.87 (PB)
- Juliette Whittaker (USA) – Stanford [SR] – 1:25.64
- Olivia Baker (USA) – adidas Atlanta TC – 1:25.91 (PB)
- Anais Bourgoin (FRA) – Nike – 1:26.17 (NR)
- Michaela Rose (USA) – adidas – 1:29.19 (PB)
- Ajee’ Wilson (USA) – Bandit – 1:33.48
RESULTS – Women’s 3000m
- Doris Lemngole (KEN) – Alabama [JR] – 8:31.39 (PB, Collegiate Record)
- Hannah Nuttall (GBR) – New Balance – 8:32.94 (PB)
- Jane Hedengren (USA) – BYU [FR] – 8:34.98 (Collegiate Record)
- Lexy Halladay-Lowry (USA) – Nike Swoosh TC – 8:38.78 (PB)
- Lauren Ryan (AUS) – Under Armour – 8:41.
