Trey Knight

Trey Knight
Personal information
Born (2002-05-24) 24 May 2002 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHammer:: 79.33 m (2026)

Trey Knight (born 24 May 2002) is an American hammer thrower. He finished in second place at the 2025 USA Track and Field Championships and had a top-ten finish at the 2025 World Championships.

Early life

From Ridgefield, Washington, he is from a family of throwers, with his grandfather, John Gambill, a volunteer coach for his local high school team. He attended Ridgefield High School (Washington). Knight set a national high school record in the hammer throw in 2020 and was named Washington State Athlete of the Year for boys track and field in three consecutive years.

Career

Competing for California State University, Northridge, Knight named the NCAA Division I West Region indoor field athlete of the year in 2025. Earlier, he had competed for the USC Trojans track and field team.

He was fouled out at the NCAA West Outdoor regionals in 2025 and so did not qualify for the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships. However, he did go on to throw a personal best 78.15 metres at the Portland Track Festival in June 2025.

He placed second with a new personal best of 78.76 metres at the 2025 USA Track and Field Championships. In September 2025, he competed in the hammer throw at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, qualifying for the final and placing tenth overall.

On 28 March 2026, he placed second behind Rudy Winkler in the hammer throw at the USATF Winter Long Throws National Championship in Arizona with a personal best throw of 79.33 metres. In July, Knight placed fifth in the hammer throw at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic. On 23 July 2026, competing in the hammer throw at the 2026 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in New York, he finished third overall.

References

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  2. ↑ "HS track and field: The sky is the limit for Ridgefield's Trey Knight". County Clark Today. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
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  6. ↑ Hof-Mahoney, Paul (30 July 2025). "USATF Outdoor Championships: Event-By-Event Throws & Heptathlon Preview". Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Trey Knight of Ridgefield places second in hammer at USA track and field championships, qualifies for worlds". Colombian.com. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "USA Championships". World Athletics. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "SIX CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT FIRST USATF WINTER LONG THROWS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP". usatf.org. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Johnson, Robert; Gault, Jonathan (4 July 2026). "Fireworks at Pre: Hiltz Stuns Kipyegon, High Schooler Taylor Rips 19.75 on the 4th of July". Lets Run. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "KINCAID'S KICK HIGHLIGHTS OPENING DAY OF TOYOTA USATF OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.