Top 10 US Male Athlete of the Year 2023 (5-1)

Top 10 US Male Athlete of the Year 2023 (5-1)

Last time out, we commenced the countdown of our Top 10 U.S. Athletes in 2023, featuring Nos. 10 yo 6 on the list. Today, we will go a notch higher as we present Part 2 of the series, where we unveil Nos. 5 to 1 on our list of Top 10 U.S. Athletes in 2023 as follows:

5. Erriyon Knighton

For the past three seasons, Erriyon Knigton’s presence on the international scene has been non-stop entertaining. The 19-year-old has gotten to the final of the last three major championships, winning two medals in the process. For a junior athlete to have this kind of aura, especially in the sprints, is usually unheard of.

The Under 20 200m world record holder and fastest teenager on the planet currently owns the top 13 Under 20 200m times in history and took his prowess to a whole new level this year.

After taking Bronze at last year’s World championships, Knighton was on a mission to snag Gold in Budapest in 2023. Throughout the year, he set many all-time marks that left the world in utter disbelief. At the US Championships, he became the youngest winner in US history, running a time of 19.72.

Again, at the world championships, Knighton became the youngest Silver medalist in the history of the 200m, and also at this year’s Bislett Games took down the meeting record of Usain Bolt, running a time of 19.77s compared to Bolt’s previous record of 19.79s.

Knighton’s continued success at the top of the sprinting world has continued to shatter expectations, and as he enters his senior career next year, we surely will be expecting bigger performances from him.

4. Rai Benjamin

Since his international debut in 2019, in which he won two medals at the world championships in Doha, Rai Benjamin has been consistent on the grid of the men’s 400m Hurdles.

Benjamin’s season over his signature event was almost unblemished as he dominated all the races he competed in this year, except the final of the world championships. Beyond the wins, the 26-year-old had set his sights on breaking Karsten Warholm’s world record which he set at the Olympics.

Having won the Diamond League in Doha and the US Championships, Benjamin was on a mission to win the world title. However, he…