Abby Steiner had one more gold medal before leaving the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
After 56 races, Steiner replaced Dalilah Muhammad in the 4×400-meter relay and helped the United States to another first-place finish, posting the fastest time ever run on U.S. soil at 3:17.79, nearly three seconds ahead of second-place Jamaica.
Muhammad suffered the injury during the warm-up, relegating Steiner to the second leg of the relay, the same leg she ran in the gold-winning 4x100m relay earlier at the World Athletics Championships.
And Steiner didn’t miss a beat, quickly taking the lead after securing a handoff from Talitha Diggs, taking over and holding the lead ahead of Jamaica through her 400.
The Kentucky graduate finished the second leg in 47.8 seconds, handing it to Britton Wilson before Sydney McLaughlin secured the top spot on the anchor.
Sunday night’s race capped off what turned out to be an incredibly grueling season for the Coffman graduate.
Steiner finished fifth in the 200-meter final for the first time, entering as an American, collegiate, Southeastern Conference and Kentucky record holder, winning the USA Outdoor Championships in 21.77 seconds.
Although she did not medal in her individual event, Steiner helped the United States add to its total in the 4×100-meter relay, winning gold with Melissa Jefferson, Jenna Prandini and Twanisha Terry in a time of 41.14 seconds, upsetting Shericka Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and the rest of the heavily favored Jamaican team by 0.04 seconds.
The 22-year-old ran the second leg of the 100m relay against Jamaican three-time Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah, with Steiner beating the Jamaican by 0.24 seconds.
Before coming to the World Track and Field Championships, Steiner signed with PUMA, finishing a collegiate career that saw her earn 15 All-American honors and four NCAA titles in four years.
Steiner took part in 57 races this season.
Team USA won 33 medals at the World Championships in Athletics, 14 of which were gold.
