Best of DyeStat: Tim Healy's Favorite Photos of 2023

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

Tim Healy's day job is selling cheese. 

Track and field photography just so happens to be a hobby, a passion and a side gig. We are happy to include him whenever we can into our meet coverage plans. 

Tim shot several meets at Hayward Field for DyeStat, including the Oregon Relays and Diamond League final, and also pitched in on a big team effort at Nike Cross Nationals. 

Here are a few of Tim's favorite photos from those events. Follow him on Instagram at @tgh_pdx_photos 

Athing Mu reacts to running a personal best and American record 1:54.97 in the women's 800 meters at the Diamond League final in Eugene.

Relay runners urge on their teammates at Nike Outdoor Nationals. 

Dramatic lighting and falling rain made an interesting shooting opportunity at Hayward Field at the Oregon Relays. 

The incredible Noah Lyles, winner of three World Championships gold medals in Budapest, flashes his perfect form in practice before competing in the Diamond League final at Hayward Field in September. 

Leaders of the pack come into view before ascending a hill at Glendoveer Golf course during the boys championship race at Nike Cross Nationals. 

One of the star attractions of the Oregon high school season, Sophia Beckmon of Oregon City, takes flight at Nike Outdoor Nationals in pursuit of another long jump record. 

Suitable for framing, this image in this moment captures an historically fast mile won by the great Jakob Ingebrigtsen while Yared Nuguse shatters Alan Webb's American record at the Diamond League final. They became the third and fourth men ever to break 3:44.

Alone with her thoughts, sophomore Elizabeth Leachman ponders a rare defeat at Nike Cross Nationals. The talented Texan led for more than 10 minutes of the race. She grew from the experience and a week later won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championship. 

Did anyone have a better year on the track than Kenyan middle distance superstar Faith Kipyegon? She smashed world records in the 1,500 meters and mile in 2023 and won gold medals in the 1,500 and 5,000 at the World Championships. Here, she caps off her season with a Diamond League victory. 

Oregon's Maddy Elmore offers a shoulder to lean on to teammate Annika Thompson after a hard 10,000 meters effort at the Oregon Preview. The two locals, Elmore from South Eugene, Thompson from Junction City, got through it together, separated by two-tenths of a second. 

In the aftermath of Nike Cross Nationals, teammates find one another for support and weigh what just happened in the biggest race of the season.