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Olympians and World Champions Highlight Team USATF For World Athletics Indoor Championships- USATF
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Mar 11th 2022, 10:52am
OLYMPIANS AND WORLD CHAMPIONS HIGHLIGHT TEAM USATF ROSTER FOR WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS BELGRADE 22
INDIANAPOLIS — Led by gold medalists Ryan Crouser and Katie Nageotte, 21 Olympians from last summer’s Tokyo Games highlight the Team USATF roster for the 18th World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.
This will be the first World Indoor Championships held since 2018, when the event was hosted in Birmingham, England. The 2020 meet was slated for Nanjing, China, but was postponed due to COVID-19. Crouser (Redmond, Oregon/USATF Oregon) won the men’s shot put in Tokyo with an Olympic record throw, set world indoor and outdoor records in 2021, and is undefeated over the past two seasons, while Nageotte (Powder Springs, Georgia/USATF New York) was the women’s pole vault victor with a dramatic second-attempt clearance at the winning height. Other Tokyo medalists on the U.S. roster are Grant Holloway (Gainesville, Florida/USATF Florida) in the men’s 60m hurdles and Chris Nilsen (Vermillion, South Dakota/USATF Dakotas) in the men’s pole vault. Holloway, the world record holder in the 60H with a 7.29 last season, is undefeated in the event since 2014, and Nilsen has already twice bettered the American record in 2022, recently clearing 6.05m/19-10.25 in France. Birmingham 2018 gold medalists Christian Coleman (Lexington, Kentucky/USATF Kentucky), Will Claye (New York, New York/USATF New York), and Sandi Morris (Mableton, Georgia/USATF Arkansas) return to defend their World Indoor titles. Coleman, the world record holder in the men’s 60m at 6.34 leads the world list in 2022 with a 6.45 clocking, and Claye has won two World Indoor golds in the men’s triple jump, taking top honors in 2012 as well as 2018, and has two Olympic silvers to his credit. Morris was the women’s pole vault silver medalist in 2016 before moving up one step on the podium in 2018. Also among the 14 returnees from the Birmingham event on the roster are silver medalists Jarret Eaton (Baltimore, Maryland/USATF Potomac Valley) and Ajee’ Wilson (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/USATF Mid-Atlantic). Eaton was the runner-up in the men’s 60m hurdles, and Wilson was second in the women’s 800m. Team USATF will have three entrants in the men’s 60m hurdles due to the wild card awarded by World Athletics to Grant Holloway for winning the 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour.
Rosters
WOMEN
Athlete | Event | Residence | Association |
Mikiah Brisco |
60m |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
USATF Southern |
Marybeth Sant Price |
60m |
Denver, Colorado |
USATF Colorado |
Lynna Irby |
400m |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
USATF Indiana |
Jessica Beard |
400m |
Ocoee, Florida |
USATF Florida |
Ajee' Wilson |
800m |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
USATF Mid-Atlantic |
Olivia Baker |
800m |
Atlanta, Georgia |
USATF Georgia |
Heather MacLean |
1500m |
Brighton, Massachusetts |
USATF New England |
Josette Norris |
1500m |
Tenafly, New Jersey |
USATF New England |
Elle Purrier St. Pierre |
3000m |
Enosburg, Vermont |
USATF New England |
Alicia Monson |
3000m |
Longmont, Colorado |
USATF Colorado |
Gabbi Cunningham |
60m Hurdles |
Holly Springs, North Carolina |
USATF North Carolina |
Alaysha Johnson |
60m Hurdles |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
USATF Florida |
Sandi Morris |
Pole Vault |
Mableton, Georgia |
USATF Arkansas |
Katie Nageotte |
Pole Vault |
Powder Springs, Georgia |
USATF New York |
Quanesha Burks |
Long Jump |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
USATF Southern |
Tiffany Flynn |
Long Jump |
Ellenwood, Georgia |
USATF Georgia |
Rachel McCoy |
High Jump |
Austin, Texas |
USATF Texas Southern |
Keturah Orji |
Triple Jump |
Atlanta, Georgia |
USATF Georgia |
Tori Franklin |
Triple Jump |
New York, New York |
USATF New York |
Maggie Ewen |
Shot Put |
Dilworth, Minnesota |
USATF Minnesota |
Chase Ealey |
Shot Put |
Holman, New Mexico |
USATF New Mexico |
Kendell Williams |
Pentathlon |
Kennesaw, Georgia |
USATF Georgia |
Chari Hawkins |
Pentathlon |
San Diego, California |
USATF San Diego-Imperial |
Brittany Aveni |
Relay Pool |
Durham, North Carolina |
USATF North Carolina |
Natashia Jackson |
Relay Pool |
Natchitoches, Louisiana |
USATF Southern |
T'Sheila Mungo |
Relay Pool |
Atlanta, Georgia |
USATF Georgia |
Naasha Robinson |
Relay Pool |
Mission, Kansas |
USATF Alabama |
MEN
Athlete | Event | Residence | Association |
Christian Coleman |
60m |
Lexington, Kentucky |
USATF Kentucky |
Marvin Bracy |
60m |
Jacksonville, Florida |
USATF Florida |
Trevor Bassitt |
400m |
Elida, Ohio |
USATF Ohio |
Marqueze Washington |
400m |
Fayetteville, Arkansas |
USATF Arkansas |
Bryce Hoppel |
800m |
Lawrence, Kansas |
USATF Missouri Valley |
Isaiah Harris |
800m |
Lewiston, Maine |
USATF Pacific Northwest |
Josh Thompson |
1500m |
Hillsboro, Oregon |
USATF Oregon |
Sam Prakel |
1500m |
Seattle, Washington |
USATF Pacific Northwest |
Dillon Maggard |
3000m |
Logan, Utah |
USATF Pacific Northwest |
Grant Holloway |
60m Hurdles |
Gainesville, Florida |
USATF Florida |
Jarret Eaton |
60m Hurdles |
Baltimore, Maryland |
USATF Potomac Valley |
Aaron Mallett |
60m Hurdles |
Coralville, Missouri |
USATF Iowa |
Chris Nilsen |
Pole Vault |
Vermillion, South Dakota |
USATF Dakotas |
KC Lightfoot |
Pole Vault |
Lees Summit, Missouri |
USATF Missouri Valley |
Jarrion Lawson |
Long Jump |
Springdale, Arkansas |
USATF Arkansas |
Marquis Dendy |
Long Jump |
Ocala, Florida |
USATF Florida |
Darryl Sullivan |
High Jump |
Farmington, Arkansas |
USATF Tennessee |
Donald Scott |
Triple Jump |
Ypsilanti, Michigan |
USATF Michigan |
Will Claye |
Triple Jump |
New York, New York |
USATF New York |
Ryan Crouser |
Shot Put |
Redmond, Oregon |
USATF Oregon |
Josh Awotunde |
Shot Put |
Columbia, South Carolina |
USATF New Jersey |
Garrett Scantling |
Heptathlon |
Jacksonville, Florida |
USATF Florida |
Steve Bastien |
Heptathlon |
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
USATF Michigan |
Donavan Brazier |
Relay Pool |
Portland, Oregon |
USATF Oregon |
Amere Lattin |
Relay Pool |
Houston, Texas |
USATF Gulf |
Noah Williams |
Relay Pool |
Hilton, New York |
USATF New York |
WOMEN'S STAFF
Rahn Sheffield |
Head Coach |
San Diego, California |
USATF San Diego - Imperial |
Easter Gabriel |
Asst. Coach - Sprints/Hurdles |
Pearland, Texas |
USATF Southwestern |
Amy Horst |
Asst. Coach - Distance |
Baltimore, Maryland |
USATF Potomac Valley |
Martin Palavicini |
Asst. Coach - Throws/Multis |
Fresno, California |
USATF Central California |
Marsha Seagrave |
Head Manager |
Bradenton, Florida |
USATF Niagara |
MEN'S STAFF
Mike Lawson |
Head Coach |
Durham, North Carolina |
USATF North Carolina |
Thomas Flood |
Asst. Coach - Sprints/Hurdles |
Arcadia, Arizona |
USATF Arizona |
James Thomas |
Asst. Coach - Jumps/Multis |
Athens, Georgia |
USATF Georgia |
Shayla Houlihan |
Asst. Coach - Distance |
Flagstaff, Arizona |
USATF Southern California |
Radious Guess |
Head Manager |
Plymouth, Minnesota |
USATF Minnesota |
COMBINED STAFF
Nick Polk |
Event Manager |
Nashville, Tennessee |
USATF Indiana |
Cassandra Cline Kalal-McKenzie |
Event Manager |
Gilbert, Arizona |
USATF Arizona |
MEDICAL
Christie-Lee Coad |
ATC |
Rockaway, New Jersey |
USATF New Jersey |
Scott MacKay |
ATC |
Chula Vista, California |
USATF New Mexico |
Christie Hendry |
ATC |
Coronado, California |
USATF San Diego-Imperial |
Chris Thomas |
LMT |
Victoria, Texas |
USATF Texas Southern |
Todd Arnold |
MD |
Westfield, Indiana |
USATF Indiana |
Asdrubal Lopez |
DC |
Greenacres, Washington |
USATF Inland Northwest |
Connie Sue Hayes |
DC |
St. Louis, Missouri |
USATF Ozark |
Chris Stanley |
Sport Psychologist |
Houston, Texas |
USATF Tennessee |
Mackenzie White |
Sport Nutritionist |
San Diego, California |
USATF San Diego-Imperial |
A full schedule of events can be found here. Join the conversation with USATF on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook using the hashtag #USATF.
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