USA National Track and Field Championships

This is a few weeks late..

The USA National Track and Field Championships were held in Des Moines, Iowa at Drake University on June 20-23. Athletes who do not achieve the A standard by July 15 will not qualify for Moscow for the World Championships even though they placed in the top 3. Also a fourth qualifer in some events for the World Championships will also compete in Moscow and get a bye because they are Olympic Champions.

The US Team that will be heading to Moscow for the World Championships to be held August 10-18, 2013 are:

Mens 100- Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Charles Silmon
Women's 100- English Gardiner, Octavious Freeman and Alexandra Anderson
Men's 200- Tyson Gay, Isiah Young and Curtis Mitchell
Women's 200- Kimberlyn Duncan, Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh
Men's 400- Lashawn Merritt, Tony Mcquay and Arman Hall
Women's 400- Natasha Hastings, Francena McCorory and Ashley Spencer
Men's 800- Duane Soloman, Nick Symmonds and Brandon Johnson
Women's 800- Alysia Montano, Brenda Martinez and Ajee Wilson
Men's 1500- Matthew Centrowitz, Leo Manzano and Lopez Lemong
Women's 1500- Treniere Moser, Mary Cain and Cory McGee
Men's 5000- Bernard Legat, Galen Rupp and Ryan Hill
Women's 5000- Jenny Simpson, Molly Huddle and Shannon Rowbury
Men's 3000 Steeplechase- Evan Jager, Daniel Huling and Deshawn Turner
Women's 3000 Steeplechase- Nicole Bush, Ashley Higginson and Shalaya Kipp
Men's 110 Hurdles- Ryan Wilson, David Oliver and Aries Merritt
Women's 100 Hurdles- Brianna Rollins, Queen Harrison and Nia Ali
Men's 400 Hurdles- Michael Tinsley, Kerron Clement and Bershawn Jackson
Women's 400 Hurdles- Dalilah Muhammed, Georganne Moline and Christine Spence

Men's Pole Vault- Brad Walker, Jeremy Scott and Jack Whitt
Women's Pole Vault- Jennifer Suhr, Kylie Hutson and Amber Campbell
Men's High Jump - Erik Kynard JR, Dustin James and Ronnie Black, JR
Women's High Jump- Brigetta Barrett, Inika McPhearson and Maya Pressley
Men's Javelin- Riley Doleezal, Sam Humphries and Sean Furay
Women's Javelin- Brittany Borman, Ariana Ince and Kara Patterson
Men's Triple Jump- Omar Craddock, Will Claye and Ryan Grinnell
Women's Triple Jump- Andrea Geubelle, Toni Smith and Amanda Smock
Men's Long Jump- George Kitchens, Jr, Jeffrey Henderson and Ronald Taylor, Jr.
Women's Long Jump - Janey Deloach Soukup, Tori Polk and Funmi Jimoh
Men's Hammer- AG Kruger, Chris Cralle and Andrew Loftin
Women's Hammer- Amanda Bingson, Jeneva McCall and Amber Campbell
Men's Shot Put- Ryan Whiting, Reese Hoffa and Zack Lloyd
Women's Shot Put- Michelle Carter, Tia Brooks and Alyssa Haslen
Men's Discus- Lance Brooks, Russ Winger and James Plummer
Women's Discus- Gia Lewis-Smallwood, Whitney Ashley and Elizabeth Podominick