by Larry EderThis is the release from USATF on the World Indoor Championships bound for Belgrade, Serbia. The team will be in Belgrade from March 18-20, 2022 at the Stark Arena for the World Indoor Championships.
Christian Coleman takes the 60m, 2022 USATF Indoor Championships, photo by Kevin Morris / @kevmofoto
Heather MacLean, Josette Norris, Elle Purrier St. Pierre, photo by Kevin Morris / @kevmofoto
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 meeting 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
