The USA Track & Field team attending the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, has 56 athletes, with ten medalists from the World Indoors in 2024. The team is impressive, considering how long the season is this year and how many veterans decided they would not compete indoors in 2025.
The World Indoor Champs in Nanjing, China, were to be held in 2020, but due to COVID-19, they were postponed. They were also postponed a second time, and now the LOC, local media, and superb facility are ready to host a World Indoors. RunBlogRun will be covering it remotely, primarily due to expenses. With Tokyo coming in the fall and the recent European Indoor Champs, we are watching our budgets in anticipation of the very long season!
We will be able to watch each and every session via Peacock and NBC and watch for the schedule.
How will the U.S. team do? Lots of talent and desire, and that, dear readers, are two of the keys to success!
INDIANAPOLIS — USA Track & Field Friday announced a roster of 56 athletes for the World Athletics Indoor Championships to be held March 21-23 in Nanjing, China. These Championships were initially scheduled for Nanjing in 2020 but were postponed due to COVID-19.
Ten medalists from last year’s World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, return, led by men’s 60 hurdles gold medalist and world indoor record holder Grant Holloway. Holloway, who has been undefeated in the event since 2015, has a 76-race win streak, including heats and finals.
Women’s long jump silver medalist Monae’ Nichols won the USATF Indoor Championships title at Staten Island in February. It will look to step up on the podium in Nanjing, as will Sam Kendricks in the men’s pole vault. Kendricks, the world outdoor champion in 2017 and 2019, has three silvers from past World Indoor Championships, taking the runner-up slot in 2016, 2018, and last year.
Staten Island, New York, United States, photo by Kevin R. Morris
Alexis Holmes and Chase Jackson are the other individual medalists making a return trip. Holmes, the USATF champion last month, won bronze in the women’s 400 at Glasgow and silver in the 4×400 relay. Jackson bettered the American indoor record in Poland in February, earned bronze at Glasgow, and took top honors at this year’s USATF Indoor Championships.
In addition to Holmes, relay medalists Chris Bailey, Quanera Hayes, Bailey Lear, Jacory Patterson, and Matthew Boling are slated for duty in China. Bailey is the fastest 400 man in the world this year with a best of 44.70 and will run the open 400 alongside Patterson. Hayes, Lear, and Boling are in the relay pools, with both teams seeking to improve the silver medals earned in Glasgow.
Staten Island, New York, United States, photo by Kevin R. Morris
Team USATF will have three entrants in the men’s 60 and 400, and the women’s shot put and 60 hurdles by the byes given to winners of the World Indoor Tour. Brian Faust won the men’s 400 overall title on this year’s Tour, Jackson won the shot put, while Ronnie Baker and Christina Clemons will be holdovers starting in 2020. The winners of overall Tour titles in 2019 and 2020 were given byes this year since they lost their opportunity with the COVID-related postponement in 2020.
ROSTERS
WOMEN
60: Celera Barnes, Mikiah Brisco
400: Alexis Holmes, Rosey Effiong
800: Nia Akins, Valery Tobias
1500: Sinclaire Johnson, Heather MacLean
Track & Field meet
February 2, 2025
Boston, MA USA, photo by Kevin R. Morris
3000: Shelby Houlihan, Whittni Morgan
60H: Christina Clemons, Grace Stark, Amber Hughes
HJ: Vashti Cunningham, Charity Hufnagel
PV: Gabriela Leon, Emily Grove
LJ: Monae’ Nichols, Claire Bryant
SP: Chase Jackson, Maggie Ewen, Jessica Ramsey
Pent: Taliyah Brooks, Tamara Chapman
Relay Pool: Quanera Hayes, Bailey Lear, Karimah Davis, Maya Singletary
MEN
60: Ronnie Baker, Coby Hilton, Emmanuel Wells
Staten Island, New York, United States, photo by Kevin R. Morris
400: Chris Bailey, Jacory Patterson, Brian Faust
800: Josh Hoey, Brandon Miller
Eugene, Oregon, USA
June 21-30, 2024, photo by Kevin Morris
1500: Sam Prakel, Luke Houser
Albuquerque, New Mexico 2023-02-17
photo credit: © 2023 Kevin Morris
3000: Dylan Jacobs, Sam Gilman
60H: Grant Holloway, Cameron Murray
HJ: Eli Kosiba
PV: Sam Kendricks
LJ: Will Williams, Cameron Crump
TJ: Russell Robinson, Will Claye
SP: Tripp Piperi, Roger Steen
Hept: Harrison Williams, Heath Baldwin
Relay Pool: Elija Godwin, Matthew Boling, Jevon O’Bryant, Kennedy Lightner
STAFF
Women’s Staff
April Smith: Head Coach, Throws
Sandra Farmer-Patrick: Sprints/Hurdles
Lisa Morgan-Richman: Distance
Jennifer Potter: Jumps/Multis
Marsha Seagrave: Head Manager
Men’s Staff
Maurice Pierce: Head Coach, Sprints/Hurdles
Travis Coleman: Throws
Dena Evans: Distance
Lindsey Malone: Jumps/Multis
Nick Polk: Head Manager
Combined Staff
Martin Palavicini: Event Manager
Radious Guess: Event Manager
Darryl Woodson: Relay Coach
Medical Staff
Todd Arnold: MD
Christie-Lee Coad: Head ATC
Kiki Cruickshank: USATF RMP
Brittany Garcia: USATF RMP
Melissa Stueve: ATC
Deep Patel: PA/ATC
Ben Baumgardner: DC
Breigh Jones-Coplin: Sports Psych
Rikki Keen: Sports Dietician
