Returning gold medalists lead Team USA into IAAF World Championships
INDIANAPOLIS -- Five reigning world champions will lead 130 athletes on the Team USA roster for the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, USATF announced today. The World Championships take place August 22-30, 2015, at Beijing National Stadium. Known as the "Bird's Nest," Beijing National Stadium hosted track & field events for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Returning to defend their 2013 individual titles are Ashton Eaton (Bend, Oregon) in the decathlon, LaShawn Merritt (Norfolk, Virginia) in the 400m, David Oliver (Kissimmee, Florida) in the 110mH, Brittney Reese (Gulfport, MS) in the long jump and 100m hurdler Brianna Rollins (Miami, FL).In addition to the five defending champions, seven more American athletes received byes into the IAAF World Championships by virtue of entering the meet as the reigning Diamond League champions in their event. Those athletes include Allyson Felix (Los Angeles, California) in the women's 200m, Justin Gatlin (Clermont, Florida) in the 100m, Reese Hoffa (Augusta, Georgia) in the men's shot put, Jenny Simpson (Boulder, Colorado) in the women's 1500m, Christian Taylor (Fayetteville, Georgia) in triple jump and Michael Tinsley (Little Rock, Arkansas) in the men's 400mH. Team USA is coming off an impressive performance at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow in 2013, scoring 282 points as a team for the most ever by a U.S. team. Team USA captured 25 medals, tying its second-highest medal output.Fans are invited to join the conversation by following USATF on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, using the hashtag #Beijing2015.
TEAM USA ROSTER
| Event | Last Name | First Name | Current Residence | | 800m | Andrews | Robby | Menalapan, NJ | | 110m hurdles | Ash | Ronnie | Clermont, FL | | Discus Throw | Ashley | Whitney | San Diego, CA | | Long Jump | Bartoletta | Tianna | Tampa, FL | | 4 x 400m relay | Beard | Jessica | College Station, TX | | Hammer Throw | Bingson | Amanda | Manhattan, KS | | Pole Vault | Blankenship | Jacob | Knoxville, TN | | Javelin Throw | Borman | Brittany | San Diego, CA; UCLA 2009; Oklahoma 2012 | | Heptathlon | Bougard | Erica | Starkville, MS | | 100m, 4x100m relay | Bowie | Tori | Orlando, FL | | 100m, 4x100m relay | Bromell | Trayvon | Waco, TX | | Shot Put | Brooks | Tia | Chula Vista, CA; Oklahoma 2013 | | Discus Throw | Brown | Rodney | Baton Rouge, LA | | 4x100m relay | Bryant | Dezerea | Lexington, KY | | Marathon | Burla | Serena | Stafford, VA | | Marathon | Burrell | Ian | Colorado Springs, CO | | 3000m SC | Cabral | Donn | Clinton, NJ | | Hammer Throw | Campbell | Amber | Myrtle Beach, SC | | Shot Put | Cantwell | Christian | Columbia, MO | | 400m Hurdles | Carter | Kori | Los Angeles, CA | | Shot Put | Carter | Michelle | Arlington, TX | | 1500m | Centrowitz | Matthew | Portland, OR | | Shot Put | Clarke | Jordan | Tempe, AZ | | Long Jump, Triple Jump | Claye | Will | Chula Vista, CA; Florida 2011 | | 400m hurdles | Clement | Kerron | Gainesville, FL | | 4x400m relay | Clemons | Kyle | Lawrence, KS | | 3000m SC | Coburn | Emma | Boulder, CO | | Triple Jump | Craddock | Omar | Gainesville, FL | | Javelin Throw | Crouser | Sam | | | 5000m | D'Agostino | Abbey | Boston, MA | | High Jump, Heptathlon | Day-Monroe | Sharon | San Luis Obispo, CA | | Long Jump | DeLoach | Janay | Fort Collins, CO | | Long Jump, Triple Jump | Dendy | Marquis | Gainesville, FL | | Javelin Throw | Dolezal | Riley | Fargo, ND | | High Jump | Duffield | JaCorian | Lubbock, TX | | 400m hurdles | Dutch | Johnny | Miami, FL | | Decathlon | Eaton | Ashton | Eugene, OR | | Marathon | Eggleston | Jeffrey | Boulder, Colorado | | Marathon | Erb | Esther | Hopewell, NJ | | 200m, 400m, 4x100m, 4x400m | Felix | Allyson | Los Angeles, CA | | 10,000m, Marathon | Flanagan | Shalane | Portland, OR | | 400m, 4x400m relay | Francis | Phyllis | Eugene, OR | | Javelin Throw | Furey | Sean | San Diego, CA | | 1500m | Gallagher | Kerri | Arlington, VA | | 3000m SC | Garcia | Stephanie | Greenville, SC | | 100m, 4x100m relay | Gardner | English | Voorhees, NJ | | 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m relay | Gatlin | Justin | Clermont, FL | | 100m, 4x100m relay | Gay | Tyson | Los Angeles, CA | | 5000m | Hall | Marielle | Philadelphia, PA | | Decathlon | Hardee | Trey | Austin, TX | | 100m hurdles | Harper-Nelson | Dawn | Los Angeles, CA | | 110m hurdles | Harris | Aleec | Los Angeles, CA | | 100m hurdles | Harrison | Kendra | Lexington, KY | | Long Jump | Hartfield | Michael | Chula Vista, CA/Ohio State 2013 | | 400m | Hastings | Natasha | Round Rock, TX | | Long Jump | Henderson | Jeff | Chula Vista, CA/Stillman College 2013 | | 5000m | Hill | Ryan | Portland, OR | | Shot Put | Hoffa | Reese | Athens, GA | | 5000m, 10,000m | Huddle | Molly | Providence, RI | | 3000m SC | Huling | Daniel | Portland, OR | | 10,000m | Infeld | Emily | Portland, OR | | 400m Hurdles | Jackson | Bershawn | Raleigh, NC | | 3000m SC | Jager | Evan | Portland, OR | | Hammer Throw | Johnson | Kibwé | San Francisco, CA; Moorpark CC 2002; Ashland 2007 | | 1500m | Johnson | Lauren | Eugene, OR | | Pole Vault | Kendricks | Sam | Oxford, MS | | 10,000n | Kipchirchir | Shadrack | Oregon City, OR | | Shot Put | Kovacs | Joe | Chula Vista, CA; Penn State 2012 | | Hammer Throw | Kruger | A.G. | Ashland, OH | | High Jump | Kynard | Erik | Manhattan, KS | | Discus Throw | Lewis-Smallwood | Gia | Urbana, IL | | Marathon | Lieberg | Heather | Helena, MT | | 400m hurdles | Little | Shamier | College Station, TX | | 800m | Loxsom | Casimir | Seattle, WA | | 1500m | Manzano | Leonel | Austin, TX | | 800m | Martinez | Brenda | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | | 100m, 200m | McClain | Remontay | Covina, CA | | 4x400m | McCorory | Francena | Hampton, VA | | Hammer Throw | McCullough | Conor | Los Angeles, CA | | 200m | McGrone | Candyce | Clermont, FL | | 4x400m | McQuay | Tony | Gainesville, FL | | 5000m, 10,000m | Mead | Hassan | Eugene OR | | 20K Race Walk | Melville | Miranda | San Diego, CA | | 110m hurdles | Merritt | Aries | Chandler, AZ | | 400m | Merritt | LaShawn | Orlando, FL | | 20K Race Walk | Michta | Maria | Farmingville, NY | | 800m | Montano | Alysia | Berkeley, CA | | Pole Vault | Morris | Sandi | Fayetteville, AR | | 800m | Murphy | Clayton | New Paris, OH | | 4x400m relay | Nellum | Bryshon | Los Angeles, CA | | 100m hurdles | Nelvis | Sharika | Tallahassee, FL | | 400m | Norwood | Vernon | Baton Rouge, LA | | 20K Race Walk, 50K Race Walk | Nunn | John | Bonsall, CA; Wisconsin Parkside 1997 | | Heptathlon | Nwaba | Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | | 110m hurdles | Oliver | David | Kissimmee, FL | | Pole Vault | Payne | Demi | Nacogdoches, TX | | 200m, 4 x 100m relay | Prandini | Jenna | Eugene, OR/Clovis HS, CA | | Hammer Throw | Price | Deanna | Carbondale, IL | | 3000m SC | Quigley | Colleen | Portland, OR | | Long Jump | Reese | Brittney | San Diego, CA | | 4 x 400m relay | Richards-Ross | Sanya | Austin, TX | | 100m | Rodgers | Michael | Round Rock, TX | | 100m hurdles | Rollins | Brianna | Los Angeles, CA | | 1500m | Rowbury | Shannon | Portland, OR/Sacred Heart Prep, San Francisco, CA | | 5000m, 10,000m | Rupp | Galen | Portland, OR | | Discus Throw | Schuurmans | Jared | Norfolk, NE | | 1500m | Simpson | Jenny | Boulder, CO | | Marathon | Smith | Scott | Oklahoma City, OK | | 800m | Sowinski | Erik | Iowa City, IA | | 200m | Spearmon | Wallace | Fayetteville, AR | | Shot Put | Stevens | Jeneva | Carbondale, IL | | Pole Vault | Suhr | Jennifer | Churchville, NY | | Decathlon | Taiwo | Jeremy | Chula Vista, CA; Washington 2013 | | 200m | Tarmoh | Jeneba | Los Angeles, CA | | 400m hurdles | Tate | Cassandra | Baton Rouge, LA | | Triple Jump | Taylor | Christian | Fayetteville, GA | | 400m hurdles | Tinsley | Michael | Round Rock, TX | | 100m, Long Jump | Todd | Jasmine | Eugene, OR | | 5000m, 10,000m | True | Ben | Hanover, NH | | 5000m | Tully | Nicole | Englewood, NJ | | Discus Throw | Vaughan | Shelbi | College Station, TX | | 200m, 400m | Verburg | David | Gainesville, FL | | Pole Vault | Walker | Brad | Phoenix, AZ | | 4x100m relay | Whitney | Kaylin | Clermont, FL | | High Jump | Williams | Jesse | Eugene, OR; USC 2016 | | 800m | Wilson | Ajee | Philadelphia, PA | | Javelin Throw | Winger | Kara | Colorado Springs, CO | | Discus Throw | Winger | Russ | Colorado Springs, CO | | 200m | Young | Isiah | Clermont, FL | | Decathlon | Ziemek | Zachery | Madison, WI |
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