2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Organized by USA Track & Field, the four-day competition took place June 21–24 and serves as the national championships in track and field for the United States.^[1]

2018 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships
Dates	June 21–24
Host city	Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Venue	Drake Stadium, Drake University
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
Events	40 (men: 20; women: 20)
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The 50 kilometers race walk was held January 20 at Santee, California.

Schedule

Event schedule

Day	Events
June 21	Decathlon (day 1), 800 m heats (men and women), triple jump final (women), 400 m heats (men and women), 1500 m heats (men), javelin final (men), hammer throw (men), discus throw final (men), shot put (women), 400 m hurdles heats (men), 100 m heats (men and women), steeplechase heats (women), 10,000 meters final (men and women)
June 22	Decathlon (day 2), 100 m hurdles heats (women), 100 m semi-finals and finals (men and women), triple jump final (women), javelin final (women), high jump final (men), steeplechase heats (men), 1500 m heats (women), 400 m semi-finals (men and women), 800 m semi-finals (men and women)
June 23	Heptathlon (day 1), hammer throw final (women), pole vault final (men), long jump final (women), discus throw final (women), 100 m hurdles semi-finals and finals (women), 200 m heats (men and women), 110 m hurdles heats (men), 400 m hurdles semi-finals (women), 400 m hurdles final (men), steeplechase final (women), 1500 m final (men), 400 m final (men and women)
June 24	20 km walk final (men and women), 5000 m final (men and women), heptathlon (day 2), 200 m semi-finals and finals (men and women), pole vault final (women), high jump final (women), triple jump final (men), shot put (men), 110 m hurdles semi-finals and final (men), 400 m hurdles final (women), 800 m final (men and women), steeplechase final (men), 1500 m final (women)

Men's results

Key: ≠ Not yet selected in respective event because the athlete has not achieved the required qualifying standard. However, athletes can still pursue standards following this meet and still make the team provided they attain it before the July 23 cutoff date..

Men track events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 meters +1.1	Noah Lyles	9.88	Ronnie Baker	9.90	Kendal Williams	10.00
200 meters -1.9	Ameer Webb	20.47	Terrell Smith	20.74	Andrew Hudson	20.80
400 meters	Kahmari Montgomery	44.58	Paul Dedewo	44.64	Michael Cherry	44.85
800 meters	Clayton Murphy	1:46.50	Isaiah Harris	1:47.11	Erik Sowinski	1:47.76
1500 meters	Matthew Centrowitz	3:43.37	Izaic Yorks	3:43.63	Eric Jenkins	3:43.74
5000 meters	Paul Chelimo	13:29.47	Ryan Hill	13:29.67	Hassan Mead	13:30.12
10,000 meters	Lopez Lomong	28:58.38	Shadrack Kipchirchir	28:59.67	Elkanah Kibet	29:00.00
110 m hurdles[d] -1.8	Devon Allen	13.46 (13.452)	Grant Holloway	13.46 (13.454)	Jarret Eaton	13.51
400 m hurdles[e]	Kenny Selmon	48.21	TJ Holmes	48.51	Khallifah Rosser	48.65
3000 m steeplechase	Evan Jager	8:20.10	Hillary Bor	8:22.58	Andy Bayer	8:24.66
20 kilometers walk[m]	Nick Christie	1:24:53.37	Emmanuel Corvera	1:27:47.13	John Cody Rich	1:28:29.47
50 kilometers walk	Nick Christie	4:09:32	Matthew Forgues	4:23:28	Anthony Joseph Grut	4:45:16

Men field events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump[c]	Jeron Robinson	2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in)	Erik Kynard	2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in)	Trey Culver	2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in)
Pole vault	Sam Kendricks	5.85 m (19 ft 2+1⁄4 in)	Chris Nilsen	5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄4 in)	Cole Walsh	5.75 m (18 ft 10+1⁄4 in)
Long jump[f]	Jeff Henderson	8.10 m (26 ft 6+3⁄4 in) +0.3	Zack Bazile	8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) +1.0	Marquis Dendy	8.04 m (26 ft 4+1⁄2 in)w +2.4 (7.97) -0.8
Triple jump	Donald Scott	17.37 m (56 ft 11+3⁄4 in) +0.9	Chris Benard	17.32 m (56 ft 9+3⁄4 in) +0.9	KeAndre Bates	17.16 m (56 ft 3+1⁄2 in) +1.0
Shot put[a]	Darrell Hill	21.57 m (70 ft 9 in)	Ryan Crouser	20.99 m (68 ft 10+1⁄4 in)	Curtis Jensen	20.87 m (68 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Discus throw	Reggie Jagers	68.61 m (225 ft 1 in)	Mason Finley	67.06 m (220 ft 0 in)	Sam Mattis	66.32 m (217 ft 7 in)
Hammer throw[g]	Rudy Winkler	73.76 m (241 ft 11 in)	Alex Young	73.22 m (240 ft 2 in)	Sean Donnelly	73.09 m (239 ft 9 in)
Javelin throw	Curtis Thompson	75.99 m (249 ft 3 in)	Capers Williamson	75.71 m (248 ft 4 in)	Riley Dolezal	75.10 m (246 ft 4 in)
Decathlon	Zach Ziemek	8294 points	Solomon Simmons	8019 points	Harrison Williams	7878 points

Men's Notes

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Women's results

Key:

Women track events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 meters +0.6	Aleia Hobbs	10.91	Ashley Henderson	10.96	Jenna Prandini	10.98
200 meters -1.0	Jenna Prandini	22.62	Phyllis Francis	22.83	Kyra Jefferson	22.89
400 meters	Shakima Wimbley	49.52	Jessica Beard	50.08	Kendall Ellis	50.37
800 meters	Ajeé Wilson	1:58.18	Raevyn Rogers	1:58.57	Ce'Aira Brown	1:58.65
1500 meters	Shelby Houlihan	4:05.48	Jenny Simpson	4:06.21	Kate Grace	4:07.04
5000 meters	Shelby Houlihan	15:31.03	Rachel Schneider	15:32.71	Karissa Schweizer	15:34.31
10,000 meters	Molly Huddle	31:52.32	Marielle Hall	31:56.68	Stephanie Bruce	32:05.05
100 m hurdles[d] -1.4	Keni Harrison	12.46	Christina Manning	12.65	Sharika Nelvis	12.68
400 m hurdles[e]	Shamier Little	53.61	Georganne Moline	54.12	Cassandra Tate	55.00
3000 m steeplechase	Emma Coburn	9:17.70	Courtney Frerichs	9:18.69	Mel Lawrence	9:33.30
20 kilometers walk[m]	Maria Michta-Coffey	1:35:21.59	Katie Burnett	1:37:55.97	Robyn Stevens	1:40:28.96
50 kilometers walk	Mariela Sanchez  Mexico Katie Burnett	4:46:12 4:47:50	Erin Taylor-Talcott	4:59:16	Anett Torma  Hungary Teresa Vaill (W55)	4:59:55 5:29:29

Women field events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump	Vashti Cunningham	1.95 m (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in)	Inika McPherson	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)	Liz Patterson	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Pole vault	Sandi Morris	4.80 m (15 ft 8+3⁄4 in)	Katie Nageotte	4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)	Jenn Suhr	4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
Long jump[b]	Sha'Keela Saunders	6.54 m (21 ft 5+1⁄4 in) -2.2	Quanesha Burks	6.52 m (21 ft 4+1⁄2 in) -2.5	Kendell Williams	6.48 m (21 ft 3 in) -0.7
Triple jump	Keturah Orji	14.59 m (47 ft 10+1⁄4 in) +1.9	Tori Franklin	14.52 m (47 ft 7+1⁄2 in)w +3.8 (14.48) +0.4	Imani Oliver	14.22 m (46 ft 7+3⁄4 in)w +2.8 (13.80) +1.9
Shot put	Maggie Ewen	19.29 m (63 ft 3+1⁄4 in)	Jessica Ramsey	19.23 m (63 ft 1 in)	Raven Saunders	18.74 m (61 ft 5+3⁄4 in)
Discus throw	Valarie Allman	63.55 m (208 ft 5 in)	Maggie Ewen	61.13 m (200 ft 6 in)	Laulauga Tausaga-Collins	60.65 m (198 ft 11 in)
Hammer throw	DeAnna Price	78.12 m (256 ft 3 in) NR, CR	Gwendolyn Berry	72.99 m (239 ft 5 in)	Brooke Andersen	72.17 m (236 ft 9 in)
Javelin throw[h]	Kara Winger	62.88 m (206 ft 3 in)	Avione Allgood	56.54 m (185 ft 5 in)	Ariana Ince	55.97 m (183 ft 7 in)
Heptathlon[a]	Erica Bougard	6347 points	Lindsay Schwartz	5933 points	Allison Reaser	5901 points

Women's Notes

Masters exhibition events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Mixed gender 200 meters +1.7	Charles Allie (M70)	25.75	Ty Brown (M73)	27.66	Roger Pierce (M73)	28.72

Qualification

The 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships serve as the qualification meet for United States representatives in international competitions, including the 2018 NACAC Championships. In order to be entered, athletes need to achieve a qualifying standard mark and place in the top 3 in their event. The United States team, as managed by USATF, can also bring a qualified back up athlete in case one of the team members is unable to perform.

Additionally, defending World Champions and 2017 Diamond League Champions received byes into the World Championships. The athletes eligible for a bye are:

Defending World Champions

• Christian Taylor - Triple jump
• Justin Gatlin - 100 m
• Sam Kendricks - Pole Vault
• Phyllis Francis - 400 meters
• Tori Bowie - 100 meters
• Kori Carter - 400 meters hurdles
• Emma Coburn - 3000 m steeplechase
• Brittney Reese - long jump

Diamond League Champions

• Sam Kendricks - Pole Vault
• Christian Taylor - Triple jump (Does not displace; already World Champion)
• Darrell Hill - Shot Put
• Dalilah Muhammad - 400 meters hurdles
• Noah Lyles - 200 meters

Both qualified by winning their respective events in the championships.^[3]

Notes

1. Alex Gochenour was originally 2nd with 6003 points, but she was later disqualified due to testing positive for ostarine at the competition. She stated she did not know where the substance came from.^[2]