The 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships are in the books and NCAA track and field stars put on a show to represent the red, white and blue. Here's a look at some of the top performers, including those that will be representing Team USA at World Championships.
Heading to Budapest
Here are the NCAA athletes from 2023 that finished in the top three of individual events, earning them spots on Team USA in Budapest for World Championships, which run August 19-27. More athletes could be named at a later date to the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams.
Athletes are listed with their school in 2023, regardless of whether or not they turned pro, transferred schools or exhausted collegiate eligibility.
Kenneth Rooks | BYU | Steeple | Place: 1st
Kara Goucher breaks down Kenneth Rooks' incredible steeplechase comeback!
โ NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics)
Maddie Harris | Nebraska | Javelin | Place: 1st
MADDIE! HARRIS! USATF CHAMPION!
โ Nebraska Track & Field/Cross Country (@HuskerTFXC)
60.73m (199-3)
Adelaide Aquilla | Ohio State | Shot Put | Place: 2nd
On her last attempt, Maggie Ewen made her best throw, securing her spot at the top of the podium and crowning her as the new US Women's Shot Put Champion.
โ TrackTown USA (@TrackTownUSA)
๐ฅ Maggie Ewen | 65-4 ยผ (19.92m)
๐ฅ Adelaide Aquilla | 62-5 (19.02m)
๐ฅ Jalani Davis | 61-1 ยผ (18.62m)๐บ๐ธ
Britton Wilson | Arkansas | 400m | Place: 2nd
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone () IS A NATIONAL CHAMPION!
โ NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics)
48.74s. National Title. Meet Record. World Lead. Personal Best.
Joe Waskom | Washington | 1500m | Place: 2nd
Yared Nuguse RUNS AWAY FROM THE FIELD!
โ NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics)
๐ฅ1500m NATIONAL CHAMPION.
Rylee Anderson | Kansas | High Jump | Place: 2nd
๐ฏ๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ ๐ช๐ถ๐ด๐ฌ๐บ ๐ด๐ฐ๐บ๐บ ๐จ๐ด๐ฌ๐น๐ฐ๐ช๐จ ๐คฉ๐บ๐ธ
โ Kansas Track & Field x Cross Country (@kansastfxc)
Rylee Anderson ties her outdoor PR of 1.86m to place 3rd overall in the womenโs high jump at the 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships
Jenna Rogers | Nebraska | High Jump | Place: 2nd
Jenna Rogers? Jenna Rogers.
โ Nebraska Track & Field/Cross Country (@HuskerTFXC)
2nd at USATF Outdoor Nationals.
Turner Washington | Arizona State | Discus | Place: 2nd
World Championships bound ๐บ๐ธ
โ Sun Devil Track and Field/XC (@SunDevilTFXC)
Turner Washington finished second in the discus (65.60m/215-3) at Outdoor Championships and is heading to Budapest for Worlds! ๐ฑ
Jasmine Moore | Florida | Triple Jump | Place: 3rd
Budapest, BE READY โผ๏ธ claims ๐ฅ with a 14.19m/46โ6.75โ mark in the Triple Jump and will represent Team USA for the second straight year at Worlds! ๐ |
โ Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF)
Madison Wiltrout | North Carolina | Javelin | Place: 3rd
Nebraskaโs Maddie Harris claims the national title with a no. 7 collegiate all-time mark of 199-3 in the Womenโs Javelin ๐
โ TrackTown USA (@TrackTownUSA)
๐ฅ Maddie Harris โข 199-3 (60-73m)
๐ฅ Maggie Malone โข 192-10 (58.79m)
๐ฅ Madison Wiltrout โข 182-1 (55.51m)๐บ๐ธ
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Austin West | Iowa | Decathlon | Place: 3rd
A battle until the end!
โ Iowa Track & Field/Cross Country (@IowaXC_TF)
Austin West finishes 3rd at the USATF Outdoor Championships with 8,331 points! ๐๐บ๐ธ x
Zach Bradford | Texas Tech | Pole Vault | Place: 3rd
ZACH BRADFORD MAKES THE USA TEAMโผ๏ธโผ๏ธโผ๏ธ
โ Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF)
Marc Minichello | Georgia | Javelin | Place: 3rd
โ Georgia Track + Field (@UGATrack)
Marc Minichello sent this fifth attempt in the javelin 78.07m/256-1 to clinch the ๐ฅ, capping a year that already featured the graduate transfer winning an title & earning First Team All-America honors.
Congrats Marcโผ๏ธ |
Jalani Davis | Ole Miss | Shot Put | Place: 3rd
Jalani! ๐คฏ๐บ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ takes bronze in the U.S. women's shot put final at a 2ft collegiate best of 18.62m/61' 1.25" ๐
โ Ole Miss Track & XC (@OleMissTrack)
Talitha Diggs | Florida | 400m | Place: 3rd
WHAT A RACE TALITHA clocks a new personal best in 49.93 for ๐ฅ and qualifies to Worlds in the 400m for the second straight year! ๐ |
โ Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF)
Masai Russell | Kentucky | 100H | Place: 3rd
Nia Ali () wins her first national 100m hurdles title!!
โ NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics)
Vernon Turner | Oklahoma | High Jump | Place: 3rd
Catch me in Budapest ๐น
โ Vernon Turner OLY (@Vernon_3)
Jasmine Moore | Florida | Triple Jump | Place: 3rd
Courtney Lindsey | Texas Tech | 200m | Place: 3rd
Courtney Lindsey makes the USA Team with a PB run 19.85 (-0.1) โผ๏ธโผ๏ธโผ๏ธ
โ Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF)
Cordell Tinch | Pittsburg State | 110H | Place: 3rd
Daniel Roberts wins a CLOSE menโs 110m hurdles for back-to-back national titles!
โ NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics)
RELATED: Every NCAA track and field athlete at the 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships
Finalists
Here are some more standout NCAA athletes that finished as finalists at US Championships, but won't be heading to Budapest in individual events.
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- Kyle Garland | Georgia | Decathlon | Place: 4th
- Charity Griffith | Kentucky | High Jump | Place: 4th
- Salif Mane | Fairleigh Dickinson | Triple Jump | Place: 4th
- Justin Robinson | Arizona State | 400m | Place: 4th
- Olivia Markezich | Notre Dame | 3000m Steeplechase | Place: 4th
- Veronica Fraley | Vanderbilt | Discus | Place: 4th
- Elijah Kosiba | Grand Valley State | High Jump | Place: 4th
- Alyssa Jones | Stanford | Long Jump | Place: 4th
- Shani'a Bellamy | LSU | 400H | Place: 4th
- Dallin Shurts | BYU | Discus | Place: 5th
- Megan Albamonti | Delaware | Javelin | Place: 5th
- Jordan Geist | Arizona | Hammer | Place: 5th
- Cordell Tinch | Pittsburg State | Long jump | Place: 5th
- Rosey Effiong | Arkansas | 400m | Place: 5th
- Ryan Willie | Florida | 400m | Place: 5th
- Shelby Frank | Minnesota | Discus | Place: 5th
- Will Sumner | Georgia | 800m | Place: 5th
- Robert Gregory | Florida | 200m | Place: 5th
- Titiana Marsh | Georgia | Triple Jump | Place: 6th
- Heath Baldwin | Michigan State | Decathlon | Place: 6th
- Jadin O'Brien | Notre Dame | Heptathlon | Place: 6th
- Russell Robinson | Miami | Triple Jump | Place: 6th
- JT Smith | Texas A&M-Commerce | 100m | Place: 6th
- John Keenan | Notre Dame | Javelin | Place: 6th
- Jaida Ross | Oregon | Shot Put | Place: 6th
- Matthew Boling | Georgia | 400m | Place: 6th
- Kaylee Mitchell | Oregon State | 3000m Steeplechase | Place: 6th
- Matthew Wilkinson | Minnesota | 3000m Steeplechase | Place: 6th
- Nastassja Campbell | Washington | Pole Vault | Place: 6th
- Corinne Jemison | Michigan | Discus | Place: 6th
- Dontavious Hill | Auburn | High Jump | Place: 6th
- Jordan Geist | Arizona | Shot Put | Place: 6th
- Michaela Rose | LSU | 800m | Place: 6th
- James Smith | Texas A&M | 400H | Place: 6th
- Sam Gilman | Air Force | 5000m | Place: 6th
- Euphenie Andre | Missouri | Triple Jump | Place: 7th
- Maura Huwalt | Auburn | Javelin | Place: 7th
- Emily Venters | Utah | 10,000m | Place: 7th
- Isai Rodriguez | Oklahoma State | 10,000m | Place: 7th
- Sean Dixon-Bodie | Florida | Triple Jump | Place: 7th
- Jermel Jones | Azusa Pacific | Long Jump | Place: 7th
- Chandler Ault | Washington | Javelin | Place: 7th
- KeAyla Dove | North Texas | Shot Put | Place: 7th
- Jermaisha Arnold | Texas A&M | 400m | Place: 7th
- Christopher Bailey | Arkansas | 400m | Place: 7th
- Nathan Green | Washington | 1500m | Place: 7th
- Alia Armstrong | LSU | 100H | Place: 7th
- Sydney Horn | High Point | Pole Vault | Place: 7th
- Kason O'Riley | Arkansas | High Jump | Place: 7th
- Brayden Sorensen | Nebraska-Kearney | High Jump | Place: 7th
- Corvell Todd | Florida | High Jump | Place: 7th
- Madison Langley-Walker | Arkansas | 400H | Place: 7th
- Katelyn Tuohy | NC State | 5000m | Place: 7th
- Robbie Otal | Duke | Discus | Place: 8th
- Maria Bienvenu | Louisiana | Javelin | Place: 8th
- Amanda Vestri | Syracuse | 10,000m | Place: 8th
- Cole Sprout | Stanford | 10,000m | Place: 8th
- Jacious Sears | Tennessee | 100m | Place: 8th
- Trevor Stephenson | Michigan State | Pole vault | Place: 8th
- Jayden Ulrich | Indiana | Shot Put | Place: 8th
- Khaleb McRae | Alabama | 400m | Place: 8th
- Lexy Halladay | BYU | 3000m Steeplechase | Place: 8th
- Duncan Hamilton | Montana State | 3000m Steeplechase | Place: 8th
- Grace Stark | Florida | 100H | Place: 8th
- Chloe Timberg | Rutgers | Pole Vault | Place: 8th
- Malin Smith | Texas Tech | Discus | Place: 8th
- Claire Bryant | Florida | Long Jump | Place: 8th
- Hunter Garretson | Akron | Pole Vault | Place: 9th
- Alexandra Hays | NC State | 10,000m | Place: 10th
- Ryan Talbot | Michigan State | Decathlon | Place: 10th
- Lexie Keller | Colorado State | Heptathlon | Place: 10th
- Derek Johnson | Virginia | 3000m Steeplechase | Place: 10th
- Daniel Spejcher | Arkansas | Decathlon | Place: 11th
- Avery McMullen | Colorado | Heptathlon | Place: 11th
- Clayton Simms | Kansas | Pole Vault | Place: 11th
- Olivia Lueking | Oklahoma | Pole Vault | Place: 11th
- Jonathan Rankins James | Grand Valley State | | High Jump | Place: 12th
- Cheyenne Williamson | Saginaw Valley State | Heptathlon | Place: 13th
- Ryan Johnson | Air Force | 10,000m | Place: 14th
- Anthony Camerieri | Ole Miss | 5000m | Place: 14th
- Cole Sprout | Stanford | 5000m | Place: 16th
- India Johnson | Colorado | 10,000m | Place: 17th
- Isai Rodriguez | Oklahoma State | 5000m | Place: 17th
- Habtamu Cheney | Utah Valley | 10,000m | Place: 19th
- Jacob McLeod | Arkansas | 10,000m | Place: 20th
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