Women’s Events Women's 100 First Round - Friday, June 21, 5:53 p.m. PT Semi - Saturday, June 22, 6:00 p.m. PT Final - Saturday, June 22, 7:50 p.m. PT World Record - 10.49 - Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) - Indianapolis, July 16, 1988 American Record - 10.49 - Florence Griffith-Joyner (WCAC) - Indianapolis, July 16, 1988 Olympic Trials Record - 10.49 - Florence Griffith-Joyner (WCAC) - Indianapolis, July 16, 1988 2024 world leader - 10.77 - Jacious Sears (USA) - Gainesville, April 13, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 10.77 - Jacious Sears (Tennessee) - Gainesville, April 13, 2024 Olympic Standard - 11.07 Advancement procedure: 4 heats; top 6 in each heat and next 3 fastest advance to 3 semis; top 2 in each semi and next 3 fastest advance to nine-person final Reigning world champion Sha'Carri Richardson has had a limited competitive season in 2024, but when she opened her 100 campaign with a convincing win in 10.83 at the Prefontaine Classic questions about her fitness quickly faded away. At her best Richardson is nigh on unbeatable, but there is a long line of contenders waiting for that chance. NCAA double sprint champion McKenzie Long of Mississippi is the latest in the string of collegiate gold medalists who have attempted to win a U.S. title, but not since Aleia Hobbs in 2018 has that happened, and never has it happened at the Trials. Speaking of Hobbs, she has had two legal 10.88 clockings this year and won the USATF indoor 60 title in February, and her Olympic experience as a 4x100 medalist at Tokyo will stand her in good stead. Tennessee's Jacious Sears is the world leader at 10.77, but she pulled up in the final at the SEC Championships and her fitness is unknown. Others who have looked good in the runup to the Trials include 2023 World Championships finalist Tamari Davis, a 10.94 performer this year with a 10.83 PB, and TeeTee Terry, a relay gold medalist at the last two World Championships and a 10.82 runner at her best. 2022 U.S. champion Melissa Jefferson brings a 10.94 season best and picked up 4x100 gold at Oregon22. Women's 200 First Round - Thursday, June 27, 5:51 p.m PT Semi - Friday, June 28, 7:06 p.m. PT Final - Saturday, June 29, 5:27 p.m. PT World Record - 21.34 - Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) - Seoul, September 29, 1988 American Record - 21.34 - Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) - Seoul, September 29, 1988 Olympic Trials Record - 21.61 - Gabby Thomas (New Balance) - Eugene, June 26, 2021 2024 world leader - 21.83 - McKenzie Long (USA) - Eugene, June 8, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 21.83 - McKenzie Long (Mississippi) - Eugene, June 8, 2024 Olympic Standard - 22.57 Advancement procedure: 4 heats; top 6 in each heat and next 3 fastest advance to 3 semis; top 2 in each semi and next 3 fastest advance to nine-person final Gabby Thomas and Sha'Carri Richardson claimed silver and bronze at Budapest last summer, and for Thomas it was one more step up the podium after bronze at the Tokyo Games. Thomas won the USATF title last year in 21.60, making her the second-fastest American woman ever at the distance, and she showed fitness with a win at the USATF NYC Grand Prix. Richardson ran a PB 21.94 to take second at the USATF meet in 2023, then lowered that a bit more with her 21.92 in Budapest. Two years ago, Abby Steiner doubled as NCAA and USATF champion, setting a collegiate record of 21.77 in the process, but injury woes and surgery in the past year make her a question mark. Mississippi's NCAA winner, McKenzie Long, ripped a 21.83 to take that title and move to second on the all-time collegiate list and tenth on the U.S. all-time performer list. On a hot streak, Long only needs to show that a long season hasn't overtaxed her. Silver medalist at Doha in 2019, Brittany Brown is a very experienced sprinter, and she has focused all her Trials efforts into this distance. Brown won the Oslo Diamond League meet in 22.32 and cracked the 22-second barrier with a 21.99 PB in 2022. South Carolina freshman JaMeesia Ford was the NCAA indoor champion and bettered the American U20 record several times this year, most recently a 22.08 to finish as runner-up to Long at the NCAA meet. She has low-49 4x400 relay splits to her credit so the extra rounds shouldn't be an issue. Tamara Clark was sixth at Oregon22 and has a 21.92 PB. Clark had third- and fourth place finishes at the Diamond League meets in China in April. Women's 400 First Round - Friday, June 21, 3:48 p.m. PT Semi - Saturday, June 22, 7:14 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 23, 6:58 p.m. PT World Record - 47.60 - Marita Koch (GDR) - Canberra, October 6, 1985 American Record - 48.70 - Sanya Richards-Ross (Nike) - Athens, September 17, 2006 Olympic Trials Record - 49.28 - Chandra Cheeseborough (AW) - Los Angeles, June 19, 1984 2024 world leader - 48.75 - Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) - New York, June 9 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 48.75 - Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (New Balance) - New York, June 9, 2024 Olympic Standard - 50.95 Advancement procedure: 5 heats; top 5 in each heat and next 2 fastest advance to 3 semis; top 2 in each semi and next 3 fastest advance to nine-person final In the absence of world leader Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who is concentrating on defending her 400 hurdles crown, the one-lapper is wide open. NCAA runner-up Kaylyn Brown was part of the Arkansas 1-4 sweep at the collegiate championships, setting a PB of 49.13 and moving to No. five on the all-time U.S. performer list. Brown, a freshman who was born one day too early to qualify for the U20 Championships this year, has teammate Rosey Effiong on her heels after a 49.72 PB to place fourth at the NCAA meet, and the fifth-place finisher in that race, Isabelle Whittaker of Penn, also came close to a sub-50 with a 50.17 PB. One of the best combination sprinter-hurdler athletes of late, Shamier Little has two World Championships silvers over the barriers, and she lowered her flat PB to 49.68 last summer at Monaco. Two other women who have dipped into the 49s also figure to be in the frame, with 2022 U.S. champion Talitha Diggs sporting a 49.93 PB and an eighth-place finish at Budapest, and Georgia's Aaliyah Butler bringing in a 49.79 from placing fourth at the SEC Championships in May. Tokyo seventh-place finisher Quanera Hayes has won three U.S. titles and has a 49.72 PB from 2017, while USATF indoor champion Alexis Holmes is rounding into a challenger for major hardware after a bronze at the World Indoor Championships and a win at the Stockholm Diamond League meet. Holmes anchored the U.S. to gold in the mixed 4x400 at Budapest and picked up silver on the 4x400 at Glasgow in March. Women's 800 First Round - Friday, June 21, 4:17 p.m. PT Semi - Sunday, June 23, 6:11 p.m. PT Final - Monday, June 24, 7:32 p.m. PT World Record - 1:53.28 - Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) - München, July 26, 1983 American Record - 1:54.97 - Athing Mu (Nike) - Eugene, September 17, 2023 Olympic Trials Record - 1:56.07 - Athing Mu (Nike) - Eugene, June 27, 2021 2024 world leader - 1:55.78 - Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) - Eugene, June 25, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 1:57.87 - Emily Mackay (New Balance) - Concord, June 8, 2024 Olympic Standard - 1:59.30 Advancement procedure: 4 heats; top 6 in each heat and next 3 fastest advance to 3 semis; top 2 in each semi and next 3 fastest advance to nine-person final The question on everyone's mind is... what can Athing do? Athing Mu, the American record holder and reigning Olympic champion, took gold at Eugene22 and was the bronze medalist at Budapest before lowering her AR to 1:54.97 to win the Diamond League final last September. That was the last time she raced, and she is the mystery of all mysteries as she makes her season debut here. Ready to challenge her are eight women who have entry marks faster than 2:00, led by Raevyn Rogers, the Tokyo bronze medalist who has a 1:56.81 PB from that Olympic race. Rogers was also the 2019 world silver medalist at Doha, but she hasn't looked super sharp in her lead-up to the Trials, so NCAA 1-2 finishers Juliette Whittaker and Michaela Rose may sneak up onto the podium. Stanford's Whittaker swept the collegiate indoor and outdoor titles this year, cutting her PB to 1:59.53 indoors, while Rose took over the No. 2 spot on the collegiate all-time performer list with a 1:58.37. Rose swept the SEC titles for LSU but was the NCAA silver medalist behind Whittaker indoors and dropped to fourth outdoors. Defending USATF champion Nia Akins comes in with a 1:57.73 PB that placed her sixth at Budapest, and youngster Addy Wiley has a best of 1:57.64 to go with a runner-up finish at this year's USATF Indoors. Former American record holder and 2022 indoor world champion Ajee' Wilson has won 12 U.S. titles, but her 1:55.61 PB was seven years ago, and she has a tough road to the Paris team. Women's 1500 First Round - Thursday, June 27, 5:23 p.m. PT Semi - Friday, June 28, 5:58 p.m. PT Final - Saturday, June 30, 5:09 p.m. PT World Record - 3:49.11 - Faith Kipyegon (KEN) - Florence, June 2, 2023 American Record - 3:54.99 - Shelby Houlihan (Nike/Bowerman TC) - Doha, October, 5, 2019 Olympic Trials Record - 3:58.03 - Elle Purrier St. Pierre (New Balance) - Eugene, June 21, 2021 2024 world leader - 3:50.30 - Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) - Xiamen, April 20, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 3:56.00 - Elle Purrier St. Pierre (New Balance) - Eugene, May 25, 2024 Olympic Standard - 4:02.50 Advancement procedure: 3 heats; top 7 in each heat and next 3 fastest advance to 2 semis; top 5 in each semi and next 2 fastest advance to 12-person final Defending USATF champion Nikki Hiltz has their work cut out for them going up against new mom Elle St. Pierre. Hiltz was the silver medalist at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow after taking the U.S. indoor crown and set a PB of 3:59.61 last year in Monaco. A savvy tactician who also won the 2019 Pan American Games gold, Hiltz made the semis in Budapest. Defending Trials champion St. Pierre has been nothing short of spectacular on her return from giving birth, taking over the No. 2 spot on the all-time U.S. performer list with a 3:56.00 to place third at the Pre Classic. St. Pierre won the indoor mile at the Millrose Games in an American record 4:16.41 and also claimed the world indoor 3000 gold with an 8:20.87 in Glasgow. The women who hold places 7-10 on the all-time U.S. list are also slated to compete, led by Heather MacLean at 3:58.76. MacLean was seventh at the 2022 World Indoors and took the NACAC title that year. Elise Cranny was the USATF 5000 and 10,000 winner last year but is dropping the longer race this time to contest the metric mile. Cranny ran a PB 3:58.88 at Monaco last July but was only 13th at the Pre Classic last month. Doubling up in the 800 and 1500, Addy Wiley brings in a 3:59.17 PB from Brussels in 2023 and was a member of the inaugural World Road Mile squad last summer, placing ninth. Sixth at Oregon22, Sinclaire Johnson has a 3:58.85 PB and was ninth at the Pre Classic but missed out on Budapest last year by placing fourth at the USATF meet behind Cory McGee. McGee has been a finalist at the last three major global championship meets, taking 10th at the past two Worlds. World Indoor bronze medalist Emily Mackay was also the bronze medalist at the Pan American Games in 2023, and she clipped her PB to 3:59.76 for sixth at the Pre Classic last month. Women's 5000 First Round - Friday, June 21, 6:22 p.m. PT Final - Monday, June 24, 7:09 p.m. PT World Record - 14:00.21 - Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) - Eugene, Sept. 17, 2023 American Record - 14:19.45 - Alicia Monson (OAC) - London, July 23, 2023 Olympic Trials Record - 14:45.35 - Regina Jacobs (Nike) - July 21, 2000 2024 world leader - 14:18.76 - Tsige Gebreselama (ETH) - Eugene, May 25 2024 U.S. leader - 14:34.12 - Elle St. Pierre (New Balance) - Westwood, May 17 Olympic Standard - 14:52.00 Advancement procedure: 2 heats; top 6 in each heat and next 4 fastest advance to 16-person final Just as in the 1500, two of the major players will be Elle St. Pierre and defending champion Elise Cranny. St. Pierre grabbed the World Indoor 3000 gold with gusto in Glasgow, setting an American record of 8:20.87 to move to No. 9 on the all-time world performer list, and she won the USATF LA GP 5000 in a PB 14:34.12 to take over the No. 5 all-time U.S. performer spot. Cranny is one row above her on that list with a PB of 14:33.17 from 2022 and was a finalist at the last two World Championships, placing ninth both times. Four-time NCAA champion Karissa Schweizer was an Olympic finalist in 2021 at Tokyo and placed ninth at Doha in 2019. She has a PB of 14:26.34, the third-fastest American ever, but hasn't come within 20 seconds of that since setting it in 2020. Natosha Rogers earned a trip to Budapest last year with her third-place finish at the USATF meet and has a 14:52.21 indoor PB, while Josette Andrews was fifth at the 2022 World Indoors in the 1500 before taking fourth behind Rogers in the 5000 last year. NCAA distance queen Parker Valby gave Florida golds in the 5000 and 10,000 earlier this month and set a collegiate record of 14:52.18 at this distance to win by almost 18 seconds. Women's 10,000 Final - Saturday, June 29, 6:09 p.m. PT World Record - 29:01.03 - Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) - Hengelo, June 8, 2021 pending: 28:54.14 - Beatrice Chebet (KEN) - Eugene, May 25, 2024 American Record - 30:03.82 - Alicia Monson (On AC) - San Juan Capistrano, March 4, 2023 Olympic Trials Record - 31:03.82 - Emily Sisson (New Balance) - Eugene, June 26, 2021 2024 world leader - 28:54.14 - Beatrice Chebet (KEN) - Eugene, May 25, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 30:33.82 - Weini Kelati Frezghi (Under Armour) - San Juan Capisantro, March 16, 2024 Olympic Standard - 30:40.00 Advancement procedure: Final only Much of the interest in this event will be wrapped around who can make the Paris qualifying standard. Only one entrant, Weini Kelati, has met that strict number with a 30:33.82 that ranks her No. 6 on the all-time U.S. performer list. Kelati was fourth at last year's USATF meet and is seeking her first Olympic or World Championships berth. She was seventh in the 5K at the World Road Running Championships last year and took 15th at the World Cross Country Championships in March. Of the top three women from last year's USATF Championships, only third-placer Natosha Rogers returns. Rogers made the last two World Championships 10,000s and was 14th at Budapest. She has a PB of 30:48.69. Just ahead of her on the all-time list is Elly Henes, the 2021 NCAA 5000 champion for North Carolina State who has run a best of 30:48.26, and Karissa Schweizer boasts the No. 4 all-time American performance with a 30:18.05 two years ago. Parker Valby is attempting the same double she won at the recent NCAA Championships, where she clocked 31:46.09 to win by more than five seconds. Valby has a PB of 30:50.43 that set the collegiate record in April. Former marathon American record holder Keira D'Amato is always a threat and set her PB of 31:05.31 in March, and Rachel Smith was an Olympian in the 5000 at Tokyo. Katie Izzo has used the cross country route to move up the rankings for Paris and is 15th in the World Rankings quota entering the Trials. Women's 100 Hurdles First Round - Friday, June 28, 5:28 p.m. PT Semi - Saturday, June 29, 5:04 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 30, 5:00 p.m. PT World Record - 12.12 - Tobi Amusan (NGR) - Eugene, July 24, 2022 American Record - 12.20 - Keni Harrison (adidas) - London, July 22, 2016 Olympic Trials Record - 12.33 - Gail Devers (Nike) - Sacramento, July 23, 2000 2024 world leader - 12.31 - Cyréna Samba-Mayela (FRA) - Rome, June 8, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 12.42 - Tonea Marshall (LSU) - Clermont, April 20, 2024 Olympic Standard - 12.77 Advancement procedure: 4 heats; top 6 in each heat and next 3 fastest advance to 3 semis; top 2 in each semi and next 3 fastest advance to nine-person final All eight women who made the USATF final last year are back, and this event is always a must-see at U.S. championships. 2019 world champion Nia Ali set her PB of 12.30 at Monaco last summer and already has a 12.44 on her résumé in 2024. Ali was the Olympic silver medalist in 2016 and has two World Indoor golds in her trophy case. American record holder Keni Harrison came very near to her PB of 12.20 with a 12.24 in the Budapest heats, and the Tokyo silver medalist would love nothing more than to finally claim the top honor in the sport at Paris. Harrison was the bronze medalist at Budapest and earned silver at Doha in 2019, and she has won six U.S. titles. Glasgow 60H fourth-place finisher Masai Russell placed third in the 100H at last summer's USATF meet and made the semis at Budapest. She has a PB of 12.36, set at last year's Texas Relays. Pan American Games bronze medalist Alaysha Johnson was the runner-up at the 2022 USATF meet in a PB 12.35, while Tia Jones set a world indoor record in the 60H with a 7.67 in the heats at the USATF Indoor Championships in February and has run 12.39. Jones was the world U20 champion in 2018. Winner of the USATF LA GP, Tonea Marshall held the world lead with a 12.42 PB at Clermont in April, and she has a pair of Diamond League top-three finishes in 2024. Florida's Grace Stark won the NCAA title for the Gators with a 12.47 PB that ranks her No. 8 all-time collegiately, and Alia Armstrong of LSU was seventh at the USATF meet in 2023 after placing fourth at Oregon22. After a year off in 2023, Tokyo Olympian Christina Clemons is back and in top form, tying her PB with a 12.51 in Florida in April. Women's 400 Hurdles First Round - Thursday, June 27, 6:49 p.m. PT Semi - Saturday, June 29, 5:41 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 30, 5:29 p.m. PT World Record - 50.68 - Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) - Eugene, July 22, 2022 American Record - 50.68 - Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (New Balance) - Eugene, July 22, 2022 Olympic Trials Record - 51.90 - Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (New Balance) - Eugene, June 27, 2021 2024 world leader - 52.49 - Femke Bol (NED) - Rome, June 11, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 52.70 - Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (New Balance) - Atlanta, May 31, 2024 Olympic Standard - 54.85 Advancement procedure: 5 heats; top 5 in each heat and next 2 fastest advance to 3 semis; top 2 in each semi and next 3 fastest advance to nine-person final What can she do for an encore? The last time Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran on the Hayward oval she clocked the second fastest flat 400 ever by an American woman to win the 2023 USATF 400 title. Before that? How about a stunning 50.68 world record in the 400H at the World Championships in 2022, and an anchor leg on the Team USATF gold medal 4x400. It was her second WR in the hurdles at Eugene after a 51.41 to win the USATF Championships a month before her world gold. Now returned to the lap with obstacles after a brief sojourn into the world of barrier-free sprinting, McLaughlin-Levrone is picking up right where she left off, as evidenced by a very easy 52.70 at Atlanta in May that was a world-leading effort at the time. NCAA champion Jasmine Jones of USC is perhaps the closest contender on the heels of her 53.15 PB to win that collegiate title on this track two weeks ago, but veteran Shamier Little is always in the picture and has a PB of 52.39. Little is the defending national champ and has World Championships silvers from Budapest and Beijing in 2015. Former world record holder and 2016 Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad was the 2023 USATF runner-up and has had a long and illustrious career, setting the WR at 52.16 in 2019 and earning Tokyo silver in a PB 51.58. Anna Cockrell ended up fifth at Budapest and was a Tokyo semifinalist. She has run 53.34 and won the USATF LA GP in a season best 53.75. Two other collegians, Rachel Glenn of Arkansas and Akala Garrett of Texas, will also have a chance at a podium finish. Glenn, also one of the top high jumpers in the nation, set her PB of 53.80 in the NCAA semis and then placed third in the final, while Garrett moved to No. 3 on the all-time world U20 performer list with her 54.44 in the collegiate semis. Women's 3000 Steeplechase First Round - Monday, June 24, 5:59 p.m. PT Final - Thursday, June 27, 7:18 p.m. PT World Record - 8:44.32 - Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) - Monaco, July 20, 2018 American Record - 8:57.77 - Courtney Frerichs (Nike/Bowerman TC) - Eugene, August 21, 2021 Olympic Trials Record - 9:09.41 - Emma Coburn (New Balance) - Eugene, June 24, 2021 2024 world leader - 8:55.09 - Peruth Chemutai (UGA) - Eugene, May 25, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 9:14.29 - Valerie Constien (Nike) - Eugene, May 25, 2024 Olympic Standard - 9:23.00 Advancement procedure: 2 heats; top 5 in each heat and next 4 fastest advance to 14-person final Reigning USATF champion Krissy Gear is back, but 10-time champion Emma Coburn isn't, falling victim to injury. Gear set her PB of 9:12.81 to win in 2023 and has a best of 9:24.42 this season at the Pre Classic. The third fastest American ever at 9:09.91, Courtney Wayment, was third last year and was a finalist at the past two World Championships, placing 12th at Oregon22. Wayment ran a season best 9:14.48 for sixth at the Pre Classic. One place in front of her at Pre, Valerie Constien notched a PB 9:14.29 and moved to No. 7 all-time on the U.S. performer list. Constien was a finalist at Tokyo in 2021, taking 12th, and won the USATF indoor 3000 gold last year. NCAA runner-up Olivia Markezich of Notre Dame was just off the USATF podium in 2023 with a fourth-place finish after she won the collegiate title, and she dropped her PB to 9:17.36 at this year's NCAA meet to move to U.S. No. 9 all-time. A 9:18.03 at the Pre Classic elevated Gabbi Jennings to the No. 10 spot on the all-time U.S. list, and she will be looking for a big improvement on her 10th-place USATF finish from last year. Anytime there are massive barriers to negotiate, funny things can happen, and last year's fifth and sixth place USATF finishers, Marisa Howard and Kaylee Mitchell, would be happy to capitalize. Women's High Jump Qualifier - Saturday, June 22, 5:00 p.m. PT Final - Monday, June 24, 5:15 p.m. PT World Record - 2.09 - Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) - Rome, August 30, 1987 American Record - 2.05/6-8.75 - Chaunté Lowe (Nike) - Des Moines, June 26, 2010 Olympic Trials Record - 2.01/6-7 - Chaunté Lowe (Nike) - Eugene, June 30, 2012 2024 world leader - 2.04 - Yaroslava Mahuchikh (GER) - Cottbus, January 31, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 2.00 - Rachel Glenn (Arkansas) - Boston, March 9, 2024 Olympic Standard - 1.97 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final; two pits run concurrently Vashti Cunningham has won two handfuls and then some of U.S. titles, 14 to be exact, and she is the most experienced international competitor in the field with six straight Olympic and World Championships appearances to go with a pair of World Indoor medals that included gold as an 18-year-old in 2016. She earned bronze at Doha in 2019 and was sixth at Tokyo. The only blemish on her record this year was a second-place finish at the Millrose Games in February to open her season, but she has six straight wins since, including a USATF indoor gold. The only woman who has the stats to challenge Cunningham's dominance is Rachel Glenn of Arkansas, who tied the collegiate record with a 2.00/6-6.75 leap to win the NCAA indoor title in March. Glenn is also in the 400H, a double she attempted at the NCAA and SEC Championships. Last year's USATF second place finisher Jenna Rogers was fifth at the NCAA meet earlier this month and has a best of 1.90/6-2.75, while multi-talented youngster JaiCieonna Gero-Holt is coming off a win in the heptathlon at the USATF U20 Championships. Gero-Holt set her high jump PB of 1.89/6-2.25 to earn silver at the USATF Indoor Championships. Women's Pole Vault Qualifier - Friday, June 28, 5:55 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 30, 3:15 p.m. PT World Record - 5.06 - Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) - Zürich, August 28, 2009 American Record - 5.00/16-4.75 - Sandi Morris (Nike) - Brussels, September 9, 2016 Olympic Trials Record - 4.95/16-2.75 - Katie Nageotte (Nike) - Eugene, June 26, 2021 2024 world leader - 4.86 - Molly Caudery (GBR) - Rouen, February 24, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 4.85 - Katie Moon (Nike) - Chula Vista, June 2, 2024 Olympic Standard - 4.73 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final; two pits run concurrently World and Olympic champion Katie Moon has won all the outdoor things in the past few years, and she even picked up some indoor hardware with silver and bronze at the last two World Indoor Championships. She hasn't shown any indication of slowing down in 2024, winning the USATF indoor gold and taking the runner-up spot at the Pre Classic. With a PB of 4.95/16-2.75 that ranks her fifth on the world all-time performer list, Moon went over a season best 4.85/15-11 at Chula Vista at the beginning of June. The woman right ahead of he on the all-time list is long-time rival Sandi Morris, a 5.00/16-4.75 performer who has a pair of World Indoor golds to go with an Olympic silver at Rio 2016 and three World Championships silvers. Morris took second at the USATF Indoors and has a 2024 best of 4.82/15-9.75 from the Pole Vault Summit in January. She has represented Team USATF at every global indoor and outdoor championship since 2015. Pan American Games champion Bridget Williams navigated a PB 4.83/15-10 indoors in France in February and was a finalist at Budapest. Up-and-comers Chloe Timberg, the NCAA champion for Rutgers, and Hana Moll, the USATF third-place finisher and ninth at Budapest, will battle for a podium spot, as will Gabriela Leon and Brynn King. Leon was the 2022 NCAA champion for Louisville and took 12th at Oregon22, while King is tutored by pole vault legend Jenn Suhr at Roberts Wesleyan and has a best of 4.68/15-4.25. Women's Long Jump Qualifier - Thursday, June 27, 6:18 p.m. PT Final - Saturday, June 29, 5:20 p.m. PT World Record - 7.52 - Galina Chistyakova (URS) - Leningrad, June 11, 1988 American Record - 7.49/24-7 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Honda) - New York City, May 22, 1994 Olympic Trials Record - 7.31/23-11.75 - Brittney Reese (Nike) - Eugene, July 2, 2016 2024 world leader - 7.22 - Malaika Mihambo (GER) - Rome, June 12, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 7.18 - Tara Davis-Woodhall (lululemon) - Albuquerque, February 16, 2024 Olympic Standard - 6.86 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final; two pits run concurrently Since winning the world U18 gold in 2015, Tara Davis-Woodhall has steadily risen up the ranks of the senior international elite and hit the apex indoors with a gold at Glasgow in March. Davis-Woodhall is the No. 4 all-time U.S. performer with an indoor 7.18/23-6.25 that gave her the USATF indoor title this year. She is undefeated in seven outings in 2024, and the last five have all been better than 7.00/22-11.75. Her teammates at Budapest last summer, Quanesha Burks and Jasmine Moore, are worthy contenders for the top spot. Burks was fourth at Oregon22 and has a PB of 6.98/22-10.75. She won the 2022 USATF crown and has two other national titles. Moore had a stellar collegiate career at Florida and is a dual threat in the long jump and triple jump. She won the NCAA indoor gold in 2023 with a PB 7.03/23-0.75 that tied her for No. 8 on the all-time U.S. performer list, and she was the silver medalist at this year's USATF indoor meet. Glasgow silver medalist Monae' Nichols gave the U.S. a 1-2 finish at World Indoors, leaping an indoor PB of 6.85/22-5.75. She had a big, but windy, 7.04w/23-1.25w on June 8 at Chula Vista. Tiffany Flynn was 12th at Oregon22 after a fourth-place finish at the World Indoors that year, and she is among a group of women who could sneak into the picture. That crew includes co-American U20 record holders Alyssa Jones of Stanford and Sophia Beckmon of Illinois, as well as Alexis Brown of Baylor. Women's Triple Jump Qualifier - Friday, June 21, 6:50 p.m. PT Final - Saturday, June 22, 6:20 p.m. PT World Record - 15.74 - Yulimar Rojas (VEN) - Beograd, March 20, 2022 American Record - 14.91/48-11 - Keturah Orji (Atlanta TC) - Chula Vista, April 25, 2021 Olympic Trials Record - 14.52/ 47-7.75 - Keturah Orji (Atlanta TC) - Eugene, June 20, 2021 2024 world leader - 15.01 - Thea Lafond (DMA) - Glasgow, March 3, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 14.50 - Keturah Orji (Mizuno) - Albuquerque, February 17, 2024 Olympic Standard - 14.55 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final; two pits run concurrently The Three Musketeers of American triple jumping are back for another go-around. Tori Franklin, Keturah Orji and Jasmine Moore share the top 10 performances in U.S. history, and it's the youngest of the bunch, Moore, who has the best mark ever by an American. Franklin is the defending champion and a veteran of five global championships and was the first U.S. woman ever to medal at the Olympics or Worlds, earning bronze at Oregon22. She has four national titles and a PB of 14.86/48-9. Ten-time U.S. champion Orji is the outdoor American record holder at 14.91/48-11 and twice an Olympian with a best placing of fourth in 2016. She has also competed at three outdoor Worlds and four under cover. In Glasgow in March, she again narrowly missed the podium, placing fourth. A first-year pro, Moore was dominant collegiately for Florida, and her indoor PB of 15.12/49-7.25 was part of the best series ever by an American. She recorded four of the top 10 American all-time performances during that competition. Moore was an Olympian at Tokyo and then did double duty in the horizontal jumps at Oregon22 and Budapest last summer. The only other entrant within shouting distance of this trio is Imani Oliver, who took fourth at the 2023 USATF meet and recently improved her PB to 13.93/45-8.5. Women's Shot Put First Round - Friday, June 28, 7:15 p.m. PT Final - Saturday, June 29, 5:50 p.m. PT World Record - 22.63 - Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) - Moskva, June 7, 1987 American Record - 20.76/68-1.5 - Chase Ealey (Nike) - Eugene, September 16, 2023 Olympic Trials Record - 20.12/66-0.25 - Jessica Ramsey (Adidas) - Eugene, June 24, 2021 2024 world leader - 20.68 - Sarah Mitton (CAN) - Fleetwood, May 11, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 20.03 - Chase Jackson (Nike) - Suzhou, April 27, 2024 Olympic Standard - 18.80 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final; two rings run concurrently Four global medals, an American record, and two straight world titles. What's left for Chase Jackson? Olympic glory. Jackson, whose top 10 career throws average out to better than all but two other throws by an American woman, set the AR of 20.76/68-1.5 to win the Diamond League title at Hayward field last September. She captured her first world title in Eugene in 2022, and her three best throws ever came at the storied facility. A fifth-place finish at the 2021 Trials kept her off the Olympic team, so that is goal numero uno here for the former New Mexico sprint champion. In her way will be hometown favorite and NCAA champion Jaida Ross, a University of Oregon junior who set collegiate records this year that culminated with a 20.01/65-7.75 at the NCAA West first round meet. Also staking claim to a Paris berth is Maggie Ewen, last year's USATF winner and the sixth-place finisher at Budapest. Ewen, who ranks third on the all-time U.S. performer list with a 20.45/67-1.25 best, is also seeking her first Olympic trip after three straight World Championships finals. New mother Jessica Ramsey is the defending Trials champion, blasting a PB 20.12/66-0.25 to win in 2021, and Tokyo silver medalist Raven Saunders is back with a PB of 19.96/65-6 that puts her No. 7 on the all-time U.S. list. Four-time NCAA champion Adelaide Aquilla has been on the last three global championship teams and was the Pan American Games bronze medalist last fall. Women's Discus Throw Qualifier - Monday, June 24, 5:00 p.m. PT Final - Thursday, June 27, 4:55 p.m. PT World Record - 76.80 - Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) - Neubrandenburg, July 9, 1988 American Record - 71.46/234-5 - Valarie Allman (Asics) - La Jolla, April 8, 2022 Olympic Trials Record - 70.01/229-8 - Valarie Allman (Asics) - Eugene, June 18, 2021 2024 world leader - 73.09 - Yaimé Pérez (CUB) - Ramona, April 13, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 69.86 - Valarie Allman (Asics) - Suzhou, April 27, 2024 Olympic Standard - 64.50 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final Olympic champion and American record holder Valarie Allman is undefeated this season and is the only American woman to ever throw better than 70m, a feat she has done seven times in her career. She has three Diamond League wins this year with a best of 69.86/229-2 and is winding up for another shot at gold in Paris but will have to watch out for last year's world champion, Laulauga Tausaga-Collins. An NCAA winner in 2019 and the 12th-place finisher at Oregon22, Tausaga-Collins unleashed a monster PB of 69.49 in the fifth round at Budapest to firmly grasp the gold and become the No. 2 all-time American performer. This year's NCAA winner, Veronica Fraley of Vanderbilt, snagged that title with a throw of 63.66/208-10, but has a PB of 67.17/220-4 at the windy Ramona, Oklahoma, facility. That mark is the best ever by an American collegian. The vagaries of the wind at Hayward Field could favor one of a group of other contenders that includes Elena Bruckner, the lefty who placed third in 2023 to make her first Worlds team, and Louisville's Jayden Ulrich, a 64.29/210-11 thrower who sits at No. 10 on the all-time collegiate list and was the runner-up to Fraley at the NCAA Championships. Gabi Jacobs has twice set PBs this year and her best of 63.51/208-4 could put her in the mix. Women's Hammer Throw Qualifier - Friday, June 21, 11:00 a.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 23, 5:00 p.m. PT World Record - 82.98 - Anita Włodarczyk (POL) - Warszawa, August 28, 2016 American Record - 80.31/263-6 - DeAnna Price (Nike) - Eugene, June 26, 2021 Olympic Trials Record - 80.31/263-6 - DeAnna Price (Nike) - Eugene, June 26, 2021 2024 world leader - 79.92 - Brooke Andersen (USA) - Tucson, May 4, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 79.92 - Brooke Andersen (Nike/NYAC) - Tucson, May 4, 2024 Olympic Standard - 74.00 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final The greatest era of hammer throwing ever in America has produced a slew of top-level contenders for the women's title and the three tickets to Paris. Oregon22 champion Brooke Andersen had three straight wins this year before a third-place finish at the Pre Classic. She leads the U.S. list at 79.92/262-2 and is one of only two U.S. women to ever surpass 80m. Andersen's PB of 80.17/263-0 last year ranks her No. 2 on the all-time U.S. performer list, and it's the No. 1 athlete who will likely provide the greatest challenge. DeAnna Price won historic World Championships gold at Doha in 2019 and then set American records at the 2021 Trials, capped by an 80.31/263-6. Price earned bronze at Budapest last summer and ended her season with gold at the Pan American Games. Third on the all-time U.S. list and the first Native American woman to medal at a World Championships, Janee' Kassanavoid was a bronze medalist at Oregon22 before moving one step up to silver at Budapest. She has a PB of 78.00/255-11. Hovering on the perimeter and ready to claim any opportunity that comes their way are Annette Echikunwoke, a finalist at Oregon22, and Jillian Shippee, who placed fourth at the USATF meet last year to make her first World Championships team. Rachel Tanczos increased her PB to 74.82/245-6 to take over the No. 10 all-time U.S. performer spot and is another one to watch. Women's Javelin Throw Qualifier - Friday, June 28, 4:00 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 30, 4:10 p.m. PT World Record - 72.28 - Barbora Špotáková (CZE) - Stuttgart, September 13, 2008 American Record - 68.11/223-5 - Kara Winger (Tracksmith/NYAC) - Brussels, September 2, 2022 Olympic Trials Record - 63.50/208-4 - Maggie Malone (Unat.) - Eugene, June 26, 2021 2024 world leader - 66.70 - Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado (COL) - Cuiabá, May 12, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 65.00 - Maggie Malone-Hardin (NYAC) - Rathdrum, June 1, 2024 Olympic Standard - 64.00 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final Who says retirement is permanent? Oregon22 silver medalist and American record holder Kara Winger hung up her spikes and donated her favorite implement to the USOPC Museum after that season, supposedly riding off into a sunset filled with coaching and promotional appearances. But after a year off, the throwing bug bit again and Winger returned to the runway at the USATF NYC Grand Prix, winning with a best of 63.22/207-5. That qualified her for the Trials and put her on a collision course with the year's U.S. leader, Maggie Malone-Hardin. Between them, the two share the top 10 all-time U.S. performances, and it was Malone-Hardin's AR of 67.40/221-1 that Winger broke with her 68.11/223-5 at Brussels to take the Diamond League crown in 2022. Malone-Hardin has a best of 65.00/213-3 this year, the eighth best American effort ever, and she was an Olympic finalist at Tokyo. Former Nebraska star Maddie Harris won the USATF gold last year with a PB 60.73/199-3 and was the Pan American Games bronze medalist. Nine years after setting a U.S. U20 record as a high schooler, Madison Wiltrout is a contender for a podium spot at the Trials, coming off a 59.67/195-9 effort at the USATF NYC Grand Prix. Women's Heptathlon 100 Hurdles Hep - Sunday, June 23, 10:00 a.m. PT High Jump Hep - Sunday, June 23, 11:23 a.m. PT Shot Put Hep - Sunday, June 23, 6:10 p.m. PT 200 Hep - Sunday, June 23, 7:26 p.m. PT Long Jump Hep - Monday, June 24, 10:00 a.m. PT Javelin Throw Hep - Monday, June 24, 11:10 a.m. PT 800 Hep - Monday, June 24, 6:37 p.m. PT World Record - 7291 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) - Seoul, September 24, 1988 American Record - 7291 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee (WCAC) - Seoul, September 24, 1988 Olympic Trials Record - 7215 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee (WCAC) - Indianapolis, July 16, 1988 2024 world leader - 6848 - Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) - Rome, June 8, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 6465 - Michelle Atherley (unat) - Götzis, May 19, 2024 Olympic Standard - 6,480 The greatest mystery coming into the Trials multi-event is how much injury and surgery has hampered the training of Anna Hall, the reigning champion, a silver medalist at Budapest last year, and the Oregon22 bronze medalist. Healthy, Hall is far and away the favorite to win another U.S. title and contend for Olympic gold. She has a PB of 6,988 points that ranks her as the fifth best ever in the world and the No. 2 American performer. But many of those points come from events that rely on the body part she had repaired. If she is not at full power, she will be challenged by Michelle Atherley, the 12th-place finisher at Oregon22 who set a big PB of 6,465 to place third at the prestigious Götzis meet in Austria in May. Also coming on strong will be Taliyah Brooks and Chari Hawkins, the second and third place finishers last year, and Tokyo sixth-place finisher Annie Kunz. Brooks tied her PB of 6,330 in April in Italy and was on the Budapest squad, while Hawkins was eighth at Budapest with a PB score of 6,366. Kunz is the No. 6 all-time American performer with a PB of 6,703, one spot behind Erica Bougard, who has scored 6,725 in her career and made an Olympic team and four World Championships squads. Texas A&M's NCAA champion Timara Chapman is the new kid on the block and has a best of 6,339. Women's 20km Race Walk Final - Saturday, June 29, 7:31 a.m. PT World Record - 1:23:49 - Jiayu Yang (CHN) - Haungshan, March 20, 2021 American Record - 1:30:49 - Maria Michta (Walk USA) - Taicang, May 4, 2014 Olympic Trials Record - 1:32:39 - Michelle Rohl (Unat.) - Sacramento, July 16, 2000 2024 world leader - 1:24:31 - Elvira Chepareva (RUS) - Sochi, February 27, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 1:35:54 - Robyn Stevens (JOMA/Wolfpack RC) - La Coruña, May 18, 2024 Olympic Standard - 1:29:20 Springfield will again host the walks at the Trials, and the women's field features three of the top five Americans ever. Robyn Stevens was an Olympian at Tokyo and also competed at Oregon22, and she is a veteran of three World Team Championships. Stevens is the defending champion, winning the 2021 Trials in 1:35:13, and has a PB of 1:32:15 from Podebrady in 2022 that ranks her as the No. 4 all-time American performer. Last year's runner-up, Stephanie Casey, has been in basically every major global walks championship in her lengthy career, except the Olympics She will try and remedy that here as she comes in with a PB of 1:37:11. Seven-time U.S. champion Miranda Melville was the third-place finisher in 2023 and is the No. 2 all-time U.S. performer with a 1:31:42 PB from 2016. Melville won the USATF Indoor 3000 walk title in February. Other contenders include Katie Burnett, fourth in the World Championships 50K in 2017 and fourth here last year, as well as Celina Lepe. Michelle Rohl, a 58-year-old physical marvel, is the third fastest U.S. woman ever with a 1:31:51 from 2000. She enters with a qualifying window best of 1:45:23. Men’s Events Men’s 100 First Round - Saturday, June 22, 6:22 p.m. PT Semi - Sunday, June 23, 5:48 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 23, 7:49 p.m. PT World Record - 9.58 - Usain Bolt (JAM) - Berlin, August 16, 2009 American Record - 9:69 - Tyson Gay (adidas) - Shanghai, September 20, 2009 Olympic Trials Record - 9.77 - Tyson Gay (adidas) - Eugene, July 28, 2008 2024 world leader - 9.82 - Oblique Seville (JAM) - Kingston, June 1, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 9.85 - Noah Lyles (adidas) - Kingston, June 1, 2024 Olympic Standard - 10.00 Advancement procedure: 5 heats; top 5 in each heat and next 2 fastest advance to 3 semis; top 2 in each semi and next 3 fastest advance to nine-person final The star of the World Championships at Budapest last summer, Noah Lyles collected three gold medals that included a 100/200 double and a blazing anchor leg on the 4x100 relay. Lyles has stated he has lofty goals for the Paris Games, and it all begins with this event. A 9.85 to finish second in Jamaica on June 1 gave Lyles the U.S. lead and showed he is ready to defend the USATF title he won last year. Making his task infinitely more difficult are 2022 world champion Fred Kerley and 2019 world champion Christian Coleman. Kerley led a 1-2-3 U.S. sweep of the medals at Oregon22 and was the silver medalist at Tokyo in 2021. He has a PB of 9.76 and turned in a pair of top-three finishes at Diamond League meets in China in April. Coleman ran in the 4x100 heats at Rio 2016, but has never made an individual Olympic appearance. With six World Championships medals and a 9.76 PB to match Kerley's, Coleman is the world indoor record holder in the 60 and has an almost unbeatable first half of the race. Defending national champion Cravont Charleston was a surprise winner in 2023 with a 9.95 clocking, but he hasn't competed since Budapest. Florida high school phenom Christian Miller bettered the American U20 record with a 9.93 that was also the world leader for a couple weeks in April, and he added a 9.95 in the heats at the New Balance high school meet last week. Also in the picture should be Brandon Hicklin, a 9.94 man who won in Prague earlier this month, and Kendal Williams, who lowered his PB to 9.93 this year. Both Pjai Austin and 2023 NCAA champion Courtney Lindsey rocketed to 9.89 efforts last season, and Ronnie Baker was fifth at Tokyo with a 9.83 PB in the Olympic semis. Men's 200 First Round - Thursday, June 27, 7:33 p.m. PT Semi - Friday, June 28, 7:28 p.m. PT Final - Saturday, June 29, 6:49 p.m. PT World Record - 19.19 - Usian Bolt (JAM) - Berlin, August 20, 2009 American Record - 19.31 - Noah Lyles (adidas) - Eugene, July 21, 2022 Olympic Trials Record - 19.66 - Michael Johnson (Nike) - Atlanta, June 23, 1996 2024 world leader - 19.67 - Kenneth Bednarek (USA) - Doha, May 10, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 19.67 - Kenneth Bednarek (Nike) - Doha, May 10, 2024 Olympic Standard - 20.16 Advancement procedure: 5 heats; top 5 in each heat and next 2 fastest advance to 3 semis; top 2 in each semi and next 3 fastest advance to nine-person final As good as he is at the 100, Noah Lyles is even better at twice the distance. Holder of the American record and three times a world champion, Lyles earned bronze at Tokyo and is a strong favorite to climb to the top of the podium. Just 20, defending national champion Erriyon Knighton won two global medals as a teen, after starting with a fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics. He picked up bronze at Oregon22 and improved to silver in Budapest, and his PB of 19.49 was the fastest ever by a U20 athlete. Tokyo silver medalist Kenny Bednarek also finished as the runner-up at Oregon22 and was fifth in Budapest. He has a PB of 19.67, set in winning this year's Doha Diamond League meet. Bednarek also captured the Pre Classic title in May. Winning at the Nairobi World Continental Tour meet in April, Courtney Lindsey slashed his PB to 19.71. He was third at the USATF meet last year and made it to the semis in Budapest. Just as in the 100, Christian Coleman and Fred Kerley are always dangerous down the stretch. Coleman was the NCAA champion in 2017 and has a best of 19.85, while Kerley sped to a 19.76 in the rare air at Nairobi in 2021. The other sub-20 entry is Jamarion Stubbs of Alabama State, who ran that PB at the NCAA East first round meet. Men's 400 First Round - Friday, June 21, 3:20 p.m. PT Semi - Sunday, June 23, 6:35 p.m. PT Final - Monday, June 24, 6:59 p.m. PT World Record - 43.03 - Wayde Van Niekerk (SA) - Rio de Janeiro, August 14, 2016 American Record - 43.18 - Michael Johnson (Nike) - Seville, August 26, 1999 Olympic Trials Record - 43.44 - Michael Johnson (Nike) - Atlanta, June 19, 1996 2024 world leader - 44.05 - Christopher Morales Williams (CAN) - Gainesville, May 11, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 44.21 - Michael Norman (Nike) - Los Angeles, May 4, 2024 Olympic Standard - 45.00 Advancement procedure: 5 heats; top 5 in each heat and next 2 fastest advance to 3 semis; top 2 in each semi and next 3 fastest advance to nine-person final Oregon22 champion Michael Norman is back in his normal event after dipping his toes in the 100 last year, and he is raring to go if his 44.21 and 44.53 in local meets in the Los Angeles area are any indication. Norman was fifth individually at Tokyo and won gold on the U.S. 4x400, and he has a 43.45 PB that ranks him among the world's all-time best as the No. 5 performer. Bryce Deadmon won last year's USATF title in 44.22, a PB, and has 4x400 golds from Tokyo and Oregon22. His 2024 best is 44.41. Budapest bronze medalist Quincy Hall notched a PB 44.37 to earn that medal and added gold on the U.S. 4x400. He was the NCAA 400 hurdles champion for South Carolina. 13 athletes come in with entry marks better than 45 seconds so more than a few very good one-lappers will miss the final. Vernon Norwood is a veteran of five outdoor World Championships and took gold in the 4x400 at Tokyo. Norwood also has four World Championships 4x400 golds and earned mixed 4x400 bronze at Tokyo and Oregon22. Chris Bailey, who was a silver medalist on the U.S. 4x400 team at the World Indoor Championships, set a PB of 44.42 to win the HBCU Classic, and is the fastest of a handful of youngsters with eyes on a podium finish. Johnnie Blockburger of USC and Virginia Tech's Judson Lincoln went 4-5 at the NCAA Championships, with Emmanuel Bynum, Justin Robinson and Auhmad Robinson also in that final. Blockburger's dad, Sheldon, was a national-level decathlete who had a pair of top-three finishes at the USATF Championships. Men's 800 First Round - Thursday, June 27, 4:30 p.m. PT Semi - Friday, June 28, 6:44 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 30, 4:51 p.m. PT World Record - 1:40.91 - David Rudisha (KEN) - London, August 9, 2012 American Record - 1:42.34 - Donavan Brazier (Nike) - Doha, October 1, 2019 Olympic Trials Record - 1:42.80 - Johnny Gray (SMTC) - New Orleans, June 24 1992 2024 world leader - 1:43.23 - Djamel Sedjati (ALG) - Stockholm, June 2, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 1:43.68 - Bryce Hoppel (adidas) - Los Angeles, May 18, 2024 Olympic Standard - 1:44.70 Advancement procedure: 4 heats; top 6 in each heat and next 3 fastest advance to 3 semis; top 2 in each semi and next 3 fastest advance to nine-person final Reigning World Indoor champion Bryce Hoppel has won six national titles, including the last two USATF Championships, and he has a PB of 1:43.23 from four years ago at Monaco. Hoppel is edging back down to that level, winning the USATF LA GP in 1:43.68 before taking second at the Stockholm Diamond League meet in 1:44.29. He was a semifinalist at Tokyo and placed seventh at Budapest last summer. NCAA champion Shane Cohen of Virginia showed a devastating finishing kick to take the collegiate title in 1:44.97, and another collegian, Texas A&M's Sam Whitmarsh, has a 1:44.46 to his credit this season. 2021 Trials champion Clayton Murphy was the bronze medalist at Rio 2016 and romped to a 1:43.17 to earn Trials victory. Murphy's PB of 1:42.93 that got him the Rio medal is the fastest in the field. Tokyo semifinalist Isaiah Jewett and Brandon Miller have also come close to sub-1:44 territory, and Isaiah Harris was seventh at the 2022 World Indoors. Wes Ferguson of Nebraska-Kearney is a somewhat unheralded runner who comes from the NCAA Division II ranks and has a best of 1:45.06, while World Road Mile champion Hobbs Kessler showed some skills at the two-lapper earlier this season and comes in with a PB of 1:45.07. Men's 1500 First Round - Friday, June 21, 5:22 p.m. PT Semi - Saturday, June 22, 6:54 p.m. PT Final - Monday, June 24, 5:47 p.m. PT World Record - 3:26.00 - Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) - Rome, July 14, 1998 American Record - 3:27.40 - Bernard Lagat (Nike) - Zurich, August 6, 2004 Olympic Trials Record - 3:34.09 - Matthew Centrowitz (Nike Oregon Project) - Eugene, July 10, 2016 2024 world leader - 3:29.74 - Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) - Oslo, May 30, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 3:32.13 - Cooper Teare (Nike) - Charlottesville, April 28, 2024 Olympic Standard - 3:33.50 Advancement procedure: 3 heats; top 7 in each heat and next 3 fastest advance to 2 semis; top 5 in each semi and next 2 fastest advance to 12-person final Establishing himself as the new middle distance king of the U.S. with his scintillating American record mile performance at the Diamond League final last year on the Hayward oval, Yared Nuguse has put a big target on his back. Nuguse smashed the mile AR with his 3:43.97 run, passing by the 1500 mark in 3:29.10 to just miss that AR, a 3:29.02 that put him third at the Oslo DL meet. He also demonstrated his range with a silver in the 3000 at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow in March. Also a silver medalist at Glasgow, but in the 1500, Cole Hocker is another exciting young talent who garnered a sixth-place finish at Tokyo. The 23-year-old was seventh at Budapest in a PB of 3:30.70, ranking him No. 6 on the all-time U.S. performer list. Hocker was the Trials champion in 2021 and has won six USATF titles at various distances. His former Oregon teammate, Cooper Teare, sliced his PB to 3:32.16 in April and was on the Oregon22 squad. Teare won the 2022 USATF crown and was the USATF Cross Country Championships winner in January. Coming on strong of late, Eric Holt was second at the USATF NYC Grand Prix with a PB run of 3:34.05 and could factor if the final turns tactical. Colin Sahlman, who set his PB of 3:33.96 to move to No. 2 on the all-time collegiate performer list, and two-time NCAA winner Joe Waskom are supremely talented and Waskom has a knack for timing his kick with perfection. Rio 2016 gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz, legacy already set in stone, will make one last go of it as he has announced this is his final season. Centro has World Championships silver and bronze and a gold from the 2016 World Indoors in Portland, and he has run two very competitive races this season. Men's 5000 First Round - Thursday, June 27, 8:03 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 30, 4:30 p.m. PT World Record - 12:35.36 - Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) - Monaco, Aug. 14, 2020 American Record - 12:46.96 - Grant Fisher (Nike/Bowerman TC) - Brussels, Sept. 2, 2022 Olympic Trials Record - 13:22.67 - Galen Rupp (Nike) - June 22, 2012 2024 world leader - 12:36.73 - Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) - Oslo, May 30 2024 U.S. leader - 12:51.84i - Grant Fisher (Nike) - Boston, Feb 16 Olympic Standard - 13:05.00 Advancement procedure: 2 heats; top 6 in each heat and next 4 fastest advance to 16-person final Nine men in the field already have the Paris qualifying standard, and with a lineup that includes the American record holder, defending USATF champion, reigning Trials champion, NCAA champion and collegiate record holder, this shapes up to be one of the more intriguing races on the schedule. Coupled with the fact that a number of these same luminaries are slated to go in the 10,000 on the first day of the Trials just adds to the interest, since some may choose to drop this distance if they make the Paris squad in the longer race. Grant Fisher has the AR at 12:46.96, set at Brussels two years ago, and he was ninth at Tokyo. Fisher showed great speed in lowering his 1500 PB to 3:34.90 at the USATF NYC Grand Prix on June 9 and has six career sub-13:00 outings. Defending USATF champion Abdihamid Nur cut his PB to 13:03.17 indoors at Boston in January and backed that up with a 13:04.40 at the USATF LA GP. He was a World Championships finalist the past two years and took the NCAA indoor crown in 2022. Three years ago on this track, Paul Chelimo sprinted to Trials victory, and he returns as a thrice bemedaled internationalist, claiming silver at Rio 2016 and bronze at Tokyo in addition to a bronze at the 2017 World Championships. He is on the upper end of the experience scale but is a consummate championship racer and always a threat. North Carolina's Parker Wolfe used a rapid final 100 to take the NCAA title two weeks ago, outkicking collegiate record holder Nico Young of Northern Arizona. Young has a PB of 12:57.14 and won the NCAA indoor 3000 and 5000 crowns in March. Coming back from the 1500, Cooper Teare has the second fastest entry time at 12:54.72, set at the USATF LA GP, and was fifth at this distance last year. Tokyo finalist Woody Kincaid also contested the 10,000 at the last Games and ran 12:51.61 last year indoors at Boston. Kincaid was third at the last Trials behind Chelimo and Fisher but has a dangerous burst of finishing speed. Other top contenders include Cole Hocker, with a 12:58.82 PB, and Yared Nuguse, who earned silver in the 3000 at the World Indoor Championships in March. Last year's USATF third place finisher, Sean McGorty, is also a threat with a 13:02.13 PB, and Morgan Beadlescomb has set PBs at 1500 and 5000 already this year, running 13:03.57 indoors and winning a 1500 section at the USATF LA GP in 3:35.84. Men's 10,000 Final - Friday, June 21, 7:27 p.m. PT World Record - 26:11.00 - Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) - Valencia, October 7, 2020 American Record - 26:33.84 - Grant Fisher (Nike Bowerman TC) - San Juan, Capistrano March 6, 2022 Olympic Trials Record - 27.25.33 - Galen Rupp (Nike) - Eugene, June 22, 2012 2024 world leader - 26:50.81 - Daniel Mateiko (KEN) - Eugene, May 25, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 26:52.04 - Grant Fisher (Nike) - San Juan Capistrano, March 16, 2024 Olympic Standard - 27:00.00 Advancement procedure: Final only Defending Trials and USATF champion Woody Kincaid is one of three men in the field who have cracked 27:00, sporting a 26:57.57 PB run in March in California. Kincaid was 15th at Tokyo and moved up to 11th at Budapest last summer, but has only competed twice this season, most recently in that 10,000. American record holder Grant Fisher was fifth at Tokyo and fourth at Oregon22, so he will have his eyes set on a podium spot in Paris. Fisher set the AR of 26:33.84 two years ago and has a 2024 best of 26:52.04. Collegiate record holder Nico Young of Northern Arizona set that mark of 26:52.72 in finishing second to Fisher at San Juan Capistrano in March and joins Kincaid and Fisher as the only Americans with the Paris standard thus far. Twice an Olympian at 5000, Paul Chelimo has also signed up for this race and has a PB of 27:12.73 from last year. Needing the Games standard of 27:00.00, it isn't outside the realm of possibility that he will push the pace to try and get that mark. Olympic Trials marathon champion Conner Mantz has his trip to Paris booked already and was sixth in this race last year, while veteran Sam Chelanga, the Pan American Games silver medalist last year, and Drew Hunter are also possibilities in a tactical affair. Chelanga set his PB of 27:08.39 14 years ago and is 39 years old, with Hunter boasting a quick 1500 PB of 3:34.86 that makes him a threat if it comes down to a dash down the final straight. Men's 110 Hurdles First Round - Monday, June 24, 5:05 p.m. PT Semi - Thursday, June 27, 5:01 p.m. PT Final - Friday, June 28, 7:50 p.m. PT World Record - 12.80 - Aries Merritt (USA) - Brussels, September 7, 2012 American Record - 12.80 - Aries Merritt (Reebok) - Brussels, September 7, 2012 Olympic Trials Record - 12.81 - Grant Holloway (adidas) - Eugene, June 26, 2021 2024 world leader - 13.03 - Grant Holloway (USA) - Eugene, May 25, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 13.03 - Grant Holloway (adidas) - Eugene, May 25, 2024 Olympic Standard - 13.27 Advancement procedure: 4 heats; top 6 in each heat and next 3 fastest advance to 3 semis; top 2 in each semi and next 3 fastest advance to nine-person final Threatening a world record every time he sets foot on the track in a championship setting, Grant Holloway has been the face of American sprint hurdling for a while, and he set the Trials record of 12.81 (also the second fastest time ever) in a semifinal in 2021 before claiming the title in 12.96. The best first five hurdles in the business have earned Holloway a lengthy unbeaten skein in the indoor 60H, bringing him multiple records along the way, and if he can maintain his rhythm through the final five hurdles here he could be looking at another WR. Holloway's chief nemesis in the 110H has been Daniel Roberts, a three-time national champion who earned bronze at Budapest and has run 13.00. Roberts has a pair of Diamond League wins in 2024 and was second to Holloway at the Pre Classic. Oregon22 silver medalist Trey Cunningham has also clocked 13.00 in his career and was sixth at the World Indoor Championships in the 60H in March. The revelation of 2023, Cordell Tinch, is in his first full season as a pro after a 12.96 and a runner-up finish at the USATF meet last year stamped him as one to watch. Tinch hasn't had a super year yet, timewise, but has gained valuable experience in high-pressure settings. NCAA champion Darius Luff of Nebraska just seems to win when it counts and set his PB of 13.19 at Hayward Field two weeks ago, and Auburn's Ja'kobe Tharp has been the emerging star of the season with an NCAA runner-up finish and a USATF U20 title to go with an American U20 record of 13.18. Freddie Crittenden and Dylan Beard are two others to mark on your card as potential finalists, as Crittenden was third last year and has a best of 13.00 to go with a fourth place finish at Budapest and a 2019 Pan American Games silver. Beard recently lowered his PB to 13.10 and was sixth at the Pan American Games last year. Men's 400 Hurdles First Round - Thursday, June 27, 6:20 p.m. PT Semi - Friday, June 28, 6:21 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 30, 5:20 p.m. PT World Record - 45.94 - Karsten Warholm (NOR) - Tokyo, August 3, 2021 American Record - 46.17 - Rai Benjamin (Nike) - Tokyo, August 3, 2021 Olympic Trials Record - 46.83 - Rai Benjamin (Nike) - Eugene, June 26, 2021 2024 world leader - 46.63 - Alison Dos Santos (BRA) - Oslo, May 30, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 46.64 - Rai Benjamin (Nike) - Los Angeles, May 18, 2024 Olympic Standard - 48.70 Advancement procedure: 5 heats; top 5 in each heat and next 2 fastest advance to 3 semis; top 2 in each semi and next 3 fastest advance to nine-person final The road to 400H titletown begins and likely ends with American record holder and four-time national champion Rai Benjamin, the second fastest man in history at 46.17 and owner of silver medals from Tokyo and the 2019 and 2022 World Championships. Benjamin, who took bronze at Budapest, also has a trio of Olympic and world golds in the 4x400 relay, and his season opener over the hurdles this year was something else. A 46.64, the fourth best time ever by an American, gave him a resounding victory at the USATF LA GP, and he also dashed to a 44.42 flat 400 to win at the Mt. SAC Relays. Newly minted NCAA champion Caleb Dean of Texas Tech moved to No. 5 on the all-time U.S. performer list with his 47.23 and has staked his claim for a podium spot, while Oregon22 bronze medalist and Budapest sixth-place finisher Trevor Bassitt has a PB of 47.38. Bassitt is also pretty handy without pesky barriers in his way, earning silver in the 400 at the 2022 World Indoors and a gold on the U.S. 4x400 at Oregon22. CJ Allen finished second here last year and was a semifinalist at Budapest. A third-place finish at the Stockholm Diamond League meet and his 47.58 PB from 2023 make him a valid contender for the Paris crew. Also in with a chance are Alabama's NCAA runner-up Chris Robinson with a 47.95 PB and speed to boot, and last year's fourth-place finisher, Khallifah Rosser. Rosser has a best of 47.59 and placed fifth at Oregon22. If Dave Kendziera can regain the form that saw him through to the Tokyo semis, he can be a spoiler. Men's 3000 Steeplechase First Round - Friday, June 21, 4:49 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 23, 7:07 p.m. PT World Record - 7:52.11 - Lamecha Girma (ETH) - Paris, June 9, 2023 American Record - 8:00.45 - Evan Jager (Oregon TC) - Paris, July 4, 2015 Olympic Trials Record - 8:15.02 - Daniel Lincoln (Nike) - Sacramento, July 15, 2004 2024 world leader - 8:01.63 - Lamecha Girma (ETH) - Stockholm, June 2, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 8:13.30 - Hillary Bor (HOKA/ADP) - Marrakech, May 19, 2024 Olympic Standard - 8:15.00 Advancement procedure: 2 heats; top 5 in each heat and next 4 fastest advance to 14-person final Hillary Bor is the defending Trials champion and the third-fastest American ever with a PB of 8:08.41, and he tops the U.S. list in 2024 at 8:13.30. Bor is a two-time Olympian, placing seventh at Rio 2016, and has been a World Championships competitor three times with a pair of eighth place efforts in 2019 and 2022. Last year's feel-good story was BYU's Kenneth Rooks, who fell down early in the USATF final and got up to win. Now repping Nike, Rooks was also the NCAA champion for BYU last season and went on to take 10th at Budapest. He dropped his PB to 8:15.08 in May. Benard Keter was 11th at Tokyo and lowered his PB to 8:17.19 behind Rooks at last year's USATF meet, and he has two trips to the World Championships on his résumé. Three-time NCAA champion Anthony Rotich, the 2020 USATF cross country winner, tucked into a fast race at Monaco's Diamond League meet in 2023 and nabbed a PB of 8:13.74. Budapest finalist Isaac Updike has run 8:17.47 and was ninth at the Doha Diamond League meet in May, and Tokyo team member Mason Ferlic scored an 8:16.03 PB in the same Monaco race as Rotich. Parker Stokes, the NCAA champion for Georgetown, and Virginia's Nathan Mountain are collegians who could figure in the final outcome. Riding two straight PBs this season, Matthew Wilkinson was sixth in 2023 and his 8:16.59 at the USATF LA GP bodes well for his prospects here. Men's High Jump Qualifier - Thursday, June 27, 5:00 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 30, 3:30 p.m. PT World Record - 2.45 - Javier Sotomayor (CUB) - Salamanca, July 27, 1993 American Record - 2.40/7-10.5 - Charles Austin (unat) - Zurich, August 7, 1991 Olympic Trials Record - 2.35/7-8.5 - Hollis Conway (Nike Intl.) and Darrin Plab (Southern Illinois) - New Orleans, June 28, 1992 2024 world leader - 2.37 - Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) - Rome, June 11, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 2.34 - JuVaughn Harrison (Puma) - Baton Rouge, April 20, 2024 Olympic Standard - 2.33 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final; two pits run concurrently Three years ago JuVaughn Harrison made a little bit of history when he qualified for the Olympics in the high jump and long jump. He is focused solely on the vertical affair this time around and will be a strong podium contender in Paris after a silver last year at Budapest. Harrison, in spite of his ungainly bar clearances, has mad hops and his 2.36/7-8.75 PB ties him for the No. 8 spot on the all-time U.S. list. He was seventh at Tokyo and since then has a U.S. indoor and outdoor title to his credit. World Indoor silver medalist Shelby McEwen was the runner-up last year and third at the 2021 Trials. he was 12th at Tokyo, fifth at Oregon22, and seventh at Budapest, and he has cleared a best of 2.33/7-7.75. Matching McEwen's PB of 2.33, Vernon Turner was sixth at this year's World Indoor Championships and was the NCAA indoor champion for Oklahoma in 2022. He made the Budapest team with a third-place finish at the USATF meet, and is tied for No. 9 on the all-time American collegiate list. Nebraska's Tyus Wilson was the top American at the NCAA meet two weeks ago, and NCAA Division II powerhouse Grand Valley State has a pair of contenders in Eli Kosiba and Jaivon Harrison. Caleb Snowden of Arkansas-Pine Bluff was the NCAA indoor silver medalist and outdoor bronze medalist, while Kansas has NCAA indoor bronze medalist Devin Loudermilk in the fray. Men's Pole Vault Qualifier - Friday, June 21, 5:50 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 23, 5:45 p.m. PT World Record - 6.23 - Armand Duplantis (SWE) - Eugene, September 17, 2023 pending: 6.24 - Armand Duplantis (SWE) - Xiamen, April 20, 2024 American Record - 6.07/19-11 - KC Lightfoot (Puma) - Nashville, June 2, 2023 Olympic Trials Record - 5.91/19-4.75 - Sam Kendricks (Nike) - Eugene, July 4, 2016 2024 world leader - 6.24 - Armand Duplantis (SWE) - Xiamen, April 20, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 6.00 - Christopher Nilsen (Nike) - Albuquerque, February 16, 2024 Olympic Standard - 5.82 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final; two pits run concurrently Nine of the entrants have met the Paris qualifying standard of 5.82, so it will be a test of who can best handle the unpredictable winds at Hayward Field and who doesn't crack under pressure. Chris Nilsen is the reigning USATF champion and won the Trials in 2021 before claiming silver at Tokyo. He has a best of 6.05/19-10.25 indoors, ranking him No. 7 on the all-time world performer list and No. 3 on the U.S. version. Nilsen earned bronze at Budapest and silver at Oregon22, and also grabbed a bronze at the 2022 World Indoors. Former American record holder and two-time world champion Sam Kendricks is back at the top of his game and has Olympic bronze from Rio to go with three World Indoor silvers. Kendricks, who has a PB of 6.06/19-10.5 to claim the No. 5 spot on the all-time world performer list, is the second best American ever and has kept busy in 2024 with a silver at World Indoors and three Diamond League runner-up outings. American record holder KC Lightfoot was just off the podium at Tokyo in fourth, and he has a best of 6.07/19-11 to sit at No. 4 on the world all-time performer list. Lightfoot won the Oslo Diamond League meet at the end of May. Behind that trio of titans, Austin Miller has been on a roll in 2024, upping his PB to 5.90/19-4.25 and earning bronze at the USATF Indoors. Zach Bradford, a world U20 silver medalist in 2018, was third last year and has made two World Championships teams. NCAA champ Keaton Daniel of Kentucky and Pan American Games gold medalist Matt Ludwig are two more to watch for. Men's Long Jump Qualifier - Saturday, June 22, 4:45 p.m. PT Final - Monday, June 24, 5:25 p.m. PT World Record - 8.95/29-4.5 - Mike Powell (USA) - Tokyo, August 30, 1991 American Record - 8.95/29-4.5 - Mike Powell (Footlocker) - Tokyo, August 30, 1991 Olympic Trials Record - 8.76/28-9 - Carl Lewis (SMTC) - Indianapolis, July 18, 1988 2024 world leader - 8.65 - Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) - Rome, June 8, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 8.23 - Johnny Brackins (USC) - Albuquerque, February 17, 2024 Olympic Standard - 8.27 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final; two pits run concurrently American long jumping, male variety, has been in the relative doldrums lately and the best entry mark is held by USATF indoor champion Johnny Brackins of USC at 8.23/27-0. His Trojan teammate, JC Stevenson, snagged the NCAA gold two weeks ago with a 8.22/26-11.75 PB leap. Marquis Dendy is the defending USATF champion and has been on an Olympic team and five World Championships squads. Dendy won the 2016 World Indoors in Portland and has another pair of bronzes from the 2018 and 2022 editions, and he has an 8.42/27-7.5 PB. 2023 USATF runner-up Jarrion Lawson earned silver at the 2017 World Championships and is the ninth-best American ever with an 8.58/28-1.75 PB. Lawson placed fourth at Rio 2016, where he also did some 4x100 relay duty. NCAA indoor and outdoor silver medalist Jeremiah Davis of Florida State has a PB of 8.37/27-5.5, and Florida's Malcolm Clemons earned NCAA indoor and outdoor bronzes this season as he raised his PB to 8.22/26-11.75. Olympian Steffin McCarter was fifth at Oregon22 and two-time outdoor World Championships qualifier Will Williams took seventh at the World indoors in March. Men's Triple Jump Qualifier - Friday, June 28, 6:20 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 30, 3:55 p.m. PT World Record - 18.29 - Jonathan Edwards (GBR) - Göteborg, August 7, 1995 American Record - 18.21/59-9 - Christian Taylor (Nike) - Beijing, August 27, 2015 Olympic Trials Record - 17.78/58-4 - Melvin Lister (Unat.) - Sacramento, July 17, 2004 2024 world leader - 18.18 - Jordan Alejandro Díaz Fortun (ESP) - Rome, June 11, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 17.14 - Salif Mane (FDU) - Eugene, June 7, 2024 Olympic Standard - 17.22 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final; two pits run concurrently A group of not-quite-grizzled veterans and the 1-2 finishers at the NCAA Championships face off. Donald Scott is the defending USATF champ, has nine U.S. titles and a bronze from the 2022 World Indoor Championships, and he has spanned a best of 17.43/57-2.25 in his career. Seven-time U.S. champion Will Claye is one of the most successful triple jumpers ever with nine total global medals that includes a pair of World Indoor golds in 2012 and 2018. Claye is also the fourth-farthest jumper in history at 18.14/59-6.25. The only U.S. man better? Christian Taylor. Taylor is likely making this his Trials swansong at age 34, and he can safely claim the moniker "America's Greatest" based on his two Olympic golds in 2012 and 2016 and four World Championships golds. Oh, he also holds the American record at 18.21/59-9, No. 2 on the all-time world performer list. Taylor's international career spans back to 2007 when he won the world U18 triple jump title. On the opposite end of the age scale, NCAA champion Salif Mane of Fairleigh Dickinson is reminiscent of Franklin Jacobs, the school's legendary diminutive high jumper who won Pan American Games and IAAF World Cup titles in the 70s. Mane improved his PB by 35cm at the NCAA meet two weeks ago, getting out to 17.14/56-2.75. That was good enough to eke past Russell Robinson of Miami, who was one centimeter adrift at 17.13/56-2.5. Chris Benard has been a steady presence over the years with two Olympic appearances and three trips to the Worlds, and was sixth at the 2017 World Championships, the year he set his PB of 17.48/57-4.25. 2019 Pan American Games gold medalist Omar Craddock was fourth at the 2015 World Championships and has a PB of 17.68/58-0.25, making him the No. 9 American all-time. Men's Shot Put Qualifier - Friday, June 21, 6:15 p.m. PT Final - Saturday, June 22, 6:40 p.m. PT World Record - 23.56/77-3.75 - Ryan Crouser (USA) - Los Angeles, May 27, 2023 American Record - 23.56/77-3.75 - Ryan Crouser (Nike) - Los Angeles, May 27, 2023 Olympic Trials Record - 23.37/ 76-8.25 - Ryan Crouser (Nike) - Eugene, June 18, 2021 2024 world leader - 23.13 - Joe Kovacs (USA) - Eugene, May 25, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 23.13 - Joe Kovacs (Nike) - Eugene, May 25, 2024 Olympic Standard - 21.50 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final; two rings run concurrently Loaded doesn't even begin to describe U.S. fortunes in this event, and atop the mountain is world record holder and two-time Olympic champion Ryan Crouser. Crouser has won every global title available, a feat sealed with his World Indoor title in March, and his WR of 23.56/77-3.75 last year at the USATF LA GP is more than a foot better than the nearest guy. That guy? That guy is Joe Kovacs. Kovacs has a pair of Olympic silvers and a pair of World Championships golds that are accompanied by two silvers. He blasted a 23.23/76-2.75 last year to move to No. 2 on the all-time world performer list, and his 23.13/75-10.75 to win the Pre Classic is the world leader this year. Any clash between Crouser and Kovacs is must viewing. The third step on the podium will likely come down to a tussle between Payton Otterdahl, the fifth-place finisher at Budapest who improved his PB to 22.59/74-1.5 indoors at the Drake Relays to take over the No. 5 all-time U.S. performer slot, and Josh Awotunde, a bronze medalist in the U.S. sweep of medals at Oregon22. Awotunde was second last year and set his PB of 22.29/73-1.75 to earn world bronze in 2022. NCAA champion for Arizona in 2023, Jordan Geist has two Pan American Games medals in his collection, silver from 2019 and bronze from 2023. His PB of 22.09/72-5.75 came at Ostrava at the end of May, and he was third at this year's USATF Indoors. Roger Steen has also breached the 22m barrier with a PB of 22.08/72-5.25 last year at Tucson and was the USATF Indoors silver medalist in February. Men's Discus Throw Qualifier - Thursday, June 27, 6:45 p.m. PT Final - Saturday, June 29, 4:30 p.m. PT World Record - 74.08 - Jürgen Schult (GDR) - Neubrandenburg, June 6, 1986 pending: 74.35 - Mykolas Alekna (LTU) - Ramona, April 14, 2024 American Record - 72.34/237-4 - Ben Plucknett (SC Striders) - Stockholm, July 7, 1981 Olympic Trials Record - 68.68/ 225-4 - Mac Wilkins (Athletics West) - Eugene, June 25, 2020 2024 world leader - 74.35 - Mykolas Alekna (LTU) - Ramona, April 14, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 69.16 - Reggie Jagers (Nike/U.S. Army) - Ramona,April 27, 2024 Olympic Standard - 67.20 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final Friendly winds have helped make this the Year of the Discus and four American men have already met the Paris qualifying standard. 2018 USATF champion Reggie Jagers is at the top of the U.S. list in 2024 with a 69.16/226-11 PB at Ramona, Oklahoma, a new facility that has already produced a world record by Lithuania's Mykolas Alekna. Jagers was the Trials runner-up in 2021 to earn a trip to Tokyo, and he nabbed bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Andrew Evans won the 2022 USATF gold and has the second best entry mark at 68.09/223-4, thrown in April at Michigan. Another Ramona qualifier, Joseph Brown also won the USATF Throws Festival and has a PB of 67.92/222-10. Brown was fifth at last year's Pan American Games. Defending USATF champion Sam Mattis was eighth at Tokyo and twice was a World Championships finalist, and the runner-up behind him last year was Turner Washington. Washington is the son of 1999 world champion Anthony Washington, a three-time Olympic finalist who was fourth at Atlanta in 1996. Turner took the NCAA title in 2021 and 2023 and was also a three-time NCAA shot put champ. Marcus Gustaveson garnered a Paris standard with a 67.21/220-6 at Ramona on June 2, adding almost nine feet to his PB. Budapest finalist Brian Williams has made three World Championships teams and sports a PB of 66.14/217-0. Men's Hammer Throw Qualifier - Friday, June 28, 4:30 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 30, 3:15 p.m. PT World Record - 86.74 - Yuriy Sedykh (URS) - Stuttgart, August 30, 1986 American Record - 82.71/271-4 - Rudy Winkler (Tracksmith/NYAC) - Eugene, June 20, 2021 Olympic Trials Record - 82.71/271-4 - Rudy Winkler (Tracksmith/NYAC) - Eugene, June 20, 2021 2024 world leader - 84.38 - Ethan Katzberg (CAN) - Nairobi, April 20, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 79.03 - Daniel Haugh (NYAC) - Ramona, April 14, 2024 Olympic Standard - 78.20 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final Returning to the site of his American record and Trials victory in 2021, Rudy Winkler has extensive international experience since placing ninth at the 2011 world U18 meet. Winkler has been on two Olympic teams and four World Championships squads and was the Pan American Games bronze medalist last year. His AR of 82.71/271-4 is more than eight feet better than the nearest challenger, but that challenger is Danel Haugh, an explosive thrower who is one of only six American men ever to better 80m. Haugh beat Winkler at the Pan American Games last fall and took silver, and he was a finalist at Tokyo and the last two World Championships. His PB of 80.18/263-1 gave him the USATF gold in 2022. The other man who has been on the past three global championship teams is Alex Young. Young was 12th at Oregon22 and boasts a 78.32/256-11 PB from the Trials in 2021. He captured the 2017 USATF title and also has two U.S. indoor weight throw crowns. Cal State Northridge's Trey Knight moved to No. 10 on the all-time collegiate performer list with a 76.99252-7 at the Mt. SAC Relays, and he was the NCAA silver medalist in the indoor weight throw. Israel Oloyede of Grand Canyon University took fourth at the NCAA Championships with a PB 75.29/247-0 and Brock Eager was fourth at the 2023 USATF meet. Eager has a career best of 76.58/251-3. Men's Javelin Throw Qualifier - Friday, June 21, 3:30 p.m. PT Final - Sunday, June 23, 6:40 p.m. PT World Record - 98.48 - Jan Železný (CZE) - Jena, May 25, 1996 American Record - 91.29/299-6 - Breaux Greer (adidas) - Indianapolis, June 21, 2007 Olympic Trials Record - 83.24/273-1 - Crouser Hostetler (Unat.) - Eugene, July 7, 2016 2024 world leader - 90.20 - Max Dehning (GER) - Halle, February 25, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 84.45 - Jordan Davis (Southern Connecticut State) - Emporia, May 25, 2024 Olympic Standard - 85.50 Advancement procedure: Top 12 advance to final Coming out of virtually nowhere, two-time NCAA Division II champion Jordan Davis of Southern Connecticut State rocketed to the top of the U.S. list with an 83.77/274-10 to win the Texas Relays, and he bettered that with an 84.45/277-1 monster throw at the D II championship meet. That was the best ever by an American collegian and put him at No. 6 on the all-time U.S. performer list. Pan American Games champion and defending USATF champion Curtis Thompson was a Tokyo Olympian and finalist at Oregon22. Thompson owns three USATF titles and has a best of 87.87/287-9 that makes him the No. 3 all-time American. Georgia's Marc Minichello won the NCAA gold two weeks ago to go with the title he took in 2022. Minichello was the USATF U20 champion in 2019 and has seven meets beyond 80m, with a best of 82.32/270-1 this year at Miami. Chandler Ault of Washington also scored a big PB at the NCAA meet to earn silver with a 79.31/260-2 toss. In 2021 Michael Shuey claimed the runner-up spot at the Trials, but he hasn't approached that form of late. Shuey is the No. 5 all-time American with a PB of 85.67/281-1. Second on the entry list is Donavon Banks, an 82.90/272-0 performer, and Iowa's Mike Stein is another rocket-armed collegian who has topped 80m. Pan American Games fourth-place finisher Capers Williamson was a World Championships qualifier in 2023 after taking second at the USATF meet. Men's Decathlon 100 Dec - Friday, June 21, 10:00 a.m. PT Long Jump Dec - Friday, June 21, 11:01 a.m. PT Shot Put Dec - Friday, June 21, 12:11 p.m. PT High Jump Dec - Friday, June 21, 4:30 p.m. PT 400 Dec - Friday, June 21, 7:05 p.m. PT 110 Hurdles Dec - Saturday, June 22, 10:00 a.m. PT Discus Throw Dec - Saturday, June 22, 11:08 a.m. PT Pole Vault Dec - Saturday, June 22, 1:17 p.m. PT Javelin Throw Dec - Saturday, June 22, 5:15 p.m. PT 1500 Dec - Saturday, June 22, 7:38 p.m. PT World Record - 9126 - Kevin Mayer (FRA) - Talence, September 16, 2018 American Record - 9045 - Ashton Eaton (Nike) - Beijing, August 29, 2015 Olympic Trials Record - 9039 - Ashton Eaton (Oregon TC) - Eugene, June 23, 2012 2024 world leader - 8961 - Leo Neugebauer (GER) - Eugene, June 6, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 8470 - Heath Baldwin (Michigan State) - Walnut, April 16, 2024 Olympic Standard - 8460 Harrison Williams is the reigning USATF champion, scoring a PB 8,630 last year for the victory. He went on to take seventh at Budapest in his second World Championships appearance. Williams is fast and has great pole vault ability, but is also well-rounded and doesn't have a really weak event. Tied with him on the entries is Kyle Garland, a former NCAA indoor heptathlon winner for Georgia who has a PB of 8,720 from 2022. Garland is an explosive jumper and excellent shot putter, and he is among the better hurdlers in the multis world. He ended up 11th at Oregon22 but was a DNF at Budapest. Oregon22 bronze medalist Zach Ziemek was sixth at Tokyo and seventh at Rio 2016, and he is known as a very good jumper and thrower with above-average pole vault skills. Michigan State's Heath Baldwin added almost 400 points to his PB with an 8,470 at the Mt. SAC Relays that made him the No. 6 all-time collegian. Baldwin ace-in-the-hole event is the javelin, where he has speared a 71.02/233-0 PB, but he is also quite proficient in the 110H with a best of 13.71. Coming near to his PB of 8,345 with an 8,342 tally at the Mt. SAC Relays, Devon Williams showed he is back as a contender. Williams made the 2019 and 2019 World Championships teams and his PB dates back to 2017, but he appears healthy and ready to vie for a podium spot. One more man to watch for is Austin West, last year's third-place finisher with a PB of 8,331. West is in the elite of deca 400 men with a 46.31 PB. Men's 20km Race Walk Final - Saturday, June 29, 7:30 a.m. PT World Record - 1:16:36 - Yusuke Suzuki (JPN) - Nomi, March 15, 2015 American Record - 1:22:02 - Tim Seaman (NYAC) - Copenhagen, May 22, 2004 Olympic Trials Record - 1:23:00.1 - Trevor Barron (NYAC) - Eugene, June 30, 2012 2024 world leader - 1:16:51 - Koki Ikeda (JPN) - Kobe, February 18, 2024 2024 U.S. leader - 1:28:45 - Nick Christie (NYAC) - Poděbrady, April 6, 2024 Olympic Standard - 1:20:10 Advancement procedure: Final only Nick Christie has won a zillion USATF titles (OK, more than 15), and will probably add another here. The defending champion, Christie was on the Tokyo team and also on the last two World Championships crews. His PB of 1:22:44 ranks him sixth on the all-time U.S. list. Last year's runner-up, Emmanuel Corvera, also took silver in the 3000 walk at the USATF Indoor Championships in February, and he has a PB of 1:26:35. 2021 Trials silver medalist Dan Nehnevaj is the seventh-fastest American ever with a best of 1:23:10. He placed 43rd at Oregon22. Former NAIA star Jordan Crawford is part of the youth movement and has a best of 1:30:31 on the track. Crawford has twice competed at the World Team Championships. Three times a World Team Championships competitor, John Cody Risch sports a PB of 1:28:39, and Jason Cherng is another young hopeful at age 24, with a best of 1:31:36 on the track.