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Team USA Women's Track and Field Preview

Date: July 31, 2021

By: Liam Plate

Team USA's women sprinters celebrate with the flag after winning a race.

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Team USA looks to get as many women as they can on the podium for the Track and Field events. The team is headlined by big names like Allyson Felix and Sydney McLaughlin, so let’s look at who will be competing in what events for the Americans. Starting out with the open race events:

100 Meter Dash

  • Javianne Oliver
    • Trial time: 10.99 seconds

Team USA's Javianne Oliver holds an American flag after running in a race.

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  • Teahna Daniels
    • Trial time: 11.03 seconds

100 and 200 Meter Dash

  • Jenn Prandini
    • 100 trial time: 11.11 seconds
    • 200 trial time: 21.89 seconds

200 Meter Dash

  • Gabby Thomas
    • Trial time: 21.61 seconds

Team USA's Gabby Thomas smiles as she runs in a track race.

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  • Anavia Battle
    • Trial time: 21.95 seconds

400 Meter Dash

  • Quanera Hayes
    • Trial time: 49.78 seconds
  • Allyson Felix
    • Trial time: 50.02 seconds

Allyson Felix has an American flag on her shoulders after running in a track race.

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  • Wadeline Jonathas 
    • Trial time: 50.03 seconds

800 Meter Dash

  • Athing Mu
    • Trial time: 1:56.07 minutes
  • Raevyn Rogers
    • Trial time: 1:57.66 minutes
  • Ajee’ Wilson
    • Trial time: 1:58.39 minutes

1,500 Meters

  • Elle Purrier St. Pierre
    • Trial time: 3:58.03 minutes
  • Cory McGee
    • Trial time: 4:00.57 minutes
  • Heather MacLean
    • Trial time: 4:02.09

5,000 Meters

  • Elise Cranny
    • Trial time: 15:27.81

5,000 Meters and 10,000 Meters

  • Karissa Schweizer
    • 5,000 trial time: 15:28.11
    • 10,000 trial time: 31:16.52

USA's Karissa Schweizer celebrates with flowers and a medal after winning in her event.

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  • Rachel Schneider
    • 5,000 trial time: 15:29.56 minutes
    • 10,000 trial time: 31:42.56 minutes

10,000 Meters

  • Emily Sisson
    • Trial time: 31:03.82 minutes
  • Alicia Monson
    • Trial time: 31:18.55 minutes

20km Racewalk

  • Robyn Stevens
    • Trial time: 1:35:13

Marathon

  • Aliphine Tuliamuk
    • Trial time: 2:27:23

USA's Aliphine Tuliamuk smiles with joy after winning her event for her country.

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  • Molly Seidel
    • Trial time: 2:27:31
  • Sally Kipyego
    • Trial time: 2:28:52

Heptathlon

  • Annie Kunz
    • Trial point total: 6,703 points
  • Kendell Williams
    • Trial point total: 6,683 points
  • Erica Bougard
    • Trial point total: 6,667 points

Next, we’ll see who is competing in the hurdles and the steeplechase: 

100 Meter Hurdles

  • Keni Harrison
    • Trial time: 12.47 seconds
  • Christina Clemons
    • Trial time: 12.53 (.521) seconds
  • Gabbi Cunningham
    • Trial time: 12.53 (.526) seconds 

400 Meter Hurdles

  • Sydney McLaughlin
    • Trial time: 51.9 seconds

Team USA's Sydney McLaughlin holds an American flag over her shoulders as she celebrates a race win.

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  • Dalilah Muhammad
    • Trial time: 52.42 seconds
  • Anna Cockrell
    • Trial time: 53.7 seconds

3,000 Meter Steeplechase

  • Emma Coburn
    • Trial time: 9:09.41
  • Courtney Frerichs
    • Trial time: 9:11.79
  • Val Constien
    • Trial time: 9:18.34

In addition to the track events, the Americans have a lot of talent in the field events too: 

Discus

  • Valarie Allman
    • Trial throw distance: 69.92 meters (229 ft. 5 inches)

Valarie Allman begins her discus attempt to try to win a gold medal.

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  • Rachel Dincoff
    • Trial throw distance: 60.21 meters (197 ft. 6 inches)
  • Kelsey Card
    • Trial throw distance: 59.3 meters (194 ft. 9 inches)

Hammer Throw

  • DeAnna Price
    • Trial throw distance: 80.31 meters (263 ft. 6 inches)
  • Brooke Andersen
    • Trial throw distance: 77.72 meters (255 ft.)
  • Gwen Berry
    • Trial throw distance: 73.50 meters (241 ft. 2 inches)

High Jump

  • Vashti Cunningham 
    • Trial jump height: 1.96 meters (6 ft. 5 inches)
  • Rachel McCoy
    • Trial jump height: 1.93 meters (6 ft. 4 inches)
  • Ty Butts-Townsend
    • Earned the third and final spot due to her current No. 21 world ranking. 

Javelin

  • Maggie Malone
    • Trial throw distance: 63.50 meters (208 ft. 4 inches)

USA's Maggie Malone throws a javelin to try to win a gold medal.

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  • Kara Winger
    • Trial throw distance: 61.47 meters (201 ft. 8 inches)
  • Ariana Ince
    • Trial throw distance: 57.49 meters (188 ft. 7 inches)

Long Jump

  • Brittney Reese
    • Trial jump distance: 7.13 meters (23 ft. 4 inches and three quarters)
  • Tara Davis
    • Trial jump distance: 7.04 meters (23 ft. 1 inch and one quarter)
  • Quanesha Burks
    • Trial jump distance: 6.96 meters (22 ft. 10 inches)

Pole Vault 

  • Katie Nageotte 
    • Trial height: 4.95 meters (16ft. 2 inches and three quarters)
  • Morgann LeLeux
    • Trial height: 4.7 meters (15 ft. 5 inches)
  • Sandi Morris 
    • Trial height: 4.6 meters (15 ft. 1 inch)

Shot Put

  • Jessica Ramsey
    • Trial throw distance: 20.12 meters (66 ft. and one quarter)

USA's Jessica Ramsey begins to throw a shotput to try and win her event.

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  • Raven Saunders
    • Trial throw distance: 19.96 meters (65 ft. 6 inches)
  • Adelaide Aquilla
    • Trial throw distance: 18.95 meters (62 ft. 2 inches and one quarter)

Triple Jump

  • Keturah Orji
    • Trial jump distance: 14.52 meters (47 ft. 7 inches and three quarters)
  • Tori Franklin
    • Trial jump distance: 14.36 meters (47 ft. 1 inch and one half)
  • Jasmine Moore
    • Trial jump distance: 14.15 meters (46 ft. 5 inches and one quarter)

Lastly, here’s the list of the pools for both the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay:

Relay Pools

  • 4x100 Relay Pool: English Gardner, Alexia Hobbs, Oliver, Daniels, Prandini. 
  • 4x400 Relay Pool: Kendall Ellis, Kaylin Whitney, Lynna Irby, Hayes, Felix, Jonathas, Mu. 

Liam Plate can be reached at liam.plate@student.shu.edu.

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