USTFCCCA News & Notes
Collegiate Stars Ready For 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships
EDITOR’S NOTE: Scroll down to see updates from the meet.
All eyes are on Hayward Field once again.
The best of the best in the United States are headed to TrackTown USA to compete at the 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships from July 6-9. Once there, athletes will vie for spots on Team USA for the World Outdoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary, next month.
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Top collegians from 2023 are part of that congregation and hope to leave their mark over the four-day meet. That includes 21 individual champions from the 2023 outdoor season that encompass four collegiate divisions: NCAA DI (12), NCAA DII (4), NCAA DIII (3) and NAIA (2).
From The Top Of The Podium To TrackTown USA |
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| Here is a glance at collegiate track & field champions from the 2023 outdoor season who will compete at the upcoming USATF Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. | |||
Men’s Champions |
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| Athlete | Program | Event(s) | Title(s) |
| Courtney Lindsey | Texas Tech | m100, 200 | DI 100 |
| Sam Blaskowski | UW-La Crosse | m100, 200 | DIII 100 |
| Will Sumner | Georgia | m800 | DI 800 |
| Wes Ferguson | Neb.-Kearney | m800 | DII 800 |
| Nathan Green | Washington | m1500 | DI 1500 |
| Cordell Tinch | Pittsburg State | m110H, LJ | DII 110H, HJ, LJ |
| Chris Robinson | Alabama | m400H | DI 400H |
| Kenneth Rooks | BYU | mSt | DI St |
| Jordan Crawford | Missouri Baptist | m20kW | NAIA 5kW |
| Jordan Geist | Arizona | mSP, HT | DI SP |
| Turner Washington | Arizona State | mDT | DI DT |
| Tzuriel Pedigo | LSU | mJT | DI JT |
Women’s Champions |
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| Divonne Franklin | California (Pa.) | w200 | DII 200 |
| Michaela Rose | LSU | w800 | DI 800 |
| Addy Wiley | Huntington (Ind.) | w1500 | NAIA 800, 1500 |
| Kassie Parker | Loras | w10k | DIII 5k, 10k |
| Olivia Markezich | Notre Dame | wSt | DI St |
| Charity Griffith | Ball State | wHJ | DI HJ |
| Victoria Kadiri | Johns Hopkins | wTJ, LJ | DIII TJ, LJ |
| Jasmine Moore | Florida | wTJ, LJ | DI TJ |
| Cheyenne Williamson | Saginaw Valley State | wHept | DII Hept, HJ |
Out of those aforementioned athletes, four currently top the U.S. chart in their respective events: Will Sumner in the 800 meters; Cordell Tinch in the 110-meter hurdles; Britton Wilson in the 400 meters; and Jasmine Moore in the triple jump. Others aren’t far off the lead, either.
Keep checking back throughout the week as we’ll have updates from Eugene.
So, How Are Collegians Doing At #USATFOutdoors?
Rooks Says “Checkmate”
Kenneth Rooks of BYU didn’t let a fall derail his dreams.
Rooks tumbled to the track two laps into the steeplechase final on Saturday night, but regained his form and eventually won the U.S. title with a PR of 8:16.78. He was the first collegian to capture gold in the event since Mark Croghan of Ohio State in 1991.
With that improved PR, Rooks cemented his spot as the No. 7 performer on the all-time, all-dates collegiate chart.
Harris Wins Javelin Title
Maddie Harris of Nebraska picked the right time to PR.
Harris launched the javelin 60.73m (199-3) to win the U.S. title and move up to No. 7 on the all-time, all-dates collegiate chart. She became the first collegian to top the podium since Maggie Malone in 2016 (Malone set the collegiate record at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships).