Kara Winger retired after winning last year’s DL javelin title, but should she change her mind, she retains a Wild Card option for Team USA. (JIRO MOCHIZUKI)FEARLESS FORECASTING by Jack Pfeifer
Team USA for August’s World Championships will be chosen at the USATF Championships (Eugene, July 06–09).
With 3½ weeks from the end of the NCAA to the start of the selection meet collegians will have roughly twice as much time for recovery as they had last year.
From the tenuous vantage point of 7 weeks out, here’s our Top 10 charting for each women’s event. The listing of an athlete in a discipline doesn’t guarantee she’ll contest that event (or events).
Note that athletes who won individual golds at the ’22 WC and those who won Diamond League titles in ’22 have earned the right to WA Wild Cards for this summer and need put in only a token appearance (event doesn’t matter) at the Nationals.
The 6 American Wild Card holders: 800 — Athing Mu; 400H —Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone; PV — Katie Moon; SP — Chase Ealey; DT — Valarie Allman; HT — Brooke Andersen (Allman won the DL title, the other 5 WC golds). Kara Winger also holds a Wild Card in the javelin but retired after winning the DL title.
The Top 10s (the number in the right-hand column represents the athlete’s placing in last year’s U.S. Rankings; athletes with asterisks have achieved the WC qualifying standard):
100 METERS
1.
*Sha’Carri Richardson
(Nike)
5
2.
*Aleia Hobbs
(adidas)
1
3.
*Tamari Davis
(adidas)
4
4.
*Jacious Sears
(Tennessee)
nr
5.
*Morolake Akinosun
(adidas)
nr
6.
*TeeTee Terry
(unattached)
3
7.
Abby Steiner
(Puma)
7
8.
Celera Barnes
(adidas)
8
9.
Melissa Jefferson
(Nike)
2
10.
Mikiah Brisco
(adidas)
nr
200 METERS
1.
*Abby Steiner
(Puma)
1
2.
*Gabby Thomas
(New Balance)
2
3.
*Sha’Carri Richardson
(Nike)
nr
4.
*Tamari Davis
(adidas)
nr
5.
*McKenzie Long
(Mississippi)
nr
6.
*Jenna Prandini
(Puma)
4
7.
*Kayla White
(Nike)
8
8.
*Anavia Battle
(adidas)
10
9.
*Brittany Brown
(Nike)
5
10.
*Lanae Thomas
(Texas)
nr
400 METERS
1.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
(New Balance)
nr
2.
*Lynna Irby-Jackson
(adidas)
3
3.
*Talitha Diggs
(Florida)
1
4.
*Gabby Thomas
(New Balance)
nr
5.
*Makenzie Dunmore
(Empire)
nr
6.
*Tierra Robinson-Jones
(Texas A&M)
nr
7.
*Jermaisha Arnold
(Texas A&M)
nr
8.
*Jan’Taijah Jones
(USC)
nr
9.
*Kennedy Simon
(Texas)
5
10.
*Ziyah Holman
(Michigan)
nr
800 METERS
1.
*Ajee’ Wilson
(adidas)
2
2.
Raevyn Rogers
(Nike Union AC)
3
3.
*Michaela Rose
(LSU)
nr
4.
*Allie Wilson
(Atlanta TC)
5
5.
Juliette Whittaker
(Stanford)
nr
6.
*Sage Hurta-Klecker
(On AC)
4
7.
*Olivia Baker
(Atlanta TC)
6
8.
*Nia Akins
(Brooks Beasts)
7
9.
*Roisin Willis
(Stanford)
nr
10.
Claire Seymour
(BYU)
nr
1500 METERS
1.
*Heather MacLean
(New Balance)
1
2.
*Sinclaire Johnson
(Nike)
2
3.
*Cory McGee
(New Balance)
4
4.
*Nikki Hiltz
(lululemon)
nr
5.
Sage Hurta-Klecker
(On AC)
nr
6.
Margot Appleton
(Virginia)
nr
7.
Emily MacKay
(New Balance/Boston)
nr
8.
Helen Schlachtenhaufen
(Nike)
8
9.
Angel Piccirillo
(unattached)
nr
10.
Dani Jones
(New Balance)
10
STEEPLE
1.
*Emma Coburn
(New Balance)
1
2.
*Courtney Wayment
(On AC)
2
3.
Krissy Gear
(Hoka NAZ Elite)
nr
4.
*Courtney Frerichs
(Nike Bowerman TC)
3
5.
Marisa Howard
(Idaho Athletics)
nr
6.
Madie Boreman
(unattached)
10
7.
Katie Rainsberger
(New Balance)
5
8.
Val Constien
(unattached)
8
9.
Annie Rodenfels
(Boston AA)
6
10.
Kaylee Mitchell
(Oregon State)
nr
5000 METERS
1.
*Josette Andrews
(On AC)
nr
2.
*Alicia Monson
(On AC)
1
3.
Elise Cranny
(Nike Bowerman TC)
2
4.
Karissa Schweizer
(Nike Bowerman TC)
3
5.
Weini Kelati
(Under Armour/Dark Sky)
6
6.
*Emily Infeld
(Nike)
4
7.
*Elly Henes
(adidas)
9
8.
*Natosha Rogers
(Puma)
7
9.
Parker Valby
(Florida)
nr
10.
Katelyn Tuohy
(NC State)
nr
10,000 METERS
1.
*Alicia Monson
(On AC)
3
2.
Natosha Rogers
(Puma)
4
3.
Fiona O’Keeffe
(Puma)
nr
4.
Elly Henes
(adidas)
nr
5.
*Elise Cranny
(Nike Bowerman TC)
2
6.
*Karissa Schweizer
(Nike Bowerman TC)
1
7.
Emily Infeld
(Nike Bowerman TC)
5
8.
Emily Venters
(Utah)
nr
9.
Ednah Kurgat
(US Army)
nr
10.
Carrie Verdon
(Team Boulder)
nr
100 HURDLES
1.
*Keni Harrison
(adidas)
1
2.
*Alia Armstrong
(LSU)
4
3.
*Tia Jones
(adidas)
2
4.
*Nia Ali
(Nike)
6
5.
*Alaysha Johnson
(unattached)
3
6.
*Masai Russell
(Kentucky)
nr
7.
*Rayniah Jones
(Central Florida)
nr
8.
*Tonea Marshall
(Nike)
5
9.
*Talie Bonds
(Arizona)
nr
10.
*Gabbi Cunningham
(Nike)
7
400 HURDLES
1.
*Britton Wilson
(Arkansas)
3
2.
Shamier Little
(adidas)
4
3.
Masai Russell
(Kentucky)
7
4.
*Anna Hall
(adidas)
6
5.
Anna Cockrell
(Nike)
4
6.
*Dalilah Muhammad
(Nike)
2
7.
*Cassandra Tate
(unattached)
10
8.
Vanessa Watson
(Florida)
nr
9.
Deshae Wise
(Tracksmith)
nr
10.
Ashley Spencer
(Nike)
nr
20K WALK (by Michael J. Roth)
1.
Miranda Melville
(New York AC)
2
2.
Maria Michta-Coffey
(Oiselle/Walk USA
3
3.
Stephanie Casey
(Tracksmith)
4
4.
Katie Burnett
(unattached)
5
5.
Robyn Stevens
(JOMA)
1
6.
Janelle Branch
(Tracksmith)
nr
7.
Celina Lepe
(unattached)
6
8.
Katie Miale
(New England Walkers)
8
9.
Lydia McGranahan
(unattached)
nr
10.
Angelina Colon
(Mansfield)
nr
HIGH JUMP
1.
*Vashti Cunningham
(Nike)
1
2.
Jelena Rowe
(Asics)
5
3.
Liz Evans
(unattached)
7
4.
Jenna Rogers
(Nebraska)
nr
5.
Rylee Anderson
(Kansas)
nr
6.
Cheyla Scott
(Tennessee)
nr
7.
Morgan Smalls
(LSU)
nr
8.
Cierra Tidwell
(BYU)
nr
9.
Miracle Ailes
(Iowa Western)
nr
10.
Alyssa Jones
(Stanford)
nr
POLE VAULT
1.
*Katie Moon
(Nike)
2
2.
*Sandi Morris
(Puma)
1
3.
*Bridget Williams
(Team Essex)
6
4.
Rachel Baxter
(Team Essex)
5
5.
Emily Grove
(Team Essex)
8
6.
Gabriela Leon
(Puma)
4
7.
Hana Moll
(Washington HS)
nr
8.
Olivia Gruver
(Nike)
7
9.
Kristen Leland
(unattached)
9
10.
Nastassja Campbell
(Washington)
nr
LONG JUMP
1.
*Tara Davis-Woodhall
(lululemon)
5
2.
*Jasmine Moore
(Florida)
2
3.
*Quanesha Burks
(unattached)
1
4.
Alyssa Jones
(Stanford)
nr
5.
Tiffany Flynn
(Tracksmith)
3
6.
*Claire Bryant
(Florida)
8
7.
Sha’keela Saunders
(adidas)
7
8.
Rhesa Foster
(Nike)
nr
9.
Jasmine Todd
(unattached)
nr
10.
Sophia Beckmon
(Oregon HS)
nr
TRIPLE JUMP
1.
*Keturah Orji
(Mizuno)
2
2.
*Jasmine Moore
(Florida)
3
3.
*Tori Franklin
(unattached)
1
4.
Imani Oliver
(Tracksmith)
4
5.
Titiana Marsh
(Georgia)
6
6.
Dominique Ruotolo
(USC)
nr
7.
Jaimie Robinson
(Ohio State)
8
8.
Lexi Ellis
(Oregon)
7
9.
Mylana Hearn
(unattached)
nr
10.
Arianna Fisher
(Missouri)
5
SHOT
1.
*Chase Ealey
(Nike)
1
2.
*Maggie Ewen
(Nike)
2
3.
*Adelaide Aquilla
(Ohio State)
4
4.
Jessica Ramsey
(adidas)
5
5.
*Josie Schaefer
(Wisconsin)
nr
6.
KeAyla Dove
(North Texas)
nr
7.
*Jessica Woodard
(Iron Wood)
3
8.
Jaida Ross
(Oregon)
nr
9.
Latavia Maines
(Tennessee)
7
10.
Khayla Dawson
(Iron Wood)
nr
DISCUS
1.
*Valarie Allman
(Asics/New York AC)
1
2.
Lagi Tausaga
(unattached)
2
3.
Veronica Fraley
(Vanderbilt)
4
4.
Elena Bruckner
(unattached)
nr
5.
Micaela Hazlewood
(Velaasa)
nr
6.
Shelby Frank
(unattached)
5
7.
Cierra Jackson
(Fresno State)
nr
8.
Faith Bender
(Ohio State)
nr
9.
Jade Whitfield
(Oregon State)
nr
10.
Corinne Jemison
(Michigan)
nr
HAMMER
1.
*Brooke Andersen
(Nike/New York AC)
1
2.
*DeAnna Price
(Nike)
4
3.
*Janee’ Kassanavoid
(Nike)
2
4.
Maggie Ewen
(Nike)
6
5.
Annette Echikunwoke
(unattached)
3
6.
Jillian Shippee
(unattached)
nr
7.
Alyssa Wilson
(unattached)
5
8.
Janeah Stewart
(New York AC)
10
9.
Erin Reese
(Velaasa)
nr
10.
Madi Malone
(Auburn)
nr
JAVELIN
1.
Maggie Malone
(unattached)
5
2.
*Ariana Ince
(Velaasa)
2
3.
Madison Wiltrout
(North Carolina)
7
4.
Maddie Harris
(Nebraska)
6
5.
Ashton Riner
(BYU)
4
6.
Katelyn Fairchild
(Texas A&M)
nr
7.
Rebekah Wales
(unattached)
nr
8.
Kelsi Oldroyd
(Utah Valley)
nr
9.
Megan Albamonti
(Delaware)
nr
10.
Dana Baker
(Duke)
nr
HEPTATHLON
1.
*Anna Hall
(adidas)
1
2.
Taliyah Brooks
(Asics)
nr
3.
Michelle Atherley
(unattached)
3
4.
Annie Kunz
(unattached)
nr
5.
Kendell Williams
(Nike)
nr
6.
Allie Jones
(USC)
nr
7.
Erica Bougard
(Nike/New York AC)
nr
8.
Chari Hawkins
(unattached)
nr
9.
Shaina Burns
(unattached)
nr
10.
Erin Marsh
(unattached)
nr
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