Emma Coburn has won every Olympic Trials steeple since 2012 and could make her fourth Games. (KEVIN MORRIS)
FEARLESS FORECASTING by Jack Pfeifer
as of April 16
Team USA for August’s Olympic Games in Paris will be chosen at the USATF Championships (Eugene, June 21–30).
With just 13 days from the end of the NCAA to the start of the selection meet, collegians will have an extra week for recovery compared to the ’21 OT.
From the tenuous vantage point of 13 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 unlike the World Championships, there are no Wild Cards for the Olympics. Assuming that either the relevant standard is met or the athlete has a high enough position in WA’s world rankings, a nation can enter up to 3 athletes in an event. The U.S. should come close to earning a full quota.
Athletes with a chance to make a fourth team (individual events only): Emma Coburn steeple. Potential 3-timers: Jenna Prandini 200, Ajee’ Wilson 800, Courtney Frerichs steeple, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone & Dalilah Muhammad 400H, Vashti Cunningham HJ, Sandi Morris PV, Keturah Orji TJ, Raven Saunders SP, DeAnna Price HT, Maggie Malone JT.
Here’s our Top 10s (the number in the right-hand column represents the athlete’s placing in last year’s T&FN U.S. Rankings ):
100 METERS
1.
Sha’Carri Richardson
(Nike)
1
2.
Jacious Sears
(Tennessee)
10
3.
Brittany Brown
(adidas)
2
4.
Aleia Hobbs
(adidas)
5
5.
Tamara Clark
(adidas)
6
6.
Gabby Thomas
(New Balance)
nr
7.
Celera Barnes
(adidas)
nr
8.
Melissa Jefferson
(Nike)
7
9.
TeeTee Terry
(Nike)
4
10.
Tamari Davis
(adidas)
3
200 METERS
1.
Gabby Thomas
(New Balance)
1
2.
Sha’Carri Richardson
(Nike)
2
3.
McKenzie Long
(Mississippi)
9
4.
Kayla White
(New Balance)
4
5.
TeeTee Terry
(Nike)
5
6.
JaMeesia Ford
(South Carolina)
9
7.
Anavia Battle
(adidas)
nr
8.
Jenna Prandini
(Puma)
6
9.
Tamara Clark
(adidas)
7
10.
Shawnti Jackson
(Texas)
10
400 METERS
1.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
(New Balance)
1
2.
Alexis Holmes
(Nike)
10
3.
Abby Steiner
(Puma)
nr
4.
Talitha Diggs
(adidas)
4
5.
Lynna Irby-Jackson
(adidas)
6
6.
Kaylyn Brown
(Arkansas)
nr
7.
Aaliyah Butler
(Georgia)
nr
8.
JaMeesia Ford
(South Carolina)
nr
9.
Quanera Hayes
(Nike)
nr
10.
Jermaisha Arnold
(Texas A&M)
8
800 METERS
1.
Athing Mu
(Nike)
1
2.
Nia Akins
(Brooks Beasts)
2
3.
Raevyn Rogers
(Nike Union AC)
3
4.
Michaela Rose
(LSU)
6
5.
Kaela Edwards
(adidas)
5
6.
Allie Wilson
(Nike)
10
7.
Ajee’ Wilson
(adidas)
8
8.
Sage Hurta-Klecker
(On AC)
4
9.
Charlene Lipsey
(Under Armour)
7
10.
Sammy Watson
(adidas)
nr
1500 METERS
1.
Elle St. Pierre
(New Balance)
nr
2.
Nikki Hiltz
(lululemon)
1
3.
Emily MacKay
(New Balance Boston)
8
4.
Cory McGee
(New Balance)
2
5.
Sinclaire Johnson
(Nike Union AC)
3
6.
Addy Wiley
(adidas)
5
7.
Heather MacLean
(New Balance/Boston)
9
8.
Dani Jones
(New Balance)
nr
9.
Helen Schlachtenhaufen
(Nike)
6
10.
Anna Camp-Bennett
(adidas)
nr
STEEPLE
1.
Krissy Gear
(HOKA)
2
2.
Courtney Wayment
(On AC)
1
3.
Courtney Frerichs
(Nike)
nr
4.
Emma Coburn
(New Balance)
3
5.
Olivia Markezich
(Notre Dame)
4
6.
Marisa Howard
(Tracksmith)
5
7.
Madie Boreman
(Oiselle)
7
8.
Lexy Halladay-Lowry
(unattached)
9
9.
Gabi Jennings
(adidas)
10
10.
Gracie Hyde
(Adams State)
nr
5000 METERS
1.
Parker Valby
(Florida)
nr
2.
Josette Andrews
(On AC)
4
3.
Elly Henes
(adidas)
5
4.
Karissa Schweizer
(Nike Bowerman TC)
nr
5.
Elise Cranny
(Nike)
1
6.
Weini Kelati
(Under Armour/Dark Sky)
7
7.
Rachel Smith
(HOKA)
nr
8.
Ella Donaghu
(Nike Union AC)
nr
9.
Emily Infeld
(Nike)
10
10.
Katelyn Tuohy
(New Balance)
8
10,000 METERS
1.
Weini Kelati
(Under Armour/Dark Sky)
5
2.
Natosha Rogers
(Puma)
3
3.
Parker Valby
(Florida)
nr
4.
Elise Cranny
(Nike)
2
5.
Rachel Smith
(HOKA)
nr
6.
Karissa Schweizer
(Nike Bowerman TC)
7
7.
Elly Henes
(adidas)
4
8.
Emily Infeld
(Nike)
nr
9.
Keira D’Amato
(adidas)
nr
10.
Emily Lipari
(adidas)
nr
100 HURDLES
1.
Tia Jones
(adidas)
4
2.
Keni Harrison
(adidas)
1
3.
Nia Ali
(Nike)
2
4.
Masai Russell
(unattached)
5
5.
Alaysha Johnson
(unattached)
3
6.
Grace Stark
(Florida)
8
7.
Tonea Marshall
(Nike)
6
8.
Christina Clemons
(Team BB TC)
nr
9.
Talie Bonds
(unattached)
10
10.
Rayniah Jones
(Central Florida)
nr
400 HURDLES
1.
Shamier Little
(adidas)
1
2.
Britton Wilson
(adidas)
4
3.
Anna Cockrell
(Nike)
2
4.
Rachel Glenn
(Arkansas)
nr
5.
Dalilah Muhammad
(Nike)
3
6.
Cassandra Tate
(unattached)
8
7.
Chastity Pickett
(Campbell)
10
8.
Shan’ia Bellamy
(LSU)
7
9.
Akala Garrett
(Texas)
nr
10.
Leah Phillips
(LSU)
nr
20K WALK (by Michael J. Roth)
1.
Miranda Melville
(New York AC)
3
2.
Robyn Stevens
(JOMA)
5
3.
Stephanie Casey
(Tracksmith)
2
4.
Janelle Branch
(Tracksmith)
8
5.
Celina Lepe Corvera
(Nuun Elite)
6
6.
Lydia McGranahan
(unattached)
9
7.
Katie Burnett
(Harrier TC)
4
8.
Talia Green
(Oakland Clubs)
nr
9.
Angelina Colon
(Mansfield)
nr
10.
Katie MIale
(New England Walkers)
7
HIGH JUMP
1.
Rachel Glenn
(Arkansas)
nr
2.
Vashti Cunningham
(Nike)
1
3.
Charity Hufnagel
(Kentucky)
4
4.
Liz Evans
(unattached)
8
5.
Jenna Rogers
(Nebraska)
5
6.
Cierra Allphin
(BYU)
10
7.
Rachel McCoy
(unattached)
6
8.
Sanaa Barnes
(Auburn)
nr
9.
Karsyn Leeling
(Nebraska HS)
nr
10.
JaiCieonna Gero-Holt
(Washington HS)
nr
POLE VAULT
1.
Katie Moon
(Nike)
1
2.
Bridget Guy Williams
(Team ESSX)
3
3.
Sandi Morris
(Puma)
2
4.
Gabriela Leon
(Puma)
7
5.
Hana Moll
(Washington)
4
6.
Brynn King
(Roberts Wesleyan)
nr
7.
Emily Grove
(Team ESSX)
5
8.
Rachel Baxter
(Team ESSX)
nr
9.
Riley Felts
(Charlotte)
nr
10.
Kristen Leland
(unattached)
nr
LONG JUMP
1.
Tara Davis-Woodhall
(lululemon)
1
2.
Jasmine Moore
(Puma)
3
3.
Quanesha Burks
(unattached)
2
4.
Alyssa Jones
(Stanford)
4
5.
Tiffany Flynn
(Tracksmith)
5
6.
Alysah Hickey
(Oregon)
9
7.
Claire Bryant
(Florida)
8
8.
Sha’keela Saunders
(adidas)
nr
9.
Monae’ Nichols
(Puma)
7
10.
Madisen Richards
(unattached)
nr
TRIPLE JUMP
1.
Tori Franklin
(Nike)
1
2.
Keturah Orji
(Mizuno)
2
3.
Jasmine Moore
(Puma)
3
4.
Imani Oliver
(Tracksmith)
4
5.
Mylana Hearn
(unattached)
5
6.
Lexi Ellis
(CTG Development)
7
7.
Michelle Fokam
(unattached)
nr
8.
Xiamara Young
(San Diego State)
nr
9.
Skye Townsend
(Texas HS)
nr
10.
Asherah Collins
(Central Florida)
nr
SHOT
1.
Chase Jackson
(Nike)
1
2.
Maggie Ewen
(Nike)
2
3.
Adelaide Aquilla
(unattached)
3
4.
Jaida Ross
(Oregon)
6
5.
Mya Lesnar
(Colorado State)
nr
6.
Jessica Woodard
(Ironwood)
4
7.
Raven Saunders
(unattached)
nr
8.
Jalani Davis
(Mississippi)
5
9.
KeAyla Dove
(North Texas)
8
10.
Jessica Ramsey
(adidas)
nr
DISCUS
1.
Valarie Allman
(Asics/New York AC)
1
2.
Lagi Tausaga
(Nike)
2
3.
Veronica Fraley
(Vanderbilt)
4
4.
Elena Bruckner
(unattached)
3
5.
Jayden Ullrich
(Louisville)
nr
6.
Gabi Jacobs
(unattached)
nr
7.
Shelby Frank
(Minnesota)
6
8.
Michaela Hawkins
(Colorado State)
nr
9.
Cierra Jackson
(Fresno State)
nr
10.
Faith Bender
(Ohio State)
nr
HAMMER
1.
Brooke Andersen
(Nike/New York AC)
1
2.
DeAnna Price
(Nike/New York AC)
2
3.
Janee’ Kassanavoid
(Nike)
3
4.
Maggie Ewen
(Nike)
6
5.
Jillian Shippee
(unattached)
5
6.
Annette Echikunwoke
(unattached)
4
7.
Rachel Tanczos
(Velaasa)
8
8.
Erin Reese
(Velaasa)
7
9.
Janeah Stewart
(New York AC)
9
10.
Madi Malone
(Velaasa)
nr
JAVELIN
1.
Maggie Malone
(New York AC)
1
2.
Ariana Ince
(Velaasa)
4
3.
Maddie Harris
(Nebraska)
2
4.
Katelyn Fairchild
(Texas A&M)
3
5.
Madison Wiltrout
(unattached)
5
6.
Rebekah Wales
(unattached)
6
7.
Skylar Ciccolini
(Missouri)
7
8.
Maria Bienvenu
(TCU)
10
9.
Trinity Spooner
(LSU)
nr
10.
Evelyn Bliss
(Bucknell)
9
HEPTATHLON
1.
Annie Kunz
(FP Movement)
4
2.
Michelle Atherley
(unattached)
nr
3.
Anna Hall
(adidas)
1
4.
Taliyah Brooks
(Asics)
3
5.
Chari Hawkins
(On)
2
6.
Timara Chapman
(Texas A&M)
nr
7.
Erica Bougard
(Nike/New York AC)
nr
8.
Alex Gochenour-Brondyke
(unattached)
nr
9.
Shaina Burns
(unattached)
9
10.
Allie Jones
(unattached)
7
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