2026 USATF Men’s Championships Formchart #1

PEERLESS PROGNOSTICATIONS as of April 21 — In a year without an Olympic Games or World Championships, USATF will not be choosing a Team USA. Nonetheless, we expect the national championships (Randalls Island, New York, July 23–26) to be a high-level affair as athletes seek to boost their WA Rankings and enhance their sponsor-contracts.
From the exceedingly tenuous vantage point of 13 weeks out, here’s our Top 10 charting for each men’s event at USATF. The listing of an athlete in a discipline doesn’t guarantee he’ll contest that event (or events). The number in the right-hand column represents the athlete’s placing in last year’s U.S. Rankings as compiled by T&FN):

100 METERS
1.	Noah Lyles	(adidas)	1
2.	Jordan Anthony	(adidas)	8
3.	Kenny Bednarek	(Nike)	2
4.	Trayvon Bromell	(New Balance)	3
5.	Christian Coleman	(Nike)	4
6.	Courtney Lindsey	(Star Athletic)	5
7.	Jelani Watkins	(Arkansas)	nr
8.	T’Mars McCallum	(Tennessee)	6
9.	Tate Taylor	(Texas HS)	nr
10.	Ronnie Baker	(adidas)	10

200 METERS
1.	Noah Lyles	(adidas)	1
2.	Kenny Bednarek	(Nike)	2
3.	Courtney Lindsey	(Star Athletic)	3
4.	Garrett Kaalund	(USC)	5
5.	Robert Gregory	(Nike)	4
6.	Jordan Anthony	(adidas)	6
7.	Christian Coleman	(Nike)	7
8.	Kyree King	(Star Athletic)	8
9.	Max Thomas	(On Running)	10
10.	Tate Taylor	(Texas HS)	nr

400 METERS
1.	Jacory Patterson	(Nike)	1
2.	Khaleb McRae	(adidas)	4
3.	Chris Bailey	(Tracksmith)	2
4.	Jayden Davis	(Arizona State)	nr
5.	Vernon Norwood	(New Balance)	3
6.	Bryce Deadmon	(unattached)	5
7.	Quincy Hall	(adidas)	6
8.	Quincy Wilson	(Maryand HS)	8
9.	Chris Robinson	(adidas)	7
10.	Jonathan Simms	(Georgia)	nr

800 METERS
1.	Josh Hoey	(adidas)	1
2.	Cooper Lutkenhaus	(Nike)	4
3.	Bryce Hoppel	(adidas)	2
4.	Donavan Brazier	(Nike)	3
5.	Colin Sahlman	(Northern Arizona)	10
6.	Brandon Miller	(Brooks Beasts)	5
7.	Tinoda Matsatsa	(Georgetown)	nr
8.	Sean Dolan	(Atlanta TC)	nr
9.	Isaiah Harris	(Brooks)	6
10.	Camden Marshall	(Indiana)	9

1500 METERS
1.	Cole Hocker	(Nike)	4
2.	Jonah Koech	(Under Armour)	2
3.	Yared Nuguse	(On Running)	1
4.	Hobbs Kessler	(adidas)	6
5.	Nathan Green	(adidas)	9
6.	Simeon Birnbaum	(Oregon)	nr
7.	Ethan Strand	(Nike Swoosh)	3
8.	Trent McFarland	(Michigan)	nr
9.	Gary Martin	(Virginia)	8
10.	Luke Houser	(Atlanta TC)	nr

STEEPLECHASE
1.	Nate Mountain	(Virginia)	7
2.	Kenneth Rooks	(Nike)	3
3.	James Corrigan	(BYU)	8
4.	Daniel Michalski	(US Air Force)	1
5.	Matt Wilkinson	(Under Armour/Dark Sky)	4
6.	Isaac Updike	(Under Armour/Dark Sky)	2
7.	Benard Keter	(US Army)	5
8.	Yasin Sado	(Asics)	6
9.	Benjamin Balazs	(Oregon)	9
10.	Duncan Hamilton	(Nike Swoosh)	10

5000 METERS
1.	Cole Hocker	(Nike)	1
2.	Grant Fisher	(Nike)	3
3.	Nico Young	(adidas)	2
4.	Parker Wolfe	(Nike Swoosh)	7
5.	Marco Langon	(Villanova)	nr
6.	Cooper Teare	(Nike)	6
7.	Drew Hunter	(unattached)	5
8.	Graham Blanks	(New Balance)	4
9.	Woody Kincaid	(Nike Swoosh)	8
10.	Tom Ratcliffe	(Nike Swoosh)	9

10,000 METERS
1.	Grant Fisher	(Nike)	2
2.	Nico Young	(adidas)	1
3.	Graham Blanks	(New Balance)	3
4.	Ahmed Muhumed	(HOKA Northern Arizona)	4
5.	Casey Clinger	(Brooks)	5
6.	James Mwaura	(unattached)	6
7.	Woody Kincaid	(Nike Swoosh)	nr
8.	Drew Hunter	(unattached)	8
9.	Sean McGorty	(Nike)	7
10.	Lex Young	(Stanford)	nr

110 HURDLES
1.	Cordell Tinch	(Nike)	1
2.	Trey Cunningham	(adidas)	2
3.	Dylan Beard	(New York AC)	4
4.	Grant Holloway	(adidas)	6
5.	Ja’Kobe Tharp	(Auburn)	3
6.	Jamal Britt	(Tracksmith)	5
7.	Freddie Crittenden	(adidas)	7
8.	Ja’Qualon Scott	(Texas A&M)	nr
9.	Bradley Franklin	(Samford)	nr
10.	L’Ezra Brown	(Georgia)	nr

400 HURDLES
1.	Rai Benjamin	(Nike)	1
2.	Trevor Bassitt	(adidas)	5
3.	Caleb Dean	(adidas)	2
4.	Chris Robinson	(adidas)	3
5.	Ja’Qualon Scott	(Texas A&M)	6
6.	CJ Allen	(Asics)	4
7.	Kody Blackwood	(Texas)	9
8.	Reyte’ Rash	(unattached)	10
9.	Ryan Matulonis	(Penn)	nr
10.	James Smith	(Nike/US Army)	8

20K WALK (by Michael J. Roth)
1.	Nick Christie	(New York AC/US Air Force)	1
2.	Emmanuel Corvera	(New York AC)	2
3.	Jordan Crawford	(Raleigh Walkers)	3
4.	Jason Cherng	(US Army)	4
5.	Bricyn Healey	(unattached)	5
6.	Nathan Limas	(unattached)	6
7.	Lucien Beardsley	(Cumberlands)	nr
8.	Cole Bennett	(Cumberlands)	nr
9.	Mike Mannozzi	(Shore AC/US Air Force))	8
10.	AJ Gruttadauro	(Shore AC)	7

HIGH JUMP
1.	JuVaughn Harrison	(Puma)	1
2.	Tyus Wilson	(unattached)	2
3.	Eli Kosiba	(unattached)	4
4.	Shelby McEwen	(Nike/New York AC)	3
5.	Scottie Vines	(Arkansas)	nr
6.	Caleb Snowden	(unattached)	6
7.	Vernon Turner	(adidas)	10
8.	Aiden Hayes	(Texas State)	9
9.	Arvesta Troupe	(Mississippi)	5
10.	Kason O’Riley	(unattached)	7

POLE VAULT
1.	Chris Nilsen	(Nike/New York AC)	2
2.	Sam Kendricks	(Nike)	1
3.	Zach Bradford	(unattached)	nr
4.	KC Lightfoot	(Puma)	10
5.	Austin Miller	(unattached)	3
6.	Matt Ludwig	(unattached)	5
7.	Jake Wooten	(unattached)	4
8.	Jimmy Rhoads	(Washington)	nr
9.	Cole Walsh	(unattached)	6
10.	Ashton Barkdull	(unattached)	9

LONG JUMP
1.	Jeremiah Davis	(Puma)	5
2.	Marquis Dendy	(Puma)	3
3.	Jarrion Lawson	(Puma)	4
4.	De’Aundre Ward	(Southern Miss)	nr
5.	Kennedy Stringfellow	(Oklahoma)	nr
6.	Steffin McCarter	(unattached)	nr
7.	Jordan Turner	(LSU)	nr
8.	Cameron Crump	(unattached)	6
9.	Isaac Grimes	(adidas)	1
10.	Will Williams	(unattached)	2

TRIPLE JUMP
1.	Russell Robinson	(adidas)	1
2.	Donald Scott	(New York AC)	6
3.	Salif Mane	(unattached)	2
4.	Will Claye	(New York AC)	3
5.	James Carter	(unattached)	4
6.	Brandon Green	(Oklahoma)	5
7.	Hakeem Ford	(Minnesota)	8
8.	Sean Dixon-Bodie	(unattached)	7
9.	Floyd Whitaker	(Oklahoma)	9
10.	Kyvon Tatham	(Florida State)	10.

SHOT
1.	Ryan Crouser	(Nike)	5
2.	Joe Kovacs	(Nike/New York AC)	1
3.	Payton Otterdahl	(Asics)	2
4.	Jordan Geist	(Iron Wood TC)	7
5.	Tripp Piperi	(Elite Athlete Network)	3
6.	Roger Steen	(Velaasa)	4
7.	Josh Awotunde	(Shore AC)	6
8.	Daniel McArthur	(unattached)	8
9.	Tarik O’Hagan	(Ole Miss)	10
10.	Jason Swarens	(unattached)	nr

DISCUS
1.	Sam Mattis	(Nike/New York AC)	1
2.	Reggie Jagers	(US Army)	2
3.	Texas Tanner	(Air Force)	6
4.	Joseph Brown	(unattached)	nr
5.	Marcus Gustaveson	(Velaasa)	3
6.	Mitch Weber	(unattached)	nr
7.	Dallin Shurts	(VS Athletics)	nr
8.	Andrew Evans	(unattached)	4
9.	Joseph White	(unattached)	9
10.	Robbie Otal	(unattached)	5

HAMMER
1.	Rudy Winkler	(Nike/New York AC)	1
2.	Trey Knight	(MIA)	2
3.	Daniel Haugh	(New York AC)	3
4.	Tanner Berg	(unattached)	4
5.	Ryan Johnson	(Iowa)	nr
6.	Tarik O’Hagan	(Mississippi)	6
7.	Texas Tanner	(Air Force)	10
8.	Tyler Williams	(unattached)	5
9.	Kieran McKeag	(unattached)	nr
10.	Alex Young	(unattached)	9

JAVELIN
1.	Curtis Thompson	(adidas)	1
2.	Marc Minichello	(unattached)	2
3.	Jordan Davis	(Georgia)	7
4.	Donavon Banks	(Throwing Zone Athletics)	3
5.	Ben Shughart	(Liberty)	nr
6.	Jack Larriviere	(LSU)	nr
7.	Mike Stein	(Iowa)	4
8.	Dash Sirmon	(Nebraska)	5
9.	Nick Reynolds	(Tennessee)	nr
10	Caleb Calvin	(unattached)	8

DECATHLON
1.	Kyle Garland	(Nike/New York AC)	1
2.	Hakim McMorris	(unattached)	10
3.	Heath Baldwin	(Nike)	2
4.	Peyton Bair	(Oregon)	5
5.	Harrison Williams	(Nike)	3
6.	Joshua Mooney	(UConn)	nr
7.	Zach Ziemek	(unattached)	nr
8.	Austin West	(unattached)	4
9.	Garrett Scantling	(unattached)	6
10.	Ben Barton	(BYU)	nr