In the first half of a projected sprint double, Noah Lyles looks poised to reclaim the 100 crown Kenny Bednarek captured last year. (VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN)
PEERLESS PROGNOSTICATIONS as of July 20 — In a year without an Olympic Games or World Championships, USATF will not be choosing a Team USA, so there will be no Wild Cards. 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.
With entries closed, 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
Kenny Bednarek
(Nike)
2
3
Christian Coleman
(Nike)
4
4
Courtney Lindsey
(Nike)
5
5
Ronnie Baker
(adidas)
10
6
Max Thomas
(On Running)
nr
7
Pjai Austin
(Nike)
nr
8
Brandon Hicklin
(Nike)
9
9
Mason Lawyer
(Arizona)
nr
10
Ajani Dwyer
(Penn State)
nr
200 METERS
1
Noah Lyles
(adidas)
1
2
Brandon Hicklin
(Nike)
nr
3
Max Thomas
(On Running)
10
4
Garrett Kaalund
(USC)
5
5
Jordan Urrutia
(Ole Miss)
nr
6
Lance Lang
(unattached)
nr
7
Trelee Banks
(Indiana)
nr
8
Kyree King
(Nike)
8
9
Zachaeus Beard
(unattached)
nr
10
Laurenz Colbert
(Baylor)
nr
400 METERS
1
Chris Bailey
(unattached)
2
2
Khaleb McRae
(adidas)
4
3
Vernon Norwood
(New Balance)
3
4
Justin Robinson
(unattached)
nr
5
Bryce Deadmon
(unattached)
5
6
Demarius Smith
(unattached)
10
7
Elija Godwin
(adidas)
nr
8
Paul Dedewo
(Altis)
nr
9
Quincy Hall
(adidas)
6
10
Randolph Ross
(unattached)
nr
800 METERS
1
Cooper Lutkenhaus
(Nike)
4
2
Donavan Brazier
(Nike Swoosh)
3
3
Hobbs Kessler
(adidas)
nr
4
Tinoda Matsatsa
(Georgetown)
nr
5
Wes Ferguson
(unattached)
nr
6
Christian Jackson
(Virginia Tech)
nr
7
Andrew Casey
(Wisconsin)
nr
8
Shane Cohen
(Nike)
nr
9
Isaiah Jewett
(Nike)
nr
10
Miles Brown
(Michigan)
nr
1500 METERS
1
Nathan Green
(adidas)
9
2
Vincent Ciattei
(Under Armour)
7
3
Gary Martin
(Brooks Beasts)
8
4
Sam Prakel
(adidas)
10
5
Simeon Birnbaum
(Oregon)
nr
6
Joe Waskom
(adidas)
nr
7
John Reniewicki
(Under Armour)
nr
8
Luke Houser
(Atlanta TC)
nr
9
Abel Teffra
(HOKA)
nr
10
Wes Porter
(Under Armour)
nr
STEEPLECHASE
1
Matt Wilkinson
(Under Armour)
4
2
Yasin Sado
(unattached)
6
3
Carson Williams
(Under Armour)
nr
4
Duncan Hamilton
(Nike/Oregon TC)
10
5
Dan Michalski
(US Air Force)
1
6
Benjamin Balazs
(Oregon)
9
7
Parker Stokes
(Brooks Beasts)
nr
8
James Corrigan
(BYU)
8
9
Benard Keter
(Nike/US Army)
5
10
Kenneth Rooks
(Nike)
3
5000 METERS
1
Grant Fisher
(Nike)
3
2
Tom Ratcliffe
(Nike)
9
3
Anthony Camerieri
(Saucony)
nr
4
Dylan Jacobs
(On AC)
nr
5
Kasey Knevelbaard
(Under Armour)
nr
6
Gary Martin
(Brooks Beasts)
nr
7
Woody Kincaid
(Nike Swoosh)
8
8
Liam Murphy
(Nike Swoosh)
nr
9
Drew Bosley
(Nike)
nr
10
Vincent Ciattei
(Under Armour)
nr
10,000 METERS
1
Grant Fisher
(Nike)
2
2
Woody Kincaid
(Nike Swoosh)
nr
3
Drew Bosley
(Nike)
nr
4
Chandler Gibbens
(Saucony)
nr
5
James Mwaura
(Boston AA)
6
6
Luke Tewalt
(Oregon)
nr
7
Evan Bishop
(Oregon)
nr
8
Nick Bendtsen
(unattached)
nr
9
Peter Walsdorf
(Syracuse)
nr
10
Eric Casarez
(unattached)
nr
110 HURDLES
1
Jamal Britt
(Tracksmith)
5
2
Cordell Tinch
(Nike)
1
3
Kendrick Smallwood
(Texas)
9
4
Jamar Marshall
(unattached)
10
5
Bradley Franklin
(Samford)
nr
6
De’vion Wilson
(unattached)
8
7
Connor Schulman
(unattached)
nr
8
Malachi Snow
(Texas Tech)
nr
9
L’Ezra Brown
(Georgia)
nr
10
Freddie Crittenden
(Phoenix TC)
7
400 HURDLES
1
Caleb Dean
(adidas)
2
2
CJ Allen
(Asics)
4
3
James Smith
(Arizona Flames)
8
4
Chris Robinson
(adidas)
3
5
Reyte’ Rash
(unattached)
10
6
Devin Nugent
(Auburn)
nr
7
Aldrich Bailey
(US Army)
8
8
Jevon Williams
(Garden StateTC)
nr
9
Andres Langston
(Duke)
nr
10
Josiah Johnson
(Northern Arizona)
nr
HALF-MARATHON WALK (by Michael J. Roth; only 8 entries)
