With a Wild Card in hand, Brittney Reese will be heading to the Worlds for the seventh time, no matter what she jumps at Nationals. (MARK SHEARMAN)(as of July 02)
peerless prognosticating by Jack Pfeifer
The USATF Championships in Des Moines (July 25–28) will also be the selection meet for the World Championships. The qualifying procedure was explained in detail in the January issue. With almost a month to go before the meet, here are our Top 10s in each event.
The number in the right-hand column is the athlete’s position in T&FN’s ’18 U.S. Rankings. If she wasn’t ranked in ’18, then the ’17 rank is given in parentheses. An “nr” means she didn’t rank in either ’17 or ’18. ¶ = athlete has a Wild Card, so need only appear in competition at the USATF Championships to make the team. In its 5 Wild Card events the U.S. gets 4 entries. Athletes won’t necessarily appear in the events we have listed (or in the meet at all, of course). Athletes who began their year as collegians but have since turned pro are listed with their scholastic affiliation.
100 METERS
1.
Sha’Carri Richardson (LSU)
nr
2.
¶Tori Bowie (Nike)
4
3.
Aleia Hobbs (adidas)
1
4.
Kayla White (North Carolina A&T)
nr
5.
Twanisha Terry (USC)
nr
6.
Jenna Prandini (Puma)
5
7.
Mikiah Brisco (Nike)
8
8.
Teahna Daniels (Texas)
nr
9.
English Gardner (Nike)
9
10.
Morolake Akinosun (Texas)
(2)
200 METERS
1.
Angie Annelus (USC)
10
2.
Jenna Prandini (Puma)
1
3.
Sha’Carri Richardson (LSU)
nr
4.
Gabby Thomas (New Balance)
2
5.
Lynna Irby (adidas)
3
6.
Phyllis Francis (Nike)
4
7.
Kimberlyn Duncan (Nike)
9
8.
Shania Collins (adidas)
8
9.
Brittany Brown (unattached)
nr
10.
Kyra Jefferson (Nike)
5
400 METERS
1.
Courtney Okolo (Nike)
7
2.
Shakima Wimbley (adidas)
2
3.
Wadeline Jonathas (South Carolina)
nr
4.
Kethlin Campbell (Arkansas)
nr
5.
Sharrika Barnett (Florida)
nr
6.
Jessica Beard (unattached)
3
7.
Jordan Lavender (unattached)
nr
8.
Jaide Stepter (unattached)
6
9.
Chloe Abbott (Kentucky)
nr
10.
Lynna Irby (adidas)
4
¶
Phyllis Francis (Nike)
1
800 METERS
1.
Ajee’ Wilson (adidas)
1
2.
Raevyn Rogers (Nike)
2
3.
Hanna Green (Oregon TC)
8
4.
Ce’Aira Brown (Hoka/NJ*NYTC)
4
5.
Nia Akins (Penn)
nr
6.
Athing Mu (New Jersey HS)
nr
7.
Sage Hurta (unattached)
nr
8.
Olivia Baker (Garden State TC)
7
9.
Heather MacLean (New Balance Boston)
nr
10.
Julia Rizk (Ohio State)
nr
1500 METERS
1.
Shelby Houlihan (Bowerman TC)
1
2.
Jenny Simpson (New Balance)
2
3.
Elinor Purrier (New Balance)
10
4.
Nikki Hiltz (adidas)
nr
5.
Kate Grace (Bowerman TC)
3
6.
Alexa Efraimson (Nike)
(10)
7.
Sinclaire Johnson (Oklahoma State)
nr
8.
Katie Mackey (Brooks Beasts)
nr
9.
Dani Jones (Colorado)
7
10.
Helen Schlachtenhaufen (Saucony)
nr
STEEPLE
1.
¶Emma Coburn (New Balance)
1
2.
Courtney Frerichs (Bowerman TC)
2
3.
Colleen Quigley (Bowerman TC)
3
4.
Allie Ostrander (Boise State)
5
5.
Mel Lawrence (Oiselle)
4
6.
Marisa Howard (RUJA)
nr
7.
Shalaya Kipp (unattached)
6
8.
Hannah Steelman (Wofford)
nr
9.
Alexina Wilson (Oiselle)
nr
10.
Erica Birk (BYU)
nr
5000 METERS
1.
Shelby Houlihan (Bowerman TC)
3
2.
Rachel Schneider (Under Armour)
4
3.
Elinor Purrier (New Balance/Boston)
nr
4.
Karissa Schweizer (Bowerman TC)
3
5.
Kim Conley (New Balance)
nr
6.
Katrina Coogan (unattached)
nr
7.
Lauren Paquette (unattached)
6
8.
Vanessa Fraser (Bowerman TC)
7
9.
Shannon Rowbury (Nike Oregon Project)
(1)
10.
Kellyn Taylor (Hoka/Northern Arizona Elite)
nr
10,000 METERS
1.
Emily Sisson (New Balance)
4
2.
Molly Huddle (Saucony)
1
3.
Stephanie Bruce (Hoka/Northern Arizona Elite)
3
4.
Marielle Hall (Bowerman TC)
2
5.
Sarah Pagano (adidas)
5
6.
Carrie Dimoff (Bowerman TC)
nr
7.
Elaina Tabb (BAA)
nr
8.
Jessica Tonn (unattached)
nr
9.
Kellyn Taylor (Hoka/Northern Arizona Elite)
nr
10.
Elvin Kibet (US Army)
nr
100 HURDLES
1.
Keni Harrison (adidas)
1
2.
Christina Clemons (adidas)
4
3.
Sharika Nelvis (adidas)
3
4.
Nia Ali (Nike)
(6)
5.
Chanel Brissett (USC)
nr
6.
Brianna McNeal (Nike)
2
7.
Queen Harrison (Asics)
5
8.
Tonea Marshall (LSU)
nr
9.
Evonne Britton (TeamEvo)
nr
10.
Kristi Castlin (unattached)
(7)
400 HURDLES
1.
Sydney McLaughlin (New Balance)
4
2.
Dalilah Muhammad (Nike)
2
3.
Ashley Spencer (Nike)
5
4.
Shamier Little (adidas)
1
5.
¶Kori Carter (Jordan)
(1)
6.
Kiah Seymour (unattached)
10
7.
Cassandra Tate (adidas)
6
8.
Anna Cockrell (USC)
8
9.
Brittley Humphrey (LSU)
nr
10.
Milan Young (LSU)
nr
HIGH JUMP
1.
Vashti Cunningham (Nike)
1
2.
Inika McPherson (unattached)
2
3.
Liz Patterson (unattached)
3
4.
Amina Smith (Shore AC)
10
5.
Zarriea Willis (Texas Tech)
8
6.
Nicole Greene (UNC)
5
7.
Ty Townsend (unattached)
nr
8.
Jelena Rowe (Nevada Gazelles)
nr
9.
Anna Peyton Malizia (Penn)
nr
10.
Shelley Spires (USAF)
(10)
POLE VAULT
1.
Sandi Morris (Nike)
1
2.
Jenn Suhr (adidas)
2
3.
Katie Nageotte (Nike/New York AC)
3
4.
Olivia Gruver (Washington)
5
5.
Annie Rhodes-Johnigan (unattached)
7
6.
Emily Grove (unattached)
10
7.
Tori Hoggard (Arkansas)
9
8.
Lexi Jacobus (Arkansas)
6
9.
Bonnie Draxler (San Diego State)
nr
10.
Kortney Ross (unattached)
(7)
LONG JUMP
1.
¶Brittney Reese (Nike)
1
2.
Keturah Orji (Atlanta TC)
4
3.
Tori Bowie (adidas)
nr
4.
Kate Hall (Panther)
8
5.
Kenyattia Hackworth (unattached)
nr
6.
Tianna Bartoletta (Nike)
6
7.
Malaina Payton (Oiselle)
10
8.
Quanesha Burks (unattached)
3
9.
Jasmine Todd (Chula Vista Elite)
7
10.
Jasmyn Steels (Northwestern Louisiana)
nr
TRIPLE JUMP
1.
Keturah Orji (Atlanta TC)
1
2.
Tori Franklin (Nike)
2
3.
Christina Epps (Garden State TC)
nr
4.
Crystal Manning (unattached)
nr
5.
Chaquinn Cook (Oregon)
(9)
6.
Imani Oliver (unattached)
3
7.
Lynnika Pitts (unattached)
5
8.
Viershanie Latham (unattached)
9
9.
Toni Smith (unattached)
7
10.
Andrea Geubelle (unattached)
4
SHOT
1.
Chase Ealey (unattached)
nr
2.
Jessica Ramsey (Velaasa)
4
3.
Jeneva Stevens (New York AC)
3
4.
Michelle Carter (Nike)
6
5.
Maggie Ewen (Nike)
2
6.
Dani Hill (unattached)
7
7.
Monique Riddick (Velaasa/Garden State TC)
5
8.
Samantha Noennig (Arizona State)
nr
9.
Rachel Fatherly (Velaasa/Garden State TC)
8
10.
Jessica Woodard (unattached)
9
DISCUS
1.
Valarie Allman (Oiselle/New York AC)
1
2.
Kelsey Card (First To The Finish)
6
3.
Gia Lewis-Smallwood (New York AC)
3
4.
Whitney Ashley (Nike)
8
5.
Laulauga Tausaga (Iowa)
4
6.
Rachel Dincoff (Iron Wood)
9
7.
Alyssa Wilson (UCLA)
nr
8.
Alex Collatz-Sellers (American Big Guys)
7
9.
Summer Pierson (unattached)
10
10.
Jere Summers (unattached)
nr
HAMMER
1.
DeAnna Price (New York AC/Nike)
1
2.
Gwen Berry (New York AC/Nike)
2
3.
Brooke Andersen (Iron Wood)
3
4.
Janeah Stewart (unattached)
4
5.
Maggie Ewen (Nike)
5
6.
Janee’ Kassanavoid (unattached)
nr
7.
Erin Reese (Indiana State)
nr
8.
Alyssa Wilson (UCLA)
10
9.
Jessica Ramsey (unattached)
6
10.
Alina Duran (unattached)
nr
JAVELIN
1.
Kara Winger (Asics)
1
2.
Ariana Ince (unattached)
2
3.
Kylee Carter (Auburn)
nr
4.
Jenna Gray (Stanford)
4
5.
Madison Wiltrout (North Carolina)
nr
6.
Maggie Malone (Nike)
(4)
7.
Avione Allgood (US Army)
3
8.
Hannah Carson (Shore AC)
nr
9.
Kim Hamilton (unattached)
nr
10.
Beth Drake (Oiselle)
6
HEPTATHLON
1.
Kendell Williams (Georgia)
(1)
2.
Erica Bougard (New York AC/Nike)
1
3.
Ashtin Zamzow (Texas)
nr
4.
Chari Hawkins (On Running)
nr
5.
Riley Cooks (Oiselle)
nr
6.
Annie Kunz (Chula Vista Elite)
9
7.
Kendall Gustafson (unattached)
10
8.
Allison Halverson (Arete Elite TC)
5
9.
Emilyn Dearman (unattached)
(10)
10.
Michelle Atherley (Miami)
nr
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