2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
# 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 2017 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships were held at Hornet Stadium on the campus of California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, California. Organized by USA Track & Field, the four-day competition took place June 22–25 and served as the national championships in track and field for the United States. The event was held in conjunction with the USA Track & Field Junior Outdoor Championships.

The 50 kilometers race walk was held January 28 at Santee, California. While no men were able to make the 4:06 qualifying standard, two women were able to achieve their 4:30 qualifying time, with Katie Burnett walking faster than the second place man. The other qualifier was former world record holder Erin Taylor-Talcott. 2017 is the first year the women will be allowed to race that distance at the world championships.

## Schedule

Event schedule :

| Day | Events |
| - | - |
| June 22 | Decathlon (day 1), 800 m heats (men and women), triple jump final (women), 400 m heats (men and women), 1500 m heats (men), javelin final (men), hammer throw (men), discus throw final (men), shot put (women), 400 m hurdles heats (men), 100 m heats (men and women), steeplechase heats (women), 10,000 meters final (men and women) |
| June 23 | Decathlon (day 2), 100 m hurdles heats (women), 100 m semi-finals and finals (men and women), triple jump final (women), javelin final (women), high jump final (men), steeplechase heats (men), 1500 m heats (women), 400 m semi-finals (men and women), 800 m semi-finals (men and women) |
| June 24 | Heptathlon (day 1), hammer throw final (women), pole vault final (men), long jump final (women), discus throw final (women), 100 m hurdles semi-finals and finals (women), 200 m heats (men and women), 110 m hurdles heats (men), 400 m hurdles semi-finals (women), 400 m hurdles final (men), steeplechase final (women), 1500 m final (men), 400 m final (men and women) |
| June 25 | 20 km walk final (men and women), 5000 m final (men and women), heptathlon (day 2), 200 m semi-finals and finals (men and women), pole vault final (women), high jump final (women), triple jump final (men), shot put (men), 110 m hurdles semi-finals and final (men), 400 m hurdles final (women), 800 m final (men and women), steeplechase final (men), 1500 m final (women) |

## Men's results

Key: ≠ Not yet selected in respective event because the athlete has not achieved the required qualifying standard. However, athletes can still pursue standards following this meet and still make the team provided they attain it before the July 23 cutoff date..

### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 meters -0.7 | Justin Gatlin | 9.95 MWR | Christian Coleman | 9.98 | Christopher Belcher | 10.06 |
| 200 meters -2.3 | Ameer Webb | 20.09 | Christian Coleman | 20.10 | Elijah Hall-Thompson | 20.21 |
| 400 meters | Fred Kerley | 44.03 | Gil Roberts | 44.22 | Wil London III | 44.47 |
| 800 meters | Donavan Brazier | 1:44.14 | Isaiah Harris | 1:44.53 | Drew Windle | 1:44.95 |
| 1500 meters | Robby Andrews | 3:43.29 | Matthew Centrowitz | 3:43.41 | John Gregorek | 3:43.99 |
| 5000 meters | Paul Chelimo | 13:08.62 CR | Eric Jenkins | 13:15.74 | Ryan Hill | 13:16.99 |
| 10,000 meters | Hassan Mead | 29:01.44 | Shadrack Kipchirchir | 29:01.68 | Leonard Korir | 29:02.64 |
| 110 m hurdles -1.7 | Aleec Harris | 13.24 | Aries Merritt | 13.31 | Devon Allen | 13.34 |
| 400 m hurdles | Eric Futch | 48.18 | Michael Stigler | 48.26 | TJ Holmes | 48.44 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Evan Jager | 8:16.88 | Stanley Kebenei | 8:18.54 | Hillary Bor | 8:18.83 |
| 20 kilometers walk | Emmanuel Corvera≠ | 1:26:43.04 | Nick Christie≠ | 1:26:49.17 | John Nunn≠ | 1:27:06.82 |
| 50 kilometers walk | John Nunn≠ | 4:18:59 | Michael Giuseppe Mannozzi≠ | 4:26:46 | Matthew Forgues ≠ | 4:31:40 |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| High jump | Bryan McBride | 2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Ricky Robertson | 2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Erik Kynard | 2.27 m (7 ft 5+1⁄4 in) |
| Pole vault | Sam Kendricks | 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) | Andrew Irwin | 5.75 m (18 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Chris Nilsen | 5.75 m (18 ft 10+1⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Jarrion Lawson | 8.49 m (27 ft 10+1⁄4 in)w +3.7 (8.27 +1.4) | Marquis Dendy | 8.39 m (27 ft 6+1⁄4 in)w +3.1 (8.18 +1.8) | Damarcus Simpson≠ | 8.36 m (27 ft 5 in)w +5.0 |
| Triple jump | Will Claye | 17.91 m (58 ft 9 in) +0.9 | Chris Benard | 17.48 m (57 ft 4 in) +0.0 | Donald Scott | 17.25 m (56 ft 7 in) +1.1 |
| Shot put | Ryan Crouser | 22.65 m (74 ft 3+1⁄2 in) CR | Joe Kovacs | 22.35 m (73 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Ryan Whiting | 21.54 m (70 ft 8 in) |
| Discus throw | Mason Finley | 63.03 m (206 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | Andrew Evans | 62.57 m (205 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Rodney Brown | 60.87 m (199 ft 8+1⁄4 in) |
| Hammer throw | Alex Young≠ | 73.75 m (241 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Johnnie Jackson≠ | 71.69 m (235 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | Sean Donnelly≠ | 70.30 m (230 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Javelin throw | Riley Dolezal≠ | 81.77 m (268 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Cyrus Hostetler | 79.71 m (261 ft 6 in) | Michael Shuey≠ | 77.94 m (255 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Decathlon | Trey Hardee | 8225 | Zach Ziemek | 8155 | Devon Williams | 8131 |

**Men's Notes**


    $^a$ Since Joe Kovacs receives a bye, Darrell Hill will also represent USA at the World Championships
    $^c$ Since Erik Kynard receives a bye, Jeron Robinson will also represent USA at the World Championships
    $^e$ Since Damarcus Simpson did not make the qualifying standard by the deadline, 5th place Jeff Henderson will represent USA at the World Championships
    $^g$ No American made the qualifying standard, but Rudy Winkler was ranked =#31 in the world on the deadline date and eventually was invited along with Alex Young and Kibwé Johnson to represent USA at the World Championships

## Women's results

Key: ≠ Not yet selected in respective event because the athlete has not achieved the required qualifying standard. However, athletes can still pursue standards following this meet and still make the team provided they attain it before the July 25 cutoff date..

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 meters +0.3 | Tori Bowie | 10.94 | Deajah Stevens | 11.08 | Ariana Washington | 11.10 |
| 200 meters -2.5 | Deajah Stevens | 22.30 | Kimberlyn Duncan | 22.59 | Tori Bowie | 22.60 |
| 400 meters | Quanera Hayes | 49.72 | Phyllis Francis | 49.96 | Kendall Ellis | 50.00 |
| 800 meters | Ajee' Wilson | 1:57.78 | Charlene Lipsey | 1:58.01 | Brenda Martinez | 1:58.46 |
| 1500 meters | Jenny Simpson | 4:06.33 | Kate Grace | 4:06.95 | Sara Vaughn | 4:07.85 |
| 5000 meters | Shelby Houlihan | 15:13.87 | Shannon Rowbury | 15:14.08 | Molly Huddle | 15:15.29 |
| 10,000 meters | Molly Huddle | 31:19.86 | Emily Infeld | 31:22.67 | Emily Sisson | 31:25.64 |
| 100 m hurdles -1.7 | Kendra Harrison | 12.60 | Nia Ali | 12.68 | Christina Manning | 12.70 |
| 400 m hurdles | Dalilah Muhammad | 52.64 CR | Shamier Little | 52.75 | Kori Carter | 52.95 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Emma Coburn | 9:20.28 | Courtney Frerichs | 9:22.23 | Colleen Quigley | 9:25.40 |
| 20 kilometers walk | Maria Michta-Coffey | 1:33:19.61 | Miranda Melville | 1:36:59.09 | Robyn Stevens≠ | 1:38:34.54 |
| 50 kilometers walk | Katie Burnett | 4:26:36 | Erin Taylor-Talcott | 4:29:34 | Susan Randall≠ | 4:54:12 |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| High jump | Vashti Cunningham | 1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄4 in) AJR | Liz Patterson | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Inika Mcpherson | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Pole vault | Sandi Morris | 4.80 m (15 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Jenn Suhr | 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) | Emily Grove Morgann LeLeux | 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in) |
| Long jump | Tianna Bartoletta | 7.05 m (23 ft 1+1⁄2 in)w +3.0 (7.01 +0.5 +1.3) | Brittney Reese | 6.98 m (22 ft 10+3⁄4 in)w +2.1 (6.86 -0.6) | Sha'Keela Saunders | 6.92 m (22 ft 8+1⁄4 in)w +3.0 (6.77 -0.8) |
| Triple jump | Keturah Orji | 14.26 m (46 ft 9+1⁄4 in) +0.5 | Tori Franklin≠ | 13.80 m (45 ft 3+1⁄4 in) -0.2 | Andrea Geubelle≠ | 13.62 m (44 ft 8 in)w +2.4 (13.48 +0.4) |
| Shot put | Raven Saunders | 19.76 m (64 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Dani Bunch | 19.64 m (64 ft 5 in) | Michelle Carter | 19.34 m (63 ft 5+1⁄4 in) |
| Discus throw | Gia Lewis-Smallwood | 62.65 m (205 ft 6 in) | Whitney Ashley | 62.20 m (204 ft 0 in) | Valarie Allman | 57.93 m (190 ft 0 in) |
| Hammer throw | Gwen Berry | 74.77 m (245 ft 3 in) | Maggie Ewen | 74.56 m (244 ft 7 in) | DeAnna Price | 74.06 m (242 ft 11 in) |
| Javelin throw | Kara Winger | 62.80 m (206 ft 0 in) | Ariana Ince≠ | 58.32 m (191 ft 4 in) | Rebekah Wales≠ | 55.28 m (181 ft 4 in) |
| Heptathlon | Kendell Williams | 6564 | Erica Bougard | 6557 | Sharon Day-Monroe | 6421 |

**Women's Notes**


    $^b$ Since Tianna Bartoletta receives a bye, Quanesha Burks will also represent USA at the World Championships
    $^d$ Since Keni Harrison receives a bye, Dawn Harper will also represent USA at the World Championships
    $^e$ 4th place Ashley Spencer 53.11, 5th place Georganne Moline 53.14 (all top 25 individuals in history), 6th place 17 year old Sydney McLaughlin 53.82 WJR
    $^h$ Ince was ranked #25 in the world, 2cm shy of the qualifying mark at the deadline, and eventually was invited to also represent USA at the World Championships

## Masters exhibition events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Men's 400 meters | Antwon Dussett | 49.01 | Lee Bridges | 51.81 | Jason Rhodes | 53.56 |
| Women's 400 meters | Angee Henry | 57.11 | LaTisha Staten | 59.65 | Erika Pierce | 1:00.79 |

## Qualification

The 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships serve as the qualification meet for United States representatives in international competitions, including the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. In order to be entered, athletes need to achieve a qualifying standard mark and place in the top 3 in their event. The United States team, as managed by USATF, can also bring a qualified back up athlete in case one of the team members is unable to perform. Area champions (meaning, for North American athletes, gold medalists at the 2015 NACAC Championships) did not need to meet the qualifying standard; NACAC conducted its championships three weeks before the World Championships, thus providing one additional opportunity for qualification.

Additionally, defending World Champions and 2016 Diamond League Champions received byes into the World Championships. The athletes eligible for a bye are:

### Defending World Champions

* Christian Taylor - Triple jump
* Joe Kovacs - Shot put
* Tianna Bartoletta - Long jump
* Allyson Felix - 400 meters
* Ashton Eaton - Decathlon (Eaton announced his retirement from the sport January 3, 2017, and will not defend his title)

### Diamond League Champions

* LaShawn Merritt - 400 meters
* Kerron Clement - 400 m hurdles
* Erik Kynard - High jump
* Christian Taylor - Triple jump (Does not displace; already World Champion)
* Keni Harrison - 100 m hurdles
* Cassandra Tate - 400 m hurdles

Both qualified by winning their respective events in the championships.

