The 2015

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was held at the

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in Boston, Massachusetts. Organised by

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(USATF), the three-day competition took place from February 27 to March 1 and served as the

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for the

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. It marked a return to the Reggie Lewis Track as host, after the

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had hosted the four previous editions. The USA Indoor Combined Events Championships was held in conjunction, taking place in the first two days. All events in the first day were part of the combined events competitions.2015 USA Indoor Championships Schedule
USATF. Retrieved on 2015-03-02. A total of thirty championship events were contested The championships was broadcast live on television in the United States via NBCSN and also broadcast live on the internet by the governing body's "USATF.TV". As a result of it being a non-

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year, some non-standard track events were added to the programme. The traditional

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and 800-meter run were replaced by a 300-meter dash and 600-meter run. The distance schedule was changed from the usual 1500-meter run and 3000-meter run to a 1000-meter run,

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and two-mile run. The walks were also contested over a distance of two miles. New championship records were set in all these events, bar the women's two miles for which

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1986 time (a former world record) remained.

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's winning time of 1:15.33 minutes in the 1000 m was an American indoor record and Panamerican indoor record. Two championship records were set in the heats of these races:

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ran a time of 2:19.85 minutes for the 1000 metres before winning the title, while Ajee' Wilson set a best of 1:26.56 minutes in the 600 m heats but finished last in the final.

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set a championships record in the

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with a total score of 6273 points. Reigning

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champion Sharon Day-Monroe had her fourth straight win at the meet (a new high for the meet), but was slightly short of her record score of 2014. As a three-time winner of the heptathlon at the

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, Day-Monroe's victory made her the most successful combined events athlete in American national championships history.

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managed a double in the mile and two miles, being the only athlete to win twice at the event in Boston. Three non-championship exhibition events were also part of the programme. A mixed-gender youth 4×200-meter relay between local teams was won by Metropolis Track Club. There were also two masters events: a men's 1500 m was won by John Trautmann in a time of 3:59.47 minutes, and a women's 300 m won by Kathryn McManus in 42.27 seconds. The men's event also saw Anselm LeBourne break the over-55's indoor record with a run of 4:13.77 minutes.World Masters record set at USATF Indoor Championships
USATF (2015-03-01). Retrieved on 2015-03-02.

Medal summary

Men

Women

References

;Results

. Retrieved on 2015-03-02, fixed on 2021-07-07.

External links

Official USATF website
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Sports competitions in Boston Track and field in Massachusetts