The 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at
Drake Stadium Drake Stadium may refer to:
* Drake Stadium (1904), a defunct outdoor multiuse sports field at Drake University used from 1904 to 1925
* Drake Stadium (Drake University), an outdoor multiuse sports field at Drake University used from 1925 to present ...
on the campus of
Drake University
Drake University is a private university in Des Moines, Iowa. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, including professional programs in business, law, and pharmacy. Drake's law school is among the 25 oldest in the United States.
His ...
in
Des Moines,
Iowa
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. Organized by
USA Track & Field
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, the four-day competition took place June 21–24 and serves as the national championships in
track and field
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for the United States.
The
50 kilometers race walk was held January 20 at
Santee, California
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.
Schedule
Men's results
Key:
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Men track events
Men field events
Men's Notes
:
Women's results
Key:
Women track events
Women field events
Women's Notes
Masters exhibition events
Qualification
The 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships serve as the qualification meet for United States representatives in international competitions, including the
2018 NACAC Championships
The 2018 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships was a regional track and field competition held at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada, from August 10–12, 2018. It was the third edition of a senior track and field championshi ...
. 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
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US). The USATF was known between 1979 and ...
, can also bring a qualified back up athlete in case one of the team members is unable to perform.
Additionally, defending
World Champion
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s and
2017 Diamond League Champions received byes into the World Championships. The athletes eligible for a bye are:
Defending World Champions
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Christian Taylor - Triple jump
*
Justin Gatlin
Justin Alexander Gatlin (born February 10, 1982) is a retired American sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is the 2004 Olympic Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 and 2017 World Champion in the 100 meters, the ...
- 100 m
*
Sam Kendricks
Sam Kendricks (born September 7, 1992) is an American pole vaulter. He is a three-time indoor and six-time outdoor national champion (2014–2019), the 2016 Olympics bronze medalist, and the 2017 World Champion. In 2019, Kendricks set the Ameri ...
- Pole Vault
*
Phyllis Francis - 400 meters
*
Tori Bowie
Frentorish "Tori" Bowie (born August 27, 1990) is an American track and field athlete, who primarily competes in the 100 m and the 200 m. She has a personal record of for the long jump, set in 2014. She is the 2017 100m world champion, a 2016 ...
- 100 meters
*
Kori Carter
Kori Carter (born June 3, 1992) is an American track and field athlete specializing in hurdle races, the World Champion in the 400 metres hurdles event in 2017. Kori Carter was a nine-time All-American at Stanford University sponsored by Jordan ...
- 400 meters hurdles
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Emma Coburn
Emma Jane Coburn (born October 19, 1990) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 3000-meters steeplechase. She holds the distinction of being a world champion, world silver medalist, Olympic bronze medalist, three-time Olym ...
- 3000 m steeplechase
*
Brittney Reese
Brittney Davon Reese (born September 9, 1986) is a retired American long jumper, Olympic gold medalist, and a seven-time world champion. Reese is the indoor American record holder in the long jump with a distance of 7.23 meters.
Personal
Born in ...
- long jump
Diamond League Champions
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Sam Kendricks
Sam Kendricks (born September 7, 1992) is an American pole vaulter. He is a three-time indoor and six-time outdoor national champion (2014–2019), the 2016 Olympics bronze medalist, and the 2017 World Champion. In 2019, Kendricks set the Ameri ...
- Pole Vault
*
Christian Taylor - Triple jump (Does not displace; already World Champion)
*
Darrell Hill - Shot Put
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Dalilah Muhammad
Dalilah Muhammad (born February 7, 1990) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 meters hurdles. She is the 2016 Rio Olympics champion and 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, becoming at the latter the second-fastest ...
- 400 meters hurdles
*
Noah Lyles
Noah Lyles (born July 18, 1997) is an American professional track and field sprinter competing in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic 200 m bronze medalist and a two-time World champion, having won the event at the ...
- 200 meters
Both qualified by winning their respective events in the championships.
2017 IAAF Diamond League Summary
9/14/2017 IAAF
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References
;Results
USATF Championships - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 Drake Stadium, Des Moines Temporary Results
USATF
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.
2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results
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