19 Hawkeyes Set to Compete at 2023 USATF Championships

19 Hawkeyes Set to Compete at 2023 USATF Championships

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa Track and Field qualified nine student-athletes to the Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, and nine more at the 2023 USATF U20 Championships, July 6-9.

The Hawkeyes are represented by 12 men, with six competing in the U20 Championships. The women have six entries, including three individuals that qualified for the U20 Championships.

Joining the current student-athletes are former Hawkeyes Jamal Britt (2021), Brittany Brown (2018), Nikolas Curtiss (2022), and Laulauga Tausaga (2021), who also qualified for the championships.

Competition begins on Thursday, July 6, with the women’s 100-meter hurdles at 1:25 p.m. (CT), followed by the men’s 100-meter dash at 1:45. U20 competition begins on Friday with the women’s 100-meter hurdles at 1 p.m.

Men’s Qualifiers
Senior Championships
Austin Kresley
– 100-meters: 10.10
– 200-meters: 20.26
Gratt Reed
– 110-meter hurdles: 13.50
Grant Conway
– 110-meter hurdles: 13.66
Julien Gillum
– 400-meter hurdles: 49.73
James Carter Jr.
– long jump: 8.00 meters
– triple jump: 16.12 meters
Austin West
– decathlon: 8,179 points

U20 Championships
Will Ryan
– 5,000-meters: 14:15.54
Hayden Kuhn
– 3,000-meter steeplechase: 8:23.94
Austin Busch
– hammer throw: 58.03 meters
Mike Stein
– javelin: 75.59 meters
Walker Whalen
– discus: 53.47 meters
Sal Capaldo
– decathlon: 6,465 points

Women’s Qualifiers
Senior Championships
Paige Magee
– 100-meter hurdles: 12.90
– 400-meter hurdles: 56.62
Tionna Tobias
– 100-meter hurdles: 13.11
Mariel Bruxvoort
– 400-meter hurdles: 56.71
Maddie Block
– 10,000-meters: 34:44.62

U20 Championships
Natalie Harris
– 100-meter hurdles: 13.49
Alexandria Edison
– 100-meters: 11.70
– 200-meters: 23.74
Wisdom Williams
– shot put: 15.88 meters