2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships explained

2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships
Colour:	A9F5A9
Host City:	Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Dates:	July 25–28
Stadium:	Drake Stadium, Drake University
Level:	Senior
Type:	Outdoor
Events:	40 (men: 20; women: 20)
Records Set:	1, 3
Previous:	2018 Championships
Next:	2020 US Olympic Trials 2022 Championships

The 2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships were held at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Organized by USA Track & Field, the four-day competition took place from July 25–28 and served as the national championships in track and field for the United States.^[1]

Men's results

Key:

Men track events

100 meters (Wind: -1.0 m/s)		9.99	10.12		10.12
200 meters (Wind: -0.7 m/s)		19.78	20.02	Ameer Webb ≠	20.45
400 meters		43.64	43.79		44.29
800 meters		1:45.62	1:46.01		1:46.31
1500 meters		3:44.93	3:44.97	Josh Thompson ≠	3:45.25
5000 meters	Lopez Lomong ≠	13:25.53	13:25.80	Woody Kincaid ≠	13:26.84
10,000 meters		27:30.06	27:47.71		28:01.43
		13.23	13.36		13.38
400 m hurdles		47.23	48.56		48.66
3000 m steeplechase		8:18.05	8:19.12		8:23.23
10 kilometers walk		41:56.61	43:10.87		43:36.43

Men field events

High jump	Jeron Robinson		Shelby McEwen		Jonathan Wells ≠
Pole vault
Long jump	Ja'Mari Ward ≠
Triple jump		w		w
Shot put
Discus throw					Kord Ferguson ≠
Hammer throw	Conor McCullough				Daniel Haugh
Javelin throw	Michael Shuey ≠		Riley Dolezal ≠		Tim Glover ≠
Decathlon		8295 pts		8227 pts	Harrison Williams ≠	8188 pts

Women's results

Key:

Women track events

100 meters (Wind: -1.7 m/s)	11.20	11.25		11.28
200 meters (Wind: -1.2 m/s)	22.47	22.61		22.71
400 meters	50.21	50.38		50.44
800 meters	1:57.72	1:58.19		1:58.84
1500 meters	4:03.18	4:03.41		4:03.55
5000 meters	15:15.50	15:17.03		15:17.46
10,000 meters	31:58.47	32:02.19	Kellyn Taylor ≠	32:02.74
100 m hurdles (Wind: -1.2 m/s)	12.44	12.55		12.61
400 m hurdles	52.20	52.88		53.11
3000 m steeplechase	9:25.63	9:26.61		9:30.97
10 kilometers walk	46:12.45	46:49.90		47:22.54
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Women field events

High jump		Inika McPherson		Ty Butts ≠
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump				Imani Oliver ≠
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw				Jenna Gray ≠
Heptathlon	6663 pts		6610 pts	Chari Hawkins ≠	6230 pts

Masters exhibition events

Women's 200 meters	Emma McGowan W51	27.20	Roxanne Brockner W53	27.73	Joy Upshaw W58	27.82
Men's 200 meters	Karnell Vickers M52	24.69	David Pitts M56	24.82	John Curtis M53	25.02

International selection

The 2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships serve as the selection meet for United States representatives in international competitions, including the 2019 World Championships in Athletics. In order to be entered, athletes needed 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. In their qualification standards, the IAAF allows the option to add athletes based on their worldwide ranking.

Additionally, defending world champions and 2019 Diamond League champions receive byes into the World Championships.^[2]

A database was formed to illustrate how International Federations qualified and selected the athletes to represent their countries at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.

Defending 2017 World Champions

Christian Taylor - triple jump
Justin Gatlin - 100 m
Sam Kendricks - pole vault
Phyllis Francis - 400 m
Tori Bowie - 100 m
Kori Carter - 400 m hurdles
Emma Coburn - 3000 m steeplechase
Brittney Reese - long jump

Since some of these athletes also placed top three in these championships, the following fourth place athletes will also qualify:

Tori Bowie – long jump
Zach Bradford – pole vault
Allie Ostrander – 3000 m steeplechase

2019 Diamond League Champions

To be determined at the Weltklasse Zürich on 29 August, and at the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels on 6 September.^[3]

American champions in Zurich were:

Noah Lyles 100 meters, no change due to Gatlin
Donavan Brazier 800 meters, possibly opening up a spot for 4th place Isaiah Harris, who achieved a World Championship qualifying time on August 27 in Rovereto.
Sam Kendricks pole vault, no change
Sydney McLaughlin 400 meters hurdles, no change due to Carter

American champions in Brussels were:

Noah Lyles 200 meters, since Ameer Webb did not achieve the 20.40 qualifying mark, he should be replaced by Rodney Rowe. With Lyles getting a wild card spot, the fourth spot would be Kenny Bednarek who pulled up in the championship race but was credited with finishing
Michael Norman 400 meters, opening up an individual spot for 4th place Vernon Norwood who is already on the relay
Christian Taylor triple jump, no change

Additionally qualified

Mason Finley 7th place in discus has the world qualifying standard
Keenon Laine was ranked #27 in the high jump, and was 6th with 2.21 m at the USA Championships.

Deadline rankings:

While not achieving a qualifying mark, Michael Shuey was ranked #29 and Riley Dolezal was ranked #30 in the javelin throw on September 6 and should be invited based on their being ranked within the field minimums. Also potentially invited:
Chari Hawkins was ranked #17 in the heptathlon
Harrison Williams was ranked #18 in the decathlon
Ja'Mari Ward was in a 4 way tie for the 32nd and final spot in the long jump

Qualification

USA Track & Field sets minimum performances standards for entry into the national championships. In order to merit entry into the championships, an athlete must meet that standard, or better, within a set time frame prior to the competition. For the 10,000 m, 20,000 m race walk, and combined events the qualifying window was from January 1, 2018 – July 21, 2019. For all other events the qualifying window was June 1, 2018 – July 21, 2019. The organisers also set a maximum number of entrants and rounds for each event.^[4]

There are also automatic qualifying criteria outside of the entry standards. Athletes who are the reigning indoor or outdoor national champion are automatically qualified to enter that event. Athletes who meet the "A" standard for entry into the previous Olympic Games or World Championships in Athletics receive automatic entry, as do any athletes who placed in the top three of their event at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.^[4]

Non-American athletes may compete as invited guests only and their performances may not count towards the national results nor international team selection. Athletes must have United States citizenship to be selected to represent the nation, else non-citizens must receive approval from the Track & Field Committee and be due to gain United States citizenship prior to the international meet that the national championships is selecting for.^[5]

For events over distances from 100 m to 800 m, performances will only be accepted if fully automatic timing (FAT) is used. For performances beyond that distance, FAT times are also used, but in the event that the athlete has not recorded a FAT performance, a manually recorded time may be used.^[4]

Event	Men's standard	Women's standard	Max entrants	Rounds
100 m	10.16	11.26	32	3
200 m	20.50	23.20	32	3
400 m	45.70	52.20	32	3
800 m	1:47.50	2:03.00	32	3
1500 m	3:39.00 (3:56.50 for mile run)	4:09.00 (4:28.50 for mile run)	30	2
5000 m	13:35.00	15:25.00	24	1
10,000 m	28:40.00	32:25.00	24	1
10,000 m race walk	47:00:00	50:00:00	18	1
110/100 m hurdles	13.80	13.10	32	3
400 m hurdles	50.35	56.80	28	3
3000 m s'chase	8:40.00	9:50.00	26	2
High jump			18	1
Pole vault			18	1
Long jump			18	1
Triple jump			18	1
Shot put			18	1
Discus throw			18	1
Hammer throw			18	1
Javelin throw			18	1
Decathlon/Heptathlon	7800 pts	6200 pts	16	1

Schedule

The competition took place from July 25–28.^[6]

Event schedule
DAY ONE -- THURSDAY, JULY 25TH
NBC Sports Gold 2:45 CST
Time (CST)	Event	Division Round
4:40 PM	100m	Women First Round
5:05 PM	100m	Men First Round
5:30 PM	1,500m	Women First Round
5:57 PM	400m Hurdles	Men First Round
6:22 PM	800m	Women First Round
6:47 PM	800m	Men First Round
7:12 PM	400m	Women First Round
7:37 PM	400m	Men First Round
8:02 PM	400m	Men Decathlon
8:21 PM	3,000m Steeple	Men First Round
8:50 PM	10,000m	Women Final
9:29 PM	10,000m	Men Final
Decathlon
2:45 PM	100m	Men Decathlon
3:30 PM	Long Jump	Men Decathlon
4:30 PM	Shot Put	Men Decathlon
5:45 PM	High Jump	Men Decathlon
8:02 PM	400m	Men Decathlon
Field Events
5:30 PM	Discus Throw	Men Final
6:00 PM	Javelin Throw	Women Final
6:30 PM	Triple Jump	Women Final
End of Day 1
DAY TWO -- FRIDAY, JULY 26TH
NBC Sports Gold 12:30 PM CST
NBCSN 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST
Time (CST)	Event	Division Round
4:05 PM	100m Hurdles	Women First Round
4:30 PM	1,500m	Men First Round
4:57 PM	3,000m Steeple	Women First Round
5:25 PM	400m Hurdles	Women First Round
5:50 PM	100m	Women Semifinal
6:04 PM	100m	Men Semifinal
6:18 PM	800m	Women Semifinal
6:32 PM	800m	Men Semifinal
6:46 PM	1,500m	Men Decathlon
6:56 PM	400m	Women Semifinal
7:14 PM	400m	Men Semifinal
7:28 PM	400m Hurdles	Men Semifinal
7:44 PM	100m	Women Final
7:53 PM	100m	Men Final
Decathlon
12:30 PM	110m Hurdles	Men Decathlon
1:30 PM	Discus Throw	Men Decathlon
3:15 PM	Pole Vault	Men Decathlon
4:45 PM	Javelin Throw "A"	Men Decathlon
5:40 PM	Javelin Throw "B"	Men Decathlon
6:46 PM	1,500m	Men Decathlon
Field Events
5:15 PM	Hammer Throw	Men Final
5:30 PM	Triple Jump	Men Final
5:45 PM	Shot Put	Men Final
End of Day 2
DAY THREE -- SATURDAY, JULY 27TH
NBC Sports Gold 1:00 PM CST
NBC 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
Time (CST)	Event	Division Round
1:00 PM	100m Hurdles	Women Heptathlon
2:00 PM	200m	Women First Round
2:25 PM	200m	Men First Round
2:48 PM	National Antem	Ceremony
2:52 PM	Legend Coach	Ceremony
3:03 PM	100m Hurdles	Women Semifinal
3:17 PM	110m Hurdles	Men First Round
3:43 PM	1,500m	Women Final
3:54 PM	3,000m Steeple	Men Final
4:08 PM	400m Hurdles	Women Semifinal
4:27 PM	400m Hurdles	Men Final
4:36 PM	400m	Women Final
4:45 PM	400m	Men Final
4:54 PM	100m Hurdles	Women Final
5:03 PM	200m	Women Heptathlon
Heptathlon
1:00 PM	100m Hurdles	Women Heptathlon
2:00 PM	High Jump	Women Heptathlon
3:55 PM	Shot Put	Women Heptathlon
5:03 PM	200m	Women Heptathlon
Exhibition Events
1:45 PM	Masters 50+ 200m	Women Exhibition
1:52 PM	Masters 50+ 200m	Men Exhibition
Field Events
2:00 PM	Pole Vault	Men Final
2:20 PM	Javelin Throw	Men Final
2:30 PM	Hammer Throw	Women Final
2:40 PM	High Jump	Women Final
2:45 PM	Long Jump	Women Final
End of Day 3
DAY FOUR -- SUNDAY, JULY 28TH
NBC Sports Gold 3:00 PM CST
NBCSN 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
NBC 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST
Time (CST)	Event	Division Round
5:00 PM	200m	Men Semifinal
5:14 PM	200m	Women Semifinal
5:28 PM	110m Hurdles	Men Semifinal
5:42 PM	800m	Women Heptathlon
5:53 PM	National Anthem	Ceremony
6:02 PM	800m	Men Final
6:09 PM	3000m Steeple	Women Final
6:23 PM	5,000m	Men Final
6:42 PM	5,000m	Women Final
7:04 PM	400m Hurdles	Women Final
7:17 PM	800m	Women Final
7:25 PM	110m Hurdles	Men Final
7:33 PM	1,500m	Men Final
7:43 PM	200m	Women Final
7:51 PM	200m	Men Final
Field Events
5:05 PM	Discus Throw	Women Final
5:10 PM	Pole Vault	Women Final
5:20 PM	High Jump	Men Final
5:30 PM	Long Jump	Men Final
5:45 PM	Shot Put	Women Final
Heptathlon
3:00 PM	Long Jump	Women Heptathlon
4:05 PM	Javelin Throw	Women Heptathlon
5:42 PM	800m	Women Heptathlon
End of Championship

References

Results

USATF Championships - Drake Stadium, Des Moines Results. Flash Results.

Notes and References

News: USATF Outdoor Championships return to Drake in 2018. USATF. January 11, 2018.
Web site: IAAF announces qualifying standards for Doha 2019 World Championships . . December 4, 2018 . May 7, 2019.
Web site: DATES APPROVED FOR 2019 IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE AND IAAF WORLD INDOOR TOUR . . August 3, 2018 . May 7, 2019.
http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2019/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Qualifying-Standards.aspx 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships Qualifying Standards
http://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/da/daf2d12d-b51c-475c-9b06-4a6b41d81071.pdf USATF 2019 Competition Rules
http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2019/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Schedule.aspx 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships Competition Schedule