2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
DatesFebruary 21–23
Host cityAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States
VenueAlbuquerque Convention Center
LevelSenior
TypeIndoor
Events26 (men: 13; women: 13)
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The 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships was held at Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Organised by USA Track and Field (USATF), the three-day competition took place February 21–23 in conjunction with the USA Indoor Combined Events Championships which started the day after and served as the national championships in track and field for the United States.

The results of the event determined qualification for the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships to be held in Sopot, Poland between 7–9 March 2014 provided the athlete achieved (or will achieve before the cut-off date) the World Championships "A" or "B" standard, the top three athletes can gain a place on the World Championships team in an individual event (although only two can compete). Reigning world champions or Diamond League champions (in events where there is no reigning world champion) received a wild card entry to the World Championships, and they did not count against the maximum number of three athletes per event.

Two championship records were set during the competition: Ryan Whiting broke the men's shot put mark with his winning throw of 22.23 m (72 ft 11 in), while Sharon Day won the women's pentathlon with a score of 4805 points, which was also an outright national record for the event.[1][2]

The women's 3000-meter run attracted the most attention within the competition. Gabe Grunewald, who had previously been diagnosed with cancer, won the race by several seconds to take her first national title. A clash between Grunewald and Jordan Hasay (the fourth placer) in the final lap was originally disregarded by the judges. Alberto Salazar, the coach of Hasay and runner-up Shannon Rowbury, filed a protest which was overruled by the track referee, then a subsequent appeal of that decision was again dismissed. Grunewald's coach, Dennis Barker, stated that Nike staff and Salazar continued to apply pressure on the USATF officials, which resulted in the reopening of the appeal and the disqualification of Grunewald hours after the race (in contravention of USATF's own appeal rules). This provoked severe criticism from present athletes and coaches, as well as track and field journalists and fans on social media.[3][4][5] As a result, USATF CEO Max Siegel opened discussions with Barker and Salazar which resulted in the withdrawal of Hasay and Grunewald being reinstated as champion on February 24.[6] The affair generated negative publicity for both USATF and Nike, a company whose sponsorship accounted for nearly half the governing body's budget in 2012.[7]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 meters Marvin Bracy 6.48 Trell Kimmons 6.49 Joe Morris 6.52
400 meters Kyle Clemons 45.60 David Verburg 45.62 Kind Butler III 45.84
800 meters Erik Sowinski 1:47.86 Robby Andrews 1:48.44 Nick Symmonds 1:48.48
1500 meters Lopez Lomong 3:43.09 Will Leer 3:43.21 Garrett Heath 3:43.97
3000 meters Bernard Lagat 7:46.01 Galen Rupp 7:48.19 Ryan Hill 7:49.62
60 meters hurdles Omoghan Osaghae 7.553 Dominic Berger 7.556 Terrence Trammell 7.559
High jump Erik Kynard 2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) Darius Purcell 2.27 m (7 ft 5+1⁄4 in) Dusty Jonas 2.27 m (7 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
Pole vault Mark Hollis 5.55 m (18 ft 2+1⁄2 in) Shawn Francis 5.55 m (18 ft 2+1⁄2 in) Nick Frawley 5.55 m (18 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Long jump Tyron Stewart 8.22 m (26 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Chris Benard 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Jeremy Hicks 8.06 m (26 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
Triple jump Chris Carter 17.15 m (56 ft 3 in) Chris Benard 16.99 m (55 ft 8+3⁄4 in) Troy Doris 16.84 m (55 ft 2+3⁄4 in)
Shot put Ryan Whiting 22.23 m (72 ft 11 in) CR Kurt Roberts 21.50 m (70 ft 6+1⁄4 in) Joe Kovacs 21.46 m (70 ft 4+3⁄4 in)
Weight throw A. G. Kruger 23.70 m (77 ft 9 in) J. C. Lambert 23.05 m (75 ft 7+1⁄4 in) Jake Freeman 22.80 m (74 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Heptathlon Gray Horn 6071 pts Jeff Mohl 5746 pts Daniel Gooris 5613 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 meters Tianna Bartoletta 7.08 LaKeisha Lawson 7.09 Barbara Pierre 7.10
400 meters Francena McCorory 50.85 Joanna Atkins 51.13 Natasha Hastings 51.34
800 meters Ajee' Wilson 2:00.43 Chanelle Price 2:00.48 Molly Beckwith 2:01.87
1500 meters Mary Cain 4:07.05 Treniere Moser 4:09.93 Heather Kampf 4:13.04
3000 meters Gabe Grunewald 9:23.15 Shannon Rowbury 9:25.49 Sara Vaughn 9:26.46
60 meters hurdles Nia Ali 7.80 Janay DeLoach Soukup 7.82 Kristi Castlin 7.88
High jump Inika McPherson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Tiana Wills 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Megan Glisar 1.85 m (6 ft 3⁄4 in)
Pole vault Mary Saxer 4.71 m (15 ft 5+1⁄4 in) Jenn Suhr 4.66 m (15 ft 3+1⁄4 in) Kylie Hutson 4.66 m (15 ft 3+1⁄4 in)
Long jump Tori Polk 6.70 m (21 ft 11+3⁄4 in) Tori Bowie 6.66 m (21 ft 10 in) Andrea Geubelle 6.61 m (21 ft 8 in)
Triple jump Amanda Smock 13.81 m (45 ft 3+1⁄2 in) Andrea Geubelle 13.66 m (44 ft 9+3⁄4 in) Toni Smith 13.57 m (44 ft 6+1⁄4 in)
Shot put Michelle Carter 18.45 m (60 ft 6+1⁄4 in) Jeneva McCall 18.28 m (59 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Felisha Johnson 17.94 m (58 ft 10+1⁄4 in)
Weight throw Gwen Berry 23.82 m (78 ft 1+3⁄4 in) Amber Campbell 23.68 m (77 ft 8+1⁄4 in) Jeneva McCall 23.16 m (75 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
Pentathlon Sharon Day-Monroe 4805 pts NR CR Sami Spenner 4498 pts Barbara Nwaba 4406 pts

References

  1. ^ Sully, Kevin (2014-02-24). Whiting and Cain put in dominant performances at US Indoors. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-06-08.
  2. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2014-02-21). Day-Monroe breaks American pentathlon record at US Indoors. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-06-08.
  3. ^ Turnbull, Simon (2014-03-07). The great Genzebe next for Grunewald, the great cancer survivor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-06-08.
  4. ^ Gugala, Jon (2014-02-22). A Rudderless Ship: USATF Overrules Itself, Disqualifies Gabe Grunewald. RunBlogRun. Retrieved on 2014-06-08.
  5. ^ Martin, Scott (2014-02-24). Grunewald Reinstated as 3000 Meter Champ. Runner's World. Retrieved on 2014-06-08.
  6. ^ Grunewald reinstated as USA indoor women’s 3,000m champion. USATF (2014-02-24). Retrieved on 2014-06-08.
  7. ^ Germano, Sara & Helliker, Kevin (2014-02-24). USA Track Reinstates Disqualified Champ Grunewald. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2014-06-08.
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