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18 Hawkeyes Set to Compete at 2023 USATF Championships

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July 4th, 2023 by admin

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), Nik Curtis (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

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