2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

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.

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)
2013
2015

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 Bracy6.48 Trell Kimmons6.49 Joe Morris6.52
400 meters Kyle Clemons45.60 David Verburg45.62 Kind Butler III45.84
800 meters Erik Sowinski1:47.86 Robby Andrews1:48.44 Nick Symmonds1:48.48
1500 meters Lopez Lomong3:43.09 Will Leer3:43.21 Garrett Heath3:43.97
3000 meters Bernard Lagat7:46.01 Galen Rupp7:48.19 Ryan Hill7:49.62
60 meters hurdles Omoghan Osaghae7.553 Dominic Berger7.556 Terrence Trammell7.559
High jump Erik Kynard2.30 m (7 ft 6 12 in) Darius Purcell2.27 m (7 ft 5 14 in) Dusty Jonas2.27 m (7 ft 5 14 in)
Pole vault Mark Hollis5.55 m (18 ft 2 12 in) Shawn Francis5.55 m (18 ft 2 12 in) Nick Frawley5.55 m (18 ft 2 12 in)
Long jump Tyron Stewart8.22 m (26 ft 11 12 in) Chris Benard8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Jeremy Hicks8.06 m (26 ft 5 14 in)
Triple jump Chris Carter17.15 m (56 ft 3 in) Chris Benard16.99 m (55 ft 8 34 in) Troy Doris16.84 m (55 ft 2 34 in)
Shot put Ryan Whiting22.23 m (72 ft 11 in) CR Kurt Roberts21.50 m (70 ft 6 14 in) Joe Kovacs21.46 m (70 ft 4 34 in)
Weight throw A. G. Kruger23.70 m (77 ft 9 in) J. C. Lambert23.05 m (75 ft 7 14 in) Jake Freeman22.80 m (74 ft 9 12 in)
Heptathlon Gray Horn6071 pts Jeff Mohl5746 pts Daniel Gooris5613 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 meters Tianna Bartoletta7.08 LaKeisha Lawson7.09 Barbara Pierre7.10
400 meters Francena McCorory50.85 Joanna Atkins51.13 Natasha Hastings51.34
800 meters Ajee' Wilson2:00.43 Chanelle Price2:00.48 Molly Beckwith2:01.87
1500 meters Mary Cain4:07.05 Treniere Moser4:09.93 Heather Kampf4:13.04
3000 meters Gabe Grunewald9:23.15 Shannon Rowbury9:25.49 Sara Vaughn9:26.46
60 meters hurdles Nia Ali7.80 Janay DeLoach Soukup7.82 Kristi Castlin7.88
High jump Inika McPherson1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Tiana Wills 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Megan Glisar1.85 m (6 ft 34 in)
Pole vault Mary Saxer4.71 m (15 ft 5 14 in) Jenn Suhr4.66 m (15 ft 3 14 in) Kylie Hutson4.66 m (15 ft 3 14 in)
Long jump Tori Polk6.70 m (21 ft 11 34 in) Tori Bowie6.66 m (21 ft 10 in) Andrea Geubelle6.61 m (21 ft 8 in)
Triple jump Amanda Smock13.81 m (45 ft 3 12 in) Andrea Geubelle13.66 m (44 ft 9 34 in) Toni Smith13.57 m (44 ft 6 14 in)
Shot put Michelle Carter18.45 m (60 ft 6 14 in) Jeneva McCall18.28 m (59 ft 11 12 in) Felisha Johnson17.94 m (58 ft 10 14 in)
Weight throw Gwen Berry23.82 m (78 ft 1 34 in) Amber Campbell23.68 m (77 ft 8 14 in) Jeneva McCall23.16 m (75 ft 11 34 in)
Pentathlon Sharon Day-Monroe4805 pts NR CR Sami Spenner4498 pts Barbara Nwaba4406 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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