Elijah Hall (athlete)

Elijah Hall-Thompson (born August 22, 1994) is an American track and field sprinter and American record holder in the indoor 200 meters.[6][5][4] At the NCAA Division I Championships he helped the Houston Cougars win the 4 × 100 meters relay in 2018, and won both the 60 meters and the 200 m at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships in 2018.[7][4] His winning time of 20.02 in the 200 meters is the second fastest time ever achieved over the distance indoors.

Elijah Hall

Elijah Hall at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships
Personal information
Full name	Elijah Hall-Thompson
Nationality	American
Born	(1994-08-22) August 22, 1994
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	60 m 100 m 200 m Relays
College team	Houston Cougars (2017–2018)[1] Butler Grizzlies (2015–2016)[1]
Club	CL Athletics Stars (youth)[2]
Team	Nike[3]
Turned pro	2018[3][2]
Coached by	Leroy Burrell and Carl Lewis[1][2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60 m: 6.52 (2018)[4] 100 m: 10.10 (2018) 200 m: 20.02 NR (2018)[4][5][6]

Hall qualified to represent the United States for the 2017 World Championships in the 200 m, but withdrew due to an injury.[8][9]

Statistics

• All information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[10]

Personal bests

Event	Time	Wind (m/s)	Venue	Date	Notes
60 m	6.52	N/A	College Station, Texas, USA	March 10, 2018
100 m	10.10	−0.9	Eugene, Oregon, USA	June 6, 2018
	10.00 w	+2.7	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	April 29, 2017	Wind-assisted
200 m	20.02	N/A	College Station, Texas, USA	March 10, 2018	Indoor WL, indoor NR, indoor NCAAR[4][5][6]
	19.96 w	+2.1	Houston, Texas, USA	May 14, 2017	Wind-assisted
4×100 m relay	38.17	N/A	Eugene, Oregon, USA	June 8, 2018	Former NCAAR[note 1][7][2]
4×200 m relay	1:21.17	N/A	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	April 29, 2017

National championship results

Year	Competition	Position	Event	Time	Wind (m/s)	Venue	Notes
Representing the Butler Grizzlies (2015–2016) and the Houston Cougars (2017–2018)
2015	NJCAA Indoor Championships	8th	60 m	7.22	N/A	Albuquerque, New Mexico
		DNF	200 m	—	N/A
	NJCAA Division I Championships	DQ (semi 5)	100 m	—	+4.9	Hutchinson, Kansas	False start
		DNF (semi 5)	200 m	—	+6.6
		2nd	4×100 m relay	40.12	N/A		PB
2016	NJCAA Indoor Championships	7th	60 m	6.83	N/A	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
		1st	200 m	21.25	N/A
	NJCAA Division I Championships	1st	100 m	10.16	+0.8	Levelland, Texas	PB
		2nd	200 m	20.37	+1.0		PB
		1st	4×100 m relay	39.32	N/A		PB
		4th	4×400 m relay	3:12.57	N/A		PB
2016	USA Olympic Trials	29th	100 m	10.29	+1.9	Eugene, Oregon	[11]
		DQ (heat 2)	200 m	—	+1.0		Lane violation[11]
2017	USA Championships	3rd	200 m	20.21	−2.1	Sacramento, California	PB[12]
2018	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	1st	60 m	6.52	N/A	College Station, Texas	PB
		1st	200 m	20.02	N/A		WL, indoor NR, indoor NCAAR, PB[4][5][6]
		13th	4×400 m relay	3:08.86	N/A
	NCAA Division I Championships	2nd	100 m	10.17	−0.9	Eugene, Oregon
		1st	4×100 m relay	38.17	N/A		NCAAR, PB[note 1][7][2]

• NJCAA and NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.[13][14]

Seasonal bests

Year	60 meters	100 meters	200 meters
2010	—	10.93	21.53
2011	7.05	—	21.12
2012	—	—	20.86
2013	—	10.60	20.60
2014	6.80	—	—
2015	6.70	10.49	21.16
2016	6.72	10.16	20.37
2017	6.65	10.11	20.21
2018	6.52	10.10	20.02
2019	—	—	20.55

Notes

1. Shared with John Lewis III, Mario Burke, and Cameron Burrell for the Houston Cougars.[7][2]

References

1. "Healthy Hall Realizing Promise". trackandfieldnews.com. Track & Field News. March 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
2. Knapp, Gwendolyn (February 25, 2019). "Will the UH Men's Track Team Make History?". houstoniamag.com. Houstonia Magazine. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
3. Gretschel, Johanna (June 15, 2018). "The Floodgates Have Opened: A Running List Of College Athletes Turning Pro". flotrack.org. FloTrack. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
4. Wyatt, Matt (March 10, 2018). "UH runner Elijah Hall sets collegiate record, wins two NCAA indoor titles". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
5. Jordan, Roy (March 10, 2018). "Norman breaks world indoor 400m record at NCAA Indoor Championships". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
6. Fleming, Joe (March 10, 2018). "World, collegiate records highlight NCAA indoor track and field championships". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
7. Grundy, William (June 9, 2018). "Houston Repeats NCAA 4x100 Title In 38.17 Collegiate Record!". milesplit.com. MileSplit. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
8. Duarte, Joseph (June 25, 2017). "UH's Eli Hall qualifies for IAFF World Championships in London". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
9. "Houston's Eli Hall to Miss IAAF World Championships". uhcougars.com. Houston Cougars. July 19, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
10. "ATHLETE PROFILE Elijah HALL-THOMPSON". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
11. "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - Results". usatf.org. USATF. July 10, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
12. "2017 USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 - Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, Calif. - Results". usatf.org. USATF. June 25, 2017. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
13. "ELIJAH HALL HOUSTON". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
14. "ELI HALL-THOMPSON BUTLER CC". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

External links

• Elijah Hall at World Athletics
• Elijah Hall profile at TFRRS (Houston)
• Elijah Hall profile at TFRRS (Butler)
• Elijah Hall bio at the Houston Cougars

Records
Preceded by Wallace Spearmon	Men's 200 meters indoor American record holder March 10, 2018 – present	Incumbent