Day 1 Preview: Iowans @ U.S. Olympic T&F Trials
June 20th, 2024 by Asa Lucas
•U.S. Olympic Trials—Eugene, Oregon, June 21-June 30
The 2024 Olympic Trials begin on Friday and will run through June 30, with a 2-day break on Tuesday and Wednesday (June 25-26).
—Thirty five athletes with Iowa ties will be competing. See entire list below.
—52 Drake Relays alumni competing
—18 Drake Relays officials working the meet including public address announcer Mike Jay
https://www.usatf.org/events/
The top 3 finishers in each event, provided they’ve met the Olympic qualifying standard (performance or ranking) will qualify to represent the U.S. at the Paris Olympics. You can check the status of an athlete by going to the World Athletics “Road to Paris” site:
https://worldathletics.org/
Schedule: https://www.usatf.
Entries: https://www.usatf.
Startlists/Results: https://
IOWANS COMPETING IN U.S. OLYMPIC TRACK & FIELD TRIALS
Men – 20
Isaac Basten, Drake —1500
*Kenny Bednarek, former Indiana Hills CC — 100 & 200
#Hillary Bor, former Iowa State – 3000 steeple
Jamal Britt, former Iowa – 110 hurdles
Brandon Carnes, former UNI — 100 & 200
James Carter, former Iowa — triple jump
Nik Curtiss, former Iowa — shot put
Ryan Ford, former Iowa State — 10,000
Cam Jones, Iowa State, Cedar Rapids Kennedy HS —shot put
Darius Kipyego, Iowa State — 800
Courtney Lindsey, former Iowa Central CC — 100 & 200
Michael Millslagle, Graceland — high jump
Gratt Reed, Iowa, Atlantic HS — 110 hurdles
Will Reemstsma, St. Ambrose, Davenport Central HS — 400 hurdles
Gable Sieperda, Iowa State, GLR/CL HS — 3000 steeple
Mike Stein, Iowa, Spirit Lake HS — javelin
TJ Tomlyanovich, Cedar Falls HS — 400
Reno Tuufull, former Iowa — discus
Kalen Walker, Iowa, Indian Hills CC —100
Austin West, Iowa, Iowa City West HS — decathlon
Women – 15
Alex Gochenour-Brondyke, Logan Magnolia HS — heptathlon & 100 hurdles
Brittany Brown, former Iowa — 200
Makayla Clark, Iowa State — 800
Erin Dowd, former Iowa — 400 hurdles
Laulauga Tausaga-Collins, former Iowa — discus
$Lolo Jones, Des Moines Roosevelt — 100 hurdles
Rachel Joseph, Iowa State — 400
Paige Magee, Iowa — 100 hurdles
Kat Moody, Iowa, Waukee HS — discus
Janette Schraft, Iowa State, Glenwood HS — 3000 steeple
*Karissa Schweizer, Dowling Catholic —5,000 & 10,000
Maria Shavers, former UNI, Hawkeye CC, Waterloo West HS — hammer throw
Tionna Tobias, Iowa – long jump
Alexina Teubel, former UNI, Mt.Vernon-Lisbon HS — 1,500
Sydney Willits, Iowa State — long jump
Key
*2021 Olympian
#2016 Olympian
$2008 & 2012 Olympian
FRIDAY SCHEDULE INVOLVING IOWANS (all times central)
2 p.m. Decathlon – Austin West, Iowa
7:30 p.m. Men’s Javelin, 1st Round — First Flight: Mike Stein, Iowa, Spirit Lake HS
7:48 p.m. Women’s 400 – Heat Five: Lane 4- Rachel Joseph, Iowa State
8:17 p.m. Women’s 800 —Heat Two: Hip #8 Makayla Clark, Iowa State
8:49 p.m. Men’s 3000 Steeplechase – Heat One: Hip #6 Hillary Bor, former Iowa State, 2016 Olympian; Heat Two: Hip #6 Gabe Sieperda, Iowa State
9:22 p.m. Men’s 1500 1st round – Heat three: Hip #13 Isaac Basten, Drake
10:15 pm Men’s Shot put 1st round – Flight one: Cam Jones, Iowa State, CR Kennedy; Nick Curtiss, former Iowa
10:22 pm Women’s 5,000 -1st round — (Heat one) – Hip #2 Karissa Schweizer, former Dowling Catholic