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Team USA for IAAF World Championships

July 24, 2017 by webmaster

2017 IAAF World Championships – Team USATF Women’s Roster

First	Last	Event	Hometown	USATF Association
Morolake	Akinosun	4 x 100m Relay	Chicago, IL	South Texas
Nia	Ali	100m Hurdles	Philadelphia, PA	Mid-Atlantic
Valarie	Allman	Discus Throw	Longmont, CO	Colorado
Whitney	Ashley	Discus Throw	Riverside, CA	San Diego-Imperial
Tianna	Bartoletta	Long Jump	Elyria, OH	Florida
Gwen	Berry	Hammer Throw	St. Louis, MO	New York
Erica	Bougard	Heptathlon	Byhalia, MS	San Diego-Imperial
Tori	Bowie	100m, 200m	Sand Hill, MS	Southern
Aaliyah	Brown	4 x 100m Relay	Frankfort, IL	Gulf
Dani	Bunch	Shot Put	Mahomet, IL	Illinois
Quanesha	Burks	Long Jump	Hartselle, AL	Alabama
Serena	Burla	Marathon	St. Louis, MO	Potomac Valley
Katie	Burnett	50K Race Walk	El Cajon, CA	San Diego-Imperial
Michelle	Carter	Shot Put	Red Oak, TX	New York
Kori	Carter	400m Hurdles	Hawthorne, CA	Southern California
Emma	Coburn	Steeplechase	Crested Butte, CO	Colorado
Amy	Cragg	Marathon	Leavenworth, KS	Oregon
Vashti	Cunningham	High Jump	Las Vegas, NV	Nevada
Sharon	Day-Monroe	Heptathlon	Costa Mesa, CA	Pacific
Kimberlyn	Duncan	200m	Katy, TX	Southern
Kendall	Ellis	400m	Pembroke Pines, FL	Florida
Maggie	Ewen	Hammer Throw	St. Francis, MN	Arizona
Allyson	Felix	400m	Los Angeles, CA	Southern California
Lindsay	Flanagan	Marathon	Roselle, IL	Potomac Valley
Phyllis	Francis	400m	Queens, NY	Gulf
Courtney	Frerichs	Steeplechase	Nixa, MO	Oregon
Kate	Grace	1500m	Santa Monica, CA	Pacific
Emily	Grove	Pole Vault	Pontiac, IL	Illinois
Daina	Harper	4 x 400m Relay	Houston, TX	Arkansas
Dawn	Harper-Nelson	100m Hurdles	East St. Louis, MO	Southern California
Keni	Harrison	100m Hurdles	Clayton, NC	Kentucky
Natasha	Hastings	4 x 400m Relay	Brooklyn, NY	New York
Quanera	Hayes	400m	Hope Mills, NC	North Carolina
Shelby	Houlihan	5000m	Sioux City, IA	Oregon
Molly	Huddle	5000m, 10,000m	Elmira, NY	Niagara
Emily	Infeld	10,000m	University Heights, OH	Oregon
Kyra	Jefferson	4 x 100m Relay	Detroit, MI	Florida
Gia	Lewis-Smallwood	Discus Throw	Champaign, IL	New York
Charlene	Lipsey	800m	Hempstead, NY	Southern
Shamier	Little	400m Hurdles	Chicago, IL	Gulf
Christina	Manning	100m Hurdles	Waldorf, MD	Florida
Brenda	Martinez	800m	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Southern California
Inika	McPherson	High Jump	Port Arthur, TX	Gulf
Miranda	Melville	20K Race Walk	Rochester, NY	New York
Maria	Michta-Coffey	20K Race Walk	Nesconset, NY	Long Island
Sandi	Morris	Pole Vault	Greenville, SC	Arkansas
Dalilah	Muhammad	400m Hurdles	Bayside, NY	Southern California
Liz	Patterson	High Jump	Rowlett, TX	Pacific
DeAnna	Price	Hammer Throw	Old Monroe, MO	New York
Colleen	Quigley	Steeplechase	St. Louis, MO	Oregon
Brittney	Reese	Long Jump	Gulfport, MS	Potomac Valley
Shannon	Rowbury	5000m	San Francisco, CA	Oregon
Sha’Keela	Saunders	Long Jump	Chesapeake, VA	Kentucky
Raven	Saunders	Shot Put	Charleston, SC	South Carolina
Jenny	Simpson	1500m	Oviedo, FL	Colorado
Emily	Sisson	10,000m	Chesterfield, MO	New England
Deajah	Stevens	100m, 200m	Bayside, NY	New York
Jenn	Suhr	Pole Vault	Fredonia, NY	Niagara
Cassandra	Tate	400m Hurdles	Hammond, LA	Southern
Erin	Taylor-Talcott	50K Race Walk	Portland, OR	New Jersey
Sara	Vaughn	1500m	Gering, NE	Colorado
Ariana	Washington	100m	Long Beach, CA	Southern California
Kendell	Williams	Heptathlon	Kennesaw, GA	Georgia
Ajee’	Wilson	800m	Neptune, NJ	Mid-Atlantic
Shakima	Wimbley	4 x 400m Relay	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Florida
Kara	Winger	Javelin Throw	Vancouver, WA	Colorado

2017 IAAF World Championships – Team USATF Men’s Roster

First	Last	Event	Hometown	USATF Association
Devon	Allen	110m Hurdles	Phoenix, AZ	Oregon
Robby	Andrews	1500m	Manalapan, NJ	New Jersey
Jaylen	Bacon	4 x 100m Relay	Eastover, SC	South Carolina
Chris	Belcher	100m	Sayville, NY	Long Island
Chris	Benard	Triple Jump	Corona, CA	San Diego-Imperial
Hillary	Bor	Steeplechase	Colorado Springs, CO	Colorado
Donavan	Brazier	800m	Grand Rapids, MI	Michigan
Rodney	Brown	Discus Throw	Chappell Hill, TX	Southern
Matthew	Centrowitz	1500m	Arnold, MD	Oregon
Paul	Chelimo	5000m	Colorado Springs, CO	Colorado
Michael	Cherry	4 x 400m relay	Chesapeake, VA	Southern
Will	Claye	Triple Jump	Phoenix, AZ	San Diego-Imperial
Kerron	Clement	400m Hurdles	La Porte, TX	Florida
Christian	Coleman	100m	Atlanta, GA	Tennessee
Ryan	Crouser	Shot Put	Boring, OR	Oregon
Bobby	Curtis	Marathon	Louisville, KY	Michigan
Marquis	Dendy	Long Jump	Middletown, DE	Florida
Andrew	Evans	Discus Throw	Portage, MI	Kentucky
Mason	Finley	Discus Throw	Chaffee County, CO	Wyoming
Eric	Futch	400m Hurdles	Darby, PA	Florida
Justin	Gatlin	100m	Pensacola, FL	Florida
Johnny	Gregorek	1500m	Seekonk, MA	New York
Trey	Hardee	Decathlon	Hiram, GA	Georgia
Aleec	Harris	110m Hurdles	Atlanta, GA	Southern California
Isaiah	Harris	800m	Lewiston, ME	Mid-Atlantic
Jeff	Henderson	Long Jump	North Little Rock, AR	Southern California
Ryan	Hill	5000m	Hickory, NC	Oregon
Darrell	Hill	Shot Put	Darby, PA	San Diego-Imperial
TJ	Holmes	400m Hurdles	St. Petersburg, FL	Florida
Cyrus	Hostetler	Javelin Throw	Newberg, OR	San Diego-Imperial
Andrew	Irwin	Pole Vault	Mt. Ida, AR	Arkansas
Evan	Jager	Steeplechase	Algonquin, IL	Oregon
Eric	Jenkins	5000m	Portsmouth, NH	Oregon
Stanley	Kebenei	Steeplechase	Colorado Springs, CO	Colorado
Sam	Kendricks	Pole Vault	Oxford, MS	Southern
Fred	Kerley	400m	Taylor, TX	Gulf
Elkanah	Kibet	Marathon	Fayetteville, NC	Colorado
Kyree	King	200m	Ontario, CA	Southern California
Shadrack	Kipchirchir	10,000m	Colorado Springs, CO	Oregon
Leonard	Korir	10,000m	Colorado Springs, CO	Colorado
Joe	Kovacs	Shot Put	Bethlehem, PA	San Diego-Imperial
Erik	Kynard Jr	High Jump	Toledo, OH	Missouri Valley
Jarrion	Lawson	Long Jump	Texarkana, TX	Arkansas
Beejay	Lee	4 x 100m Relay	West Covina, CA	Southern California
Wil	London III	400m	Waco, TX	Southwestern
Augustus	Maiyo	Marathon	Fort Carson, CO	Colorado
Bryan	McBride	High Jump	Peoria, AZ	Arizona
Tony	McQuay	4 x 400m relay	Riviera Beach, FL	Florida
Hassan	Mead	10,000m	Eugene, OR	Oregon
LaShawn	Merritt	400m	Portsmouth, VA	Virginia
Aries	Merritt	110m Hurdles	Marietta, GA	Arizona
Bryshon	Nellum	4 x 400m relay	Long Beach, CA	Southern California
Christopher	Nilsen	Pole Vault	Kansas City, MO	Missouri Valley
Gil	Roberts	400m	Oklahoma City, OK	Southern California
Ricky	Robertson Jr	High Jump	Hernando, MS	Southern
Jeron	Robinson	High Jump	Houston, TX	South Texas
Michael	Rodgers	4 x 100m Relay	St. Louis, MO	South Texas
Donald	Scott	Triple Jump	Apopka, FL	Michigan
Michael	Stigler	400m Hurdles	Canyon, TX	Missouri Valley
Christian	Taylor	Triple Jump	Fayetteville, GA	Florida
Ameer	Webb	200m	Harbor City, CA	Arizona
Ryan	Whiting	Shot Put	Harrisburg, PA	Arizona
Devon	Williams	Decathlon	Kennesaw, GA	Georgia
Drew	Windle	800m	New Albany, OH	Pacific Northwest
Isiah	Young	200m	Junction City, KS	Southern
Zachery	Ziemek	Decathlon	Itasca, IL	Wisconsin

Thom Confer to Receive 2017 Milton Hershey Award

July 24, 2017 by webmaster

7/21/2017

INDIANAPOLIS — A track & field advocate for more than 45 years, Thom Confer of Orange County, California, has been honored by USA Track & Field and The Hershey Company as the 2017 USATF Milton Hershey Award recipient. Created by the partnership between USATF and Hershey, the Milton Hershey Award annually honors an individual whose volunteer contributions to youth track & field and fitness have positively affected the lives of young people.

Confer will receive his award on July 25 as part of the Opening Ceremonies at the 2017 USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Championships in Lawrence, Kansas.

Confer’s volunteer work spans from coaching to administration, including most recently heading up the USATF Southern California Association RunJumpThrow program, which has impacted close to 20,000 children over the last two years.

“I am humbled and honored to receive the Milton Hershey Award,” Confer said. “As I do what I do to promote the sport that provided an opportunity for me to further my education, develop friendships and most importantly, the opportunity to help grow the sport.”

Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, Confer and his team at USATF Southern California introduced RunJumpThrow – USATF’s youth activity program with The Hershey Company – to six school districts in Southern California, adapting the program to the needs of the school district. “We’re actually going out to schools and taking over their physical education program, with the goal of getting students to want to do a track meet,” Confer said. “I really see this as my way of giving back to what I’ve been able to learn from participating in track and field.”

“Our sport simply would not exist without the volunteer work of people like Thom,” USATF CEO Max Siegel said. “Particularly in his work with RunJumpThrow the last two years, he has led the USATF Southern California Association in being a true innovator for bringing the joys of physical activity and track & field to the masses.”

“We applaud Thom’s commitment to bringing track & field to the community at large,” said Leigh Horner, Vice President of Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility from The Hershey Company. “He has devoted more than half of his life to the sport, and he is selflessly sharing his knowledge, commitment and passion. We thank him for his service to young people, and for carrying forward our founder Milton Hershey’s commitment to improving the lives of children.”

Confer’s start in the sport began in high school, and he went on to compete collegiately in the 800m and 1,600 meters at Charleston Southern University in the 1970s. He has coached high school track and field for more than ten years and has been involved in the USATF Southern California Association since 2000. He first served as the Association’s youth vice president and later transitioned to executive treasurer. Confer has served as the President of USATF Southern California Association since 2010, is a USATF Western Regional Representative, and currently is USATF’s national chair of its Para-Athletic Committee.

Confer also operates a youth club program year round which exposes youth athletes to the fundamentals of running through conditioning and track and field competitions.

Welcoming as many as 10,000 athletes, the 2017 USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Championships will be held July 24-July 30 at Lawrence, Kansas. For more information visit http://www.usatf.org/Events.

For more information on RunJumpThrow, visit www.usatf.org/runjumpthrow.

Katherine Deighan
[email protected]
USATF Communications Intern

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