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March 14, 2025

Returning medalists lead Team USATF roster for World Athletics Indoor Championships

INDIANAPOLIS — USA Track & Field Friday announced a roster of 56 athletes for the World Athletics Indoor Championships to be held March 21-23 in Nanjing, China. These Championships were originally scheduled for Nanjing in 2020, but were postponed due to COVID-19.

Ten medalists from last year's World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, return, led by men's 60 hurdles gold medalist and world indoor record holder Grant Holloway. Holloway, who is undefeated in the event since 2015, sports a 76-race win streak including heats and finals.

Women's long jump silver medalist Monae' Nichols won the USATF Indoor Championships title at Staten Island in February and will look to step up on the podium in Nanjing, as will Sam Kendricks in the men's pole vault. Kendricks, the world outdoor champion in 2017 and 2019, has three silvers from past World Indoor Championships, taking the runner-up slot in 2016, 2018, and last year.

Alexis Holmes and Chase Jackson are the other individual medalists making a return trip. Holmes, the USATF champion last month, nabbed bronze in the women's 400 at Glasgow and she added a silver in the 4x400 relay. Jackson, who bettered the American indoor record in Poland in February, earned bronze at Glasgow and took top honors at this year's USATF Indoor Championships.

In addition to Holmes, relay medalists Chris Bailey, Quanera Hayes, Bailey Lear, Jacory Patterson and Matthew Boling are slated for duty in China. Bailey is the fastest 400 man in the world this year with a best of 44.70 and will run the open 400 alongside Patterson. Hayes, Lear, and Boling are in the relay pools, with both teams seeking an improvement to the silver medals earned in Glasgow.

Team USATF will have three entrants in the men's 60 and 400, and the women's shot put and 60 hurdles by virtue of the byes given to winners of the World Indoor Tour. Brian Faust won the men's 400 overall title on this year's Tour and Jackson won the shot put, while Ronnie Baker and Christina Clemons are holdovers from 2020. The winners of overall Tour titles in 2019 and 2020 were given byes this year since they lost their opportunity with the COVID-related postponement in 2020.

ROSTERS

WOMEN

60: Celera Barnes, Mikiah Brisco
400: Alexis Holmes, Rosey Effiong
800: Nia Akins, Valery Tobias
1500: Sinclaire Johnson, Heather MacLean
3000: Shelby Houlihan, Whittni Morgan
60H: Christina Clemons, Grace Stark, Amber Hughes
HJ: Vashti Cunningham, Charity Hufnagel
PV: Gabriela Leon, Emily Grove
LJ: Monae' Nichols, Claire Bryant
SP: Chase Jackson, Maggie Ewen, Jessica Ramsey
Pent: Taliyah Brooks, Timara Chapman
Relay Pool: Quanera Hayes, Bailey Lear, Karimah Davis, Maya Singletary

MEN

60: Ronnie Baker, Coby Hilton, Emmanuel Wells
400: Chris Bailey, Jacory Patterson, Brian Faust
800: Josh Hoey, Brandon Miller
1500: Sam Prakel, Luke Houser
3000: Dylan Jacobs, Sam Gilman
60H: Grant Holloway, Cameron Murray
HJ: Eli Kosiba
PV: Sam Kendricks
LJ: Will Williams, Cameron Crump
TJ: Russell Robinson, Will Claye
SP: Tripp Piperi, Roger Steen
Hept: Harrison Williams, Heath Baldwin
Relay Pool: Elija Godwin, Matthew Boling, Jevon O'Bryant, Kennedy Lightner

STAFF

Women’s Staff

April Smith: Head Coach, Throws
Sandra Farmer-Patrick: Sprints/Hurdles
Lisa Morgan-Richman: Distance
Jennifer Potter: Jumps/Multis
Marsha Seagrave: Head Manager

Men’s Staff

Maurice Pierce: Head Coach, Sprints/Hurdles 
Travis Coleman: Throws
Dena Evans: Distance
Lindsey Malone: Jumps/Multis 
Nick Polk: Head Manager 

Combined Staff

Martin Palavicini: Event Manager 
Radious Guess: Event Manager 
Darryl Woodson: Relay Coach

Medical Staff

Todd Arnold: MD
Christie-Lee Coad: Head ATC
Kiki Cruickshank: USATF RMP
Brittany Garcia: USATF RMP
Melissa Stueve: ATC
Deep Patel: PA/ATC
Ben Bumguardner: DC
Breigh Jones-Coplin: Sports Psych
Rikki Keen: Sports Dietician

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