USATF Announces World Championship Team

USA Track & Field announced the official team for the IAAF World Championships today.  The roster of 129 athletes includes a plethora with California ties.

The final spot in the women’s 5000 meters was the big question mark as third-place finisher at USA’s Angela Bizzarri failed to achieve the ‘A’ standard.  It was ultimately Lauren Fleshman -  just eighth in Eugene – who was selected after two athletes before her, Jen Rhines and Desiree Davilia, passed on the opportunity.  Fleshman ran the ‘A’ standard last week at the Aviva Grand Prix in London, winning the race in a time of 15:00.57.

Below is the complete USA roster with those with California ties bolded.
(*denotes 2009 World Champion)

Men’s 100m: Walter Dix, Justin Gatlin, Michael Rodgers
Men’s 200m: Dix, Darvis Patton, Jeremy Dodson
Men’s 400m: Tony McQuay, Greg Nixon (trains in Long Beach), Jamaal Torrance, LaShawn Merritt*
Men’s 800m: Nicholas Symmonds, Khadevis Robinson (formerly Santa Monica TC), Charles Jock (Mission Bay HS-San Diego/UC Irvine)
Men’s 1500m: Matthew Centrowitz, Leonel Manzano, Andrew Wheating
Men’s 3000m SC: William Nelson (Taft Union HS-Bakersfield), Daniel Huling, Benjamin Bruce (Mt. Carmel HS-San Diego/San Diego Mesa CC/Cal Poly-SLO)
Men’s 5000m: Bernard Lagat, Chris Solinsky, Galen Rupp
Men’s 10,000m: Rupp, Matt Tegenkamp, Scott Bauhs (San Ramon Valley HS/Chico State/Mammoth TC)
Men’s 20km RW: Trevor Barron
Men’s marathon: Nicholas Arciniaga (Fountain Valley HS/Cal State Fullerton), Michael Morgan, Sergio Reyes (Los Osos HS/Cuesta CC/Asics Aggies), Jeffrey Eggleston, Mike Sayenko
Men’s 110mH: David Oliver, Aries Merritt, Jason Richardson
Men’s 400mH: Jeshua Anderson (Taft HS-Woodland Hills), Bershawn Jackson, Angelo Taylor, Kerron Clement* (trains in Los Angeles)
Men’s HJ: Jesse Williams (USC), Dustin Jonas, Erik Kynard
Men’s PV: Derek Miles (Bella Vista HS-Fair Oaks), Jeremy Scott, Mark Hollis
Men’s LJ: Marquise Goodwin, Claye, Trevell Quinley (Merrill F. West HS-Tracy/trains in Chula Vista), Dwight Phillips*
Men’s TJ: Christian Taylor, William Claye, Walter Davis
Men’s SP: Adam Nelson, Christian Cantwell*, Reese Hoffa, Ryan Whiting
Men’s DT: Jarred Rome (trains in Chula Vista), Jason Young, Lance Brooks
Men’s HT: Kibwe Johnson, Michael Mai (trains in Bay Area)
Men’s JT: Mike Hazle (trains in Chula Vista)
Men’s Dec: Ashton Eaton, Ryan Harlan, Bryan Clay (Asuza Pacific, trains in Los Angeles), Trey Hardee*
Men’s 4x100m: Dix, Gatlin, Rodgers, Kimmons, Ivory Williams, Travis Padgett
Men’s 4x400m: Merritt, McQuay, Nixon, Torrence, Michael Berry, Miles Smith

Women’s 100m: Carmelita Jeter (Bishop Montgomery HS/Cal State Dominguez/trains in Carson), Marshavet Myers, Miki Barber
Women’s 200m: Shalonda Solomon (Long Beach Poly HS), Jeter, Jeneba Tarmoh (Mt. Pleasant HS-San Jose), Allyson Felix* (Los Angeles Baptist HS)
Women’s 400m: Felix, Francena McCorory, Debbie Dunn, Sanya Richards-Ross*
Women’s 800m: Alysia Montano (Canyon HS/Cal-Berkeley), Maggie Vessey (Soquel HS/Cal Poly-SLO), Alice Schmidt (trains in Chula Vista)
Women’s 1500m: Morgan Uceny (Mammoth TC), Jennifer Simpson, Shannon Rowbury (Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep-San Francisco)
Women’s 3000m SC: Emma Coburn, Bridget Franek, Delilah DiCrescenzo
Women’s 5000m: Molly Huddle, Amy Hastings (Mammoth TC), Lauren Fleshman (Canyon HS/Stanford)
Women’s 10000m: Shalane Flanagan, Kara Goucher, Jennifer Rhines (Mammoth TC)
Women’s 20km RW: Maria Michta
Women’s Marathon: Katherine Newberry, Alissa McKaig, Colleen DeRuck, Tera Moody, Zoila Gomez (Costa Mesa HS)
Women’s 100mH: Kellie Wells, Danielle Carruthers, Dawn Harper (UCLA)
Women’s 400mH: Lashinda Demus (Long Beach Wilson HS), Queen Harrison, Jasmine Chaney
Women’s HJ: Brigetta Barrett, Inika McPherson (Cal-Berkley)
Women’s PV: Kylie Hutson, Jenn Suhr, Lacy Janson
Women’s LJ: Brittney Reese*, Janay DeLoach, Funmi Jimoh, Tori Polk
Women’s TJ: Amanda Smock
Women’s SP: Michelle Carter, Jillian Camarena-Williams (Woodland HS/Stanford), Sarah Stevens-Walker
Women’s DT: Stephanie Brown-Trafton (Arroyo Grande HS/Cal Poly-SLO), Aretha Thurmond, Gia Lewis-Smallwood
Women’s HT: Jessica Cosby (Grover Cleveland HS-Reseda/UCLA), Amber Campbell, Jeneva McCall
Women’s JT: Kara Patterson (trains in Chula Vista), Rachel Yurkovich
Women’s Hep: Sharon Day (Costa Mesa HS/Cal Poly-SLO), Hyleas Fountain
Women’s 4x100m: Jeter, Myers, Barber, LaShaunte’a Moore, Alexandria Anderson, Bianca Knight
Women’s 4x400m: Richards-Ross, Felix, McCorory, Dunn, Beard, Natasha Hastings

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