| 2018 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships | |
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| Host City: | Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
| Dates: | June 21–24 |
| Stadium: | Drake Stadium, Drake University |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Events: | 40 (men: 20; women: 20) |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Organized by USA Track & Field, the four-day competition took place June 21–24 and serves as the national championships in track and field for the United States.[1]
The 50 kilometers race walk was held January 20 at Santee, California.
| Day | Events | |
|---|---|---|
| June 21 | Decathlon (day 1), 800 m heats (men and women), triple jump final (women), 400 m heats (men and women), 1500 m heats (men), javelin final (men), hammer throw (men), discus throw final (men), shot put (women), 400 m hurdles heats (men), 100 m heats (men and women), steeplechase heats (women), 10,000 meters final (men and women) | |
| June 22 | Decathlon (day 2), 100 m hurdles heats (women), 100 m semi-finals and finals (men and women), triple jump final (women), javelin final (women), high jump final (men), steeplechase heats (men), 1500 m heats (women), 400 m semi-finals (men and women), 800 m semi-finals (men and women) | |
| June 23 | Heptathlon (day 1), hammer throw final (women), pole vault final (men), long jump final (women), discus throw final (women), 100 m hurdles semi-finals and finals (women), 200 m heats (men and women), 110 m hurdles heats (men), 400 m hurdles semi-finals (women), 400 m hurdles final (men), steeplechase final (women), 1500 m final (men), 400 m final (men and women) | |
| June 24 | 20 km walk final (men and women), 5000 m final (men and women), heptathlon (day 2), 200 m semi-finals and finals (men and women), pole vault final (women), high jump final (women), triple jump final (men), shot put (men), 110 m hurdles semi-finals and final (men), 400 m hurdles final (women), 800 m final (men and women), steeplechase final (men), 1500 m final (women) |
Key:.
| 100 meters +1.1 | 9.88 | 9.90 | 10.00 | ||||
| 200 meters -1.9 | 20.47 | 20.74 | 20.80 | ||||
| 400 meters | 44.58 | 44.64 | 44.85 | ||||
| 800 meters | 1:46.50 | 1:47.11 | 1:47.76 | ||||
| 1500 meters | 3:43.37 | 3:43.63 | 3:43.74 | ||||
| 5000 meters | 13:29.47 | 13:29.67 | 13:30.12 | ||||
| 10,000 meters | 28:58.38 | 28:59.67 | 29:00.00 | ||||
| 110 m hurdles -1.8 | 13.46 (13.452) | 13.46 (13.454) | 13.51 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | 48.21 | 48.51 | 48.65 | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:20.10 | 8:22.58 | 8:24.66 | ||||
| 20 kilometers walk | 1:24:53.37 | 1:27:47.13 | 1:28:29.47 | ||||
| 4:09:32 | 4:23:28 | 4:45:16 |
| High jump | |||||||
| Pole vault | |||||||
| Long jump | +0.3 | +1.0 | w +2.4 (7.97) -0.8 | ||||
| Triple jump | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.0 | ||||
| Shot put | |||||||
| Discus throw | |||||||
| Hammer throw | |||||||
| Javelin throw | |||||||
| Decathlon | 8294 points | 8019 points | 7878 points |
Key:
| 100 meters +0.6 | 10.91 | 10.96 | 10.98 | ||||
| 200 meters -1.0 | 22.62 | 22.83 | 22.89 | ||||
| 400 meters | 49.52 | 50.08 | 50.37 | ||||
| 800 meters | 1:58.18 | 1:58.57 | 1:58.65 | ||||
| 1500 meters | 4:05.48 | 4:06.21 | 4:07.04 | ||||
| 5000 meters | 15:31.03 | 15:32.71 | 15:34.31 | ||||
| 10,000 meters | 31:52.32 | 31:56.68 | 32:05.05 | ||||
| 100 m hurdles -1.4 | 12.46 | 12.65 | 12.68 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | 53.61 | 54.12 | 55.00 | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:17.70 | 9:18.69 | 9:33.30 | ||||
| 20 kilometers walk | 1:35:21.59 | 1:37:55.97 | 1:40:28.96 | ||||
| 4:46:12 4:47:50 | 4:59:16 | Anett Torma Teresa Vaill (W55) | 4:59:55 5:29:29 |
| High jump | |||||||
| Pole vault | |||||||
| Long jump | -2.2 | -2.5 | -0.7 | ||||
| Triple jump | +1.9 | w +3.8 (14.48) +0.4 | w +2.8 (13.80) +1.9 | ||||
| Shot put | |||||||
| Discus throw | |||||||
| Hammer throw | NR, CR | ||||||
| Javelin throw | |||||||
| Heptathlon | 6347 points | 6003 points | 5933 points |
| Mixed gender 200 meters +1.7 | Charles Allie (M70) | 25.75 | Ty Brown (M73) | 27.66 | Roger Pierce (M73) | 28.72 |
The 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships serve as the qualification meet for United States representatives in international competitions, including the 2018 NACAC Championships. In order to be entered, athletes need to achieve a qualifying standard mark and place in the top 3 in their event. The United States team, as managed by USATF, can also bring a qualified back up athlete in case one of the team members is unable to perform.
Additionally, defending World Champions and 2017 Diamond League Champions received byes into the World Championships. The athletes eligible for a bye are:
Both qualified by winning their respective events in the championships.[2]