The 2024 USATF Indoor Championships are being held on the Albuquerque Conference Middle in Albuquerque, New Mexico, onFriday, February 16, and Saturday, February 17.
The 2-day, very tight schedule goes from 3 PM Mountain Time to eight:30 PM Mountain Time on Friday and from 1 PM to three:32 PM on Saturday.
The indoor takes on additional significance as a result of World Indoor Champs, March 1-3, 2024, in Glasgow, Scotland, and the Paris Olympics, July 26-August 11.
Indoor monitor & discipline dates again to 1857, in Nice Britain, in a meet between Oxford and Cambridge. Indoor Observe started within the US in 1866, courtesy of the NYAC and three New York athletes, Henry Buermeyer, John Babcock, and William Curtis (NYAC). The primary Nationwide Champs had been held in 1870 and hosted by NYAC for 3 years.
Now that you’ve had the primary historical past lesson on an indoor monitor, we are able to get to the enjoyable and meet this weekend!
Occasions to observe on Friday:
Ladies’s 800 meters: We now have large expertise within the ladies’s 800 meters. Watch Nia Akins, US Champ, indoors and outs in 2023, and sixth place in World Champs in 2024 at 1:57.73 PB.
Males’s 800 meters: Bryce Hoppel, World Indoor bronze medalist; Shane Streich, 1000m AR holder; Isaiah Harris, and Brandon Kidder (each Brooks Beasts TC).
Males’s Pole vault: Sam Kendricks, Olympic bronze medalist and 2-time World Champion, Chris Nilson, Olympic silver medalist, and KC Lightfoot, AR holder, will all be there, a very robust occasion.
Ladies’s 60m Hurdles: Tia Jones, Alaysha Johnson, and Masai Russell are all right here, and Tia Jones is second quickest on the planet at 7.72!
Males’s 60m hurdles: The most effective occasions of the complete Indoor, with Grant Holloway (WR holder 60m hurdles, defending champ, 3-time World Outside 110m hurdles), Trey Cunningham, Eugene silver medalist, Daniel Roberts, Budapest bronze medalist. This occasion is quick and livid; look ahead to drama!
Ladies’s 3000 meters: Elle St. Pierre ran 8:25.25 in a titanic battle at NB Indoor GP. I’m Elly Henes and Elle Donahue. Altitude impacts the 3000 meters.
Males’s 3000 meters: That is an thrilling race. Yared Nuguse is finest on paper, however bear in mind, that is at altitude, the primary 2k will in all probability be jogging then the final 5 laps shall be loopy. Be careful for Olin Hacker and Dillon Maggard.
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Ladies’s 60m-watch for Aleia Hobbs, AR holder; she has a lot to show; watch Mikiah Brisco and Celara Barnes.
Males’s 60 meters: The occasion of the meet. There’s tons at stake in Noah Lyles versus Fred Kerley and Christian Colemanstake right here. Lyles has run 6.44 this yr, Kerley at 6.54; this shall be a quick race. Coleman set WR right here, and he’s on hearth. I believe that it’ll take 6.34 to win. It may very well be a world document.
Males’s shot put: Ryan Crouser has stored it mellow this yr. Ryan has set World information each indoors and outside. He’s a Beastmaster. This may very well be loopy far, additionally watch Roger Steen, after these two, this needs to be a studying expertise for the remainder of the sphere.
Ladies’s Pole Vault: Katie Moon, Olympic, and WC, Sandi Moon, WC silver medalist, each there, profound, deep occasion. How far will Katie Moon go? Will Sandi problem her?
Ladies’s 1,500 meters: Nikki Hiltz, Elle St. Pierre, Elly Henes, and Emily Mackay look nice! This shall be tactical.
Males’s 1,500 meters: Watch Hobbs Kessler, the 20 yr previous is operating nicely, 3.33.66 (an a 3:48 mile). Cole Hocker, who simply ran an 8:05 mile; Sam Prakel, World Street mile champ; Henry Wynne; and Craig Engels, probably the most skilled and savvy racers, on this race simply in need of 8 laps on a 200-meter monitor.
USATF.TV will host a broadcast on Friday and Saturday LIVE (there’s a paywall) from 5-10 PM Japanese time. On Saturday, NBC will present 4-6 PM Japanese and Peacock. USATF.TV will present LIVE on Saturday.
Schedule: https://www.usatf.org/occasions/2024/2024-usatf-indoor-championships/schedule
Stay outcomes right here: https://outcomes.usatf.org/2024Indoors/
Entries: https://usatf.sport80.com/public/occasions/149018/entries/42?bl=wizard
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