Five athletes from New Jersey, led by two Olympians, will represent the U.S. track and field team at the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) Senior Championships Aug 10-12 at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada.
On the women's side, Ajee' Wilson (Neptune High School) will run the 800, and Marielle Hall (Haddonfield High School) and Sarah Pagano (Immaculate Heart Academy) will both run the 10,000.
The Garden Staters on the men's squad are Curtis Thompson (Florence High School) in the javelin, and Travis Mahoney (Old Bridge High School) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Wilson, a 2016 Olympian in the 800, ran an American 800 record of 1:55.61 in Monaco last summer. She was second at the Indoor World Championships this past March, and placed third in the 800 at the 2017 World Outdoor Championships.
Hall, the 2014 NCAA 5K champion for Texas, was a member of the 2016 Olympic team in the 10K and a finalist in the 5K at the 2015 World Championships. Her 10K PR is 31:37.45.
Pagano has a 10K PR of 31:56.43.
Thompson, the No. 16 javelin thrower in U.S. history, won the US National javelin title with a throw of 249-3 this past June in his first competition in almost a year. He red-shirted this past year. In 2016, Thompson won the NCAA championship for Mississippi State and placed second at the Olympic Trials with a PR of 271-11, the No. 2 throw in Olympic Trials history.
Mahoney, coming off a 3:59.06 mile (his 8th sub 4) at this past Tuesday's Sub 4 at The Shore Challenge, has a PR of 8:25.44 in the steeplechase.
The U.S. team, which is comprised of 93 athletes, includes Keni Harrison, the American and world record holder in the 100 hurdles, Sandi Morris, the American record holder in the pole vault, and Deanna Price, the American record holder in the hammer throw.
On July 27, Morris leapt to a world-leading vault of 4.95m/16-2.75 just five centimeters shy of her personal best. Harrison, the 100m hurdles world record holder, hurdled her way to an event world lead of 12.36 at Diamond League in London.
Price (Moscow Mills, Missouri) currently holds the third best throw of 2018, which was her American record 256-03 at the USATF Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, IA. The American record title has bounced back and forth between Price and Gwen Berry during a season in which the two ladies have joined the world ranks in the hammer throw.
On the men's side, Darrell Hill (Darby, Pennsylvania) is coming off his USATF Outdoor Championship title in which he threw 21.57m/70-9.25 in Des Moines. More recently, Hill placed second at both the Athletics World Cup in London (21.43m/70-3.75) and Diamond league Monaco (21.72m/71-3.25).
Lopez Lomong (Lake Oswego, Oregon) is coming off his first USATF Outdoor title since he claimed back-to-back 1500 titles in 2009 and 2010. In June at the USATF Outdoor Championships, Lomong took off with 400 to go, and clocked a 54.16 last lap to win the 10,000m in 28:58.38.
Here is the complete U.S. roster, which was provided by USATF.
2018 NACAC Senior Championships Athlete Roster (by Event) | ||||||
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Event | Athlete Name | Hometown |
| Event | Athlete Name | Hometown |
100m | Kendal Williams | Jacksonville, FL |
| 100m | Jenna Prandini | Clovis, CA |
100m | Cameron Burrell | Houston, TX |
| 100m | Dezerea Bryant | Clermont, FL |
200m | Terrell Smith | Manhattan, KS |
| 200m | Brittany Brown | Ontario, CA |
200m | Andrew Hudson | Lubbock, TX |
| 200m | Phyllis Francis | Bryan, TX |
400m | Kahmari Montgomery | Tinley Park, IL |
| 400m | Courtney Okolo | Austin, TX |
400m | Michael Cherry | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 400m | Brionna Thomas | West Lafayette, IN |
800m | Drew Piazza | Danvers, MA |
| 800m | Ajee Wilson | Philadelphia, PA |
800m | Brandon Lasater | Atlanta, GA |
| 800m | Raevyn Rogers | Boston, MA |
1500m | Izaic Yorks | Seattle, WA |
| 1500m | Kate Grace | Portland, OR |
1500m | Patrick Casey | Flagstaff, AZ |
| 1500m | Rachel Schneider | Flagstaff, AZ |
5000m | Hassan Mead | Eugene, OR |
| 1500m | Shannon Osika | Ann Arbor, MI |
5000m | Riley Masters | Boulder, CO |
| 5000m | Rachel Schneider | Flagstaff, AZ |
5000m | Emmanuel Bor | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 5000m | Lauren Paquette | Memphis, TN |
10000m | Elkanah Kibet | Fountain, CO |
| 10000m | Marielle Hall | Mt. Laurel, NJ |
10000m | Lopez Lomong | Lake Oswego, OR |
| 10000m | Sarah Pagano | Brighton, MA |
10000m | Reed Fischer | Minnetonka, MN |
| 10000m | Rochelle Kanuho | Flagstaff, AZ |
3000mSC | Andy Bayer | Bloomington, IN |
| 3000mSC | Mel Lawrence | Bend, OR |
3000mSC | Travis Mahoney | Old Bridge, NJ |
| 3000mSC | Emily Oren | Holland, MI |
3000mSC | Jordan Mann | Providence, RI |
| 3000mSC | Megan Rolland | Boise, ID |
110mH | Devon Allen | Phoenix, AZ |
| 100mH | Keni Harrison | Clayton, NC |
110mH | Aleec Harris | Atlanta, GA |
| 100mH | Queen Harrison | Richmond, VA |
400mH | Khallifah Rosser | Fontana, CA |
| 400mH | Georganne Moline | Tucson, AZ |
400mH | TJ Holmes | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 400mH | Shamier Little | College Station, TX |
20k RW | Nick Christie | El Cajon, CA |
| 20k RW | Maria Michta-Coffey | Farmingville, NY |
20k RW | Emmanuel Corvera | San Diego, CA |
| 20k RW | Katie Burnett | Bellevue, WA |
20k RW | John Cody Risch | Grand Rapids, MI |
| 20k RW | Robyn Stevens | Summerlin, NV |
HJ | Trey Culver | Lubbock, TX |
| HJ | Liz Patterson | Santa Cruz, CA |
HJ | Jeron Robinson | Houston, TX |
| HJ | Loretta Blaut | Cincinnati, OH |
PV | Cole Walsh | Glendale, AZ |
| PV | Sandi Morris | Fayetteville, AR |
PV | Scott Houston | Oak Ridge, NC |
| PV | Katie Nageotte | Moscow, ID |
LJ | Damarcus Simpson | Eugene, OR |
| LJ | Sha'keela Saunders | Lexington, KY |
LJ | Marquis Dendy | Gainesville, FL |
| LJ | Quanesha Burks | Tuscaloosa, AL |
TJ | Chris Benard | Cornona, CA |
| TJ | Tori Franklin | Oak Park, IL |
TJ | Keandre Bates | Gainesville, FL |
| TJ | Lynnika Pitts | Prairieville, LA |
SP | Darrell Hill | Darby, PA |
| SP | Jessica Ramsey | Boynton Beach, FL |
SP | Curtis Jensen | Bloomer, WI |
| SP | Maggie Ewen | Tempe, AZ |
DT | Reggie Jagers | Solon, OH |
| DT | Maggie Ewen | Tempe, AZ |
DT | Mason Finley | Lawrence, KS |
| DT | Valarie Allman | Longmont, CO |
HT | Rudy Winkler | Sand Lake, NY |
| HT | Deanna Price | Moscow Mills, MO |
HT | Alex Young | LaVergne, TN |
| HT | Brooke Andersen | Vista, CA |
JT | Curtis Thompson | Florence, NJ |
| JT | Ariana Ince | Houston, TX |
JT | Capers Williamson | Greer, SC |
| JT | Bethany Drake | Sandy, OR |
4x100 Relay Pool | Kendal Williams | Jacksonville, FL |
| 4x100 Relay Pool | Jenna Prandini | Clovis, CA |
4x100 Relay Pool | Cameron Burrell | Houston, TX |
| 4x100 Relay Pool | Dezerea Bryant | Clermont, FL |
4x100 Relay Pool | Jeff Demps | Houston, TX |
| 4x100 Relay Pool | Shania Collins | Huntingtown, MD |
4x100 Relay Pool | Bryce Robinson | Austin, TX |
| 4x100 Relay Pool | Kiara Parker | Fayetteville, AR |
4x100 Relay Pool | Cordero Gray | Arlington,TX |
| 4x400 Relay Pool | Courtney Okolo | Austin, TX |
4x400 Relay Pool | Kahmari Montgomery | Tinley Park, IL |
| 4x400 Relay Pool | Brionna Thomas | West Lafayette, IN |
4x400 Relay Pool | Michael Cherry | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 4x400 Relay Pool | Briana Guillory | Iowa City, IA |
4x400 Relay Pool | Nathan Strother | Knoxville, TN |
| 4x400 Relay Pool | Jasmine Blocker | New Orleans, LA |
4x400 Relay Pool | Obi Igbokwe | Conroe, TX |
| 4x400 Relay Pool | Kiana Horton | Waco, TX |
4x400 Relay Pool | Myles Pringle | Cincinnati, OH |
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