2018 USA Track & Field Championships
Date	Thurs., June 21- Sun., June 24
Location	Des Moines, Iowa | Drake Stadium
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DES MOINES, Iowa - Senior distance runner and Honorable Mention All-American Taylor Austin will run in the 3000-meter steeplechase, junior Erin Reese will compete in the discus and hammer throws, and former Sycamore All-American David Timlin will run in the 1500-meter run at the USA Track & Field Championships this Thursday through Sunday.
                                             
A trip to the 2018 Athletics World Cup in London, England (July 14-15) and the NACAC Senior Championships in Toronto, Canada (Aug. 10-12) will be on the line, as the USATF Championships will be a qualifying meet for both meets.
 
Viewers will be able to watch the meet on NBC from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday, with all four days of competition available to stream on NBC Sports Gold.
 
Taylor Austin | 3000-Meter Steeplechase
First Round: Thurs., June 21, 2:50 p.m. ET
Finals: Sat., June 23, 4:20 p.m. ET
Hometown/High School: Griffith, Ind. (Griffith HS)
Personal Best: 9:54.01
Season Best: 9:54.01
US Rank: 18th
Quick Facts: 2017 Honorable Mention All-American; 3X MVC Champion in 2018
 
Competition will begin at Drake Stadium on Thursday with Austin racing in the 3000-meter steeplechase at 2:50 p.m. ET. This will be Austin's first time competing at the USA Track & Field Championships, however this is not her first time racing with high-level competition. In 2017, Austin earned a spot at the NCAA Outdoor Championships where she finished 18th for Honorable Mention All-American honors.
 
Austin had a strong senior season en route to the USA Championships which began with an MVC indoor title in the 3K. She then earned two more MVC championships during the outdoor meet in the 3000-meter steeplechase and the 5K and earned a trip to the NCAA East Regional. At the Stanford Invite in March, Austin broke her own school-record in the steeplechase with an incredible time of 9:54.01. She now holds six records at Indiana State.
 
2018 U.S. Top-10 (Per Track & Field News):
1. Emma Coburn, New Balance - 9:08.13
2. Courtney Frerichs, Nike - 9:20.84
3. Allie Ostrander, Boise State - 9:38.57
4. Shalaya Kipp, Unattached - 9:44.34
5. Mel Lawrence, Oiselle - 9:44.80
6. Paige Stoner, Syracuse - 9:46.98
7. Val Constien, Colorado - 9:47.97
8. Claire Borchers, Michigan - 9:48.33
9. Grayson Murphy, Utah - 9:48.57
10. Courtney Coppinger, Kansas - 9:49.04
 
Erin Reese | Hammer & Discus Throw
Finals: Thurs., June 21, 3:00 p.m. ET (DT) // Sat., June 23, 3:20 p.m. ET (HT)
Hometown/High School: Mt. Prospect, Ill. (Prospect HS)
Personal Best: 53.98m (177-01) (DT) // 65.16m (213-09) (HT)
Season Best: 53.98m (177-01) (DT) // 65.16m (213-09) (HT)
US Rank: 38th (DT) // 18th (HT)
Quick Facts: 2X MVC Champion in 2018; School-record holder in the hammer throw
 
Following Austin's race, Erin Reese will take the field in the women's discus throw at 3:00 p.m. ET and then again on Saturday at 3:20 p.m. ET for the women's hammer throw. This will be Reese's first time at the USA Track & Field Championships. At the NCAA East Region Prelim, Reese fell just short of qualifying for the NCAA Championships, finishing 13th in the hammer throw.
 
The junior thrower put together a phenomenal season leading up to the championships. During the indoor season she won the MVC title in the weight throw with the second-best toss in school history of 21.06m (69-01.25). She continued to build on that momentum and claimed the Missouri Valley Conference outdoor championship in the hammer throw with a school-record throw of 65.16m (213-09). In the discus throw, Reese unleashed the fourth-best throw in school history of 53.98m (177-01) at the Ole Miss Classic in March. Reese competed at the NCAA East Regional in both the hammer and discus throws.
 
2018 U.S. Top-10 Discus Throw (Per Track & Field News):
1. Valarie Allman, Stanford - 62.83m (206-01)
2. Maggie Ewen, Arizona State - 62.47m (204-11)
3. Alex Collatz-Sellens, ABG - 61.47m (201-08)
4. Rachel Dincoff, Unattached - 61.16m (200-08)
5. Whitney Ashley, CVE - 61.10m (200-05)
6. Summer Pierson, Unattached - 60.97m (200-00)
7. Kelsey Card, Unattached - 60.44m (198-03)
8. Laulauga Tausaga, Iowa - 59.86m (196-05)
9. Gia Lewis-Smallwood, Unattached - 58.73m (192-08)
10. Jessica Woodard, Oklahoma - 58.14m (190-09)
 
2018 U.S. Top-10 Hammer Throw (Per Track & Field News):
1. Gwen Berry, Nike NYAC - 77.78m (255-02)
2. DeAnna Price, NYAC - 77.65m (254-09)
3. Maggie Ewen, Arizona State - 74.53m (244-06)
4. Brooke Andersen, Northern Arizona - 74.20m (243-05)
5. Janeah Stewart, Mississippi - 72.92m (239-03)
6. Jeneva Stevens, NYAC - 70.05m (229-10)
7. Heavin Warner, Unattached - 69.99m (229-07)
8. Amanda Bingson, Nike NYACE - 69.89m (229-03)
9. Janee' Kassanavoid, Kansas State - 68.21m (223-09)
10. Temi Ogunrinde, Minnesota - 67.45m (221-03)
 
David Timlin | 1500-Meter Run
First Round: Thurs., June 21, 4:55 p.m. ET
Finals: Sat., June 23, 5:40 p.m. ET
Hometown/High School: Chicago, Ill. (Lane Tech HS)
Personal Best: 3:39.68
Season Best: 3:39.68
US Rank: 20th
Quick Facts: Three-time Second-Team All-American; 6-time MVC champion; ISU record holder
 
Former Sycamore All-American David Timlin enters Drake Stadium after posting a personal-best time of 3:39.68 from the Swarthmore Outdoor Last Chance meet on May 14. In June, Timlin also broke the four minute mile barrier at the Adrian Martinez Classic in Boston, finishing third at 3:57.69. During his time as a Sycamore, Timlin was a three-time Second-Team All-American, as well as a six-time MVC Champion with three coming in the 1500-meter run.
 
Timlin will run on Thursday evening at 4:55 p.m. ET and look to improve upon his 29th place finish from last year at the championships, where he crossed the line at 3:46.38.
 
2018 U.S. Top-10 (Per Track & Field News):
1. Robby Andrews, Adidas - 3:36.05
2. Robert Domanic, Mississippi - 3:36.33
3. Sam Prakel, Oregon - 3:36.84
4. Johnny Gregorek, Asics - 3:36.95
5. Pat Casey, Under Armour - 3:37.35
6. David Ribich, Western Oregon - 3:37.35
7. Kyle Merber, Hoka NJNY - 3:37.49
8. Matthew Centrowitz, Nike OP - 3:37.96
9. Hassan Mead, OTC - 3:38.32
10. Craig Engels, Nike OP - 3:38.53

Max Tuttle | 400-Meter Hurdles
First Round: Thurs., June 21, 4:05 p.m. ET
Finals: Sat., June 23, 4:36 p.m. ET
Hometown/High School: Bloomington, Ind. (Bloomington North HS)
Personal Best: 50.80
Season Best: 51.81
Quick Facts: 2014 Honorable Mention All-American; 10X All-MVC honoree
 
Also competing at the championships is former Sycamore standout Max Tuttle. Tuttle was a 2014 Honorable Mention All-American in the 400-meter hurdles where he placed 19th overall. He also owns the third-best time in outdoor school history in the 400 hurdles at 50.80 from the 2014 MVC Outdoor Championships at Southern Illinois.
 
Tuttle enters Thursday with a time of 51.81 from the Billy Hayes Invite earlier in May and will compete at 4:05 p.m. ET.
 
2018 U.S. Top 10 (Per Track & Field News):
1. Kenny Selmon, North Carolina - 48.12
2. David Kendziera, Illinois - 48.42
3. TJ Holmes, Nike - 48.64
4. Quincy Downing, Unattached - 49.00
5. Bershawn Jackson, Nike - 49.08
6. Khallifah Rosser, Cal St. Los Angeles - 49.23
7. Michael Stigler, Adidas - 49.24
8. Kerron Clement, Nike - 49.30
9. Norman Grimes, Texas Tech - 49.38
10. Byron Robinson, Adidas - 49.40

 
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