TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State student-athletes Ryan York and Rachel Mehringer will compete against the nation's best young talent Wednesday and Thursday, as the Sycamore duo takes part in the 2024 USATF U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
 
York will compete in the 3000m steeplechase Wednesday at 8:26 p.m. ET (5:26 p.m. PT), while Mehringer will take part in the 100m hurdles, with prelims slated for Thursday at 7:50 p.m. ET (4:50 p.m. PT) and finals set for 9:21 p.m. ET (6:21 p.m. PT).
 
Championship Qualifiers
The USATF U20 Championships serves as a selection event for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships, which take place August 26-31 in Lima, Peru.
 
York and Mehringer can qualify for the world championships by placing first or second in their respective events in Eugene, which would auto-qualify them for spots on Team USA. If either place third in their events, they will serve as an alternate for the World Athletics U20 Championships.
 
How They Got Here
Ryan York qualified for the USATF U20 Championships in the steeplechase with his time of 9:16.11 at the Tennessee Invitational in April. He bettered that time at the MVC Outdoor Championships in May, crossing the line in 9:15.80. York was one of three Sycamores to clock a steeplechase time under 9:20 this season, and was part of a freshman class that propelled Indiana State into the top five at the MVC Cross Country Championships while sweeping the MVC Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
 
Rachel Mehringer qualified for the USATF U20 Championships in the 100m hurdles with a wind-legal time of 13.63 at the Tennessee Invitational in April. She has since bettered that with wind-legal times of 13.62, 13.38, 13.48, 13.47, 13.47, 13.27 and 13.26. Mehringer already owns the five fastest wind-legal 100m hurdles times in program history and won MVC individual titles in both the 60m hurdles (indoor) and 100m hurdles (outdoor). Her time of 13.26 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA East First Round was the fastest time of any freshman to reach the NCAA regional round. She also owns wind-aided times of 13.05 and 13.34.
 
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