TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Former Indiana State All-American thrower Erin Reese will compete for a spot on Team USA when she takes part in the hammer throw at the 2024 US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon.
 
Reese will begin competition with the first round of the hammer throw Friday at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT), where she is the first flight. Each athlete will receive three throws, and the top 12 athletes will advance to the finals, which are Sunday at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). Each athlete in the finals will get three throws, with the top eight earning an additional three attempts.
 
Championship Qualifiers
The US Olympic Trials serves as the only method of qualification for Team USA for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The top three finishers in each event will qualify for the Olympic team.
 
Reese currently ranks seventh in the US in the hammer throw this season with a top mark of 71.46m (234-05), which was set at the Gibson Track and Field Complex in April.
 
How They Got Here
Erin Reese will be making her second US Olympic Trials appearance, having previously competed at the 2020 US Olympic Trials where she finished seventh in the hammer throw. She has recorded marks over 70 meters in four of her six meets this season, with her top marks of 71.46m (234-05) and 71.42m (234-04) coming at her two most recent meets, the Sycamore Open and Billy Hayes Invitational.
 
Reese has had plenty of success on the national stage during the 2023-24 track and field season. She was the 2024 USATF Indoor Champion in the weight throw in February with a mark of 25.73m (84-04.75), which ranks second all-time in world history the event. She also broke Indiana State's facility record in the event at the Blue-White Classic with a mark of 25.26m (82-10.50).
 
A three-time All-American at Indiana State, Reese was the runner-up in the hammer throw at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor National Championships. Her mark at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships ranked in the top 10 in collegiate history at the time. She was the MVC Most Outstanding Field Athlete for outdoor track and field in 2018 and 2019, earning NCAA East Preliminary Round berths in multiple events in both seasons. Reese was a two-time MVC hammer throw champion, winning in both 2018 and 2019, and also was the conference champion in the discus throw in 2019.
 
In addition to her outdoor accomplishments, Reese was a First Team All-American in the weight throw during the 2019 indoor season. She won back-to-back MVC weight throw titles in 2018 and 2019, and was the MVC Most Outstanding Field Athlete for indoor track and field in both 2018 and 2019. She still ranks second in program history in the weight throw with her 2019 NCAA Indoor National Championship mark of 22.34m (73-03.50).
 
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