USATF Indoor Championships: Women's 60mH preview

Feb 21, 2014 by Mitch Kastoff

Five women are seeded under 8.10, but only two will make the trip to Sopot, Poland.

Candice Price has a lot of experience at running at altitude this winter and is the field’s top seed. The 2008 World Indoor 60mH silver medalist has run 8.23A and 8.21 in Albuquerque, NM and 8.07A and 8.00A in Flagstaff, AZ.

Behind her is a familiar name in the 100mH world, Nia Ali. The 2013 World Championship team member has run 8.02A, which was also at altitude in Albuquerque. Additionally, she’s set an indoor 60m PR this winter with a 7.43 mark from the Washington Indoor Preview.

One to keep an eye on is Kristi Castlin. Although she’s seeded at 8.02 (her time from January 30), she recently just finished second at the Millrose Games 60mH in 7.93.

But the favorite is the 2012 Olympic long jump bronze medalist, Janay DeLoach Soukup. Yes, really.

DeLoach Soukup has run the 60mH since 2009, but has really come into form this winter. Most recently, she took the win and set a PR at the Millrose Games, where she broke the tape in 7.91. That was #1 in the world.

Jackie Coward rounds out the potential challengers with her 8.06 mark from the Tune-Up Invitational in Houston, TX.

Women 60m Hurdles (courtesy to USATF)
Name	Affiliation	Mark	Status	Declaration
Candice Price		8.00	qualified	declared
Nia Ali	Nike	8.02	qualified	declared
Kristi Castlin	Nike	8.02	qualified	declared
Cynithia DeLoach Soukup	Nike	8.03	qualified	declared
Jacquelyn Coward		8.06	qualified	declared
Lindsay Lindley		8.13	qualified	declared
Vashti Thomas		8.13	qualified	declared
Cassandra Lloyd		8.15	qualified	declared
Bridgette Owens	Florida	8.20	qualified	declared
Taranisha Taylor	Pittsburgh	8.32	qualified	declared
Kendra Newton	Speed Factory Athletics	8.37	qualified	declared
Sirena Williams		8.40	qualified	declared
Myesha Dixon		8.41	qualified	declared
Kaylon Eppinger		8.43	qualified	declared
Dinesha Bean	Academy of Art	8.44	qualified	declared
Lakaevia Tyler		8.44	qualified	declared
Cassandra Sidner		8.47	qualified	declared
Sarah Yeager		8.47	qualified	declared
Shaquana Logan		8.48	qualified	declared
Madeleine Outman		8.58	accepted	declared
Shana Woods		8.44	qualified	scratched
Kellie Wells	Nike	8.08	qualified
Tiana Davis		8.37	qualified
Breanna Peabody		8.55	accepted