USATF Indoor Championships 2014Feb 21, 2014 by Mitch Kastoff
USATF Indoor Championships: Women's 60m preview
USATF Indoor Championships: Women's 60m preview
You ever sit down to do something that’ll only take about 30 minutes, only to find yourself going down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos and USATF biographies that lasts three plus hours?
That’s how I felt when I prepped for the women’s 60m preview.
There are a few familiar faces in the crowd, but for the most part, there are a lot of new names. We hope that you’re good at ice breakers because there’s plenty to remember.
To make things easy, we’ll start with the top three seeds and work our way down to the veterans.
The top mark of the season belongs to the 2012 World Indoor bronze medalist Tianna Bartoletta. The two-time world long jump champion has found great success at the 60m dash in the last two years. She set a personal best at the event last year (7.02) and is coming off a season’s best (7.17) following her win at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. She’s ranked #7 in the world.
Not too far behind her is Chauntae Bayne. Even though she’s been around the sprinting world since 1998, Bayne just set a 60m PR this season with her 7.18 second place finish in Karlsuhe. Although she’s finished fifth in her last two races, NBIGP and the Sainsbury’s Indoor Grand Prix, the former was an off race (7.29) and the latter was still solid (7.20).
Third in line is Lekeisha Lawson. The former UNLV star opened her season with a 7.20 second place finish in Dusseldorf, but has been slipping with every performance since. Most recently, she was fourth at NBIGP in 7.28.
One American to beat Lawson in Boston was Bianca Knight. In her only race of the indoor season, Knight finished second in 7.22.
Another American who did well in Beantown was Jessica Young. In her last two races, Young has run 7.25. Though there are nine women seeded under 7.26, that sort of consistency bodes well for her. She was third at NBIGP and fourth at Millrose Games.
Another one to watch is Muna Lee. The 2004 NCAA Indoor 60m champion has had some success in the sprints down south. On January 18th in Birmingham, AL, she won the Auburn Invitational in 7.28. Then on February 1st in Houston, TX, she was fourth (7.22) against some strong international competition at the Howie Ryan Invitational.
| Women 60m | ||||
| Name | Affiliation | Mark | Status | Declaration |
| Tianna Bartoletta | 7.17 | qualified | declared | |
| Chauntae Bayne | 7.18 | qualified | declared | |
| Lekeisha Lawson | 7.20 | qualified | declared | |
| Bianca Knight | adidas | 7.22 | qualified | declared |
| Muna Lee | 7.22 | qualified | declared | |
| LaKya Brookins | 7.25 | qualified | declared | |
| Jessica Young | 7.25 | qualified | declared | |
| Tawanna Meadows | 7.26 | qualified | declared | |
| Barbara Pierre | Nike | 7.26 | qualified | declared |
| Kenyanna Wilson | 7.32 | qualified | declared | |
| Francesca Okwara | 7.35 | qualified | declared | |
| Shayla Mahan | 7.36 | qualified | declared | |
| NyEma Sims | 7.36 | qualified | declared | |
| Janae Gennette | 7.37 | qualified | declared | |
| Dominique Duncan | 7.38 | qualified | declared | |
| Shalonda Solomon | adidas | 7.38 | qualified | declared |
| Nicole Davis | 7.39 | qualified | declared | |
| Courtney Kinlaw | 7.41 | qualified | declared | |
| Tristie Johnson | Bethune-Cookman | 7.42 | qualified | declared |
| Erica Alexander | 7.43 | qualified | declared | |
| Shakeia Pinnick | 7.54 | qualified | declared | |
| Jordan Hankerson | DC International | 7.56 | accepted | declared |
| Mikele Barber | 7.43 | qualified | scratched | |