How Do NCAA Champs Fare At USAs?

Data is from the past three years when a world team selection was on the line (2015, 2016, and 2017)

Jul 22, 2019 by Gordon Mack

25 Americans won an NCAA outdoor title this year. Thus, we wanted to see what the typical success rate was for NCAA champions who compete at USAs. It turns out almost half of the NCAA champions (48%) who competed at USAs went on to finish in the top-3 over the past three world qualifying years.

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Data is from the past three years when a world team selection was on the line (2015, 2016, and 2017)

YEAR	EVENT	ATHLETE	SCHOOL	USA Finish
2017	100	Christian Coleman	Tennessee	2
2015	100	Jenna Prandini	Oregon	6
2016	100	Ariana Washington	Oregon	6
2016	100	Jarrion Lawson	Arkansas	7
2017	100	Mikiah Brisco	LSU	20
2019	100	Sha'Carri Richardson	LSU	TBD
2016	110H	Devon Allen	Oregon	1
2015	100H	Keni Harrison	Kentucky	2
2017	110H	Grant Holloway	Florida	4
2016	100H	Jasmine Camacho-Quinn	Kentucky	10
2019	110H	Grant Holloway	Florida	TBD
2017	200	Christian Coleman	Tennessee	2
2015	200	Dezerea Bryant	Kentucky	5
2016	200	Ariana Washington	Oregon	5
2017	200	Kyra Jefferson	Florida	5
2016	200	Jarrion Lawson	Arkansas	11
2019	200	Anglerne Annelus	USC	TBD
2017	400	Fred Kerley	Texas A&M	1
2015	400	Vernon Norwood	LSU	3
2016	400	Arman Hall	Florida	4
2016	400	Courtney Okolo	Texas	6
2015	400	Kala Funderburk	Florida State	12
2019	400	Wadeline Jonathas	South Carolina	TBD
2019	400	Kahmari Montgomery	Houston	TBD
2015	400H	Shamier Little	Texas A&M	1
2017	400H	Eric Futch	Florida	1
2015	400H	Michael Stigler	Kansas	4
2016	400H	Shamier Little	Texas A&M	9
2016	400H	Eric Futch	Florida	11
2019	400H	Anna Cockrell	USC	TBD
2019	400H	Quincy Hall	South Carolina	TBD
2017	800	Raevyn Rogers	Oregon	4
2016	800	Raevyn Rogers	Oregon	5
2016	800	Donavan Brazier	Texas A&M	19
2015	800	Raevyn Rogers	Oregon	DNS
2019	800	Bryce Hoppel	Kansas	TBD
2016	1500	Clayton Murphy	Akron	1 (800)
2015	1500	Chad Noelle	Oklahoma State	21
2019	1500	Sinclaire Johnson	Oklahoma State	TBD
2019	1500	Yared Nuguse	Notre Dame	TBD
2016	3K SC	Courtney Frerichs	New Mexico	2
2015	3K SC	Colleen Quigley	Florida State	3
2016	3K SC	Mason Ferlic	Michigan	5
2017	3K SC	Allie Ostrander	Boise State	DNS
2019	3K SC	Allie Ostrander	Boise State	TBD
2019	3K SC	Steven Fahy	Stanford	TBD
2017	5K	Karissa Schweizer	Missouri	4
2015	5K	Emily Sisson	Providence	5 (10k)
2017	5K	Grant Fisher	Stanford	DNS
2019	5K	Dani Jones	Colorado	TBD
2015	10K	Molly Seidel	Notre Dame	DNS
2019	10K	Clayton Young	BYU	TBD
2015	HJ	JaCorian Duffield	Texas Tech	2
2017	HJ	Madeline Fagan	Georgia	14
2016	HJ	Randall Cunningham	USC	15
2019	HJ	Zarriea Willis	Texas Tech	TBD
2019	HJ	JuVaughn Harrison	LSU	TBD
2015	PV	Demi Payne	Stephen F. Austin	3
2016	PV	Alexis Weeks	Arkansas	3
2016	PV	Jake Blankenship	Tennessee	7
2017	PV	Olivia Gruver	Kentucky	10
2017	PV	Matthew Ludwig	Akron	13
2019	PV	Victoria Hoggard	Arkansas	TBD
2019	PV	Chris Nilsen	South Dakota	TBD
2015	LJ	Marquis Dendy	Florida	1
2016	LJ	Jarrion Lawson	Arkansas	2
2015	LJ	Quanesha Burks	Alabama	6
2017	LJ	KeAndre Bates	Florida	6
2017	LJ	Kate Hall	Georgia	DNS
2019	LJ	JuVaughn Harrison	LSU	TBD
2016	TJ	Keturah Orji	Georgia	1
2017	TJ	Keturah Orji	Georgia	1
2015	TJ	Marquis Dendy	Florida	3
2015	TJ	Keturah Orji	Georgia	3
2017	TJ	KeAndre Bates	Florida	17
2016	SP	Raven Saunders	Ole Miss	2
2015	SP	Jon Jones	Buffalo	5
2015	SP	Raven Saunders	So. Illinois	8
2019	SP	Samantha Noennig	Arizona State	TBD
2019	SP	Adrian Piperi	Texas	TBD
2015	DT	Shelbi Vaughan	Texas A&M	3
2016	DT	Kelsey Card	Wisconsin	3
2015	DT	Sam Mattis	Penn	8
2019	DT	Laulauga Tausaga	Iowa	TBD
2019	DT	Eric Kicinski	Texas Tech	TBD
2015	HT	Conor McCullough	USC	2
2015	HT	DeAnna Price	So. Illinois	2
2017	HT	Maggie Ewen	Arizona State	2
2016	HT	DeAnna Price	So. Illinois	3
2017	HT	Rudy Winkler	Cornell	4
2019	HT	Daniel Haugh	Kennesaw State	TBD
2016	JT	Maggie Malone	Texas A&M	1
2016	JT	Curtis Thompson	Miss State	2
2015	JT	Sam Crouser	Oregon	3
2017	HEP	Kendell Williams	Georgia	1
2016	HEP	Kendell Williams	Georgia	3
2019	HEP	Ashtin Zamzow	Texas	TBD

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How Do NCAA Champs Fare At USAs?

How Do NCAA Champs Fare At USAs?

Data is from the past three years when a world team selection was on the line (2015, 2016, and 2017)

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