2020 Team USA Projections
2020 Team USA Projections
So much can happen in four years. If you look back on the 2016 Team USA squad only 11 of the 36 distance spots were filled with a 2012 Team USA member. Below are our way-too-early projections for Team USA heading to Tokyo in 2020. Athlete's age in 2020 is noted in parenthesis.
0 of 6 2012 team members made the 2016 team
2020 Men's 800m Projections:
1) Donavan Brazier (23)
2) Boris Berian (27)
3) Shaquille Walker (27)
2020 Women's 800m Projections:
1) Ajee Wilson (26)
2) Laura Roesler (28)
3) Raevyn Rogers (23)
3 of 6 2012 team members made the 2016 team (Centrowitz, Rowbury, Simpson)
2020 Men's 1500m Projections:
1) Clayton Murphy (25)
2) Matthew Centrowitz (30)
3) Robby Andrews (29)
2020 Women's 1500m Projections:
1) Alexa Efraimson (23)
2) Kate Grace (31)
3) Kate Murphy (20)
3 of 6 2012 team members made the 2016 team (Jager, Cabral, Coburn)
2020 Men's 3,000m Steeplechase Projections:
1) Evan Jager (31)
2) Donn Cabral (30)
3) Andy Bayer (30)
2020 Women's 3,000m Steeplechase Projections:
1) Emma Coburn (29)
2) Leah O’Connor (27)
3) Colleen Quigley (27)
1 of 6 2012 team members made the 2016 team (Conley)
2020 Men's 5,000m Projections:
1) Edward Cheserek (26)
2) Paul Chelimo (29)
3) Ryan Hill (30)
2020 Women's 5,000m Projections:
1) Shelby Houlihan (27)
2) Elise Cranny (24)
3) Katie Mackey (32)
1 of 6 2012 team members made the 2016 team (Rupp)
2020 Men's 10,000m Projections:
1) Edward Cheserek (26)
2) Eric Jenkins (28)
3) Hassan Mead (28)
2020 Women's 10,000m Projections:
1) Allie Ostrander (23)
2) Abbey D’Agostino (28)
3) Marielle Hall (28)
3 of 6 2012 team members made the 2016 team (Keflezighi, Flanagan, Linden)
2020 Men's Marathon Projections:
1) Galen Rupp (34)
2) Shadrack Kipchirchir (31)
3) Ben True (34)
2020 Women's Marathon Projections:
1) Molly Huddle (35)
2) Kim Conley (34)
3) Neely Spence Gracey (30)