FEARLESS FORECASTING by Jack Pfeifer
as of July 04
Team USA for August’s World Championships will be chosen at the USATF Championships (Eugene, July 06–09).
With entries now closed, here’s our Top 10 charting for each women’s event. The listing of an athlete in a discipline doesn’t guarantee she’ll contest that event (or events).
Note that athletes who won individual golds at the ’22 WC and those who won Diamond League titles in ’22 have earned the right to WA Wild Cards for this summer. The 6 American women’s Wild Card holders: 800 — Athing Mu; 400H —Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone; PV — Katie Moon; SP — Chase Ealey; DT — Valarie Allman; HT — Brooke Andersen. (Allman won the DL title, the other 5 WC golds). Kara Winger also holds a Wild Card in the javelin but retired after winning the DL title.
The Top 10s (the number in the right-hand column represents the athlete’s placing in last year’s U.S. Rankings; athletes with asterisks have achieved the WC qualifying standard):
| 100 METERS | |||
| 1. | *Sha’Carri Richardson | (Nike) | 5 |
| 2. | *Aleia Hobbs | (adidas) | 1 |
| 3. | *Tamari Davis | (adidas) | 4 |
| 4. | *Morolake Akinosun | (adidas) | nr |
| 5. | *Melissa Jefferson | (Nike) | 2 |
| 6. | *TeeTee Terry | (Nike) | 3 |
| 7. | *Celera Barnes | (adidas) | 8 |
| 8. | *Tamara Clark | (adidas/BBTC) | 6 |
| 9. | Jenna Prandini | (Puma) | nr |
| 10. | *Kennedy Blackmon | (Oklahoma) | nr |
| 200 METERS | |||
| 1. | *Abby Steiner | (Puma) | 1 |
| 2. | *Gabby Thomas | (New Balance) | 2 |
| 3. | *Sha’Carri Richardson | (Nike) | nr |
| 4. | *Tamari Davis | (adidas) | nr |
| 5. | *McKenzie Long | (Mississippi) | nr |
| 6. | *Jenna Prandini | (Puma) | 4 |
| 7. | *Kayla White | (Nike) | 8 |
| 8. | *Anavia Battle | (adidas/BBTC) | 10 |
| 9. | *Brittany Brown | (adidas) | 5 |
| 10. | *Tamara Clark | (adidas/BBTC) | 3 |
| 400 METERS | |||
| 1. | *Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | (New Balance) | nr |
| 2. | *Britton Wilson | (Arkansas) | 4 |
| 3. | *Lynna Irby | (adidas) | 3 |
| 4. | *Rosey Effiong | (Arkansas) | nr |
| 5. | *Makenzie Dunmore | (Tracksmith) | nr |
| 6. | *Talitha Diggs | (Florida) | 1 |
| 7. | *Ziyah Holman | (Michigan) | nr |
| 8. | *Jermaisha Arnold | (Texas A&M) | nr |
| 9. | *Tierra Robinson-Jones | (Texas A&M) | nr |
| 10. | *Alexis Holmes | (unattached) | nr |
| 800 METERS | |||
| 1. | *Michaela Rose | (LSU) | nr |
| 2. | *Ajee’ Wilson | (adidas) | 2 |
| 3. | *Sage Hurta-Klecker | (On AC) | 4 |
| 4. | *Nia Akins | (Brooks Beasts) | 7 |
| 5. | *Allie Wilson | (Atlanta TC) | 5 |
| 6. | *Charlene Lipsey | (Under Armour) | nr |
| 7. | Raevyn Rogers | (Nike/Union AC) | 3 |
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