Team USA NACAC U23 roster announced

INDIANAPOLIS - Seventy-eight athletes will represent The Team USA roster at the 2010 NACAC Under-23 Track & Field Championships, whose roster was announced Friday by USA Track & Field. The event will be held July 9-11 in Miramar, Florida.

The NACAC Athletic Association's U23 Championships are held every two years in one of the 32 member nations of the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association, one of six regional athletics associations affiliated with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Team USA dominated the medal count and the record books at the 2008 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Toluca, Mexico. The team won 62 total medals (28 gold, 26 silver, 6 bronze) and set 12 meet records.

Team USA NACAC U23 Roster

Men

100m- Luther Ambrose (St. James, La.), Maurice Mitchell (Kansas City, Mo.)

200m- Curtis Mitchell (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Brandon Byram (Gallatin, Tenn.)

400m- Tavaris Tate (Starksville, Miss.), Joey Hughes (Long Beach, Calif.)

800m- Cory Primm (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Charles Jock (San Diego, Calif.)

1500m- Ben Blankenship (Stillwater, Minn.), Cory Nanni (Bloomington, Ill.)

3000m SC- Don Cabral (Glastonbury, Conn.), Steve Finley (Palatine, Ill.)

5000m- Mike Crouch (Yucca Valley, Calif.), Mohamud Ige (Mogadishu, Somalia)

10,000m- Ahmed Osman (San Diego, Calif.), Colin Mickow (Princeton, Ill.)

110m Hurdles- Ronnie Ash (Raleigh, N.C.), Johnny Dutch (Clayton, N.C.)

400m Hurdles- Reggie Wyatt (Riverside, Calif.), Jeshua Anderson (Woodland Hills, Calif.)

20 km RW- Dan Serianni (Rochester, N.Y.), Jose Moncada (Brea, Calif.)

High Jump- Ricky Robertson (Hernando, Miss.), Paul Hamilton (Sidney, Neb.)

Pole Vault- Jordan Scott (Watkinsville, Ga), Jack Whitt (Norman, Okla.)

Long Jump- Christian Taylor (Fayetteville, Ga.), Chris Phipps (Patterson, N.J.)

Triple Jump- Christian Taylor (Fayetteville, Ga.), Josh Como (Moreno Valley, Calif.)

Shot Put- Kurt Roberts (Lancaster, Ohio), Aaron Studt (Ripon, Wis.)

Discus- Nick Jones (Amarillo, Texas), Mason Finley (Salida, Colo.)

Hammer- Walter Henning (Kings Park, N.Y.), Chris Cralle (College Station, Texas)

Javelin- Cooper Thompson (Bakersfield, Calif.), Brian Moore (Willow Grove, Pa.)

Decathlon- Nicholas Trubachik (Estacada, Ore.), Gray Horn (Waynesfield, Ohio)

4x1 Relay Pool- Luther Ambrose (St. James, La.), Maurice Mitchell (Kansas City, Mo.), Curtis Mitchell (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Brandon Byram (Gallatin, Tenn.), Fred Rose (Texarkana, Ark.), Ronnie Ash (Raleigh, N.C); plus anyone on the roster

4x4 Relay Pool- Tavaris Tate (Starksville, Miss.), Joey Hughes (Long Beach, Calif.), O'Neal Wilder (Carthage, Miss.), LeJerald Betters (Waco, Texas), Jeshua Anderson (Woodland Hills, Calif.), Charles Jock (San Diego, Calif.), Curtis Mitchell (Daytona Beach, Fla.); plus anyone on the roster

Men's Staff

Head Coach - Mike Lawson

Head Manager - Tonie Campbell

Assistant Coach (Sprint/Hurdles) - Linda Lanker

Assistant Coach (Throws) - Gary Aldrich

Assistant Coach (Distance) - Al Schmidt

Women

100m- Jeneba Tarmoh (San Jose, Calif.), Kenyanna Wilson (Glendale, Ariz.)

200m- Candyce McGrone (Indianapolis, Ind.), Tiffany Townsend (Killeen, Texas)

400m- Shelise Williams (Long Beach, Calif.), Ebony Collins (Long Beach, Calif.)

800m- Christina Rodgers (Phoenix, Ariz.), Anna Layman (Spokane Valley, Wash.)

1500m- Ashley Verplank (Bloomington, Ill.), Keri Bland (Fairview, W. Va.)

3000m SC- Rebeka Stowe (Olathe, Kan.), Stephanie Garcia (South Riding, Va.)

5000m- Tara Erdmann (Tucson, Ariz.)

10,000m- Amanda Goetschius (Franklinville, N.J.), Sarah Porter (Hockinson, Wash.)

100m Hurdles- T'erra Brown (Hampton, Va.), Michaylin Golladay (Upper Malboro, Md.)

400m Hurdles- T'erra Brown (Hampton, Va.), Tameka Jameson (Upper Malboro, Md.)

20 km RW- Miranda Melville (Rush, N.Y.), Lauren Forgues (Boothbay, Maine)

High Jump- Amber Kaufman (San Jose, Calif.), April Sinkler (Stafford, Va.)

Pole Vault- Melissa Gergel (Chicago Heights, Ill.), Rachel Laurent (Houma, La.)

Long Jump- April Sinkler (Stafford, Va.), Lauryn Newson (Oakland, Calif.)

Triple Jump- April Sinkler (Stafford, Va.), Ashika Charan (West Covina, Calif.)

Shot Put- Anna Jelmini (Bakersfield, Calif.), Karen Shump (Media, Pa.)

Discus- Anna Jelmini (Bakersfield, Calif.), Jeneva McCall (Dolton, Ill.)

Hammer- Jeneva McCall (Dolton, Ill.), Gwen Berry (St. Louis, Mo.)

Javelin- Marissa Tschida (Missoula, Mont.), Brittany Borman (Festus, Mo.)

Heptathlon- Kiani Profit (Pasadena, Calif.), Dorcas Akinniyi (Carrollton, Texas)

4x1 Relay Pool- Jeneba Tarmoh (San Jose, Calif.), Kenyanna Wilson (Glendale, Ariz.), Terra Evans (Phoenix, Ariz.), Candyce McGrone (Indianapolis, Ind.), Tiffany Townsend (Killeen, Texas); plus anyone on the roster

4x4 Relay Pool- Shelise Williams (Long Beach, Calif.), Ebony Collins (Long Beach, Calif.), Amber Purvis (Benicia, Calif.), T'erra Brown (Hampton, Va.), Tameka Golladay (Upper Malboro, Md.), Tiffany Townsend (Killeen, Texas); plus anyone on the roster

Women's Staff

Head Coach Distance -Stanley Redwine

Head Manager -Julie Mckinney

Assistant Coach(Sprint/Hurdles) - Joy Margerum

Assistant Coach (Throws) - Michelle Curcio

Assistant Coach (Jumps/Combined) - Ian Dube

For more information on Team USA at the 2010 NACAC Championships, visit www.usatf.org.