INDIANAPOLIS -- Five reigning world champions will lead 130 athletes on the Team USA roster for the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, USATF announced today. The World Championships take place August 22-30, 2015, at Beijing National Stadium. Known as the “Bird’s Nest,” Beijing National Stadium hosted track & field events for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
 
Returning to defend their 2013 individual titles are Ashton Eaton (Bend, Oregon) in the decathlon, LaShawn Merritt (Norfolk, Virginia) in the 400m, David Oliver (Kissimmee, Florida) in the 110mH, Brittney Reese (Gulfport, MS) in the long jump and 100m hurdler Brianna Rollins (Miami, FL).
 
In addition to the five defending champions, seven more American athletes received byes into the IAAF World Championships by virtue of entering the meet as the reigning Diamond League champions in their event. Those athletes include Allyson Felix (Los Angeles, California) in the women’s 200m, Justin Gatlin (Clermont, Florida) in the 100m, Reese Hoffa (Augusta, Georgia) in the men’s shot put, Jenny Simpson (Boulder, Colorado) in the women’s 1500m, Christian Taylor (Fayetteville, Georgia) in the triple jump and Michael Tinsley (Little Rock, Arkansas) in the men’s 400mH.
 
Team USA is coming off an impressive performance at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow in 2013, scoring 282 points as a team for the most ever by a U.S. team. Team USA captured 25 medals, tying its second-highest medal output.
 
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TEAM USA ROSTER

Event	Last Name	First Name	Current Residence
1500m	Andrews	Robby	Menalapan, NJ
110m hurdles	Ash	Ronnie	Clermont, FL
Discus Throw	Ashley	Whitney	San Diego, CA
Long Jump	Bartoletta	Tianna	Tampa, FL
4 x 400m relay	Beard	Jessica	College Station, TX
Hammer Throw	Bingson	Amanda	Manhattan, KS
Pole Vault	Blankenship	Jacob	Knoxville, TN
Javelin Throw	Borman	Brittany	San Diego, CA
Heptathlon	Bougard	Erica	Starkville, MS
100m, 4x100m relay	Bowie	Tori	Orlando, FL
100m, 4x100m relay	Bromell	Trayvon	Waco, TX
Shot Put	Brooks	Tia	Chula Vista, CA
Discus Throw	Brown	Rodney	Baton Rouge, LA
4x100m relay	Bryant	Dezerea	Lexington, KY
Marathon	Burla	Serena	Stafford, VA
Marathon	Burrell	Ian	Colorado Springs, CO
3000m SC	Cabral	Donn	Clinton, NJ
Hammer Throw	Campbell	Amber	Myrtle Beach, SC
Shot Put	Cantwell	Christian	Columbia, MO
400m Hurdles	Carter	Kori	Los Angeles, CA
Shot Put	Carter	Michelle	Arlington, TX
1500m	Centrowitz	Matthew	Portland, OR
Shot Put	Clarke	Jordan	Tempe, AZ
Triple Jump	Claye	Will	Chula Vista, CA
400m hurdles	Clement	Kerron	Gainesville, FL
4x400m relay	Clemons	Kyle	Lawrence, KS
3000m SC	Coburn	Emma	Boulder, CO
Triple Jump	Craddock	Omar	Gainesville, FL
Javelin Throw	Crouser	Sam
5000m	D'Agostino	Abbey	Boston, MA
Heptathlon	Day-Monroe	Sharon	San Luis Obispo, CA
Long Jump	DeLoach	Janay	Fort Collins, CO
Long Jump, Triple Jump	Dendy	Marquis	Gainesville, FL
Javelin Throw	Dolezal	Riley	Fargo, ND
High Jump	Duffield	JaCorian	Lubbock, TX
400m hurdles	Dutch	Johnny	Miami, FL
Decathlon	Eaton	Ashton	Eugene, OR
Marathon	Eggleston	Jeffrey	Boulder, CO
Marathon	Erb	Esther	Hopewell, NJ
200m, 400m, 4x100m, 4x400m	Felix	Allyson	Los Angeles, CA
10,000m	Flanagan	Shalane	Portland, OR
400m, 4x400m relay	Francis	Phyllis	Eugene, OR
Javelin Throw	Furey	Sean	San Diego, CA
1500m	Gallagher	Kerri	Arlington, VA
3000m SC	Garcia	Stephanie	Greenville, SC
100m, 4x100m relay	Gardner	English	Voorhees, NJ
100m, 200m, 4x100m relay	Gatlin	Justin	Clermont, FL
100m, 4x100m relay	Gay	Tyson	Los Angeles, CA
5000m	Hall	Marielle	Philadelphia, PA
Decathlon	Hardee	Trey	Austin, TX
100m hurdles	Harper-Nelson	Dawn	Los Angeles, CA
110m hurdles	Harris	Aleec	Los Angeles, CA
100m hurdles	Harrison	Kendra	Lexington, KY
Long Jump	Hartfield	Michael	Chula Vista, CA
400m	Hastings	Natasha	Round Rock, TX
Long Jump	Henderson	Jeff	Chula Vista, CA
5000m	Hill	Ryan	Portland, OR
Shot Put	Hoffa	Reese	Athens, GA
10,000m	Huddle	Molly	Providence, RI
3000m SC	Huling	Daniel	Portland, OR
10,000m	Infeld	Emily	Portland, OR
400m Hurdles	Jackson	Bershawn	Raleigh, NC
3000m SC	Jager	Evan	Portland, OR
Hammer Throw	Johnson	Kibwé	Kamloops, BC, Canada
1500m	Johnson	Lauren	Eugene, OR
Pole Vault	Kendricks	Sam	Oxford, MS
10,000n	Kipchirchir	Shadrack	Oregon City, OR
Shot Put	Kovacs	Joe	Chula Vista, CA
Hammer Throw	Kruger	A.G.	Ashland, OH
High Jump	Kynard	Erik	Manhattan, KS
Discus Throw	Lewis-Smallwood	Gia	Urbana, IL
Marathon	Lieberg	Heather	Helena, MT
400m hurdles	Little	Shamier	College Station, TX
800m	Loxsom	Casimir	Seattle, WA
800m	Ludlow	Molly	Indianapolis, IN
1500m	Manzano	Leonel	Austin, TX
800m	Martinez	Brenda	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
4x100m relay	McClain	Remontay	Covina, CA
4x400m	McCorory	Francena	Hampton, VA
Hammer Throw	McCullough	Conor	Los Angeles, CA
200m	McGrone	Candyce	Clermont, FL
4x400m	McQuay	Tony	Gainesville, FL
10,000m	Mead	Hassan	Eugene OR
20K Race Walk	Melville	Miranda	San Diego, CA
110m hurdles	Merritt	Aries	Chandler, AZ
400m	Merritt	LaShawn	Orlando, FL
20K Race Walk	Michta-Coffey	Maria	Farmingville, NY
800m	Montano	Alysia	Berkeley, CA
Pole Vault	Morris	Sandi	Fayetteville, AR
800m	Murphy	Clayton	New Paris, OH
400m	Nellum	Bryshon	Los Angeles, CA
100m hurdles	Nelvis	Sharika	Tallahassee, FL
400m	Norwood	Vernon	Baton Rouge, LA
50K Race Walk	Nunn	John	Bonsall, CA
Heptathlon	Nwaba	Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA
110m hurdles	Oliver	David	Kissimmee, FL
Pole Vault	Payne	Demi	Nacogdoches, TX
200m, 4 x 100m relay	Prandini	Jenna	Eugene, OR
Hammer Throw	Price	Deanna	Carbondale, IL
3000m SC	Quigley	Colleen	Portland, OR
Long Jump	Reese	Brittney	San Diego, CA
4x400m relay	Richards-Ross	Sanya	Austin, TX
100m	Rodgers	Michael	Round Rock, TX
100m hurdles	Rollins	Brianna	Los Angeles, CA
1500m	Rowbury	Shannon	Portland, OR
5000m, 10,000m	Rupp	Galen	Portland, OR
Discus Throw	Schuurmans	Jared	Norfolk, NE
1500m	Simpson	Jenny	Boulder, CO
Marathon	Smith	Scott	Oklahoma City, OK
800m	Sowinski	Erik	Iowa City, IA
200m	Spearmon	Wallace	Fayetteville, AR
Shot Put	Stevens	Jeneva	Carbondale, IL
Pole Vault	Suhr	Jennifer	Churchville, NY
Decathlon	Taiwo	Jeremy	Chula Vista, CA
200m	Tarmoh	Jeneba	Los Angeles, CA
400m hurdles	Tate	Cassandra	Baton Rouge, LA
Triple Jump	Taylor	Christian	Arnhem, Netherlands
400m hurdles	Tinsley	Michael	Round Rock, TX
100m, Long Jump	Todd	Jasmine	Eugene, OR
5000m	True	Ben	Hanover, NH
5000m	Tully	Nicole	Englewood, NJ
Discus Throw	Vaughan	Shelbi	College Station, TX
400m	Verburg	David	Gainesville, FL
Pole Vault	Walker	Brad	Phoenix, AZ
4x100m relay	Whitney	Kaylin	Clermont, FL
High Jump	Williams	Jesse	Eugene, OR
Javelin Throw	Winger	Kara	Colorado Springs, CO
Discus Throw	Winger	Russ	Colorado Springs, CO
200m	Young	Isiah	Clermont, FL
Decathlon	Ziemek	Zachery	Madison, WI