North Carolina will send 4 former stars to the USATF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, UK in Keni Harrison (Clayton), Scott Houston (Northwest Guilford), Quanera Hayes (Gray's Creek) and Craig Engels (Reagan).
In order to qualify for the World Indoor Championships you must hit the respective World 'A' Standard in your respected event, plus finish top 2 at USATF Indoor Nationals last week in Alburquerque, New Mexico.
Harrison took 2nd in the 60m Hurdles running 7.72 in the finals .02 behind winner Sharika Nelvis.
Houston won a thrilling Men's Pole Vault where he beat favorite Sam Kendricks and jumped 19-1.50 to win the National Title.
Hayes took 3rd in a loaded Women's 400 final where 6 of the top runners in the world currently faced off. 3rd causes Hayes to miss running the open 400 at World by one spot, but secures a spot on the 4x400m Relay.
Engels took 3rd place in the 1500m Finals behind Paul Chelimo and Ben Blankenship, but with winner Chelimo not having the World 'A' Standard in the 1500 it bumps Engels onto Team USA.
Below is the full Team USA Roster heading to World Indoors
Women's
First | Last | Event | City | State | Age | College / University |
Javianne | Oliver | 60m | Monroe | GA | 23 | University of Kentucky |
Destiny | Carter | 60m | Danville | IL | 25 | University of Kentucky |
Courtney | Okolo | 400m | Carrollton | TX | 23 | University of Texas |
Shakima | Wimbley | 400m | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 22 | University of Miami |
Ajee' | Wilson | 800m | Neptune | NJ | 23 | Temple University |
Raevyn | Rogers | 800m | Houston | TX | 21 | University of Oregon |
Shelby | Houlihan | 1500m | Sioux City | IA | 25 | Arizona State University |
Colleen | Quigley | 1500m | St. Louis | MO | 25 | Florida State University |
Shelby | Houlihan | 3000m | Sioux City | IA | 25 | Arizona State University |
Katherine | Mackey | 3000m | Fort Collins | CO | 30 | University of Washington |
Sharika | Nelvis | 60m Hurdles | Memphis | TN | 27 | Arkansas State University |
Kendra | Harrison | 60m Hurdles | Clayton | NC | 25 | Clemson University / University of Kentucky |
Vashti | Cunningham | High Jump | Las Vegas | NV | 20 | Bishop Gorman High School |
Katie | Nageotte | Pole Vault | Olmsted Falls | OH | 26 | Ashland University |
Sandi | Morris | Pole Vault | Greenville | SC | 25 | University of Arkansas |
Brittney | Reese | Long Jump | Gulfport | MS | 31 | University of Mississippi |
Quanesha | Burks | Long Jump | Hartselle | GA | 22 | University of Alabama |
Daniella | Hill | Shot Put | West Lafayette | IN | 23 | Purdue University |
Jeneva | Stevens | Shot Put | Carbondale | IL | 28 | Southern Illinois University |
Kendell | Williams | Pentathlon | Kennesaw | GA | 22 | University of Georgia |
Erica | Bougard | Pentathlon | Byhalia | MS | 24 | Mississippi State University |
Phyllis | Francis | 4x400m | Queens | NY | 25 | University of Oregon |
Georganne | Moline | 4x400m | Tucson | AZ | 27 | University of Arizona |
Quanera | Hayes | 4x400m | Hope Mills | NC | 25 | Livingstone College |
Joanna | Atkins | 4x400m | Stone Mountain | GA | 29 | Auburn University |
Men's
First | Last | Event | City | State | Age | College / University |
Christian | Coleman | 60m | Atlanta | GA | 21 | University of Tennessee |
Ronnie | Baker | 60m | Louisville | KY | 24 | Texas Christian University |
Michael | Cherry | 400m | Chesapeake | VA | 24 | Louisiana State University |
Aldrich | Bailey Jr | 400 m | Arlington | TX | 24 | University of Texas |
Donavan | Brazier | 800m | Grand Rapids | MI | 20 | Texas A&M |
Drew | Windle | 800m | New Albany | OH | 25 | Ashland University |
Benjamin | Blankenship | 1500m | Stillwater | MN | 29 | University of Minnesota |
Craig | Engels | 1500m | Pfafftown | NC | 23 | University of Mississippi |
Paul | Chelimo Sr | 3000m | Beaverton | OR | 27 | UNCG |
Shadrack | Kipchirchir | 3000m | Beaverton | OR | 28 | Oklahoma State University |
Jarret | Eaton | 60m Hurdles | Abington | PA | 28 | Syracuse University |
Aries | Merritt | 60m Hurdles | Marietta | GA | 32 | University of Tennessee |
Scott | Houston | Pole Vault | Oak Ridge | NC | 27 | University of North Carolina |
Sam | Kendricks | Pole Vault | Oxford | MS | 25 | University of Mississippi |
Jarrion | Lawson | Long Jump | Texarkana | TX | 23 | University of Arkansas |
Marquis | Dendy | Long Jump | Middleton | DE | 25 | University of Florida |
Will | Claye | Triple Jump | Phoenix | AZ | 26 | University of Florida |
Chris | Carter | Triple Jump | Austin | TX | 28 | University of Houston |
Ryan | Whiting | Shot Put | Harrisburg | PA | 31 | Arizona State University |
Darrell | Hill | Shot Put | Darby | PA | 24 | Penn State |
Zachery | Ziemek | Heptathlon | Itasca | IL | 24 | University of Wisconsin - Madison |
Vernon | Norwood | 4x400m | Morgan City | LA | 25 | Louisiana State University |
Paul | Dedewo | 4x400m | Bronx | NY | 26 | The City College of New York |
Fred | Kerley | 4x400m | Taylor | TX | 22 | Texas A&M |
Marqueze | Washington | 4x400m | West Monroe | LA | 24 | University of Arkansas |