The rise of Gracie continues!! 📈
Gracie Morris is becoming more and more of a player on the middle-distance scene, finishing second in the #USATFindoor 1500m final behind winner Nikki Hiltz.
Her second place gives her a spot on the U.S. indoor team — and her first open event at the world stage.
No hurdles, no problem 💁♂️
Chris Robinson qualifies for his second World team with a 45.36 runner-up finish in the #USATFIndoor 400m, an indoor personal best.
Robinson represented Team USA in the 400m hurdles in Tokyo and now he’s got a chance to run it back in the flat 400m.
GETTING THAT SOLO SPOT 💁♀️
Bailey Lear qualifies for the 400m at World Indoors with a 51.60 runner-up finish at #USATFindoor, which will be her first time representing Team USA in an open event after two trips to World Indoors on the relay squad.
RECORD SETTER 😱😱😱
High school senior Mia Maxwell equals the U.S. HS national record in the #USATFindoor 60m final, running 7.13 for second behind Jacious Sears which qualifies her for the World Indoor Championship.
Two for two déjà vu 🔁
Valery Tobias finishes second in the #USATFindoor 800m final for the second year in a row, making her second World team with a 1:59.77 run behind winner Addy Wiley.
Tobias led the first 200m in 27.43 seconds then remained in second as placement fluctuated around her.
Lyles takes bronze 🥉
Noah Lyles finishes third in the #USATFindoor 60m final in 6.51 behind Trayvon Bromell (6.47) and U.S. champ Jordan Anthony (6.45).
THE RETURN OF THE TRAY 😎
Trayvon Bromell is headed back to World Indoors for the first time in a decade, clocking a season’s best 6.47 for second in the #USATFindoor 60m final.
Bromell won gold at the 2016 World Indoors Championships and hasn’t made another indoor team since.
KHALEB ALL DAY 💪
Khaleb McRae continues his strong start to 2026 with a decisive run for the #USATFindoor title in the 400m, running 45.01 ahead of runner-up Chris Robinson (45.36).
FEAR THE SEARS 😈
Jacious Sears gets her first U.S. title with a huge 7.04 run in the #USATFindoor 60m final, improving on her second place finish from 2025 to take a decisive win over the field, led by runner-up, and high school phenom, Mia Maxwell who gets a new PB of 7.13 for second.
THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN 🤠
21-year-old Jordan Anthony wins one for the young’uns, defeating Trayvon Bromell and Noah Lyles to win the #USATFIndoor 60m title in 6.45.
Bromell finishes second in a season’s best 6.47 as Lyles claims third in 6.51.
Time for some rankings math 😅
Luke Houser finishes second in the #USATFindoor 1500m final in 3:37.67, just behind Nathan Green.
Houser and Green currently do not have the time standard to compete at worlds meaning they have one week to hit it. As of now Neguse and Ciattei will represent the U.S.🇺🇸
You can take the 400m runner out of Arkansas… 🐗
Rosey Effiong shows that 400U’s dominance extends to the pro ranks, as she takes the win in the #USATFindoor 400m in a season’s best
WHO SAW THAT COMING 😳
Nathan Green shows why you should never bet against an Andy Powell athlete in a tactical 1500m, winning his first national title on the pro level with an indoor PB of 3:37.65 in the #USATFIndoor 1500m final ahead of former UW teammate Luke. Hocker finishes outside the podium.
Death, taxes, and NIKKI MF HILTZ 🇺🇸
Hiltz defends their #USATFIndoor 1500m title once again, using a 59.2 final 400m to get ahead of the field and finish in 4:11.34, 0.05 seconds up on runner up Gracie Morris.
Hiltz now has seven straight indoor/outdoor 1500m titles, extending back to 2023.
DOLAN GETS ROLLIN 🏎️
Sean Dolan gets a season’s best and his highest career nationals finish in the #USATFIndoor 800m final.
Results:
1. Cooper Lutkenhaus - 1:46.68
2. Sean Dolan - 1:47.16
3. Isaiah Harris - 1:47.22
4. Isaiah Jewett - 1:47.55
5. Brannon Kidder - 1:47.57
6. Joe Waskom - 1:48.48
JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER 😱
Cooper Lutkenhaus handidly wins in the 800m to take his first #USATFIndoor title! He intends race at Poland.🇵🇱
1. Cooper Lutkenhaus - 1:46.68
2. Sean Dolan, 1:47.16
3. Isaiah Harris - 1:47.22
4. Isaiah Jewett - 1:47.55
5. Brannon Kidder - 1:47.57
6. Joe Waskom - 1:48.48
Champion!! 🏆
Addy Wiley wins her first #USATFindoor title in a lifetime best, dipping under 2 minutes for her first time.
Results:
1. Addy Wiley - 1:59.43 PB
2. Valery Tobias - 1:59.77
3. Meghan Hunter - 2:00.03
4. Maggi Congdon - 2:01.03 PB
5. Heather MacLean - 2:03.38
6. Olivia Baker - 2:09.83
Addison Wiley runs 1:59.43 PB to win #USATFIndoor women's 800m title
Addison Wiley runs 1:59.43 PB to win #USATFIndoor women's 800m title
Jacious Sears + Alia Armstrong win #USATFIndoor 60m prelim heats. Maxwell twins both advance to the final and Mia's 7.16 PB is tied for second-fastest in high school history!
Jacious Sears + Alia Armstrong win #USATFIndoor 60m prelim heats.
Maxwell twins both advance to the final and Mia's 7.16 PB is tied for second-fastest in high school history!
Back on the plane ✈️
Trey Cunningham makes his first World team in two years with a 7.40 runner-up finish in the #USATFindoor 60m hurdles.
Cunningham led all qualifiers in 7.38 and backed it up with a strong run in the final to take second behind winner Dylan Beard.
WINNER WINNER 🏁
Dylan Beard claims his first career #USATFindoor title in the 60m hurdles in a 7.37 over Trey Cunningham, knocking 0.01 seconds off his prior lifetime best to enter the all-time top ten at T-#
ARMSTRONG SHOWS UP STRONG 💪
Alia Armstrong claims her first #USATFindoor title in her first hurdles race of the season, running 7.82 (just 0.01 off her lifetime best) to claim the win and a spot on Team USA.
2023 champ Alaysha Johnson is disqualified for a false start and runs under protest.
WELCOME TO THE 6 METER CLUB 👋
Zach Bradford picks a great day to have a great day, winning his first #USATFindoor pole vault title and jumping 6 meters for the first time ever.
Bradford was the only jumper over 5.90m bur kept the party going with a 10-centimeter PB at 6.01m.🎉
Three in a row!! 🥇🥇🥇
Russell Robinson claims his third straight national title in the triple jump, adding a 2026 #USATFIndoor gold to his wins from indoor and outdoor in.
SOOOO CLOSE 🤏
Yared Nuguse finishes second in the #USATFindoor 3000m just 0.03 behind Cole Hocker, running 7:39.28 to put himself in a strong position to make another World Indoor team in the event where he took silver in 2024.
Nuguse closed with a 3:56 final 1600m.🪿
THE BATTLE LIVES UP TO THE HYPE 🔥
A stacked #USATFindoor 3000m final comes to an epic finish as early leader Cole Hocker gets back in front late and kicks his way to his seventh U.S. title, closing a 7:39.25 victory with a 1:52.08 final 800m and a 26.36 final lap.
A red-hot Khaleb McRae leads all qualifiers into the #USATFindoor 400m.🔥
Qualifiers:
Khaleb McRae (Q) - 45.63
Chris Robinson (Q) - 45.73
Jevon O’Bryant (q) - 46.06
Steven McElroy (q) - 46.37
Demarius Smith (q) - 46.41
Elija Godwin (Q) -46.50
Justin Robinson (Q) - 46.53
TJ Tomlyanovich (q) - 46.53
STARTING WITH AN UPSET 😱
In an epic #USATFIndoor 3000m final, Emily MacKay takes down Elle St. Pierre to win her first national title in 8:31.01, just 1.06 seconds up on St. Pierre.
Mackey turned the tables on St. Pierre where she lost to her by 12 seconds in the 3k just one month ago in Boston.😳
Make ‘em earn it 😤
Elle St. Pierre takes control in the #USATFIndoor 3000m, leading from 1k until the final steps of the race and coming out with a runner-up finish in 8:31.07, making another World Indoor team in the event where she won gold in 2024.
Dancing with the big dawgs 💃
Union Catholic (NJ)’s Paige Sheppard takes on the challenge of a senior U.S. championship, finishing second in her heat of the #USATFIndoor 800m in 2:02.35, a new PB and the U.S. #6 all-time high school mark.
