NCAA D-I Outdoor T&F Championships 2022: Female Athletes Watch-list

The 2022 NCAA D-I Outdoor Track and Field Championships are set to run this week from June 8-11th at Hayward Field, in Eugene, Oregon! There are so many great athletes to look out for — here are just a few of the female athletes that are killing it and will be competing in a variety of events this weekend. While this list of athletes is short, just know it's only a snapshot of the powerful females in collegiate track and field right now. Is there an athlete not on our list that's on yours?

Anna Hall - University of Florida

2022 Highlights:

2022 USATF Combined Events Championship (Heptathlon) and 2022 NCAA Indoor Champion (Pentathlon)
2022 USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-American (Pentathlon)
Named to The Bowerman Women's Watch List

Prior:

Three-time New Balance Nationals pentathlon champion (2017, 2018, 2019)
2021 SEC Indoors pentathlon champion
2021 SEC Outdoors heptathlon runner-up
2021 NCAA Indoors high jump third-place finish

Camryn Rogers - University of California, Berkeley

2022 Highlights:

USTFCCCA First Team All-American
Camryn set a new Canadian, Pac-12 and Cal record in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where she posted a mark of 24.06m (78-11.25) on her final throw to win third place and hit the fourth-farthest mark in the nation that season.
Hammer Throw Collegiate Record - 76.46m

Prior:

Represented Canada at the Pan American Game and won the hammer throw contest at the Canadian Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a throw of 65.41m (214-7.2).
In 2021, at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, reached First Team All-American status after posting a personal-best weight throw of 22.08m (72-5.25). Making Camryn the Canadian U-23 record, Cal record, and fourth-best in Pac-12 history, as well as the 10th-best mark in Division I that season.
Tokyo Olympics 5th place finish

Britton Wilson - University of Arkansas

2022 Highlights:

SEC Outdoor Runner of the Year honors as voted upon by league coaches.
Wilson won the SEC title in 53.75 seconds
Wilson became the first Razorback to claim the event since Sparkle McKnight in 2013. The 400m victory was the seventh Arkansas title over the past 10 SEC Outdoor meets.

Prior:

Set a collegiate best of 58.68 in 400m hurdles to win event at Tennessee Relays and raced in the event at 2021 SEC Outdoor Championships.
Named 2019 USATF Virginia Athlete of the Year
Ten-time Virginia State champion at Mills Godwin HS

Favour Ofili - Louisiana State University

2022 Highlights:

Ofili ran an amazing time of 21.96 over 200 meters. 21.96 is a Nigerian national record and the second fastest ever in African history. Not to mention, 21.96 is a 200m collegiate record.
SEC Outdoor 100m and 200m Champion

Prior:

The 19-year-old, who made her international debut just four years ago at the Africa U18 and U20 championships, has made great strides in her races.
2021 U20 World Champion (Nigeria 4x400m Relay)
2019 All-African Games Champion (4×400 Meter Relay)
2018 Youth Olympic Champion (400 Meters)

Abby Steiner - University of Kentucky

2022 Highlights:

Abby received the USTFCCCA Women’s Track Athlete of the Year (2022)
2x NCAA Indoor 200m Champion (2021, 2022)
SEC Indoor Women’s Runner of the Year (2022)

Prior:

First team All-American in the 60m (2020, 2022), 200m (2020, 2021, 2022) and 4x400m relay (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).
Collegiate, SEC and Kentucky record-holder in the and 300m (35.80).
American, Collegiate, SEC and Kentucky record-holder in the Indoor 200m (22.09)

Katy-Ann McDonald - Louisiana State University

2022 Highlights:

Katy-Ann won the women's invitational elite section of the 1,500 meters in 4:13.07 and 800 meters in 2:00.98 at the Bryan Clay Invitational at Cougar Stadium at Azusa Pacific University.

Prior:

2021 All-SEC Second Team (Outdoors)
2020 All-American (Indoor 800 meters)
Katy- Ann ran career best time of 2:01.67 in the 800 meter run at the NCAA East Preliminaries to qualify for the NCAA Championships and is also the fifth fastest time in LSU history.

Katelyn Tuohy - NC State University

2022 Highlights:

Second place finish for 5,000m race at the NCAA D-I Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, AL.
Katelyn gained her fourth All-American honors as a collegiate athlete.
Personal best of 4:06.84 in 1500m at the ACC Track and Field Championships.

Prior:

Katelyn is a 3x NCAA All-American (2021 Cross Country, 2020-21 Indoor: DMR, 2020 Cross Country).
In 2021, Katelyn recorded a 4:12.55 in the 1500m preliminaries at ACCs, the third-fastest time in NC State history.
In 2021, she took home her first career All-AC.

Tyra Gittens - Texas A&M University, UT Austin

2022 Highlights:

2022 USTFCCCA First Team All-American (High Jump)
2022 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (Long Jump)
2022 - Bowerman Watch List

Prior:

In March of 2021, Tyra won first place for the Indoor Pentathlon - 4,746.
In 2021, Gittens won the Texas Tech Invitational pentathlon in record fashion with 4,612 points, she set the Aggie school record and became the third best performer in collegiate history.
2021 USTFCCCA National Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
Tokyo Olympics 10th place finish (Long Jump)

Jorinde Van Klinken - Arizona State University

2022 Highlights:

2022 NCAA Indoor shot put champion
2022 Pac-12 Women's Field Athlete of the Year and 2022 Pac-12 Shot Put and Discus Champion
2022 The Bowerman watch list

Prior (Completed Undergrad in the Netherlands):

Won the 2021 NCAA discus crown when she threw 65.01m/213-3 on her sixth throw of the day after sitting in second since round one. Picked up first team All-America honors in the process.
Two-time international gold medalist in the shot put, winning the shot put title in both the U23 European Throw Cup and the European U20 Championships in 2019.
Van Klinken has represented her country in seven tournaments since 2016 and have finished in the top-3 five times.

Click here to take a glimpse of our male athletes watch list for the NCAA D-I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. This is just a small snapshot from the pool of amazing track and field athletes gearinng up to compete!

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