While winning a national title at the 2025 Toyota USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships is a priceless accomplishment in itself, the ultimate goal for this week at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, is to earn a spot on the Team USA roster for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September.
Success during the four-day meet, being held July 31 through Aug. 3, doesn’t necessarily come with a plane ticket to Japan, but it’s a huge step toward getting to compete against the best track and field athletes from around the globe.
The qualification process ultimately has a few levels to it, but there are some ways to automatically qualify for the biggest meet of the year, and seven Team USA athletes have locked up their spots in Tokyo. How’d they do it?
As the reigning world champions in their respective events – titles won at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary – the following athletes from the United Stages are guaranteed the opportunity to defend their titles:
Women
Chase Jackson – Shot PutKatie Moon – Pole VaultSha’Carri Richardson – 100mLaulauga Tausaga – Discus
Men
Ryan Crouser – Shot PutGrant Holloway – 110m HurdlesNoah Lyles – 100m, 200m
Another way to earn an automatic spot at the World Championships is to be among the winners at the two-day, season-ending event on the 2025 Wanda Diamond League schedule. That event, scheduled for Aug. 27-28 in Zurich, includes the season’s top performers going head to head one final time.
Points accumulated during the first 14 events of the season determine the athletes who advance to the final event, where they’ll compete for more prize money and Diamond League titles – and spots at the World Athletics Championships.
Beyond those two scenarios is where performances at the USATF Outdoor Championships come in to play.
In order to be eligible for the World Athletics Championships, athletes first must have finished among the top three places in their respective events this week in Oregon.
Additionally, they must achieve a world-standard time/score in that event, or they must be high enough in the World Athletics Rankings, a reward for their finishes throughout the competitive calendar. Rankings are based on a scoring table and points calculator that factor in the quality of the meets throughout the season.
The following athletes are currently qualified for the World Championship by virtue of their finishes at the USATF Championship and their world standard marks. This list does not include athletes that are currently qualified by virtue of their world ranking or athletes that may be selected via the relay pool.
Current Team USA Roster (As of August 5)MenKenny Bednarek – 100mCourtney Lindsey – 100mT’Mars McCallum – 100mNoah Lyles – 100mNoah Lyles – 200mKenny Bednarek – 200mRobert Gregory – 200mCourtney Lindsey – 200mJacory Patterson – 400mChris Bailey – 400mKhaleb McRae – 400mDonavan Brazier – 800mCooper Lutkenhaus – 800mBryce Hoppel – 800mJonah Koech – 1500mEthan Strand – 1500mCole Hocker – 1500mCole Hocker – 5000mGrant Fisher – 5000mNico Young – 5000mNico Young – 10,000mGrant Fisher – 10,000mGraham Blanks – 10,000mJa’Kobe Tharp – 110mHCordell Tinch – 110mHDylan Beard – 110mHGrant Holloway – 110mHRai Benjamin – 400mHCaleb Dean – 400mHChristopher Robinson – 400mHKenneth Rooks – 3000m SteeplechaseAustin Miller – Pole VaultSam Kendricks – Pole VaultMatt Ludwig – Pole VaultRussell Robinson – Triple JumpSalif Mane – Triple JumpJosh Awotunde – Shot PutPayton Otterdahl – Shot PutTripp Piperi – Shot PutRyan Crouser – Shot PutReggie Jagers – DiscusSam Mattis – DiscusMarcus Gustaveson – DiscusRudy Winkler – Hammer ThrowTrey Knight – Hammer ThrowDaniel Haugh – Hammer ThrowCurtis Thompson – Javelin ThrowKyle Garland – DecathlonHealth Baldwin – DecathlonWomenMelissa Jefferson-Wooden – 100mKayla White – 100mAleia Hobbs – 100mSha’Carri Richardson – 100mMelissa Jefferson-Wooden – 200mAnavia Battle – 200mGabby Thomas – 200mSydney McLaughlin-Levrone – 400mIsabella Whittaker – 400mAaliyah Butler – 400mRoisin Willis – 800mMaggi Congdon – 800mSage Hurta-Klecker – 800mNikki Hiltz – 1500mSinclaire Johnson – 1500mEmily Mackay – 1500mShelby Houlihan – 5000mElise Cranny – 5000mJosette Andrews – 5000mMasai Russell – 100mHGrace Stark – 100mHAlaysha Johnson – 100mHDalilah Muhammad – 400mHAnna Cockrell – 400mHJasmine Jones – 400mHLexy Halladay-Lowry – 3000m SteepleAngelina Napoleon – 3000m SteepleKaylee Mitchell – 3000m SteepleVashti Cunningham – High JumpSandi Morris – Pole VaultKatie Moon – Pole VaultAmanda Moll – Pole VaultHana Moll – Pole VaultTara Davis-Woodhall – Long JumpClaire Bryant – Long JumpQuanesha Burks – Long JumpJasmine Moore – Triple JumpChase Jackson – Shot PutMaggie Ewen – Shot PutJessica Ramsey – Shot PutValerie Allman – DiscusLaulauga Tausaga-Collins – DiscusGabi Jacobs – DiscusShelby Frank – DiscusDeAnna Price – Hammer ThrowBrooke Andersen – Hammer ThrowRachel Richeson – Hammer ThrowAnna Hall – HeptathlonTaliyah Brooks – Heptathlon
Since there’s still time for some movement in the rankings, along with the automatic spots up for grabs through the final Diamond League event, the finalization of the Team USA roster still is weeks away.
Keep a close eye on FloTrack to see the rest of the year’s top meets, along with more news and announcements about the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Complete Results From The 2025 USA Track And Field Outdoor ChampionshipsUSA Track Championships 2025 Qualifying Standards
Men’s Qualifying Standards
100m: 10.05200m: 20.24400m: 45.20800m: 1:46.251500m: 3:37.005,000m: 13:20.0010,000m: 27:50.00110m Hurdles: 13.50400m Hurdles: 49.503000m Steeplechase: 8:29.0020k Race Walk: 1:36:005k Race Walk: 22:0010k Race Walk: 46:30High Jump: 2.27mPole Vault: 5.80mLong Jump: 8.12mTriple Jump: 16.30mShot Put: 20.80mDiscus Throw: 62.00mHammer Throw: 72.50mJavelin Throw: 76.00mDecathlon: 7900 points
Women’s Qualifying Standards
100m: 11.08200m: 22.60400m: 51.00800m: 1:59.801500m: 4:05.005,000m: 15:09.5910,000m: 31:32.00100m Hurdles: 12.78400m Hurdles: 56.003000m Steeplechase: 9:35.0020k Race Walk: 1:48:00High Jump: 1.87mPole Vault: 4.60mLong Jump: 6.65mTriple Jump: 13.50mShot Put: 18.00mDiscus Throw: 58.50mHammer Throw: 71.00mJavelin Throw: 55.50mHeptathlon: 6000 pointsWhen Are The World Championships?
The World Championships will take place from September 13-21, 2025.
Where Are The World Championships?
The World Championships are going to be hosted in Tokyo, Japan.
How To Watch The World Championships
The World Championships will be streamed exclusively on NBC and Peacock.
Watch The Diamond League World Feed & Athlete’s Lounge On FloTrack
FloTrack offers more ways than ever to experience the full Diamond League season.
Subscribers get full access to the official world feed, featuring British commentary and comprehensive event coverage.In addition, FloTrack produces the Athlete’s Lounge, a separate broadcast airing alongside the meets that offers in-depth commentary, expert analysis and exclusive interviews with Trey Hardee, English Gardner, Matthew Centrowitz and special guests.Plus, dedicated field event streams provide focused coverage to ensure fans don’t miss any of the action in those disciplines.
The Athlete’s Lounge for the Silesia, Brussels, and Zurich meets will be broadcast for FREE on YouTube, X (Twitter), and Facebook.
Diamond League 2025 Schedule
Here’s the full Wanda Diamond League schedule in 2025.
April 26, 2025 – Xiamen (CHN)May 3, 2025 – Shanghai/KeqiaoMay 16, 2025 – Doha (QAT)May 25, 2025 – Rabat (MAR)June 6, 2025 – Rome (ITA)June 12, 2025 – Oslo (NOR)June 15, 2025 – Stockholm (SWE)June 20, 2025 – Paris (FRA)July 5, 2025 – Eugene (USA)July 11, 2025 – Monaco (MON)July 19, 2025 – London (GBR)August 16, 2025 – Silesia (POL)August 20, 2025 – Lausanne (SUI)August 22, 2025 – Brussels (BEL)August 27-28, 2025 – Zurich (SUI)Diamond League Prize Money
The 2025 Wanda Diamond League series will distribute a record $9.24 million in total prize money, with $500,000 allocated to each of the regular season meets, including an increased payout for select Diamond+ Disciplines at each meeting.
For the season opener in Xiamen, the Diamond+ Disciplines will be 5000m Women, High Jump Women, 110m Hurdles Men, and Pole Vault Men.
Diamond Disciplines
$10,000$6,000$4,000$3,000$2,500$2,000$1,500$1,000$500
Diamond+ Disciplines
$20,000$10,000$6,000$5,000$3,000$2,500$2,000$1,500$750Don’t Miss A Second Of The 2025 Diamond League
This year, the Diamond League is streaming live on FloTrack and the FloSports app, and FloTrack is giving fans more Diamond League access than ever before.
For the first time, the Diamond League is streaming to fans all the feeds, not just the traditional world feed.
Fans will have uninterrupted coverage for every throw, leap and run during the meets as well as the traditional broadcast.
Where To Watch Diamond League?
The Wanda Diamond League will be broadcast on FloTrack and the FloSports app starting with the 2025 season.
FloTrack Archived Footage
Video footage from each event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloTrack subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.
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