The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau, the parent organization of the Des Moines Area Sports Commission, announces elite athletes slated to compete at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

The championships are set for June 19-23, 2013 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, with the following 2012 Olympic Gold Medalists slated to compete:

 

·       Ashton Eaton

·       Allyson Felix

·       Carmelita Jeter

·       Bianca Knight

·       Tianna Madison

·       Francena McCorory

·       Aries Merritt

·       Sanya Richards-Ross

·       Brittney Reese

·       Jenn Suhr

·       Christian Taylor

·       DeeDee Trotter

 

Three of the 2012 Olympic Gold Medalists slated to compete are also World Record Holders:

·       Ashton Eaton - Decathlon, 2012

·       Aries Merritt - Men's 110 Hurdles, 2012

·       Jenn Suhr - Women's Pole Vault, 2013

 

The following American Record Holders are also on the docket for the 2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships:

·       Jillian Camarena-Williams

·       Lashinda Demus

·       Shalane Flanagan

·       Tyson Gay

·       Molly Huddle

·       Evan Jager

·       Bernard Lagat

·       Chaunte Lowe

·       Kara Patterson

·       Galen Rupp

·       Jenny (Barringer) Simpson

·       Brad Walker

 

"USA Track & Field is pleased that the USA Outdoor Championships will return to Des Moines and Drake Stadium," said Max Siegel, CEO of USA Track & Field. "The city and university have put a lot of effort, and achieved great success, in making itself a track and field mecca of the Midwest. For the first time, Iowans will get to watch first-hand as Team USA is selected for a World Championship event, as our team for Moscow takes shape at Drake Stadium.”

“Des Moines is Track Central USA,” adds Greg Edwards, President and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau/Des Moines Area Sports Commission. “In order to position Greater Des Moines for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, we need the community’s support at the championships to welcome these high-caliber athletes with a packed house.”

For a complete list of elite athletes slated to compete at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, visit catchdesmoines.com/usatf.

To support the community-wide effort in welcoming these high-caliber athletes, tickets are available at trackcentralusa.com.