FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17, 2021

ALLYSON FELIX SETS SEASON DEBUT AT AMERICAN TRACK LEAGUE; TO ATTEMPT TO BEST HIS WORLD RECORD

FAYETTEVILLE, AR: The final weekend of the American Track League indoor season is heating up with the most decorated woman in U.S. history, as nine-time Olympic medalist will kick off her 2021 season with a double in the Zenni Blokz 60m and the 200m .

Olympic gold medalist and 100m world record holder Aries Merritt will also make his season debut in the 60m hurdles, presented by Zenni Eyewear.

Shot Put will be a feature event, as Ryan Crouser attempts to best his first throw of the ATL season on Jan 24th that broke the indoor world record at 74 feet, 10.5 inches (22.82). Crouser feels that with his rest and training, there is more there to accomplish. The women will also get their first chance this season to compete, featuring who was fifth in the Rio Olympics.

The American Track League 4 airs live from the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas on ESPN at 4pm Central. Visit the newly launched ATL merch store at atlmerchshop.com

The American Track League’s made-for-TV event series broadcast live on ESPN/ESPN2. The series, which features the top men’s and women’s track and field athletes in the world, are also part of the 2021 Silver Label Tour, with support of USATF.

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START LISTS:

MEN’S EVENTS

TB Survive & Advance 60m 1 Chavaughn Walsh ANT 2 Chris Royster USA 3 Ramontay McClain USA 4 Ronnie Baker USA 5 Jackson Webb USA 6 Rodney Rowe USA 7 Hakim Montgomery USA 8 Zachary Jewell USA

1 J.J. Sherman USA 2 Bryce Robinson USA 3 Demek Kemp USA 4 Warren Fraser BAH 5 Hakim Ruffin USA 6 USA 7 Anaso Jobodwana RSA 8 Charles Okeze NGR

200m High School 6 Connor Washington USA 5 Brandon Miller USA 4 Shamali Whittle USA 3 Sean Jackson USA

6 Gavin Schurr USA 5 Jaylen Slade USA 4 Laurenz Colbert USA 3 Justin Bruan USA

300m 6 Aldrich Bailey USA 5 Jamiel Trimble USA 4 Quintaveon Poole USA 3 Asa Guevara TRL 2 Charles Okeze NGR

400m 6 Wil USA 5 Vernon Norwood USA 4 USA 3 Robert Grant ITA 2 Warren Hazel SKN 1 Hunter Woodall USA

800m 1-a Rajay Hamiltion USA 1-b Jim Warren USA 2 Craig Engels USA 3-a Kameron Jones USA 3-b Eric Sowinski USA 4 Michael Saruni KEN 5 Isaiah Harris USA 6-a Drew Piazza USA 6-b Sergio Miranda MEX

60m Hurdles, presented by Zenni Eyewear 2 Nick Anderson USA 3 Aries Merritt USA 4 Michael Dickson USA 5 Max Hairston USA 6 Isaiah Moore USA 7 Tyler Brendel USA

2 3 Gregmar Swift BAR 4 Ruebin Walters TRI 5 Johnathan Cabral CAN 6 Wellington Zaza LBR 7

Pole Vault 1 Hussain Al-Hizam KSA 2 Austin Miller USA 3 Scott Houston USA 4 Andrew Irwin USA 5 USA

Long Jump 1 Tyler Brendel USA 2 Will Williams USA 3 Greg Vann USA 4 LaQuarn Nairn BAH 5 Marquise Dendy USA

TrackTown USA Shot Put 1 Eric Favors IRL 2 Dotun Ogundeji NGR 3 Josh Awotunde USA 4 Nick Ponzio ITA 5 Payton Otterdahl USA 6 Ryan Crouser USA

WOMEN’S EVENTS

Zenni Blokz 60m 1 Samantha Gonzalez COL 2 Tynia Gaither BAH 3 USA 4 Allyson Felix USA 5 Daryll Neita GBR 6 Marybeth Price USA 7 Caitland Smith USA 8 Alaysha Johnson USA

BK Trackstars 200m 6 Samantha Gonzalez COL 5 Allyson Felix USA 4 Jasmine Camacho-Quinn PUR 3 Caitland Smith USA 2 Alaysha Johnson USA 1

Zenni 400m 6 USA 5 Shamier Little USA 4 Paola Moran MEX 3 Chrisann Gordon JAM 2 Sparkle McKnight USA 1 Denoca Bookman USA

800m 1 Brooke Feldmeier USA 2 Dana Mecke USA 3 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner IRE 4 Adelle Tracey GBR 5 Heather MacLean USA 6 Sydney Hammit (Pacer) USA

Athletic Genetix 60m Hurdles 1 Cassandra Lloyd USA 2 Tiffany McReynolds USA 3 Taliyah Brooks USA 4 Danielle Williams JAM 5 Tonea Marshall USA 6 Cindy Sember GBR 7 Pedrya Seymour BAH 8 Devyani Biswal CAN

Shot Put 1 Portious Warren TRI 2 Haley Teel USA 3 USA 4 Maggie Ewan USA 5 USA 6 Raven Saunders USA

Zenni 1 Ariel Leigho USA 2 Megan Zimlich USA 3 Robin Bone CAN 4 Lauren Martinez USA 5 Emily Pressley USA 6 Kortney Oates USA 7 Megan Clark USA 8 Olivia Gruver USA

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About American Track League The American Track League is a series of four meets being held in the United States in Fayetteville, AR. The ATL was founded in 2013 by Paul Doyle and has continued for the past eight years providing elite competition in the US for thousands of athletes. Providing a condensed, fast paced and unique format has been at the center of the ATL to entertain and engage fans, even from the couches of their own homes

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