INDIANAPOLIS — USA Track & Field on Friday announced a 57-athlete roster for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 2026, set for March 20–22 in Toruń, Poland. The team, comprising 28 men and 29 women, includes six medalists from the 2025 edition in Nanjing, China, and 21 athletes making their senior global championship debut.
Leading the squad is 2024 Olympic 1500m gold medalist and 2025 world outdoor 5000m champion Cole Hocker, who will target his first indoor title in the 3000m after a narrow domestic victory. Multi-eventer Anna Hall, the reigning world outdoor champion, will compete in the pentathlon for her indoor debut.
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World record holders Khaleb McRae (400m) and 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus (800m) headline the men’s sprint and middle-distance fields. Tokyo relay gold medallists Bailey Lear and Rosey Effiong return to defend their 4x400m title, while Chase Jackson and Taliyah Brooks seek to improve on their 2025 bronze medals in the shot put and pentathlon, respectively.
Roger Steen and Luke Houser will try to upgrade their silver and bronze medals from last year’s championships, with newcomer Jordan Geist joining in the shot put. Jordan Anthony, Nathan Green, Chloe Timberg, and Margot Appleton are among those making their first U.S. senior team appearance.
Jasmine Moore, who medaled in both horizontal jumps at the 2024 Paris Olympics, will contest both the long and triple jumps after sweeping both events at the U.S. Championships.
The event will be broadcast in the U.S. on NBC and Peacock.
Women’s Roster
60m – Jacious Sears, Jaslyn Gardner
400m – Rosey Effiong, Bailey Lear
800m – Addison Wiley, Valery Tobias
1500m – Nikki Hiltz, Gracie Morris
3000m – Emily Mackay, Margot Appleton
60mH – Alia Armstrong, Danae Dyer
High Jump – Charity Hufnagel, Vashti Cunningham
Pole Vault – Chloe Timberg, Jessica Mercier
Long Jump – Jasmine Moore, Monaé Nicols
Triple Jump – Jasmine Moore, Ryann Porter
Shot Put – Chase Jackson, Abria Smith
Pentathlon – Anna Hall, Taliyah Brooks
Women’s 4x400m & Mixed Relay Pool – Abigail Glynn, Shamier Little, Paris Peoples, Sara Reifenrath, Taiya Shelby, Brianna White
Men’s Roster
60m – Jordan Anthony, Trayvon Bromell
400m – Khaleb McRae, Chris Robinson
800m – Cooper Lutkenhaus, Sean Dolan
1500m – Nathan Green, Luke Houser
3000m – Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse
60mH – Dylan Beard, Trey Cunningham
Pole Vault – Zach Bradford, Chris Nilsen
Long Jump – Steffin McCarter, Jeremiah Davis
Triple Jump – Russell Robinson
Shot Put – Jordan Geist, Roger Steen, Josh Awotunde
Heptathlon – Kyle Garland, Heath Baldwin
Men’s 4x400m & Mixed Relay Pool – Elija Godwin, Steven McElroy, Jevon O’Bryant, Justin Robinson, Demarius Smith, TJ Tomlyanovich
Team Staff
Head Coach (Jumps/Multis) – James Thomas
Assistant Coach (Throws) – Cale McDaniel
Assistant Coach (Sprints/Hurdles) – Bridgette Owens
Assistant Coach (Distance) – Laura Bowerman
Relay Coach – Darryl Woodson
Logistics Contractors – Marsha Seagrave, Jennifer Nanista-Stevens
Event Managers – Kim Keenan, Martin Palavicini
ATCs/Medical Providers – Christie-Lee Coad, Brittany Garcia, Emily Boyer, Jackie Sher
LMT – Chris Thomas
DC – Asdrubal Lopez
MD – Todd Arnold
Nutritionist – Rikki Keen
Sports Psychologist – Mike Clark
