Cavaliers Set for USATF Outdoor National Championships
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Nine current and former members of the Virginia men’s track and field program are set to compete at the USATF Championships at Hayward Field in in Eugene, Ore. from Thursday (July 31) through Sunday (August 3) as Margot Appleton, Shane Cohen, Derek Johnson, Gary Martin, Michaela Meyer, Nate Mountain, Wes Porter, Yasin Sado and Henry Wynne compete in the senior division.
Coming off an impressive junior season, Gary Martin is set to toe the line in the men’s 1500-meters. Martin finished fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the event clocking 3:47.58. Last time out at Hayward Field, Martin clocked the No.2 all-dates outdoor mile time at the Prefontaine Classic crossing the line in 3:49.73. Martin will contest the 1500-meters and 5000-meters at the USATF Outdoor Championships.
Margot Appleton returns to the track at Hayward Field after an impressive runner-up finish in the 1500-meters clocking 4:08.99 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She also earned second team All-America honors in the 5000-meters with a 13th place finish. Her senior season was also highlighted by recording the then fourth fastest time in collegiate history in the women’s 1500-meters at the 2025 Raleigh Relays to better her Virginia No.2 time (4:05.68). The Mattapoisett. Mass. native also won her third straight ACC Outdoor 1500-meter crown this past season.
Cavalier alumni including Wes Porter and Henry Wynne will also be in the field for the first round of the men’s 1500-meters scheduled for 6:33 p.m. PT on Thursday, July 31. The 2024 ACC Outdoor Championships gold and silver medalist and Virginia alums, Nate Mountain and Yasin Sado, and the 2023 gold and silver medalist in Mountain and Derek Johnson, are set to compete in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase at 6:03 p.m. PT on Thursday. The 2024 NCAA Outdoor 800-meter Champion, Shane Cohen, will be in the field in the first round of the men’s 800-meters set to go off at 2:55 p.m. PT on Thursday.
The USATF Championships will be streamed live on USATF.TV, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app and Peacock. Live results can be found at results.usatf.org.
Cavalier Competition Schedule (*Times are Pacific)
Thursday, July 31
3:07 p.m. PT | Men’s 800m First Round (Shane Cohen)
3:37 p.m. PT | Women’s 800m First Round (Michaela Meyer)
5:39 p.m. PT | Men’s 3000m SC First Round (Derek Johnson, Nate Mountain, Yasin Sado)
6:10 p.m. PT | Men’s 1500m First Round (Gary Martin, Wes Porter, Henry Wynne)
6:32 p.m. PT | Women’s 1500m First Round (Margot Appleton)
Friday, August 1
3:38 p.m. PT | Men’s 800m Semifinal
4:01 p.m. PT | Women’s 800m Semifinal
Saturday, August 2
2:03 p.m. PT | Women’s 1500m Final
2:14 p.m. PT | Men’s 1500m Final
2:49 p.m. PT | Men’s 3000m SC Final
Sunday, August 3
1:18 p.m. PT | Women’s 800m Final
1:26 p.m. PT | Men’s 800m Final
1:52 p.m. PT | Men’s 5000m Final (Gary Martin)
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