| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Shot put: 22.08 (Tucson, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Roger Steen (born 17 May 1992) is an American shot putter. [1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Shot put: 22.08 (Tucson, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Roger Steen (born 17 May 1992) is an American shot putter. [1]
Steen grew up in Luck, Wisconsin and studied at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, he initially went to college to play American Football before being encouraged to join the track and field team. [2]
He gained his first international experience in 2022 when he won the gold medal in the shot put at the NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas with a distance of 20.78 metres. [3] He won the Meeting Città di Padova with a 21.38m throw in September 2022. [4]
In May 2023, he threw a lifetime best of 22.08m in Tucson, Arizona. [5] Following that, he won the Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern with 21.41m. [6] [7] He placed in fourth at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago in November 2023, with a distance of 20.51m, missing a medal by 2cm from compatriot Jordan Geist. [8]
He finished as runner-up at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in February 2024. [9] Subsequently, in March 2024 he competed for the a United States at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, finishing in thirteenth place with 19.97m. [10]
In May 2024, he finished in sixth place at the 2024 Diamond League event the 2024 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. [11]
He works as an assistant coach at his alma mater in Wisconsin. [2]
Evan Reese Jager is an American middle- and long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. In his speciality event, he won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze at the 2017 World Championships. Jager is the current NACAC area record holder in the event with a time of 8:00.45. He is sponsored by Nike and is coached by Jerry Schumacher of the Bowerman Track Club.
The Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern is an annual track and field meet that takes place in Lucerne, Switzerland. First held in 1987, the meeting usually takes place in July at Stadion Allmend.
Chris Benard is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He holds a personal record of 17.48 m, set in 2016. Bernard represented Team USA 9-times at 2 Summer Olympics, 4 World Athletics Championships, & 3 NACAC Championships.
Natosha Rogers is a long-distance runner from the United States. Rogers won the gold medal in the 5000 meters at the 2022 NACAC Championships. She is the 2012 National runner up in the 10,000 meters. Rogers placed 23rd at 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 34:47.
Zane Weir is an Italian shot putter of South African descent. He has represented Italy since February 2020, and competed for them at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won gold at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Cole Hocker is an American middle- and long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 meters. He won the gold medal in the event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, setting an Olympic record and a North American area record of 3:27.65.
Kyree King is an American sprinter.
Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan is an American track and field athlete. He won the gold medal at the 2022 IAAF World Junior Championships in the shot put.
The 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon from July 6–9, 2023. They served as USA Track & Field's (USATF) national championships in track and field for the United States.
Quincy Hall is an American track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres and 400m hurdles. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres event.
Bailey Lear is an American track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres.
Jalani Davis is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put, hammer throw and weight throw.
Malcolm Clemons is an American long jumper.
