USATF Distance Classic

USATF Distance Classic
Competitors at the USATF Distance Classic
Date Late May
Location Los Angeles, California, at Occidental College's Jack Kemp Stadium
Event type Track and field
Established 2010 as USATF High Performance Meet[1]
Official site Oxy Meet History, USATF Meet History

The USATF Distance Classic is an annual track and field meeting in Los Angeles, California, hosted at the Occidental College track facility. Before 2015, it was called the USATF High Performance Distance Classic, and in 2015 and 2016 the meet was renamed to the HOKA ONE ONE Middle Distance Classic as per sponsorship from Hoka One One before going back to USATF Distance Clasic in 2017. For short, the meet is frequently referred to as just Oxy.[1]

The meet takes place at night to provide ideal conditions for distance running, and it has played host to several Olympians and domestic talents.[2]

Event Records

Men

Event Record Athlete Affiliation Date Notes
800 metres 1:44.71 Cory Primm Unattached 2011 [3]
1500 metres 3:33.41 Matthew Centrowitz Nike Oregon Project 2017 [4]
5000 metres 13:12.87 Mo Farah Nike, Inc. Oregon Track Club 2012 [3]
3000 m steeplechase 8:15.26 Evan Jager Nike, Inc. Bowerman Track Club 2016 [4]

Women

Event Record Athlete Affiliation Date Notes
800 metres 1:58.78 Brenda Martinez New Balance 2017 [4]
1500 metres 4:04.60 Katie Mackey Brooks Running 2013 [3]
5000 metres 15:05.56 Molly Huddle Saucony 2013 [3]
3000 m steeplechase 9:37.12 Jaime Cheever Unattached 2016 [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Oxy set to host USATF High Performance Meet".
  2. ↑ "2018 Oxy Preview: Centro Doubles Up, Brenda Martinez & Boris Berian Return to 800, & A Deep Men's 1500 Headline The Action".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Oxy to Host USATF High Performance Distance Classic".
  4. 1 2 3 4 "2018 USATF Distance Classic Results" (PDF).
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