A stellar group of 42 American athletes have been named to the 2023 USATF Mountain and Trail Running Teams scheduled to compete in the 2nd World Mountain and Trail Running Championships June 7-10 in Stubai – Innsbruck, Austria. A handful of athletes – 5 in total – will compete in two events at the World Championships.
There are 14 states represented among the athletes with the majority hailing from Colorado at 15. Next up Oregon and Arizona with five athletes each, four from Vermont, two from Montana, California and Utah and one each from Indiana, Alaska, Massachusetts, New York, Washington, Nevada, and Idaho.
Photo: Marco Gulberti, Corsa in Montagna.
Up/Down Mountain Running
*Grayson Murphy, 27, Flagstaff, AZ
*Allie McLaughlin, 32, Colorado Springs, CO
*Rachel Tomajczyk, 30, Williams, AZ
Kasie Enman, 43, Huntington, VT
*Dan Curts, 27, Norwich, VT
*Morgan Elliott, 31, Salida, CO
*Liam Meirow, 27, Portland, OR
Casey Campbell, 30, Bend, OR
Michael Maiorano at last year’s World Mountain Championships in Thailand.
U20 Mountain Running
Milaina Almonte, 17, Edwards, CO
Lily Jin, 17, Wellesley, MA
Lindsey Whitton, 17, Edwards, CO
Samantha Wood, 18, Boise, ID
Michael Maiorano, 19, Medford, OR
Kenan Pala, 19, San Diego, CA
Caleb Richardson, 19, Spokane, WA
Wes Shipsey, 19, Portland, OR
Read our article announcing the U20 team.
Allie McLaughlin – 2022 World Champion – Uphill Mountain Running Race. Photo: WMTRC 2021.
Vertical Mountain Running
Joseph Gray, 39, Colorado Springs, CO
*Dan Curts, 27, Norwich, VT
Eddie Owens, 29, San Francisco, CA
*Jim Walmsley, 33, Phoenix, AZ
*Grayson Murphy, 27, Flagstaff, AZ
*Allie McLaughlin, 32, Colorado Springs, CO
*Rachel Tomajczyk, 30, Williams, AZ
Alexandra Lawson, 24, Craftsbury Common, VT
Editor’s Note: as of May 31, 2023, two athletes on the men’s Vertical Mountain squad Eddie Owens and Jim Walmsley, are out due to injury and Morgan Elliott and Liam Meirow will be racing the Vertical Mountain as well as the Up/Down Mountain.
Max King. Photo: WMTRC 2021. Thailand 2022
40K Short Trail Running
Craig Hunt, 32, Flagstaff, AZ
Jonathan Aziz, 31, Colorado Springs, CO
Garrett Corcoran, 27, Salt Lake City, UT
Jackson Brill, 24, Bend, OR
Max King, 43, Bend, OR
Seth Ruhling, 28, Boulder, CO
Jennifer Lichter, 26, Missoula, MT
Klaire Rhodes, 24, Anchorage, AK
Bailey Kowalczyk, 27, Nederland, CO
Emkay Sullivan, 28, Reno, NV
Kimber Mattox, 34, Fort Collins, CO
Brittany Charboneau, 34, Denver, CO
Editor’s Note: as of May 31, 2023, Seth Ruhling is out due to illness.
*denotes an athlete who is competing in two races at the World Championships.
L-R: Keyes, Baca, Holmen, Clark, Olson, Cates at Lake Sonoma 50
80K Long Trail Trail Running
*Jim Walmsley, 33, Phoenix, AZ
Drew Holmen, 30, Boulder, CO
Zach Miller, 34, Manitou Springs
Preston Cates, 25, Flagstaff, AZ
Eric LiPuma, 29, Richmond, VT
Caleb Olson, 27, Draper, UT
Hannah Allgood Osowski, 31, Colorado Springs, CO
Clare Gallagher, 31, Boulder, CO
Erin Clark, 28, Missoula, MT
Shea Aquilano, 21, Carmel, IN
Sarah Keyes, 38, Saranac Lake, NY
Allison Baca, 32, Golden, CO
Editor’s Note: as of May 31, 2023, two athletes on the 80K Long Trail squad Jim Walmsley and Erin Clark, are out due to injury and Emily Schmitz will be racing for the women’s team.
*denotes an athlete who is competing in two races at the World Championships.
Team staff includes Richard Bolt, Carol Passarelli, Tom Hooper, Anita Ortiz, Paul Kirsch, and Jason Bryant.
