Tatyana McFadden celebrates victory at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.Athletics events have been a part of the Paralympic program since the first Paralympic Games in Rome, Italy, in 1960 and is the biggest sport within the Paralympic Movement in terms o...
USA Track & Field has developed a U.S. athlete ranking list for 2025 based on performances submitted to USATF. The below ranking list reflects marks accomplished at any track and field competition in 2025 and ranks them based on the National A Standard...
When Tahmar Upshaw steps onto the track, he repeats a simple mantra: In order to change, I have to be something I’m not. “When I get on the line,” Upshaw said, “if you want to compete, you have to surpass your previous self. Find something el...
During the Paralympic Summer Games Paris 2024, Tatyana McFadden won two medals and brought her career total to 22, making her the most-decorated American Paralympic track-and-field athlete of all time. On April 7, McFadden had to make more room in...
For Brittni Mason, being a part of Team USA isn’t just about medals. It’s an experience that keeps evolving in unexpected ways. As a standout on the track, Mason has won five medals over the last two Paralympic Games — and four more at the World Para A...
In a famous scene in “Hoosiers,” coach Norman Dale brought in a tape measure to prove that the basket was 10 feet high and the free-throw line 15 feet away. The team had just walked into the fieldhouse for the state championship game and were stunned b...
Coming into the 2025 season, Hannah Dederick had been succeeding as a wheelchair racer for many years. At the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 in the women’s 400-meter T54 she finished in fourth place. That matched her result in the 100-meter at...
At her core, there is one word that defines Alicia Guerrero — a word that conveys who she is as a person, an athlete and a member of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation. “One word?” Guerrero said, pausing for a moment. “I would say ‘resilience.’” Afte...
At just 17 years old, Arelle Middleton is young to be a world traveler, but that’s what happens when you dominate in an international sport.The Rancho Cucamonga, California, native traveled to Paris in 2024 to make her Paralympic debut, earning a silve...
INDIANAPOLIS – On the heels of a season that saw U.S. athletes bring home 28 medals at the 2025 Para Athletics World Championships, USA Track & Field today announced the 69 athletes and two guides named to its 2026 Tier & Talent Protection Prog...
