Full list of athletes nominated for the 2023 USATF Athlete of the Year and WING Awards ft. Noah Lyles & Sha'Carri Richardson

The USA Track & Field (USATF) has nominated athletes for the 2023 USATF Athlete of the Year and other Wing awards, including the World Championships track and field performers. The winners will be presented with the awards on December 2, 2023, at the Night of Legends event in Orlando, Florida.

Athletes are nominated for the 2023 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Female Athlete of the Year, Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year, World Championships Track Performer, World Championships Field Performer and Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships Performer awards.

Athletes nominated for the 2023 World Championships Track Performer

Bronze medalist Sha'Carri Richardson and silver medalist Gabrielle Thomas of Team United States pose for a photo after the Women's 200m Final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

The athletes for the World Championships Track Performer have been nominated for their performances at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. They are:

Sha'Carri Richardson at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary:

Gold medals:

Women's 100m - 10.65 seconds
Women's 4x100m relay

Bronze medal:

Women's 200m - 21.92 seconds

Noah Lyles at the 2023 World Athletics Championships:

Gold medals:

Men's 100m - 9.83 seconds
Men's 200m - 19.52 seconds
Men's 4x100m relay

Gabby Thomas at the 2023 World Athletics Championships:

Gold medals:

Women's 200m
Women's 4x100m relay

Quincy Hall at the 2023 World Athletics Championships:

Gold medal:

Men's 4x400m relay

Bronze medal:

Men's 440m - 44:37 (PB)

Grant Holloway at the 2023 World Athletics Championships:

Gold medal:

Men's 110m hurdles

Athletes nominated for the 2023 World Championships Field Performer

The athletes for the World Championships Field Performer have been nominated for their performances at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. They are:

Ryan Crouser:

Gold medal - Men's shot put - 23.51m

Chase Ealey:

Gold medal - Women's shot put - 20.43m

Katie Moon:

Gold medal - Women's pole vault - 4.90m

Laulauga Tausaga-Collins

Gold medal - Women's discus throw - 69.49m

Athletes nominated for the 2023 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Female Athlete of the Year

Anna Hall of Team United States reacts after competing in the 800m leg of the Heptathlon during the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

The winners of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Female Athlete of the Year are chosen through a combination of fan and media votes. Presented since 1981, the award will be presented for the 42nd year.

The nominees are:

Alicia Monson:

Fifth in the 10,000m at the 2023 World Championships
American record in the 5000m at Diamond League in London - 14:19.45
American record in the 10,000m at the TEN competition - 30:03.82
American record in the 3000m at the Millrose Games - 8:25.05

Katie Moon:

Gold medal - Women's pole vault at the 2023 World Athletics Championships - 4.90m
2023 Prefontaine Classic Diamond League title - 4.86 m

Other athletes nominated for the award include Sha'Carri Richardson, Laulauga Tausaga-Collins, Chase Ealey, and Anna Hall.

Athletes nominated for the 2023 Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year

Rai Benjamin:

Gold medal - Men's 4x400m relay at the 2023 World Championships
Bronze medal - Men's 400 hurdles 47.56 seconds
Diamond League title - 400m hurdles - 46.39 seconds
USATF champion title - 400m hurdles - 46.62 seconds

JuVaughn Harrison:

Silver medal - Men's high jump at the 2023 World Championships - 2.36m (PB)
2023 USATF outdoor title - Men's high jump and placed third in the long jump.
Three Diamond League titles and was third in the DL Final.

Yared Nuguse:

American record in the mile at the Diamond League Final - 3:43.97
Indoor American record - 3000m at Boston - 7:28.23
1500m title - London and Zurich Diamond League meets

The other nominees for the award include Noah Lyles, Grant Holloway, and Ryan Crouser

Athletes nominated for the 2023 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships Performer

The athletes are nominated based on their performance at the 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon from July 6 to 9, 2023. They are:

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone: