U.S. Open Track and Field

U.S. Open Track and Field was the name of the first top level indoor track and field meet in 2012. The U.S. Open was the opening competition in the 2012 IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting series ^[1] and was also part of the Visa Championship Series. Held in Madison Square Garden in New York City, the inaugural event was announced for January 28, 2012, with television coverage on January 29 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN2.

Announced as continuation of a 99-year indoor track and field tradition at Madison Square Garden,^[2] the meet displaced the Millrose Games, which has been the longest standing annual event at the arena for the previous 98 years. The Millrose Games will continue at the Fort Washington Avenue Armory.

The event lasted just one year, and was cancelled in 2013.^[3]

Meet records

Men

Men's meeting records of the U.S. Open Track and Field

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Ref.
50 m	5.64	Asafa Powell	Jamaica	28 January 2012	[4][5]
600 y	1:11.20	Renny Quow	Trinidad and Tobago	28 January 2012	[4][5]
Mile	4:00.65	Silas Kiplagat	Kenya	28 January 2012	[4][5]
50 m hurdles	6.45	Terrence Trammell	United States	28 January 2012	[4][5]
High jump	2.29 m	Jesse Williams	United States	28 January 2012	[4][5]
Shot put	21.16 m	Ryan Whiting	United States	28 January 2012	[4][5]
Sprint medley relay	3:28.04	Garden State TC	United States	28 January 2012	[5]

Women

Women's meeting records of the U.S. Open Track and Field

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Ref.
50 m	6.08	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Jamaica	28 January 2012	[4][5]
500 y	1:03.74	Keshia Baker	United States	28 January 2012	[4][5]
800 m	2:07.54	Fantu Magiso	Ethiopia	28 January 2012	[4][5]
Mile	4:34.62	Brenda Martinez	United States	28 January 2012	[4][5]
50 m hurdles	6.78	Lolo Jones	United States	28 January 2012	[4][5]
Pole vault	4.52 m	Jillian Schwartz	Israel	28 January 2012	[4][5]

References

1. "Full fields announced for U.S. Open". IAAF. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
2. USA Track & Field - USATF launches U.S. Open at Madison Square Garden; Lagat returns to Garden for men’s mile
3. "USATF U.S. Open Indoor (Canceled for 2013) - MileSplit United States". usa.milesplit.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14.
4. Stuart Calderwood (29 January 2012). "Fast season starts for Powell, Campbell-Brown and Jones in New York". IAAF. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
5. "U.S. Open 2012 Complete Results". USATF. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.