University of Connecticut Athletics
Husky Trio Competing at USATF U20 Outdoor Championships
6/18/2026 10:45:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
EUGENE, OR – The UConn trio of rising sophomore Brooke Strauss, Mason Brosious and Derek Shimer will be at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon this weekend to compete at the 2026 USA Track and Field U20 Outdoor Championships.
The 2026 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships will serve as the selection event for the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships team that will compete back in Oregon in Augus at the World Championship. Athletes must place in the top-two for their event this weekend to earn a spot on the squad.
Brosious will run in the 800m prelims on Thursday while Strauss will be running in the 1500m and Shimmer will compete in the high jump on Friday afternoon.
Strauss had a strong freshman season capped by qualifying in the 1500m at the NCAA East First Round. Her top-time of the year was at the Duke Invitational where she clocked a 4:14.36 to set a new UConn school record in the event.
Shimmer won the silver in the high jump at the 2026 BIG EAST Championship and qualified for the NCAA East First Round. He posted his top-height of the season at the Duke Invitational where he won with a jump of 2.14m.
Brosious had his top-time in the 800m early in the outdoor season at the Shamrock Invitational in late March, clocking in at 1:50.93, winning the event at that meet.
