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Doping Disqualifications and Public Warnings

The following individuals have been disciplined by USATF and/or are currently serving suspensions. Those individuals serving suspensions are ineligible to participate in the activities of USATF and/or in Athletics competitions, subject to reinstatement requirements.

Steroids

Substance Public Warning Name Event Event Date Place Disqualification
DHEA 08-18-23 Toccata Murphy --- 07-27-22 Eight (8) month period of ineligibility beginning on December 9, 2022
Androgenic Anabolic Steroid 11-29-22 Lindsey Scherf Out-of-competition 12-26-21 Competitive results on and subsequent to 12-26-21
Nandrolone 09-23-21 Eliud Ngetich Out-of-Competition 12-06-14 Competative results from 07-01-14 to 06-01-15
Nandrolone 08-27-21 Shelby Houlihan Out-of-Competition 12-15-20 Competative results from 12-15-20 to 01-14-21
Drostanolone 08-24-18 Demi Payne USATF Indoor Championships 03-12-16 Competitive results from 03-12-16 to 03-30-20
Ostarine 05-09-17 Imani Oliver U.S. Olympic Trials – Track & Field 07-07-16 Competitive results from 03-16-16 to 07-06-17
Methandienone metabolites epimetendiol, 17-epimethandienone and 17β-hydroxymethyl-17α -methy-18-norandrost-1, 4,13-trien-3-one 05-03-17 Darien Moore USA Track & Field Indoor Championships 03-04-17 Competitive results from 03-04-17 to 03-03-21
Extrogenous Androgenic Anabolic Steroids 03-06-17 Jessica Cosby-Toruga Out-of-Competition --- Competitive results from 09-12-16 to 09-11-22
17β-hydroxymethyl-17α-methyl-18-norandrost-1,4,13-trien-3-one 08-03-16 Liz Palmer 2016 Masters Indoor Championships 03-05-16 Competitive results from 03-05-16 to 09-04-19
Exogenous Anabolic Steroid 07-20-16 Greg Pizza 2015 USATF National Masters Track & Field Championships 07-25-15 Competitive results from 07-25-15 to 05-10-17
Erythropoietin 12-18-14 Mohamed Trafeh Out-of-Competition --- Competitive results from 01-01-12 to 12-1-18
Methylprednisolone 9-19-14 Wallace Spearmon Edmonton International Track Classic 07-06-14 Competitive results from 07-06-14 to 11-26-14
Androgenic Anabolic Steroids 05-02-14 Tyson Gay Out-of-Competition

2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships		 04-16-13
05-15-13
06-23-13		 Competitive Results from 07-15-12 to 06-22-14, including 2nd place in the men's 4x100 relay at 2012 Olympic Games
Synthetic Erythropoietin (EPO) 04-18-14 Andrew Carnes --- --- Competitive Results from 06-01-11 to 10-24-15
Erythropoietin (EPO) 12-14-12 Christian Hesch --- --- Competitive results on or after 08-27-10
Anabolic Androgenic Steroids 09-11-12 Debbie Dunn 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field 06-21-12 to 07-01-12 4th Place
19-Norandrosterone 11-15-05 Larry Wade Out-of-Competition 05-11-04 Competitive results from 05-11-04 to 07-12-04
Erythropoietin (r-EPO) 03-02-05 Deeja Youngquist Out-of-Competition

2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Women’s Marathon		 03-16-04

04-03-04		 8th Place
Erythropoietin 12-09-04 Eddy Hellebuyck 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon 02-07-04 8th Place
Norandrosterone 12-06-04 Mickey Grimes Out-of Competition

2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field		 05-25-04

07-18-04		 7th Place 200m
Anabolic Steroids and Erythropoietin (EPO) 10-19-04 Alvin Harrison All competitions from 02-01-01 to 10-18-04 06-07-04 Competitive results from 02-01-01 to 10-18-04
Nikethamide 08-11-04 Torri Edwards 2004 Meeting IAAF du Conseil General

2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field		 04-24-04

07-09-04 to 07-18-04		 1st Place 100m, 200m

2nd Place 100m, 3rd Place 200m
Tetrahydrogestrinone 07-17-04 Regina Jacobs 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06-21-03 1st Place 1500m
Tetrahydrogestrinone 07-09-04 Tim Rusan 2004 IAAF Grande Premio Rio de Atletismo 05-16-04 2nd Place Triple Jump
Nandrolone 06-28-04 Jerome Young 1999 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06-26-99 Competitive results from 06-26-99 to 06-25-01
Tetrahydrogestrinone 05-04-04 Kevin Toth 2003 IAAF World Championships 08-23-03 4th Place Shot Put
Tetrahydrogestrinone 05-04-04 Kevin Toth 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06-21-03 1st Place Shot Put
Tetrahydrogestrinone 04-29-04 John McEwen 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06-20-03 2nd Place Hammer Throw
Tetrahydrogestrinone 04-29-04 Melissa Price 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 6-19-03 1st Place Hammer Throw
19-Norandrosterone and 19-Noreticholanolone 11-04-03 Damu Cherry Out-of-Competition 02-18-03 Competitive results from 02-18-03 to 11-24-03
Nandrolene and T/E 07-02-03 Andrew Eggerth 2002 Knights of Columbus Indoor Games – Saskatoon, Canada 09-02-02 5th Place 200m, 6th Place Hurdles
T/E and Hydroxy-androstendione 03-12-03 Desiree Owen 2002 Conoco 10km Rodeo Run 01-02-02 1st Place 10km
Methandieone 09-11-02 Marcus Clavette 2002 U.S. Open 06-08-02 3rd Place Shot Put
Methandieone 05-03-02 Scott Henning Out-of-Competition 11-28-01 Competitive results from 11-28-01 to 05-02-02
T/E 02-28-02 Jake Jensen 2001 Gugal Meeting, Linz, Austria 08-20-01 3rd Place 200m
Stanozolol 12-07-01 Jeff Laynes 2001 International Lausitzer Meet 07-18-01 2nd Place 100m
Stanozolol 12-07-01 Jeff Laynes 2001 Reunion International Meet 07-14-01 1st Place 200m
Norandrosterone/
Noretiochdandone		 09-17-01 Tony Dees 2001 Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix – Birmingham, Great Britain 02-18-01 3rd Place 60m Hurdles
Norandrosterone 06-12-01 Tony Dees 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix USA Indoor Track & Field Championships 03-03-01 2nd Place 60m Hurdles

Amphetamines

Substance Public Warning Name Event Event Date Place Disqualification
Amphetamine 10-23-15 Brian Coushay 2015 National Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships 07-25-15 Competitive results from 07-25-15 to 09-08-17
Amphetamine/
Methamphetamine		 01-10-05 Eric Walder 2004 adidas Oregon Track Classic 06-05-04 5th Place Long Jump
Methylpenidate 12-12-03 Rachel Walker 2003 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06-21-03 1st Place Javelin Throw
Amphetamine 12-09-03 Chase Shealy 2003 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06-21-03 2nd Place Pole Vault
Amphetamine 01-15-03 Emily Carlsten 2002 Penn Relays 04-26-02 1st Place Javelin Throw
Amphetamine 05-14-02 Justin Gatlin 2001 Junior National Championships 06-16-01 to 06-17-01 1st Place 100m, 200m, 110 Hurdles
Methylphenidate 09-18-01 Antoinette Wilks 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix USA Indoor Track & Field Championships 03-03-01 4th Place Long Jump

Stimulants

Substance Public Warning Name Event Event Date Place Disqualification
Ephedrine 03-12-15 Atalelech Asfaw 2014 Maraton Movistar Lima 42K 05-18-14 Competitive results from 05-18-14 to 05-17-16
Methylhexaneamine 01-20-15 Quintaveon Poole USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships 07-27-14 Competitive results from 07-27-14 to 01-26-15
Benzoylecgonine 12-19-14 Inika McPherson USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06-29-14 Competitive results from 06-29-14 to 04-26-2016
Modafinil Acide 07-26-04 Calvin Harrison 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06-21-03 2nd Place 400m
Modafinil Acide 04-20-04 Christopher Phillips 2003 IAAF World Championships 08-30-03 5th Place 110m Hurdles
Madafinil Acide 05-19-04 Kelli White 2003 IAAF World Championships

2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships		 08-24-03 1st Place 100m, 200m

1st Place, 100m, 200m

Competitive results from 12-15-00 to 05-19-04
Modafinil Acide 04-20-04 Eric Thomas 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06-22-03 1st Place 400m Hurdles
Modafinil Acide 04-20-04 Sandra Glover 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06-21-03 3rd Place 400m Hurdles
Modafinil Acide 4-20-04 Chryste Gaines 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06-21-03 5th Place 100m
Ephedrine 01-13-04 Mickey Grimes 2003 Pan American Games 08-06-03 1st Place 100m
Ephedrine 10-11-02 Crystal Cox 2002 NACAC Under 25 Championships 08-11-02 1st Place 100m
Ephedrine 12-10-02 Leon Settle 2002 Cezmi Athletics Championships 06-08-02 1st Place 300m
Pseudoephedrine 07-30-02 James Hamilton 2002 Pittsburg Marathon 05-05-02 10th Place
Pseudoephedrine 06-14-02 Louis Bordes 2002 Penn Relays 04-25-02 4th Place 10,000m
Ephedrine 03-15-02 Joyce Bates 2002 Boston Indoor Games 01-27-02 2nd Place 60m Hurdles
Ephedrine 07-30-01 Bobby Smith 2001 Junior National Championships 06-17-01 1st Place Javelin Throw
Ephedrine 05-14-01 Robert Howard 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix USA Indoor Track & Field Championships 03-03-01 2nd Place Triple Jump
Pseudoephedrine 05-10-01 Hazel Clark 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix USA Indoor Track & Field Championships 03-03-01 2nd Place 800m
Methylhexaneamine 08-23-09 Philippe DeRosier 2009 EAA Permit Cezmi Or Memorial Competition, Istanbul, Turkey 06-13-09 2nd Place 100m

3rd Place 200m
Methylhexaneamine 10-27-11 Frederic Kieser 2011 USA Masters Track & Field Championships 7-28-11 ---
Methylhexaneamine 3-1-12 Michael Rodgers Sport e Solidarieta 7-19-11 Competitive results on or after July 19, 2011
Methylhexaneamine 2-21-14 Hirut Beyene Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon 5-05-13 Competitive results from May 5, 2013  - February 7, 2014
1,3-dimethylbutylamine 09-27-16 Trell Kimmons USA Indoor Championships 09-27-16 Competitive results from 03-12-16 to 04-13-18
1,4-dimethylpentylamine (1,4-DMPA; 5-Methylhexan-2-amine) 11-14-19 Zach Gehm 2019 USA Track & Field U20 Outdoors Championships 06-22-19 Competitive results from 06-22-19 to 09-22-21

Cannabinoids

Substance Public Warning Name Event Event Date Place Disqualification
Cannabis (THC Metabolites) 07-02-21 Sha'Carri Richardson 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field 06-19-21 Competitive Results from 06-19-21
Tetrahydrocannabinol Acid (THC) 05-26-11 Thomas Freeman 2011 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships 02-26-11 1st Place
Weight Throw
Cannabis (THC Metabolites) 10-06-04 Monzaevous (Rae) Edwards 2004 IAAF Norwich Union International – Birmingham, England 07-25-04 3rd Place 100m
Cannabis (THC Metabolites) 09-21-04 John Capel 2004 Team Challenge Cup – Munich, Germany 08-04-04 2nd Place 100m
2nd Place part of 4x100m U.S. “B” Relay
Cannabis (THC Metabolites) 09-09-04 Bernard Williams 2004 Meeting de Atletismo Sevilla 06-05-04 2nd Place 200m
Cannabis (THC Metabolites) 04-11-09 Thomas Jacob Freeman 2009 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships 03-01-09 1st Place Weight Throw
Cannabis (THC Metabolites) 03-09-10 Ivory Williams 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships 02-28-10 1st Place 60m
Cannabis (THC Metabolites) 8-31-10 Michael Berry 2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championshps 06-26-10 4th Place 400m

Beta-2 Agonists

Substance Public Warning Name Event Event Date Place Disqualification
Clenbuterol 12-18-13 Mary Akor 47vo Maraton Gobernador 12-16-12 All competition results between 12-16-12 and 11-5-13
Vilanterol Trifenatate 06-13-16 Gwen Berry 2016 USATF Indoor Championships 03-11-16 Competitive Results from 03-11-16 to 06-28-16
Salbutamol 11-15-05 Leo Bookman Jamaica International Invitational 05-07-05 ---
Salbutamol 04-01-05 LaMark Carter 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field 07-15-04 8th Place Triple Jump

Selective Androgen Receptive Modulators

Substance Public Warning Name Event Event Date Place Disqualification
Ostarine 4-15-24 Aldrich Bailey Jr. Out-of-competition 5-18-23 ---
Andarine; Ostarine 12-8-22 Gil Roberts Out-of-competition 5-9-22 Competitive results from 5-19-22 to 6-3-22
Ostarine; LGD-4033 11-29-22 Hassan Mead Out-of-competition 10-17-22 Competitive results on and subsequent to 10-17-22
Ostarine 12-17-19 Alexandria (Alex) Gochenour 2018 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships 06-24-18 06-24-18 to 06-24-22
Ostarine 12-27-17 Vikas Patel --- --- Competitive results from 06-01-15 to 01-27-21
Ostarine and methylstenbolone 12-22-17 Kenna Wolter --- --- Competitive results from 11-30-15 to 12-13-18
Ostarine 12-21-17  Jonathan Sanford --- --- Competitive results from 04-01-16 to 06-02-18
Ostarine, tampering, administration, and complicity 11-21-17 Royce Dates --- --- Competitive results from 07-01-15 to 11-08-21
Ostarine, tampering, and complicity 11-03-17 Atlanta Westbrook --- --- Competitive results from 08-01-15 to 10-31-21
Ostarine 08-11-17 Chris Carter Out-of-Competition --- Competitive results from 02-22-27 to 12-13-17
Ostarine and arimistane 07-19-17 Kayla Bushey --- --- Competitive results from 06-11-16 to 12-19-18

Other

Substance Public Warning Name Event Event Date Place Disqualification
Spironolactone 9-18-23 Alyssa Wilson Out-of-Competition 5-30-23 ---
Canrenone 8-25-23 Allison Ostrander Out-of-Competition 3-30-23 Competitive results from 3-30-2023 to 8-28-2023
Canrenone 8-9-23 Gwendolyn Berry Out-of-Competition 3-23-23 Competitive results from 3-23-2023 to 8-28-2024
Intravenous Infusion greater than 100 mL per 12-hour period 7-17-23 Addie Bracy --- 4-26-23 ---
Furosemide 7-17-23 Inika McPherson Out-of-Competition 6-3-23 Competitive results from 6-3-2022 to 11-22-2023
Three Whereabouts Failures in a 12-month period 3-15-23 Raven Saunders   8-15-22 Competitive results from 8-15-2022 to 2-15-2024
Three Whereabouts Failures in an 12-month period; Tampering 12-3-22 Randolph Ross   6-18-22 Competitive Results from 6-18-22 to 7-16-22
Non-Analytical: 3 Whereabouts Failures; Tampering 11-18-22 Garrett Scantling Out-of-competition 8-25-21; 1-24-22; 4-9-22 Competitive results from 6-27-22 to 7-21-22
Phentermine; LGD-4033 6-9-22 Sabina Allen Chula Vista Field Festival 5-29-21 Competitive results from 5-29-21 to 6-24-21
Non-Analytical: Use (IV) 5-27-22 Erik Kynard Jr. Out-of-Competition 1-14-22 ---
Meldonium 5-4-22 Ana Irizarry 2022 Masters Indoor Championships 3-19-22 Competitive results from 3-19-22 to 4-18-22
Peptide hormones, growth factors, related substances and mimetics 12-15-17 Tori Polk --- --- Competitive results from 05-15-15 to 04-25-18
Three Whereabouts Failures in a 12 month period 08-15-17 Marquise Goodwin --- --- Competitive Results from 04-01-17 to 04-01-18
Growth hormone releasing factors (GHRFs) 5-12-17 Jason Young Out-of-Competition --- Competitive results from 01-24-13 to 11-16-20
Growth hormone (GH) releasing factors (GHRFs),GH-Releasing Hormone(GHRH) analog modified GFR (1-29), GH Secretagogues (GHS) impamorelin, and GH Releasing Peptide (GHRP) GHRP-2 05-02-17 Cliff Nielson Out-of-Competition --- Competitive results from 09-14-14 to 04-25-21
Three Whereabouts Failures in 12-month period 04-20-17 Brianna Rollins Out-of-Competition --- Competitive results from 09-27-16 to 12-18-17
Hydrochlorothiazide 02-07-17 Dawn Harper-Nelson Out-of-Competition --- Competitive results from 12-01-16 to 02-28-17
Growth hormone releasing factors (GHRFs) 12-14-16 Nicholas Mossberg Out-of-Competition --- Competitive results from 08-23-14 to 04-24-20
Growth hormone releasing factors (GHRFs) 11-03-16 Cody Bidlow Out-of-Competition --- Competitive results from 01-01-13 to 08-08-20
Growth hormone (GH) releasing factor (GHRFs), GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) analogs, and synthetic growth factors 08-11-16 Thomas Cawley --- --- Competitive results from 07-10-11 to 06-15-20
Hydrochlorothiazide and chlorothiazide 10-27-15 Robert Arello 2015 Masters Throws Championships 08-29-15 Competitive results from 08-29-15 to 10-27-15
Possession, trafficking and administering  12-17-14 Jon Drummond Out-of-Competition 12-17-14 ---
Three Whereabouts Failures in an 18 month period 06-06-14 Reginald Dixon Out-of-Competition 12-16-13 Competitive results from 12-16-13 to 05-29-15
Three Whereabouts Failures in an 18 month period 4-21-14 Walter Davis Out-of-Competition 07-01-13 Competitive Results from 07-1-13 to 04-15-15
Three Whereabouts Failures in 18 month period 04-19-13 Shawn Crawford Out-of-Competition 11-17-12 Competitive results from 11-17-12 to 04-16-15
Canrenone 12-21-12 Maggie Vessey IAAF World Challenge Zagreb 09-04-12 1st Place 800m

Conspiracy/Cover-Up

Substance Public Warning Name Event Event Date Place Disqualification
Conspiracy/Cover-Up 12-10-04 Michelle Collins 2003 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships

2003 IAAF World Championships		 03-02-03

03-16-03		 1st Place 200m

1st Place 200m
Conspiracy/Cover-Up 4-05-11 Duane Ross 2004 Olympic Games - Track & Field 08-25-04 5th Place semi-final heat of men’s 100m hurdles
Conspiracy/Cover-Up 2-05-10 Duane Ross All competitions from 11-02-01 to 02-05-10 11-02-01
02-05-10		 Competitive results from 11-02-01 to 02-05-10
Engagement in and orchestration of prohibited doping conduct 11-8-17 Kenta Bell Lifetime Ban --- ---

Refusal to Test

Substance Public Warning Name Event Event Date Place Disqualification
Refusal to Test 10-04-19 Todd Davis USATF Masters Outdoor Championships 07-13-19 Competitive results from 07-13-19 to 10-01-23
Refusal to Test 5-31-13 Trey Downing Out-of-Competition 11-14-12 Competitive results from 11-14-2012 to 11-28-2014
Refusal to Test 10-25-11 Byron Duhon 2011 World Masters Athletics Championships 7-13-11 ---

Adverse CIR

Substance Public Warning Name Event Event Date Place Disqualification
Adverse CIR 10-18-11 Kathy Jager 2011 USA Masters Track & Field Championships 7-29-11 ---
Adverse CIR 10-7-11 Matthew DiBuono 2011 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 6-23-11 ---
Adverse CIR 9-30-11 Stephen Craig Shumaker 2011 USA Masters Track & Field Championships 7-28-11 ---

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