USATF Distance Classic

USATF Distance Classic
Competitors at the USATF Distance Classic
Date	Late May
Location	Los Angeles, California, at Occidental College's Jack Kemp Stadium
Event type	Track and field
Established	2010 as USATF High Performance Meet[1]
Official site	Oxy Meet History, USATF Meet History

The USATF Distance Classic is an annual track and field meeting in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, hosted at the Occidental College track facility. Before 2015, it was called the USATF High Performance Distance Classic, and in 2015 and 2016 the meet was renamed to the HOKA ONE ONE Middle Distance Classic as per sponsorship from Hoka One One before going back to USATF Distance Classic in 2017. For short, the meet is frequently referred to as just Oxy.[1]

The meet takes place at night to provide ideal conditions for distance running, and it has played host to several Olympians and domestic talents.[2]

Event records

Men

Men's event records of the USATF Distance Classic

Event	Record	Athlete	Affiliation	Date	Notes
800 m	1:44.71	Cory Primm	Unattached	2011	[3]
1500 m	3:33.41	Matthew Centrowitz Jr.	Nike Oregon Project	2017	[4]
5000 m	13:12.87	Mo Farah	Nike, Inc. Oregon Track Club	2012	[3]
3000 m steeplechase	8:15.26	Evan Jager	Nike, Inc. Bowerman Track Club	2016	[4]

Women

Women's event records of the USATF Distance Classic

Event	Record	Athlete	Affiliation	Date	Notes
800 m	1:58.78	Brenda Martinez	New Balance	2017	[4]
1500 m	4:04.60	Katie Mackey	Brooks Running	2013	[3]
5000 m	15:05.56	Molly Huddle	Saucony	2013	[3]
3000 m steeplechase	9:37.12	Jaime Cheever	Unattached	2016	[4]

References

1. "Oxy set to host USATF High Performance Meet".
2. "2018 Oxy Preview: Centro Doubles Up, Brenda Martinez & Boris Berian Return to 800, & A Deep Men's 1500 Headline The Action".
3. "Oxy to Host USATF High Performance Distance Classic".
4. "2018 USATF Distance Classic Results" (PDF).