By Nancy Hobbs / American Trail Running Association
The 2026 USATF Mountain Running Teams have been named. The 19 athletes (some of the athletes will run multiple events on the team) hail from 11 states and range in age from 22 to 46. The teams will compete at the 2026 WMRA Mountain Running World Cup Finales. First up is the Long Distance Mountain Running World Cup Finale in Miedzybrodzie Bialskie, Poland, hosted by Maraton Trzech Jezior on September 19. The Course is 21.4K. Next up Défi des Couleurs in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Beaupre, Quebec Canada will host both the Uphill Mountain Running World Cup Finale (5K) on October 10, and the Classic Mountain Running World Cup Finale (10.4K) on October 11.
Long Distance Mountain
The team was selected at the Broken Arrow 23K Skyrace on June 21, in Palisades Tahoe, CA.
Women
Alicia Vargo, 44, Breckenridge, CO
Jenna Gigliotti, 33, Amherst, MA
Maya Rayle, 26, Missoula, MT
Rena Schwartz, 26, Boulder, CO
Men
Casey Campbell, 34, Bend, OR
Eddie Owens, 32, Mill Valley, CA
Jeret Gillingham, 24, Flagstaff, AZ
Paul Knight, 23, Golden, CO
Team Staff for the Long Distance Mountain Running Team will be Carol Passarelli and Mike Ambrose.
Uphill Mountain
The team was selected at the Broken Arrow Ascent, the 2026 USATF Uphill Mountain Running Championships, on June 19, in Palisades Tahoe, CA.
Women
Erin Moyer, 26, Washoe Valley, NV
Stephanie Bruce, 42, Flagstaff, AZ
Kendall Kramer, 23, Anchorage, AK
Jenna Gigliotti, 33, Amherst, MA
Men
Cameron Smith, 30, Crested Butte, CO
Christian Allen, 28, Orem, UT
Casey Campbell, 34, Bend, OR
Meika Beaudoin-Rosseau, 26, Boulder, CO
Classic Mountain
The team was selected at the Sunapee Scramble, the 2026 USATF Classic Mountain Running Championships, on June 7, in Sunapee, NH.
Women
Rena Schwartz, 26, Boulder, CO
Maya Rayle, 26, Missoula, MT
Kasie Enman, 46, Huntington, VT
Tayler Tuttle, 29, Longmont, CO
Men
Ares Reading, 25, Boulder, CO
Christian Allen, 28, Orem, UT
Darius Parker, 22, Hinesburg, VT
Mason Coppi, 28, Lakewood, CO
Team Staff for the Classic and Uphill Mountain Running Teams will be Paul Kirsch, Zach Russell, and Anita Ortiz.
Selection criteria for Team USA is published here.