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'''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 <ref>{{cite news|title=Full fields announced for U.S. Open|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/full-fields-announced-for-us-open|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=18 January 2012|access-date=6 February 2014}}</ref> 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,<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/News/USATF-launches-U-S--Open-at-Madison-Square-Garden.aspx USA Track & Field - USATF launches U.S. Open at Madison Square Garden; Lagat returns to Garden for men’s mile]</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/131606-usatf-us-open-indoor-canceled-for-2013#.U1jJqFxV-sU |title=USATF U.S. Open Indoor (Canceled for 2013) - MileSplit United States |website=usa.milesplit.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114035141/http://usa.milesplit.com/meets/131606-usatf-us-open-indoor-canceled-for-2013 |archive-date=2013-01-14}} </ref>

==Meet records==

===Men===
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header"
|+Men's meeting records of the U.S. Open Track and Field
|-
!scope="col"| Event
!scope="col"| Record
!scope="col"| Athlete
!scope="col"| Nationality
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[50 metres|50 m]]
|5.64
|[[Asafa Powell]]
|{{flagu|Jamaica}}
|28 January 2012
|<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite news|title=Fast season starts for Powell, Campbell-Brown and Jones in New York|url=http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WIM12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=63440|publisher=[[IAAF]]|author=Stuart Calderwood|date=29 January 2012|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|title=U.S. Open 2012 Complete Results|url=http://usopen.usatf.org/Results.aspx|publisher=[[USATF]]|date=28 January 2012|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[600 yards|600 y]]
|1:11.20
|[[Renny Quow]]
|{{flagu|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|28 January 2012
|<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1 />
|-
!scope="row"|[[Mile run|Mile]]
|4:00.65
|[[Silas Kiplagat]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|28 January 2012
|<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1 />
|-
!scope="row"|[[50 metres hurdles|50 m hurdles]]
|6.45
|[[Terrence Trammell]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 January 2012
|<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1 />
|-
!scope="row"|[[High jump]]
|2.29 m
|[[Jesse Williams (athlete)|Jesse Williams]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 January 2012
|<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1 />
|-
!scope="row"|[[Shot put]]
|21.16 m
|[[Ryan Whiting]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 January 2012
|<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1 />
|-
!scope="row"|[[Sprint medley relay]]
|3:28.04
|Garden State TC
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 January 2012
|<ref name=autogenerated1 />
|}

===Women===
{{Sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header"
|+Women's meeting records of the U.S. Open Track and Field
|-
!scope="col"| Event
!scope="col"| Record
!scope="col"| Athlete
!scope="col"| Nationality
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[50 metres|50 m]]
|6.08
|[[Veronica Campbell-Brown]]
|{{flagu|Jamaica}}
|28 January 2012
|<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1 />
|-
!scope="row"|[[500 yards|500 y]]
|1:03.74
|[[Keshia Baker]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 January 2012
|<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1 />
|-
!scope="row"|[[800 metres|800 m]]
|2:07.54
|[[Fantu Magiso]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|28 January 2012
|<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1 />
|-
!scope="row"|[[Mile run|Mile]]
|4:34.62
|[[Brenda Martinez]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 January 2012
|<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1 />
|-
!scope="row"|[[50 metres hurdles|50 m hurdles]]
|6.78
|[[Lolo Jones]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 January 2012
|<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1 />
|-
!scope="row"|[[Pole vault]]
|4.52 m
|[[Jillian Schwartz]]
|{{flagu|Israel}}
|28 January 2012
|<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1 />
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{US track and field competitions}}
{{IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings}}
{{defunct athletics competitions}}

[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2012]]
[[Category:Track and field competitions in the United States]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in New York City]]
[[Category:Annual sporting events in the United States]]
[[Category:IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings]]
[[Category:Track and field in New York City]]