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Payton Stumbaugh Chadwick (born 29 November 1995) is an American hurdler and heptathlete. She was the 2018 NCAA indoor champion in the 60 metres hurdles, and the second place finisher at the 2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Biography
Chadwick grew up in Springdale, Arkansas where she attended Har-Ber High School and won state championships in the high jump, 100 metres, 200 metres, 300 metres hurdles, and 100 metres hurdles. She was inspired by Jodi Unger and April Steiner-Bennett to try the pole vault as well.

After spending her freshman year on the Oklahoma Sooners track and field team, she transferred to the Arkansas Razorbacks track and field program. At the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, she won the 60 m hurdles, her first NCAA national title. She defeated Anna Cockrell for the win by just 0.004 seconds, with both runners setting personal bests in the final.

In 2020, Chadwick achieved her first senior national podium finish by placing 2nd in the 60 m hurdles at the 2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. After the COVID-19 pandemic, Chadwick moved to Paris, Texas with her husband Connor to train for the 2021 Summer Olympics.

At the 2021 United States Olympic trials, Chadwick finished 7th in the 100 metres hurdles final.