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Day Two Recap - 2014 World Juniors - DyeStat

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DyeStat.com   Jul 24th 2014, 11:42pm
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Kendal Williams strikes first gold for the U.S.

 

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor


EUGENE, Ore. – Judging by the results of the World Juniors 100 meters on Wednesday it might be reasonable to assume that Florida is becoming the new Jamaica.


Kendal Williams sped past NCAA champion Trayvon Bromell as the American duo went gold-silver in the men's 100 meters. Williams, a Florida State signee from Jacksonville, ran the race of his life and a PR 10.21 for the win. Bromell, a student at Baylor, is from St. Petersburg.


In the women's 100 meters, 16-year-old sophomore Kaylin Whitney of East Ridge HS in Clermont, Fla. ran to bronze behind sensational sprinters Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain and Angela Tenorio of Ecuador. Ariana Washington, ailing with an inflamed wisdom tooth, finished seventh.


"It was awesome to see our kids step up the way they did, especially Kendal Williams," U.S. men's team coach Thomas Johnson said. "All the focus was on Trayvon Bromell, which I believe took the pressure off of him. I am excited for both of them and look forward to more success from our other athletes."

 

Jamaica, a pre-eminent world power in sprinting, did not medal in either event.


The results of the 100 gave a shot in the arm to the U.S. squad. Washington, watching the men's race from the mixed zone with reporters, bolted back out onto the track to congratulate Williams when she saw him cross the finish line first.


In the men's decathlon, the U.S. got admirable non-medal performances from Harrison Williams (sixth) and Gabe Moore (eighth). Williams scored 7,760 points to break the high school record for the decathlon with junior implements, a mark previously held by Gunnar Nixon. And Moore scored 7,619 points.


Up top, Jiri Sykora of the Czech Republic set a Junior Championships meet record with 8,135 points. He used big discus and javelin marks to surge ahead of Australian Cedric Dubler (8,094).


In the heptathlon, 17-year-old British star Morgan Lake won the gold medal with 6,148 points. Ashlee Moore was 13th for the U.S. with 5,466 points and Shaina Burns recovered from first-day disqualification in the 200 (for stepping on the line around the curve) to finish with her chin held high.


In other finals, Katharine Newhoff was 32nd in the 10K racewalk with a new personal best 51:40.42, while winner Anezka Drahotova produced a world junior record of 42:47.25.


Ukraine's Al'ona Shamotina threw 216-8 to win the women's hammer. The U.S. throwers did not make the finals and produced just one legal throw in six attempts during qualifying.


Akela Jones of Barbados won gold in the long jump with 20-9. U.S. jumpers Quanesha Burks and Jazmin McCoy were fifth and sixth, respectively.


The women's 5,000 belonged to dueling Ethiopians Alemitu Heroye and Alemitu Hawi. They crushed the field, with Heroye taking it in 15:10.08 to Hawi's 15:10.46. Maggie Schmaedick of Oregon, a native of Eugene (Sheldon HS) represented the U.S. and ran 16:19.01 for 12th place.



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