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2015 IAAF World Youth Championships - Highlights

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DyeStat.com   Jul 15th 2015, 2:55pm
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Day 4: Competition continues in Cali, Colombia

 

U.S. mixed 4x400 relay caps meet by winning in 3:19.54

 

Tara Davis wins long jump in final round with 21-0.5  VIDEO

 

Sammy Watson wins the 800 meters with 2:03.54!

 

Candace Hill No. 2 all-time 22.43 to win 200! Lauren Rain Williams 22.90 for silver!!

 

Sydney McLaughlin, Brandee Johnson gold-bronze in 400H

 

Norman Grimes golden in the 400 hurdles with 49.11

 

Candace Hill runs 11.08 for 100 gold, Jayla Kirkland bronze

 

Lynna Irby gets silver medal, Hoosier state record in 400

 

Josephus Lyles silver, Keshun Reed grabs bronze in 400

 

Isaiah Lucas leans for bronze in 110 hurdles

 

Sophia Rivera (SP), Brittley Humphrey (100H) earn silver

 

Piperi claims first U.S. gold Wednesday in boys shot put

 

 

By DyeStat

 

The ninth IAAF World Youth Championships began Wednesday morning in southwest Colombia with a talented U.S. team ready to compete against the world's best 17-and-under track and field athletes. 

 

We'll be posting live reaction and analysis to the action in South America as well as a few planned features and results. 

 

 

A huge thanks goes out to Destiny Collins and Lauren Rain Williams for agreeing to write diaries for us, and to DyeStatCal editor Erik Boal for setting that up. Both girls give great insight into what it's like to be on the team and on this trip to Colombia.  Destiny CollinsLauren Rain Williams

 

Also, here are photos from Kirby Lee/Image of Sport after Tuesday's press conference - GALLERY

 

RESULTS

 

Sunday's Final Session (Scroll down for past results)

 

In the girls 200-meter final, Candace Hill completed the 100-200 double, following Jodie Williams of Great Britain in 2009 as the only female to do it at the World Youth Championships. Hill ran 22.43, exploding off the final turn and it was never in doubt. Lauren Rain Williams ran 22.90 for second place and the silver medal. It is the first time in U.S. history that two high school girls have run 22.90 or better in the same race. Williams is now tied for No. 11 all-time. Hill's time exceeds Kaylin Whitney's historic 22.49 from 2014 and trails only the the 22.11 of Allyson Felix, who ran that time at altitude at Mexico City in 2003.

- Josephus Lyles of TC Williams VA followed his semifinal heat victory by running down a bronze medal in the 200 meters. He ran a personal best 20.74 seconds to become the first U.S. male to medal in both the 200 and 400 and only the second athlete to do so, joining Grenada's Kirani James, who captured double gold in 2009.

- Sammy Watson of Rush-Henrietta NY won the USA's sixth gold medal by winning the 800 meters in 2:03.55. She made a big move with 200 meters to go and then held off a challenger from Ethiopia down the home stretch. Another amazing performance by the US squad of super sophomore girls (four of the team's six golds). 

Tara Davis of Agoura CA came up big on her sixth and final attempt, securing the gold medal with a lifetime best 21 feet, 1/2 inch to win the long jump VIDEO. Davis captured the first World Youth long jump gold medal by an American female and comes away from the weekend with PRs in both horizontal jumps (42-8.25 in the triple jump) and earns a record-tying seventh gold medal for the U.S. at the World Youth Championships. 

- Armand Duplantis of Lafayette LA, competing for Sweden, won gold in the boys pole vault with a clearance of 17-4.75. That's a new personal best, a meet record, and a new U.S. freshman class national record (breaking his own mark). Duplantis became only the second male athlete to win a World Youth gold medal for Sweden, joining Johan Rogestedt in the 800 in 2009.

- The mixed gender U.S. 4x400 relay team with Keshun Reed, Lynna Irby, Norman Grimes and Sammy Watson won the USA's record eighth gold medal and 19th overall medal with a time of 3:19.54! Great way to go out and end the meet. 

 

Saturday Afternon Session 

 

- Candace Hill ran 23.21 in the 200 meters semifinals to advance to the final. There was a long delay at the start of her race as officials confirmed over a possible false start. Lauren Rain Williams of Oaks Christian CA, another one of the USA's super sophs, ran a PR 23.03 to win the third of three semifinals. Should be a great final.

- Rachel Baxter of Canyon CA and Carson Dingler of First Presbyterian Day GA finished ninth and 10th in the girls pole vault. Both of them cleared 12-7.50 under difficult circumstances. They were using borrowed poles as theirs were stuck in Colombian customs.

- Adrian Piperi of The Woodlands TX, already a gold medal winner in the shot put, fouled five of his six attempts in the discus and finished sixth with his only fair throw - 192-11 (58.81m). Fellow Texan Gabriel Oladipo of Hightower threw 183-8 for ninth place with his only fair throw.

- Tara Davis of Agoura CA made the finals of the triple jump but she didn't get off a good enough jump in her first three attempts (41-6 was her best) to land in the top eight, which earns three more opportunities. She missed it by one spot and finished ninth. Davis jumped 42-8.25 for a PR in qualifying. She still has the long jump final yet to come.

- Josephus Lyles of TC Williams VA and Maxwell Willis of Bowie MD were both DQ'd in his semis of the boys 200 for stepping on the line and did not advance. Disappointing situation there in two consecutive heats of the 200 meters. UPDATE - Lyles was reinstated and his 20.93 puts him back into the final.

- Caice Lanovaz and Jordan Fields concluded the heptathlon in 22nd and 27th places, respectively. Lanovaz, of Los Gatos CA, finished up with a 2:24.27 in the 800 to score 766 points for a grand total of 5,181. Fields, of Creekside FL, got a PR with 2:21.55 for 803 points. Her final score was 4,982 points.

- The U.S. collected gold and bronze from Sydney McLaughlin of Union Catholic and Brandee Johnson of Nansemond River VA. McLaughlin had the race well in hand by the midpoint and tied up toward the end, so she didn't PR. But a year after she was too young to participate in the World Juniors meet (despite qualifying), she is a gold medalist at World Youth. McLaughlin ran 55.94 for a meet record. Johnson ran a PR 57.47. It's the first time the U.S. has put two on the podium in this event since Dalilah Muhammad and Ryann Krais did it in 2007.

- Norman Grimes of Canyon TX kept the momentum going for Team USA by following McLaughlin's gold with one of his own. Grimes dominated the race and finished in a world youth leading time of 49.11. Grimes gives the U.S. its first sweep of the 400 hurdles since 2007. It also gives the U.S. four gold medals. 

- Julia Heymach of Lamar TX ran a very strong 4:21.78 for eighth place in the girls 1,500 meters. That's a PR and US#5 this season. 

- Darius Carbin of Mt Pleasant CA closed the day for the USA with a bronze medal in the high jump.  He cleared 7-1 and is only the second U.S. male high jumper to medal at World Youth. Jaron Brooks of Henry Clay KY finished fifth.

 

 

Saturday Morning Session 

 

- Caice Lanovaz of Los Gatos CA and Jordan Fields of Creekside FL continued the heptathlon with the long jump. Fields produced a personal-best 18-4.5 (5.60m) in the second round for 729 points. Lanovaz leaped 18-1 (5.51m) on her first attempt for 703 points. After five events, Lanovaz is in 23rd place with 3,837 points and Fields is in 26th place with 3,792.

- Liam Christensen of Mount Pleasant NC delivered a personal-best of 238-2 (72.60m) in the first round of the javelin, but fouled on his next two attempts, finishing 14th overall and missing out on qualifying for the final.

- Tara Davis of Agoura CA produced a long jump of 20-5.75 (6.24m) on her first attempt to qualify for the final. Davis is already in the triple jump final with her lifetime-best 42-8.25 (13.01m) in qualifying, joining U.S. teammates Adrian Piperi and Sophia Rivera in advancing to a pair of field event finals.

- The U.S. mixed 4x400 relay team of Keshun Reed, Symone Mason, Cory Poole and Lynna Irby delivered a dominant performance to win their heat in 3:22.65. Expect Josephus Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin to be added to that relay for Sunday's final.

- In the sixth event of the heptathlon, Caice Lanovaz delivered a personal-best 115-10 (35.32m) in the third round of the 500g javelin throw for 578 points. Jordan Fields had her best throw of 82-11 (25.27m) in the first round for 387 points. Entering the final event, the 800 meters, Lanovaz is in 24th place with 4,415 points and Fields is in 30th place with 4,179 points.

 

Friday Afternoon/Evening Session

 

- Caice Lanovaz of Los Gatos CA threw 36-9.75 for 610 points and Jordan Fields of Creekside FL got off a best throw of 33-7.25 for 545 points in the shot put -- the third event of the heptathlon. For Lanovaz it was a PR. 

- Isaiah Lucas of Cypress Falls TX won the second of three semifinals to land a spot in the final of the 110 hurdles. Lucas ran 13.50, tied for third fastest of the round. Norman Grimes of Canyon TX, however, finished fifth in the third semifinal with 13.75 and did not advance. Grimes does still have the 400 hurdles finals coming up, however. 

- The field in the girls 800 learned that sit-and-kick is not going to work against Sammy Watson of Rush-Henrietta NY. Instead, Watson used her strong closing speed and a 61-second lap to win her semi in 2:10.89. Ethiopian Foziya Niguse was right behind her in 2:10.94.

- Caice Lanovaz ran a personal-best 25.29 in the 200 meters for 860 points and Jordan Fields ran 25.93 for 803 points in the heptathlon competition's fourth event. Lanovaz sits in 27th place with 3,134 points, Fields in 31st with 3,063, with three events to go.

- Rylee Bowen of Sonoma Academy CA, the youngest runner in the 2,000-meter steeplechase final, finished 14th in 7:11.66 after setting the national freshman record of 6:41.26 at the World Youth Trials in Illinois. She'll be one to keep an eye on in her sophomore year of cross country.

- Lynna Irby provided the biggest highlight of the day -- so far -- with a 51.79 clocking and a silver medal in the 400 meters. The Pike IN sophomore also broke Maicel Malone's 1986 Indiana all-time record. Symone Mason of Southridge FL finished eighth in 53.55 to end a long season (although we'll still likely see her in the 4x400 relay). By the way, it's No. 11 all-time for Irby! Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain ran 51.50 for the victory.

- Josephus Lyles of TC Williams VA ran 45.46 for a silver medal in the boys 400 final and teammate Keshun Reed of Martin TX ran 45.96 for bronze to put two US athletes on the podium for the first time. For Lyles, that's a big PR and US#2. No. 15 all-time for Lyles! Christopher Taylor of Jamaica ran a world youth leading 45.27 for the win.

- Bobby Colantonio of Barrington RI launched a final throw of 242-1 (73.79 meters) to finish fifth in the boys hammer final. 

- Isaiah Lucas leans in for a bronze medal in the 110 hurdles to wrap up the day in Cali, Colombia. Lucas, of Cypress Falls TX, ran 13.54 in the final. 

- The U.S. picked up two silvers and two bronzes on the third day of competition and leads overall with nine medals at the IAAF World Youth Championships.

 

Friday Morning Session 

 

- Both U.S. heptathletes got started this morning with personal-best efforts in the first event, the 100-meter hurdles (30 inches). Jordan Fields of Creekside FL won her heat in 14.07 for 968 points and Caice Lanovaz of Los Gatos CA also won her heat in 14.44 for 917 points. Fields is in fourth place overall and Lanovaz is in 13th.

- Adrian Piperi of The Woodlands TX, who captured shot put gold Wednesday, qualified for the discus final with a 192-4 (58.62m) on his third throw to place third in his group and fifth overall. Gabriel Oladipo of Hightower TX was also third in his group and sixth overall at 192-2 (58.59m) on his third attempt.

- Tara Davis of Agoura CA delivered a lifetime-best 42-8.25 (13.01m) in the triple jump on her third attempt to qualify for the final. VIDEO OF JUMP Davis' jump was US#2 this year, No. 9 in California history and equal to the No. 17 performer in US history. LaJarvia Brown of Alton IL also leaped a personal-best 41-9.75 (12.74m) on her third attempt, but just missed making the top 12 for the final, finishing 14th overall.

- After winning 100-meter gold Thursday, Candace Hill of Rockdale County GA cruised to victory in her 200 prelim heat in 23.93. Lauren Rain Williams of Oaks Christian CA won her 200 prelim heat in 23.41, both athletes easily advancing to the semifinals qualifying first and third overall.

- In the second event of the heptathlon, Jordan Fields and Caice Lanovaz both cleared 5-3.25 (1.61m) on their final attempt in the high jump for 747 points. Lanovaz and Fields missed all three tries at 5-4.5 (1.64m). Fields is 25th with 1,715 points and Lanovaz is 28th with 1,664 points entering the shot put.

- Armand Duplantis of Lafayette LA, representing Sweden, cleared 16-2.75 (4.95m) on his first attempt to secure an automatic berth in the pole vault final. Zachary Shugart of Bishop Blanchet WA cleared 15-9 (4.80m), but missed on all three attempts at 16-1 (4.90m).

- Maxwell Willis of Bowie MD took second in his 200-meter prelim heat in a personal-best 20.99, trailing South Africa's Tlotliso Gift Leotlela, who led all qualifiers into the semifinals at 20.82. Josephus Lyles of TC Williams VA ran 21.09 into a slight headwind to win his prelim heat, qualifying fourth overall.

 

 

Thursday Afternoon/Evening Session

 

- Alexis Duncan of DeSoto TX improved on her world youth best time in the 100 hurdles by running 12.95 seconds in the semifnals, breaking Dior Hall's 2013 American Youth record of 13.01 and posting the No. 2 all-time World Youth mark. She will be the favorite in the finals. Brittley Humphrey of Hoover AL ran a personal best of 13.41 and also made the final.

- One big story brewing this evening revolves around multi-talented thrower Sophia Rivera of Brentwood MO. She is due to particpate in the finals of both the javelin and shot put while going back and forth between the events as they are contested at the same time. According to the IAAF, she is the first athlete to ever attempt to compete in two field event finals simultaneously at one of its championships -- senior, junior or youth. "I look at it as an adventure," Rivera told NSAF's Steve Underwood.

- George Patrick, US decathlete, threw only 139-9 in the javelin, good for 480 points. That's going to cost him a bit in the overall standings but he still has a great decathlon going. He has 6,905 points with one event to go.

- In the boys 400 meters semifinals, Josephus Lyles of TC Williams VA guaranteed himself a favorable lane for the finals by pushing for 45.93. However, Christopher Taylor of Jamaica ran even faster to beat Lyles, running 45.30. Taylor will be the guy to beat in the final. Keshun Reed of Martin TX ran in the second of three semifinals and won that in 46.77. The USA is in good shape here with two into the finals. Jamal Walton, who lives in Florida but represents the Cayman Islands, is also safely into the finals with 46.97.

- It's fireworks in the girls 100 semis. Khalifa St. Fort of Trinidad & Tobago (who attends St. Thomas Aquinas FL) fired a shot over the bow of theentire field with a lifetime best 11.24 in the first semi, which broke the meet record. Then Candace Hill of Rockdale County GA responded to it with 11.16. It'll be game on for the finals. In the third semi, New Balance Nationals champion Jayla Kirkland of Woodlawn ALran a very solid season best of 11.54 into a slight headwind. Stay tune. The final is about 90 minutes away.

- Connor Dunne of San Clemente CA ran a lifetime best 1:51.63 and Cameron Cooper of Oak Park MI ran 1:54.71 in the semis of the 800, but neither one of them advanced to the final.

- Lynna Irby of Pike IN scored a huge PR in the 400 meters semis by running 52.77 to win the second of three semis and automatically lock down a spot in the final. She was preceded by Symone Mason of Southridge FL in the first semi. Mason ran 53.48 for third but advanced on time and will give the U.S. two in the final.

- In the girls pole vault competition, Carson Dingler of First Presbyterian GA and Rachel Baxter of Anaheim Canyon CA both advanced to the final despite some challenges. Dingler tweeted that her poles were stuck in Colombian customs and she was forced to compete using borrowed poles she'd never practiced with before. It turned out all right, with both Dingler and Baxter going high enough to advance to the final.

- Norman Grimes of Canyon TX won the third of three semis in the 400 hurdles in 51.41 to advance to the final. Teammate Cory Poole of East Orange Campus NJ was not so fortunate, placing last in the first semi in 52.88. The three fastest times of the round came out of that first semfinal, led by Japan's Masaki Toyoda, who ran 50.72 for a world youth leader.

- In the girls 100 finals, Candace Hill ran 11.08 -- second-fastest ever by a U.S. prep -- and beat fellow American high schoolers Khalifa St. Fort (US#2 11.19 running for T&T) and Jayla Kirkland (PR 11.41). Officially it's gold and bronze for the U.S. St. Fort lives in Fort Lauderdale and is coached by Ato Boldon and no longer represents the St. Thomas Aquinas track team.

 

 

- George Patrick of Brentwood TN ran a PR 4:55.20 in the 1,500 and finished a very respectable fourth in the decathlon with 7,493 points. 

- Justes Nance of Blair NJ finished ninth in the long jump with a best mark of 23-9.

- The girls 100 hurdles final turned into something of a shocker, with favorite Alexis Duncan of DeSoto TX taking seventh while teammate Brittley Humphrey earned silver with a lifetime best 13.21. Duncan was clocked in 13.56, far off her world youth lead 12.95 from earlier in the day. The gold medal winner was Maribel Vanessa Caicedo of Ecuador with a PR of 13.04. 

- Sophia Rivera's "adventure" with the double booked appointments in the shot put and javelin finals concluded with a silver medal in the shot put with 58-10. It was a great throw and a well-earned medal. In the javelin she finished eighth with a respectable mark of 166-10. It would have taken another 18 feet to medal. All in all she has to be happy with that outcome, plus a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Teammate Katelyn Gochenour of Marian NE had two early fouls and threw 150-8 for 12th place. In the shot put, Nickolette Dunbar of Whippany Park NJ threw 55-1 for sixth place.

- To recap, Day 2 brought a gold (Hill), two silvers (Humphrey/Rivera) and a bronze (Kirkland), while a lot of other U.S. athletes advanced to the finals.

 

 

Thursday Morning Session

 

- George Patrick of Brentwood TN, the U.S. representative in the boys decathlon, opened the second day of compettion with a personal-best 13.99 in the 110-meter hurdles (36 inches) for 976 points. Patrick remains in second place with 5,053 points, trailing France's Ludovic Besson, who has 5,099 points.

- Nickolette Dunbar of Whippany Park NJ delivered a personal-best 56-11.5 (17.36m) with the 3kg shot put in the first round to secure her place in the final, second overall behind Germany's Julia Ritter at 57-9.5 (17.61m). Sophia Rivera of Brentwood MO also qualified for the final with a 54-2 (16.51m) on her second attempt.

- Mason Coppi of Dana Hills CA ran a personal-best 8:38.71 in his 3,000-meter heat to place eighth. He finished 18th overall and will not advance to the final.

- Candace Hill of Rockdale County GA, who was named Gatorade national female athlete of the year Tuesday, cruised to victory in her 100-meter dash prelim heat in 11.47. Khalifa St. Fort of St. Thomas Aquinas FL, representing Trinidad & Tobago, ran a personal-best 11.39 to win her prelim heat. Jayla Kirkland of Woodlawn AL took second in her prelim heat in 11.76 to also advance to the semifinals.

- In the seventh event of the decathlon, George Patrick produced a 131-6 (40.09m) discus throw for 666 points. Patrick is in third place overall with 5,752 points, trailing France's Ludovic Besson with 5,845 points and Estonia's Hans-Christian Hausenberg with 5,836 points.

- Jaron Brooks of Henry Clay KY and Darius Carbin of Mt. Pleasant CA both cleared 6-9.75 (2.08m) in the high jump qualifying to advance among 10 finalists into the final.

- Julia Heymach of Lamar TX ran a personal-best and US#5 4:21.91 in her 1,500-meter heat to place sixth and advance to the final.

- Sammy Watson of Rush-Henrietta NY won her 800-meter prelim heat in 2:06.05 to lead all qualifiers into semifinals. Amanda Thomas of Western Branch VA was fourth in her heat in 2:10.41 and didn't advance to the next round.

- Isaiah Lucas of Cypress Falls TX equaled the World Youth leading time by running 13.44 seconds to win his 110-meter hurdles (36 inches) prelim heat. Norman Grimes of Canyon TX won his heat, running a personal-best 13.62 seconds into a slight headwind.

- Sydney McLaughlin of Union Catholic NJ won her 400-meter hurdles semifinal in 56.79, nearly two seconds ahead of the field. McLaughlin is the World Youth leader and No. 2 on the all-time list at 55.28. Brandee Johnson of Nansemond River VA won her semifinal in 58.51, giving the U.S. the top two qualifiers entering the final.

- Bobby Colantonio of Barrington RI automatically qualified for the 5kg hammer throw final with a 238-6 (72.69m) in the second round.

- The morning session concluded with the eighth event of the decathlon, the pole vault. George Patrick cleared a personal-best 13-9.25 (4.20m) for 673 points, improving his third-place total overall to 6,425 points. Estonia's Hans-Christian Hausenberg leads with 6,509 points and France's Ludovic Besson is second with 6,462 points. The decathlon wraps up in the evening session with the javelin and 1,500 meters.

 

Wednesday Afternoon/Evening Session

- Norman Grimes of Canyon TX won his 400-meter hurdles heat in 50.95 -- the No. 2 time on the World Youth list this year -- and Cory Poole of East Orange NJ took second in his heat in 52.98 to both advance to the semifinals.

- Sophia Rivera of Brentwood MO produced a personal-best 500g javelin throw of 52.21m (171-3) on her third attempt to finish third in her group and secure an automatic berth in the final.

- Sydney McLaughlin of Union Catholic NJ won her 400-meter hurdles heat in 56.81 and Brandee Johnson of Nansemond River VA prevailed in her heat in 59.23 to qualify first and fourth overall entering the semifinals.

- Daniel Estrada of Oak Ridge Military Academy NC clocked 10.60 and Micaiah Harris of Western Branch VA ran 10.67 in the 100-meter dash semifinals, finishing ninth and 15th overall, neither athlete qualifying for the final.

- In the fourth event of the decathlon, George Patrick of Brentwood TN cleared a personal-best 6-5 (1.96m) in the high jump for 767 points, keeping him in third place with 3,287 points, one point out of second.

- Rylee Bowen of Sonoma Academy CA, the youngest member of the U.S. roster, took sixth in her 2,000-meter steeplechase heat in 6:59.30 to qualify 11th overall for the final.

- In the fifth event of the decathlon, George Patrick ran a personal-best 50.54 in the 400 meters for 790 points, moving him into second place overall with 4,077 points. Patrick completes the first day trailing France's Ludovic Besson, who ran 49.93 in the 400 to secure the lead with 4,106 points.

- Cameron Cooper of Oak Park MI finished third in his 800-meter heat in 1:53.04 to qualify for the semifinals. Connor Dunne of San Clemente CA placed fourth in his 800-meter heat in 1:53.60 to also automatically advance as the top 24 overall from five heats advance to semifinals

- Adrian Piperi of The Woodlands TX set an American youth record in the 5kg shot put and became the No. 9 performer in World youth history with a pair of 22.00-meter efforts (72-2.25) to capture the first gold medal for the U.S. in Colombia. Piperi is the first American to win the World Youth title since Ryan Crouser in 2009. Crouser held the American Youth record at 21.56m (70-9).

- Destiny Collins of Great Oak CA produced the best finish for an American female ever in the World Youth 3,000 final by placing 16th in 10:21.36. It was the first appearance for a U.S. female in the 3,000 final since 1999.

- Josie Schaefer of Baraboo WI finished fifth in the discus final with a throw of 160-9 (48.99m), improving on her mark of 152-10 in the morning flight.

- The first day of competition concluded with Japan's Abdul Hakim Sani Brown winning the boys 100-meter dash by running into a slight headwind in a meet-record 10.28. It marked the second consecutive World Youth 100 final in which an American failed to advance after Ronald Darby placed fourth in 2011 in France.

 

 

Wednesday Morning Session

 

- George Patrick of Brentwood TN, the U.S. representative in the boys decathlon, opened his compettion with an 11.18 in the 100 meters for 821 points. He's tied for sixth after one event.

- US shot putters Adrian Piperi of The Woodlands TX and Isaiah Rodgers of Campbell GA both qualified without much trouble in the shot put. Piperi threw the 5kg shot 19.87m (65-2.25) and Rogers 19.20m (63-0).

- Daniel Estrada of Oak Ridge Military Academy NC and Micaiah Harris of Western Branch VA both surived the first rounnd of the boys 100. Estrada placed fifth in his heat with 10.65 and Harris ran 10.72 as 23 out of 48 competitors qualified for the next round. Meanwhile, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown of Japan ran 10.30 for a championships record.

 - Phillip Rocha of Arcadia CA ran 3:58.51 and was ninth of 14 in the first semifinal of the 1,500 meters and did not advance.

- In the second event of the decathlon, George Patrick got off a very good jump of 23-10 for 876 points. That was a PR, the second-best mark in the competition, and moved him into second place behind Hans-Christian Hausenberg of Estonia.

- Josie Schaefer of Baraboo WI launched a good throw of 152-10 (46.59m) in the discus competition. She was fourth out of 15 in Flight B. Samantha Noenning of Union WI completed her round of the discus with a best of 135-11. That was 10th best out of 15 in Flight A.

- Alexis Duncan of DeSoto TX ran a world youth leading time of 13.13 in the prelims of the 100 hurdles to easily advance. In fact, we may be looking at the gold medal favorite here. Teammate Brittley Humphrey of Hoover AL was second in her heat in 13.47 and also safely advanced. Note: At 76.2 centimeters (30 inches), the hurdle heights are lower than the usual 33 inches that are use for high school and college competition in the U.S. 

- Josephus Lyles of TC Williams VA zipped to the fastest time in the boys 400 meters prelims, winning heat six in 46.26 seconds. Keshun Reed of Martin TX won the fifth of six heats in 46.98 to advance to the semifinal round. Jamal Walton, who lives in Florida but competes for the Cayman Islands, won the third heat with 47.35.

- Madison Yerigan of Stanwood WA jumped 5-8 -- the same height she won the Washington Class 3A state title with -- but three misses at 5-9.75 eliminated her from the girls high jump competition.

- In the third event of the decathlon, George Patrick produced a personal-best 51-foot effort (15.54m) in the 5-kg shot put for 823 points to complete the first session in third place with 2520 points. 

 

 



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