South Carolina Standout Runs 10.17w For 100 Meters Title; Laila Campbell Wins Close Girls 100 In 11.56w

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

T'Mars McCallum checked his first box Saturday at New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field in Philadelphia by winning the 100 meters, but he's not done. 

McCallum, who ran a US#1 wind-legal time in the 100 meters of 10.13 at the South Carolina state championships meet back on May 20, won the 100-meter final at NBNO in 10.17w. The breezy backstretch used for the sprints had a wind reading of +5.4 m/s. 

The senior from Carolina Forest High qualified for Sunday's final in the 200 meters and also has the long jump on the final day of the meet. He won four events at the South Carolina state meet and is used to staying busy at championship meets.

"Going to continue to rest, going to eat good, hopefully, and continue to do the best that I can," McCallum said. 

In addition the gusty wind, the 100 final lost a bit of its luster when Archbishop Carroll DC standout Nyckoles Harbor II flinched in the blocks and was disqualified with a false start. Harbor ran the fastest time in the 200-meter prelims and will be back Sunday to challenge McCallum. 

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Laila Campbell from Spring Grove PA edged out Brianna Selby of Chesapeake VA by .006 seconds to win the girls 100-meter title in 11.56 seconds.

In the 400-meter finals, Judson Lincoln IV from Columbia MD won the boys race in 47.26 seconds. 

Zaya Akins from Raytown South MO, the dominant sprinter in Missouri, ran a personal best and US#4 52.88 to win the girls title. 

Union Catholic's girls prevented Purple Track Club from Michigan from winning a third relay title in a distance event, winning the 4x800 in 8:54.67. Anchor Peyton Hollis split 2:08.57 to keep Purple TC at bay. The group from Ann Arbor Pioneer finished second in 9:00.31. 

West Springfield VA won a close race with the Scarlet Knights from Massachusetts in the boys 4x800 relay, 7:45.37 to 7:46.72. 

The Bullis girls hurdles crew ran No. 6 all-time 56.53 seconds to win the 4x100-meter shuttle hurdles relay. 

Lions TC of D.C. won the boys' 4x110-meter shuttle hurdles in 1:00.40. 

Thrower Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan from Woonsocket RI won the boys hammer with 241-1 (73.48m) and he will try to win the shot put Sunday when he takes on New England rival Max Klein (Newton North MA). 

Liangie Calderon of Coventry RI, the Rhode Island state champion, won the girls hammer with a best mark of 164-7 (50.16m).

One of the best races of the day came early, when Devan Kipyego of Rhode Island edged out New York's Nikhil DeNatele, 5:48.15 to 5:48.35, to win the 2,000-meter steeplechase final. 

Angelina Napoleon from Allegany NY, already the national high school record holder, won the girls steeplechase in 6:30.51. 

In the 1-mile race walks, Isaac Gray from Brighton NY won the boys race in 7:16.27, edging Rowan McDonald from Maine by less than a second; New Yorker Desilets Dubois won the girls race in 7:35.68. 

Ian Szemcsak from New York won the boys pentathlon with 3,298 points with a steady performance through all five events. Allison Spalding from New York won the girls pentathlon with 3,242 points, which included victories in the 100 hurdles (15.96) and high jump by clearing 5 feet (1.52m).

Alyssa Jones anchored South Dade Express FL to a victory in the 800m Texas SMR, clocking 1:44.94. Stow-Monroe Falls OH won the boys final in 1:32.38.