Brayden Dashun Williams Wins Men's 17-18 100 Meters In 10.14; Indya Mayberry Runs 11.27 To Secure Women's 17-18 100; Makenna Herbst Wins 800 Meters In 2:06.46; Lisa Raye Blasts 11.16w Win In 15-16 100; Track Houston Runs 3:07.78 4x400

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

Hayden Luther and Bob Kleinke photos

RESULTS/VIDEOS

Keayari Thompson completed a difficult and impressive 400/800 double Sunday at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships at College Station, Texas. 

The week-long age-group national championship concluded Sunday morning and Thompson was one of a handful of athletes who have set themselves up to be among the top high school athletes in the country in 2025. 

Thompson, of TakeOff (Georgia), ran 1:53.46 to win the men's 17-18 division of the 800 meters one day after winning the 400 meters in 46.15 seconds. Thompson, who attends Westlake GA, ran faster in his 800 prelim (1:53.09) and had a season's best of 1:51.91 back in April. 

In the men's 17-18 100-meter dash final, Brayden Dashun Williams of Athletic Performance (AP Ranch) of Texas ran a personal-best time of 10.14 seconds with a maximum legal wind of +2.0 meters per second. 

Williams, who finished his high school season sixth in the Texas 6A 100-meter final for Duncanville, ran 10.16w in the semifinal round before ripping off a personal best in the final. 

Williams' 10.14 is tied for 11th all-time in prep history and matches Noah Lyles' high school best. 

Tate Taylor of San Antonio Swift, who won the 200 meters earlier, finished second in 10.23 seconds and Amir Thompson was third in 10.28. 

Makenna Herbst from ProCaliber Sports Track Club (California) dominated the women's 17-18 800 meters by running 2:06.46, almost matching her personal best (2:06.45) from the USATF U20 Championships in June. 

Herbst will be a senior at Carlsbad CA in the fall. She was fourth in the 800 finals at the California state meet. 

Lisa Raye of Providence Cobras added another victory when she ran a very fast 11.16w (+2.2) to easily win the girls 15-16 100-meter final. 

Indya Mayberry from Team Quest Track Club, the double Texas 6A sprint champion for North Crowley High, won the women's 17-18 100 meters in 11.27 seconds. Mayberry will enter Texas Christian University in the fall. 

London Jackson Bray of Track Houston, who will be a senior at Katy TX in the fall and finished second to Mayberry at the Texas state meet in the 100, was second again on Sunday. Bray ran 11.42 seconds. 

In the boys 15-16 division, Dillon Mitchell from Track Houston Youth Track broke the meet record in the 100 meters final with 10.45 seconds. 

Jayson Smith from Tri City Tigers also broke a meet record when he ran 10.68 seconds to win the boys 13-14 100 meters final. The wind was +2.0.

Kennedy Jackson from Cedar Hill Blaze Track won the girls 13-14 final in 11.79 seconds. 

Mason Schmitz from Soca Speed Track Club won the boys 15-16 800 meters in 1:53.60. 

Zhalay Wilson of Sapphire-Rough Riders Track Club won the girls 15-16 title in 2:09.98.

Laila Kirk, a 13-year-old from New Era Elite Track, won the girls 13-14 division of the 800 in 2:11.62. 

Adrian Campbell Jr from SD Elite won the boys 13-14 final in 1:59.78. 

Track Houston Youth Track's men's 17-18 4x400 relay put on a show in the final event, winning in 3:07.38 with a lineup of Elijah Ferguson, Christian Witcher, Kevin Bello and Lawson Jacobs. 

In the women's 17-18 4x400, Athletic Performance (AP Ranch) ran a winning time of 3:40.20 with London Harden, Nia Trammell, Jayla Ford and Skylar Brazzell.

Compton Electric Speed broke the meet record in the boys 15-16 4x400 with 3:11.79, taking down a 23-year-old standard, with a lineup consisting of Jaelen Hunter, Kamil Pelovello, Darieon Shufford and Kaedyn Burroughs.