USA Juniors Day 2: Whitney Wows Crowd Again US#2 All-Time All-Conditions 22.49

USATF Junior National Outdoor T&F Championships
Todd Grasley

If you are  East Ridge sophomore Kaylin Whitney and you run a world junior leading and all-time US#1 in the 100, what do you do for an encore? The answer; just run a world junior best, world youth best, and US#2 all-time all-conditions mark of 22.49 the following day! The rising junior, who worked on her explosion out of the blocks at a recent workout (workout video), showcased that right off the bat, taking off and never looking back. Her 200 meter time is second only to Allyson Felix's mark of 22.11 set in Mexico City in 2003. So how would that stack up against the professionals? 22.49 is currently the 8th fastest time by ANYONE in the world this year (not including wind-aided times). In a press conference following the meet she said she was more than surprised by her record times.

“I think more this one (surprised me) than the 100 because my PR before this one was just 22.8 so by that much. It was insane. I’m so happy right now. It's awesome to make the team.Yesterday, it was awesome to make it, but I came for two so to make it in both events is amazing. It’s the cherry on top.”
 
11.10 and 22.49. Whitney's 200m time dropped by over three tenths while her 100 meter showing dropped by a tenth. That begs the question which performance was more impressive? We created a poll for you to vote!

Whitney will make her first Team USA and represent the red white and blue with a red and white target on her back as the top seed at the IAAF World Junior Championships. She says it is going to be an awesome experience and just one step in the bright future that lies ahead of her.

"“The sky is the limit. You can only go up from here. I'm just goign to take all this in stride and training at home and bringing it out in a few weeks when I come back.”The experience will be awesom It really helps me get closer to that dream of being on the Olympic team one day.”

Kaylin Whitney Post Race (200m) Interview

First Academy rising senior Teahna Daniels, who finished third in the 100m dash on Saturday, was sixth in the 200 (24.00)

After a heartbreaking false start in the finals of the 100 meter dash, FSU signee Trentavis Friday bounced back with a victory in the 200 meter dash and time of 20.03w. Future Nole' teammate Kendal Williams, a four time state champion at 200 meters was second in 20.49w, a new personal best. Williams will compete for Team U.S.A. in both the 100 and 200 meter dash after finishing runner-up in both events.He said he was more than happy with the outcome of the weekend's events.

“I’m ecstatic. I qualified yesterday in the 100m but to come back today in the 200 and get an all-conditions PR and watch my teammate Trentavis go out and almost bust 19, that was pretty crazy.”

Wekiva alumni and current Kentucky freshman Nick Anderson upset the field in the 110m hurdles. Anderson, who I accidently left out of my Florida previewed, showed up in Eugene with a huge personal best of 13.37. His previous top time was 13.91 (wind-legal). The Wildcat hurdler was the 4A state runner-up in 2013. He said he knew it was going to be a good final and just wanted to live up to it.

“So far, since is my first time here, I love the experience. The crowd is nice and I knew the competition would be great. The crowd is awesome, they cheer for everything, and it makes you feel a lot better and gives you a lot of energy.”

In the coming weeks before the World Youth Championships he plans to keep to himself, not overthink anything, and take one race at a time. He is looking forward to putting on the USA uniform.

“It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, represent my country. It means the world to me. To represent my country mean a lot.”

Trayvon Bromell's good friend, fellow St. Pete native, and Baylor freshman Timothy Holmes took home gold in the 110 meter hurdles. He said 2014 was a successful year for him.

“I just want to thank God for letting me run a great outdoor season this year and keeping me healthy because I kept getting hurt a lot during indoor. I’ve been healthy and ben able to run fast times outdoors this year. My coach has been working a lot with me on my switch because I used to jump way up high but now it’s a little lower and makes my time drop down a lot. Today I actually ran better than I did at nationals because I did the switch at about hurdle eight and I usually switch at six. So I’m really happy about that.”
 

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