Elijah Gifford
Events: 17-18-year-old boys, 400mH, Boys 110mH
When: 7 AM (CST) Friday, June 30
Why: Elija Gifford has the third-fastest time in the Texas AAU club rankings with his 56.20 from the AAU District Qualifier-South Texas (Northern) earlier this month. He finished seventh at last year's AAU Junior Olympics after running 54.67. This past spring, he was the TAPPS state champion in the 300mH with a run of 37.58. Gifford will look to try and sweep the hurdles, as he's also entered to run the 110mH.