Five Athletes To Watch At AAU Region 19

Virginia Kerley



Events: Girls 400m 
When: 7 AM (CST) Friday, June 30
WhyVirginia Kerley has the second-fastest 17-18-year-old 400m time in the state of Texas this AAU season. She ran 56.63 at the AAU District Qualifier - South Texas (Northern) two weekends ago. Not to mention she was also the Texas 4A UIL State Champion with a 54.38.

She could see some tough competition from Jade Neal who finished third last year in the 15-16 years old 400m dash at the Region 19 Qualifier. Last year Neal ran 59.19 to finish third. Angelica Brown from A Running Start will also give her some good competition after going 57.94 also at the AAU District Qualifier-South Texas (Northern).