It was over by 150 meters.
Three days before the girls 15-16 age group 4x100 finals at the AAU Club National Championships in 2019, ATL Zoom put down a historic performance in the preliminary heats.
That was the consensus after 150 meters.
ATL Zoom grabbed the lead and ran away with it. With pristine hand-offs between each athlete, the Georgia-based track club extended its lead on the third exchange and ran away with the victory on the anchor, setting a new meet record in the process in a time of 45.73 seconds.
That time surpassed the previous meet record of 45.75, which was set seven years earlier in 2012 by United Speed Alliance.
The group of teenagers from Atlanta included Imari Johnson, Jordyn Parker, Niasija Wright and Rasunek Tyler-Thompson.
Heat 3 Preliminaries
1 Atl Zoom Athletics 'A' # 45.73q
1) #423 Imari Johnson 04 2) #428 Jordyn Parker 04
3) #437 Niasija Wright 03 4) #435 Rasunek Tyler-Thompson 04
2 Metro-Cobras Tc. 'A' 48.77q
1) #2674 Courtney Lambright 03 2) #2679 Elliana Tweedie 04
3) #2670 Mia Dansby 04 4) #2678 Peyton Rollins 04
3 Dale City Lightning Track Club 'A' 49.97
1) #1079 Alexis Baumgartner 03 2) #1081 Jordyn Evans 04
3) #1082 Raven Evans 04 4) #1097 Taylor Small 03
4 Athletics Academy 'A' 50.01
1) #410 Ke'Aira Henderson 03 2) #409 Reniya Ford 04
3) #411 Takeya Pope 04 4) #412 Trinity Steele 03
5 Fast Lane TC 'B' 51.26
1) #1682 Adina Jackson 04 2) #1687 Alani Milledge 04
3) #1694 Christiana Vickers 04 4) #1674 Taiyanna Cage 04
6 Dioko 'A' 51.29
1) #1203 Angalene Thompson 03 2) #1186 Classie Baker 03
3) #1196 Ja'Nyah Jenkins 03 4) #1191 Jahari Ennols 03
7 Roadrunners Track Club 'A' 52.02
1) #3493 Nicole Smith 03 2) #3494 Raeyah Taylor 03
3) #3483 Rowlia Joseph 03 4) #3485 Vandera Knowles 03
8 Chester Cheetahs Track Club 'A' 53.00
1) #881 Brianna Foster 03 2) #883 Dizari Hunter 03
3) #879 Jiya Clayton 03 4) #884 Kamani Johns 03
Three days later, ATL Zoom didn't rest on its laurels.
The ladies returned to the track at the Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Florida, and put down another winning-effort, taking the championship in 45.95 seconds.
Like their previous outing, it was as dominant as before, nearly two seconds ahead of the next closest team.
Saturday's 4x100 Finals:
15-16 GIRLS 4X100 METER RELAY FINALS
PLACE TEAM RESULT H#
1 ATL Zoom Athletics 45.95 1
2 E.R.I Stars 47.68 1
3 Metropolis Track Club 48.86 1
4 Memphis Jaguars Track Club 49.25 1
5 Fast Lane Track Club 49.74 1
6 No Speed Limit 50.43 1
7 Richmond Elite YTC 50.62 1
Retrospective: Oh no, the girls weren't done at the AAU Club National Championships. A few weeks later, that same group descended on the track at the AAU Junior Olympics in Greensboro, North Carolina, and ran with even more precision, landing a time of 45.75 in the preliminaries and then a PR of 45.41 in the finals.
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