12 Records Were Broken At The AAU Club Championships


* Samual Baker competed in the 12-year-old 3K

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As the AAU Club Championships came to a close at Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Florida this weekend, many athletes were crowned champions. A handful of athletes rewrote the record books over the last four days of the competition. 

There were a total of 12 records broken this year alone. 

Kicking things off on the first day of the championships, 12-year-old Samual Baker of X-Factor competed in the boys 3K.

The previous record of 9:52.31 was set by Brandon Marquez on the same day 11 years ago. Baker crossed the finish line in 9:51.50 to be the first athlete this meet to break a record and set the tone for the rest of the championship.


* Immanual Edwards won the 3K with a new national club record
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In the 17-18 age group, Immanual Edwards of Texas Independent Lonestar (TX), broke the 3K record by nearly six seconds. The record of 8:59.12 from Samuel Morales stood for two years. Edwards now holds the title and record with a 8:53.42. 

In the field events, two girls broke a club national record in the shot put. 

Meanwhile, 11-year-old Laila Jones threw 37-03 in the ring to break a six-year-old record of 34-08.75. In the 15-16 age group, Carlie Weiser added her name to the record book this year when she threw 47-03 to win the title. The UIL state champion in the discus and shot put broke the record by nearly two feet.

Event 207  Girls Shot Put 6 lbs. 11 year old
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   Club Natl: # 37-03  7/14/2021   Laila Jones, Tricity Relays                   
    Comp#  Name                Year Team                Finals            Points
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Finals                                                                           
  1 # 2441 Laila Jones        10 Tricity Rela             11.25      0.28m  10   
  2 # 1572 Madison Maitland   10 Pahokee Elit              9.50      0.24m   8   
  3 # 2436 Samara Gourdine    10 Tricity Rela              8.25      0.21m   6   
  4 # 2291 Monica Mathis      10 Tcstriderstrack           7.75      0.20m   5   
  5 # 1978 Amanni Seymour     10 Solano Elite              7.25      0.18m   4   
  6 # 1008 Jamaiya Holson     10 Indian River              7.25      0.18m   3   
  7 # 1704 Amaya Paraharm     10 Press Park T              7.00      0.18m   2   
  8 # 2256 Tarjahnaye Green   10 T-Bird Flyer              7.00      0.18m   1   


Event 215  Girls Shot Put 4 kg 15-16 year old
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   Club Natl: # 47-03  7/14/2021   Carlie Weiser, Unattached                        
    Comp#  Name                Year Team                Finals            H# Points
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Finals                                                                              
  1 # 2566 Carlie Weiser      05 Unattached            X1-02.25      0.36m  2       
  2 # 2467 Renee Anderson     05 Trojan Elite             11.25      0.28m  2  10   
  3 #  566 Zoie Johnson       05 East Cobb Ch             10.75      0.27m  2   8   
  4 # 2548 Meriah Parks       05 Unattached              X10.50      0.27m  1       
  5 # 1092 Nikayia Wilder     06 Legends IN Training      10.25      0.26m  2   6   
  6 #  960 Maria Clark        05 Hershey Blaz              9.50      0.24m  2   5   
  7 # 1714 Kaena Riley        05 Pwc Panthers              9.50      0.24m  2   4   
  8 # 2544 Alexandra Newman   06 Unattached               X9.50      0.24m  1       



* D'Asia Duncan grabbed the victory in the girl's 100mH
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After four records fell on the first day of competition, two other records went down on day two in the girls' 100mH and discus. 

D'Asia Duncan cleared 10 hurdles in 14.90 in the prelims. In the finals, the 13-year-old improved her time and broke Makeriah Harris' record of 14.84. She clocked a 14.73 to grab the victory by over half of a second. 

Weiser continued to rack up medals and records in the girls' discus throw. She threw 155-08 to take down Meia Gordon's 146-07 club record from 2013. 

Event 131  Girls 100 Meter Hurdles 13 year old
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   Club Natl: # 14.84  7/13/2019   Makeriah Harris, SBR Jaguars              
    Comp#  Name                Year Team                Finals  Wind Points 
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Finals                                                                       
  1 #2532 D'Asia Duncan       08 Unattached              X14.73# -0.1        
  2 #1283 Carrie Vannoy       08 Motor City T             15.30  -0.1  10    
  3 #1462 Morgan Greene       08 Nva Track                15.89  -0.1   8    
  4 #672 Kassidy Hopkins      08 Fasst Track              16.04  -0.1   6    
  5 #1946 Dynasty Wilfred     08 Sbr Jaguars              16.45  -0.1   5    
  6 #1925 Blessed Zoe Diogo   08 SavannahChat             17.29  -0.1   4    
  7 #1469 Amaiya Newton       08 Nva Track                18.28  -0.1   3    
  8 #2117 Rylie Lawrence      08 Sprint Nola              18.77  -0.1   2    



*Drew Johnson won the 13-year-old age group 1,500m 

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The third day kicked off with the 1,500m as the first event on the track. 

Drew Johnson competed in the boys' 1,500m 13-year-old age group. Since the starting gun went off, it was him against the clock.

In a solo effort, he ran a 4:22.12 to shave two seconds off the previous record of 4:24.10.  


*Wendel Miller broke the 200m record twice at the AAU Club Nationals

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In the men's 200m 17-18 age group, Wendel Miller of Swift Athletics tied the club national record of 20.74, which Tyrese Cooper set in 2017. Miller ran the exact same time into an ever-so-slight headwind in the prelims on the first day of the AAU Club Nationals.

On day three, the sprints really started to heat up. 

In the finals, Miller put on the jets to edge out Brandon Miller for the victory. Wendel Miller cruised to a 20.61 (+1.1) and moved up to US No. 6 in this event. 


Event 36  Men 200 Meter Dash 17-18 year old
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   Club Natl: # 20.74  7/15/2017   Tyrese Cooper, Miami Gardens Express      
   Club Natl: # 20.74  7/14/2021   Wendel Miller, Swift Athletics            
    Comp#  Name                Year Team                Finals  Wind Points 
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Finals                                                                       
  1 #2226 Wendel Miller       03 Swift Athletics          20.61#  1.1  10    
  2 #1705 Brandon Miller      03 Prime Time P             20.89   1.1   8    
  3 #864 Almond Small         03 Flying Angels            21.22   1.1   6    
  4 #1821 Joshua Miller       03 Red-Line Ath             21.44   1.1   5    
  5 #2427 Fitzroy Ledgister   04 Trenton Track Club       21.50   1.1   4    
  6 #478 James Cole           04 Dragons Yout             21.75   1.1   3    
  7 #76 Deronn Kane           03 Above Xpecta             21.95   1.1   2    
  8 #2107 Nathan Meteleus     04 Spike It Up              21.97   1.1   1    


In the shot put ring, J'Nia Simpson had a great performance in the 13-year-old age group. The previous record in this event was 41-09.50, which was set in 2017 by Akari Isaac. 

Simpson threw 44-07 to win the event by over 10 feet. 


Event 211  Girls Shot Put 6 lbs. 13 year old
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   Club Natl: # 41-09.50  7/13/2017   Akari Isaac, BAYTAF                           
    Comp#  Name                Year Team                Finals            H# Points
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Finals                                                                              
  1 #2420 J'Nia Simpson       08 Trailblazers            13.59m   44-07.00  2  10   
  2 #2287 Jazlyn Gosha        08 Tcstriderstrack          9.11m   29-10.75  1   8   
  3 #468 Curshay Horne        08 Down South Xtreme        9.02m   29-07.25  1   6   
  4 #1081 Kenzlee Hutchison   08 Knoxville Yo             8.71m   28-07.00  2   5   
  5 #2628 Demia Dobbins       08 Usa-Ja                   8.64m   28-04.25  2   4   
  6 #721 Kianna Huggins       08 Fast Lane TC             8.52m   27-11.50  1   3   
  7 #2495 Amari Jones         08 Ultimate Spe             8.41m   27-07.25  1   2   
  8 #2726 Abigail Joseph      08 West Express Elite       8.10m   26-07.00  1   1   



* 13-year-old Ishmael Rolle broke the club record by .03 in the 100m

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In the 13-year-old age group, both the girls' and boys' winners left their names in the record book in the 100m.

Mekenzie Rogers tied the record of 12.15 (+1.5) with Teoana Banton from 2017. 

In the boy's race, Ishmael Rolle of Swift Athletics clocked a 11.32 (+0.1). Rolle was able to lower the record by .03. 


* Samirah Moody won the women's 17-18 100m

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Samirah Moody, a senior from Buckingham Browne & Nichols (MA), made a statement in the 17-18 age group.

She improved on her personal best and set a new club record of 11.48. Her performance ties her for US No. 7. 

Event 17  Women 100 Meter Dash 17-18 year old
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   Club Natl: # 11.58  7/14/2018   Semira Killebrew, Unattached              
    Comp#  Name                Year Team                Finals  Wind Points 
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Finals                                                                       
  1 #1220 Samirah Moody       02 Metro Cobras             11.48#  0.5  10    
  2 #1537 Lucheyona Weaver    02 Olympia Track Club       11.98   0.5   8    
  3 #620 Aniya Matthews       03 Elite Track              12.03   0.5   6    
  4 #2201 Kalani Vreen        04 Supreme Perf             12.14   0.5   5    
  5 #112 Teoana Banton        04 Alpha Elite              12.15   0.5   4    
  6 #732 Jada Smith           04 Fast Lane TC             12.22   0.5   3    
  7 #2526 Eyota Bey           04 Unattached              X15.39   0.5        
 -- #2882 Taejha Badal        03 Track Housto               DNS   0.5        



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