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"The Volunteer State" played host to the USATF Region 6 Junior Olympic Championships, and these four athletes (and many others) made the most of the opportunity as they solidified their spot on the starting line this week in California.
Take a look at these four elite performers!
Blount (Ala.)
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It was a nonstop weekend for the graduated senior, as Benjamin competed in 12 events, with 10 of those coming during the decathlon. Outside of the multi, Benjamin won the 400mH title in 57.71 by a landslide, and also helped the Mississippi Trackstars win the 4x400m crown in 3:21.46, splitting a 48.4 on the anchor. In the decathlon, he tallied 4517 points total, winning the 100m, 110mH, 400m, 1500m, and long jump, while finishing in the top-three in the other five events.
Not one, not two, but three region titles were claimed by the incoming senior, as Davis swept the 800m 1500, and 3000m. In the shortest event of the three, Davis shattered his lifetime PB, running 1:577.97 to shave off over two seconds as he broke 2:00 for the first time. In the 1500m, he clocked a 4:25.66 as he won by 17 seconds, and ended the day with a 10:16.35 performance in his 19-second win over 3k.
Captain Shreve (La.)
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Before she begins her senior year, Proby wanted to collect a few more wins, and decided that the Region 6 Championship was the best place to do so. Sweeping the 100m and 200m in Tennessee, Proby ran 12.47 and 25.46, edging out two great talents in both finals. Although she didn't surpass her lifetime PB in the 100m, she shattered her mark in the 200m as she dipped below 25.50 for the first time in her career.
Alexander was dominant both on the track and on the runway, winning both the long and triple jump while finishing fourth in the 100m. In the long jump, she jumped 19-4 as she won by nearly two feet, and had a similar result in the triple, winning by two and a half feet thanks to her 38-10.25 mark. In her lone track appearance, she clocked 12.59 as she finished just outside of the top-three.
