Results Summary; USA HS Girls at the World Jr. Championships

Results Summary; USA HS Girls at the World Jr. Championships

Following is a summary of results of USA high school female track and field athletes at the IAAF World Junior Championships, Barcelona, Spain, July 10-15.  Athletes qualified for the World Championships by placing in the top two at the USATF Junior Championships, Bloomington, Indiana June 15-17. 

“Junior” competition is open to ages 14-19 (can not become 20 in current year), which includes most college/university freshmen.  Only high school athletes (not graduating prior to 2012) are included here.  If no athlete is listed in an event, no high school athlete qualified/participated in that event.

Please contact lknudson@milesplit.com if errors or omissions in the listings.

100m:
Jennifer Madu, 12, Plano East HS, TX; prelims -  11:64 (q), semis – 11.49 (q), final – 5^th, 11.52
Kadecia Baird (representing Guyana), 11, Medgar Evers Prep, NY; prelims – 11.71 (q), semis – 12.24 (dnq)

200m:

400m:
Kadecia Baird (representing Guyana), 11, Medgar Evers Prep, NY; prelims – 53.29 (q), semis –  52.40 (q), final – 2^nd, 51.04

 800m:
Ajee Wilson, 12, Neptune HS, NJ; prelims -  2:07.07 (q), semis – 2:02.43 (q), final – 1^st (World Junior Champion), 2:00.91
Danielle Aragon, 12, Billings HS, MT; prelims -  2:07.84 (q), semi – 2:04.19  (dnq)

1500m:
Mary Cain, 10, Bronxville HS, NY; prelims – 4:14.19 (q), final – 6^th, 4:11.01 (U.S. HS record)
Hannah Meier, 11, Grosse Pointe South HS, MI; prelims – 4:31.20 (dnq)

3000m Steeplechase:
Brianna Nerud, 12, North Shore HS, NY; prelims – 10:08.15 (q), final – 5^th, 10:00.72

3,000m:

5000m:
Cayla Hatton, 12, Phillips Academy, MA; final – 4^th, 15:50.32

10,000m Race Walk:

110m Hurdles:
Dior Hall, 10, George Washington HS, CO; prelims – 13.45 (q), semis – 13.78 (q), final - dq

400m Hurdles:
Shamier Little, 11, Lindblom HS, IL; prelims – 60.14 (q), semis – 57.46 (q), final - dnf

Long Jump:
Robin Reynolds, 12, Miami Jackson HS, FL; prelims – 20’1” (dnq)

Triple Jump:
Jennifer Madu, 12, Plano East HS, TX; prelims – 41’9.5” (dnq)

High Jump:
Maddie Morrow, 12, Hoover HS, OH; prelims -  5’9” (dnq)

Pole Vault:
Sydney White, 12, East Forsyth HS, NC; prelims -  12’7.5” (dnq)

Shot Put:
Torie Owers, 12, Athens Academy, GA; prelims -  47’7.25” (q), final – 7^th, 52’1.25”

Discus:
Shelbi Vaughan, 12, Mansfield Legacy, TX; prelims – 179’8” (q), final – 3^rd, 197’1”

Javelin:
Haley Crouser, 11, Gresham HS, OR; prelims -  167’5” (q), final – 11^th, 161’6”

Hammer:

Heptathlon:
Kendell Williams, 11, Kell HS, GA; 100H – 13.74, HJ – 5’11.25”, SP – 35’1.25”, 200m – 24.94, LJ – 20’0.5”, J – 100’0”, 800m – 2:26.60; final – 8^th, 5578 points

For complete results of the IAAF World Junior Championships 2012, go to http://www.iaaf.org/mini/wjc12/Results/ResultsByDate.aspx .

A similar “Results Summary; USA HS Boys at the World Jr. Championships” is at https://usa.milesplit.com/articles/89339-results-summary-usa-hs-boys-at-the-world-jr-championships .