AAU Junior Olympic National Championships
TUESDAY Highlights
Best of the Day (oldest age groups): Nothing really qualified as “best of the day” from the oldest age groups, so the most attention went to the younger age groups, which produced seven AAU records in various pole vault, shot put and 1500 finals, as well as a boys 10yo 400 final with 1st and 2nd finishing within .01.
Top 17-18 Highlights
- US#10 24-3.75(-0.9w) men’s LJ final for Thibodaux LA jr Dewayne Reed
- 24.03(-2.2w) women’s 200 prelim for Detroit Country Day MI sr Kendall Baisden
- 21.20(-0.6w) men’s 200 prelim from Forest Park VA jr Mustaq’eem Williams
Top 15-16 Highlights
- 48-2.5(-1.3w) boys TJ final for Shiloh GA soph Jeremy McDuffie
- 39-0.5(-1.0w) girls TJ final for Forest Park GA soph Bria Matthews
Youth Highlights/Records
- 14yo G-PV Final: 11-7 AAU record for Carson Dingler GA
- 13yo G-PV Final: 10-9 AAU record for Anna Cathryn Griffith TX
- 12yo B-1500 Final: 4:30.32 AAU record for Lucas Upton IN
- 11yo B-1500 Final: 4:37.24 AAU record for Brandon Miller MO
- 11yo B-SP Final: 48-11.25 AAU record by Dylan Carter TN
- 11yo G-SP Final: 40-5.75 AAU record by Zoe Burleson TX
- 10yo B-400 Final: 58.91 AAU record for Tyler Mapson Jr. GA (2nd Willie Washington 58.92 also under old record)
- 10yo G-1500 Final: 4:55.40 for Sherrise Peterson PA (just .81 off AAU record)
Other 17-18 Young Men’s/Women’s Champs and Leaders
- W-DT Final: 144-8 by Lloydricia Cameron FL
- M-110H Prelims: 14.35(+0.2w) for Jordan Fields KY
- W-100H Prelims: 14.12(-0.6w) for Shanel Burr GA
Other 15-16 Boys/Girls Champs and Leaders
- G-JT Final: 129-4 for Samantha Zelden LA
- B-110H Prelims: 14.32(-0.5w) for Chevis Armstead II TX
- G-100H Prelims: 14.40(-1.3w) for Alexis Duncan TX
- G-200 Prelims: 24.42(+0.5w) for Brittny Ellis IL
- B-200 Prelims: 22.00(-1.1w) for Jeffrey Uzzell GA
