You may not recognize the name Sadiki White. You should. But it’s understandable if you don’t. He doesn’t compete for his high school team which throws him into the unknown abyss and away from track stardom.
What an exciting day the third day of the IAAF World Junior T&F Championships were. Team USA impressed across the board, including the six preps that took part in Thursday's action. Leading the way on the women's side was Florida junior Lanie Whittaker(pictured right by Joy Kamani of NationalScholastic.org), placing seventh in the women's 400m dash final. On the men's side, California junior Conor McCullough topped his group in the men's hammer throw and heads into the final with the third best mark. Prep stars Shanay Briscoe (TX), Christian Taylor (GA), Vashti Thomas (CA) and Ashton Purvis (CA) also competed.
**USATF Summaries: AM / Jim Spier Blog (NSSF)
**Joy Kamani Photo Gallery (NSSF) / Official Website
World Junior Thursday Highlights
- Lanie Whittaker (FL) seventh in women's 400m final, 53.98
- Conor McCullough (CA) throws 238-11 in men's hammer throw prelim
- Shanay Briscoe (TX) leaps 5-10 to finish tenth in women's high jump
- Christian Taylor (GA) advances in men's triple jump with 51-05 leap
The last day of the USATF Junior National T&F Championships took place Sunday and the results presented were the perfect way to end an excellent weekend. Six Junior National champions Sunday were high school athletes, including Jordan Hasay (CA), Rachel Laurent (LA), Ryan Fleck (OH), Ryann Krais (PA), Geoffrey Tabor (OK) and Laurynne Chetelat (CA). Each one booked their ticket to Poland to compete at the World Junior T&F Championships, July 8-13. See who brought their best on the final day. (Rachel Laurent pictured left by Margot Kelly)
Top Sunday Highlights
- Rachel Laurent (LA) vaults 13-10 to win women's pole vault
- Ryan Fleck (OH) leaps 7-01.50 to take mens high jump
- Jordan Hasay (CA) runs 4:18.44, winning womens 1500m
- Ryann Krais (PA) takes womens heptathlon crown, 5217 pts.
- Geoffrey Tabor (OK) throws 195-05 to wins mens shot put
- Laurynne Chetelat (CA) wins women's 3,000m in 9:29.45 Video Interview
- Conor McCullough (CA) throws 233-05, second in hammer
- Victoria Jordan (TX) second in womens 200m with 23.73
What a weekend it was! So many performances, so little time to talk about each one. In this week's Monday News and Notes section we discuss four field event performances that really stood out, big California performances earned at the Mt. SAC Relays, Logan Top 8 Inv. and Orange County Championships, watch videos of Neely Spence running a distance double of 4:48/2:15, discuss the upcoming Penn Relays and much more!
Monday News & Notes Highlights
- Mt. SAC Relays (CA), Orange County Championships (CA), Logan Top 8 Inv. (CA)
- Christine Babcock (CA, right) runs 4:45.96 1600m in CA
- Mason Finley (CO) launches shot put 64-07
- Geoffrey Tabor (OK) throws discus 201-00
- Anna Jelmini (CA) U.S. #4 all-time in girls discus
- Stephanie Foreman (AR) clears 13-05.25 in pole vault
- Neely Spence (PA) 4:48.51 (1600m) race video
- MileSplit Week Ahead: Penn Relays Tops the List
What a weekend it was out at the Arcadia Invitational. As the dust settles and the results are entered into the national rankings, it is clear once again that Arcadia is one of the premier high school meets in the country. After analyzing the performances and notes from the weekend, MileSplit national editor Scott Bush takes a look at the top ten performances of the meet. Guess who made the top spot? (pictured right is Chris Derrick (IL) giving the thumbs up after his impressive 5k performance)
