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NJ State 800 Meter Record Goes to Wilson
Ajee Wilson broke the New Jersey HS Record for 800 Meters earlier today when she ran 2:03.17 in the semi finals of that event . Her time eclipses the mark of 2:03.54 set by Joetta Clark in 1979.
Finishing first in her semi, Wilson, who will be a senior at Neptune HS is a favorite to win gold in the final and perhaps further lower the record
Wednesday, July 6
In day 1 action for the New jersey contingent, both Myasia Jacobs (Paramus Catholic) and Najee Glass (St. Peter's Prep) have advanced to the next round of their respective events. Jacobs won her prelim heat in 11.85 to advance to Thursday semi-final round.
Glass also moved on in his specialty, the 400 Meters, as he took his heat in 47.92 and will run his semi tomorrow as well.
Thursday, July 7
It's almost 9:30am in Lille, France as day 2 competition begins. In addition to yesterday's 2 NJ qualifiers (see above) the other 2 Garden Staters in the meet will see action today. Braheme Days (Bridgeton) will throw this morning in the qualifying round of the Shot Put and Neptune'a Ajee Wilson will run in the 4th section of the 800m first round.
The Shot Put is underway now. Days will be throwing in the second flight. The Girls 800m rounds start at 10:15am Lille time.
Braheme Days of Bridgeton, a rising junior at Bridgeton HS, advances to the Shot Put finlas with a throw of 65-09.75 with the 5kg implement.
Running in the 4th heat of the Girls 800m Qualifying, Ajee Wilson moves on to the semi. Paul Limmer of the NSSF makes a live call of the race;
"here they go!
at 200 it's 30.60 with Ajee in 2nd
very slow at 400- it's 69!!!
still very slow around turn to back straight
now they are flying
really slow time
Wilson 2:14.07 , 2:14.10 ( Snowden ) 2:14.32 ( Jamaica), 2:14.35 (UKR)"
So, that is a wrap for the New jersey athletes competing in the morning session today at the IAAF World Youth Championships being held in Lille, France.
During the afternoon session, 400m star Najee Glass did not advance after finishing 3rd in his semi final race. Najee ran 47.42 in the 1st semi race.
In the Shot Put final, New Jersey picked up some hardware as Braheme Days of Bridgeton took third with a throw of 66-01 ( 20.14m) with the 5kg implement. The 5kg implement is lighter than the US high School Shot.
After moving through the her semi-final round (11.84) in the 100m, Myasia Jacobs came back to score silver in the final. She was part of a 1-2 finish for USA as her time of 11.61 put her behind only teammate Jennifer Madu (East Plano, TX), who ran 11.57 for the victory
Friday, July 8
The only Jerser racing today is Ajee Wilson in the semi of the Girls 800m.
Here is Paul Limmers call as Ajee ran in the 3rd and final heat;
hot semi for sure with a 2:02 girl from Britain
200 in 28.60 Judd and Wilson together
400 in 61.00 same two
600 in 1:32.05 Wilson!
2:03.17 WILSON!!!! CRUISING!!!!! I cannot see Wilson losing here! She looked AMAZING!!! last 200 in 31.12"
In this morning's Final, Ajee Wilson lowered her brand new 800m State Record to 2:02.64! Wilson won the 800m World Youth Championship today in Lille France wih a time that lowers the record that she set on Friday in the semi final of that event (2:03.14) by a little more than a second!
The last 2 events of the competition, the relays (100m / 200m / 300m /400m both had US entries with Jersers on the respective squads. In the Girls relay, trhe US with Myasia Jacobs on the sidelines, took second in 2:03.92. Jacobs had run the 200 leg in the qualifying round
The Boys had Najee Glass running the 300 leg and that forsome went 1:49.47 for the win. Glass ran a 32.7 for his 300m leg.
This is a new World Youth Record for this seldom run event, but a record nonetheless.
PhotoRun's Images of the Action from Lille
To follow the whole meet, follow along at the World Youth Championps Coverage being published by the NSSF