World Youth Games Coverage

 

 

Joy Kamani, Paul Limmer and Jim Spier of the National Scholastic Sports Foundation (NSSF - the non-profit that owns and operates the New Balance Indoor and Outdoor Nationals) are on site in Lille, France covering the meet.  Jim's analysis of the top athletes follows.

 

The US team and associated performances are shown in red.  Other US performers who are at the top end of the lists are in black.  Top 5 non-US performers are in green.  All are in performance order.  Note the 4 New Jersey athletes on the team.

 

 

  GIRLS    
  100    
    11.39 CHRISTIANIA WILLIAMS JAMAICA  
    11.44 Aaliyah Brown USA (injured)  
    11.45 Shayla Sanders USA (3rd at WYTrials)  
    11.46 DEBORAH ODEYANI NIGERIA  
    11.46 La Quisha Jackson USA (did not compete at WY Trials)  
    11.47 Myasia Jacobs Paramus Catholic, Paramus NJ
    11.55 Kendall Baisden USA (competed at 400m at WY Trials)  
    11.48 MERLIN PALACIOS COLOMBIA  
    11.60 ANNA DOI JAPAN  
    11.61 Morolake Akinosun USA (did not compete at WY Trials)  
    11.63 Destinee Gause USA (4th at WY Trials)  
    11.63 Jennifer Madu East, Plano TX
    11.65 KHAMICA BINGHAM CANADA  
       
  200    
    23.32 SHERICKA JACKSON JAMAICA  
    23.42 Kendall Baisden USA (competed at 400m at WY Trials)  
    23.45 Shayla Sanders USA (5th at WYTrials)  
    23.53 Kyra Jefferson Cass Tech, Detroit MI
    23.71 GALINA NIKALOVA BULGARIA  
    23.71 CHRISTIAN BRENNAN CANADA  
    23.72 Aaliyah Brown USA (injured)  
    23.73 Myasia Jacobs USA (competed at 100m at WY Trials  
    23.74 SHAUNAE MILLER BAHAMAS  
    23.74 La Quisha Jackson USA (did not compete at WY Trials)  
    23.75 YEKATERINA RENZHINA RUSSIA  
    23.94 Bealoved Brown Ozen, Beaumont TX
       
  400    
    51.62 CHRIS-ANN GORDON JAMAICA  
    51.85 SHAUNAE MILLER BAHAMAS  
    52.35 BUKOLA ABOGUNLOKO NIGERIA  
    52.49 CHRISTIAN BRENNAN CANADA  
    52.56 BIANCA RAZOR ROMANIA  
    52.57 Robin Reynolds Jackson, Miami FL
    52.59 Kendall Baisden Detroit Country Day, Bloomfield Hills MI
       
  800    
2:02.04 Amy Weissenbach Harvard-Westlake, North Hollywood CA
2:02.70 JESSICA JUDD GREAT BRITAIN  
2:04.09 SAHILY DIAGO CUBA  
2:04.18 Ajee Wilson Neptune NJ
2:05.21 GEORGIE PEEL GREAT BRITAIN (competing only in 1500m)
2:05.26 KATIE SNOWDEN GREAT BRITAIN  
2:05.37 SIMOYA CAMPBELL JAMAICA  
2:05.88 CHRISTINE GESS GERMANY  
       
  1500m    
4:12.50 GINET TIBESO ETHIOPIA  
4:13.62 ANNA LAMAN AUSTRALIA  
4:14.21 JESSICA JUDD GREAT BRITAIN (competing only in 800m)
4:16.30 TOMOKA KIMURA JAPAN  
4:17.81 GEORGIE PEEL GREAT BRITAIN  
4:24.92 Hannah Meier South, Grosse Pointe MI
4:25.61 Cami Chapus Harvard-Westlake, North Hollywood CA
       
  3000m (no US entrants)    
9:05.72 KATSUKI SUGA JAPAN  
9:09.42 ROSEMARY WANJIRU KENYA  
9:10.44 TOMOKA KIMURA JAPAN  
9:16.35 Haley Pierce USA (did not compete at WY trials)  
9:17.64 AYANO IKEUCHI JAPAN  
       
  2000m Steeplechase (does not include most East  
    Africans)  
6:25.8h NORAH JERUTA TANUI KENYA  
6:32.02 Madeleine Meyers Northwest, Seattle WA
6:38.27 Brianna Nerud North Shore, Glen Head NY
6:47.88 ALICJA KONIECZEK POLAND  
6:53.59 Ursula Svoboda USA (did not compete at WY Trials)  
6:54.08 SHELIA MARRON SPAIN  
6:56.38 Keelin Hollowood USA (did not compete at WY Trials)  
6:57.19 BEATRIZ ALVAREZ SPAIN  
6:59.06 JOHANNA SCHULZ GERMANY  
       
  100m Hurdles (30")    
13.42 Trinity Wilson St. Mary's, Berkeley (13.15 33") CA
13.48 NADINE VISSER NETHERLANDS  
13.52 Kendell Williams Kell, Marietta (13.50 33") GA
13.53 MARJOLEIN LINDEMANS BELGIUM  
13.55 NOEMI ZBAREN SWITZERLAND  
13.59 JATTA-JUULIA HANSKI FINLAND  
13.64 YASMIN MILLER GREAT BRITAIN  
13.64 ALEXANDRA BURGHARDT GERMANY  
       
  400m Hurdles    
58.51 ANNA NWOGU NIGERIA  
58.63 Nnenya Hailey Mt. Vernon Presbyterian, Atlanta GA
58.67 Amber Bryant-Brock Mc Eachern, Powder Springs GA
58.92 Melissa Gonzalez USA (third at WY trials)  
59.00 SAGE WATSON CANADA  
59.01 OLIVIA JAMES JAMAICA  
59.03 IZELL NEUHOFF SOUTH AFRICA  
59.19 KERNESHA SPANN TRINIDAD  
       
  High Jump (no US entrants)    
6-01.5 IRYNA HERASHCHENKO UKRAINE  
6-01.25 KAITLIN MORGAN AUSTRALIA  
6-0.75 CHANICE PORTER JAMAICA  
5-11.5 ELEANOR PATTERSON AUSTRALIA  
5-11.5 ALEXANDRA PLAZA GERMANY  
       
  Pole Vault    
13-11 DESIREE SINGH GERMANY  
13-07.75 ROBERTA BRUNI ITALY  
13-06.25 REENA KOLL ESTONIA  
13-05.25 ANNA CHAIDZE RUSSIA  
13-03.5 YEORYIA STEFANIDI GREECE  
12-11 Sydney White East Forsyth, Winston-Salem NC
       
  Long Jump (no US entrants)    
21-02.75 MARYNA BEKH UKRAINE  
20-10 CHANICE PORTER JAMAICA  
20-08 DAISY ISSA BULGARIA  
20-07.75 ANASTASSIA ANGIOI ITALY  
20-07.75 MALAIKA MIHAMBO GERMANY  
       
  Triple Jump    
44-04.25 KHADDI SAGNIA SWEDEN  
44-03.5 LI JINGYU CHINA  
43-00.5 LYNN JOHNSON SWEDEN  
43-00.25 LI ZIAOHONG CHINA  
42-11.5 ANA PELETEIRO SPAIN  
42-01.5 Carla Forbes Newton North, Newtonville MA
42-00.75 Jennifer Madu East, Plano TX
       
  Shot Put    
53-11.75 GUO TIANQIAN CHINA  
51-06.5 SOPHIE MC KINNA GERMANY  
51-01.5 EMEL DERELI TURKEY  
50-08.25 SUN YUTING CHINA  
50-06.75 Torie Owers Athens Academy, Athens GA
49-06.5 KATINKA URBANIAK GERMANY  
47-02 Chamaya Turner Canyon, New Braunfels TX
       
  Discus    
177-02 ROSALIA VAZQUEZ CUBA  
174-10 Shelbi Vaughan Legacy, Mansfield TX
174-05 SIOSITINA HAKEAI NEW ZEALAND  
172-04 NATALYA SHIROBOKOVA RUSSIA  
172-00 FLOREDIA KALOYERAKI GREECE  
171-02 FENG BIN CHINA  
162-08 Chamaya Turner Canyon, New Braunfels TX
       
  Hammer (no US entrants)    
197-02 HANNA ZINCHUK BELARUS  
189-10 ALYONA SHAMOTINA UKRAINE  
189-08 DANIELLE MC CONNELL AUSTRALIA  
189-00 ZSOFIA BACSKAY HUNGARY  
188-11 PETRA JAKELJIC CROATIA  
       
  Javelin    
181-07 CHRISTIN HUSSONG GERMANY  
178-09 ISMARAY ARMENTEROS CUBA  
173-00 Haley Crouser Gresham OR
172-04 SOFI FLINK SWEDEN  
171-01 MONIQUE CILIONE AUSTRALIA  
170-08 DALIADIZ ORTIZ PUERTO RICO  
       
  Heptathlon    
5559 YUSLEIDYS MENDIETA CUBA  
5470 YORGELIS RODRIGEZ CUBA  
5244 FRIDA THOSAS SWEDEN  
5237 ANNIKA GARTZ GERMANY  
5225 Kendell Williams Kell, Marietta GA
5074 FRANZISKA HAAS GERMANY  
       
  BOYS    
       
  100    
10.27 JAZEEL MURPHY JAMAICA  
10.41 ODEAN SKEEN JAMAICA  
10.41 Ronald Darby Potomac, Dumfries MD
10.47 KAZUYA TSUKAMO JAPAN  
10.48 GUY-ELPHEGE ANOUMA FRANCE  
10.51 YANIEL CARRERO CUBA  
10.51 BRADLEY BRITZ SOUTH AFRICA  
       
  200    
20.82 Arman Hall Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale FL
20.89 Trae Armstrong USA (6th in WY Trials)  
20.91 AKIYUKI HASHIMOTO JAPAN  
21.00 ODAIL TODD JAMAICA  
21.05 MICKAEL-MEBA ZEZE FRANCE  
21.09 Aldrich Bailey Timberview, Arlington TX
21.10 Eric Hawkins USA (did not compete in WY trials)  
21.11 Khalfani Muhammad USA (8th in WY Trials)  
21.15 Ronald Darby USA (3rd in WY Trials)  
21.16 Kendal Williams USA (4th in WY Trials)  
21.16 Jerimy Strainge USA (did not compete in WY trials)  
21.18 BERNARDO VALOYES COLOMBIA  
21.20 JAZEEL MURPHY JAMAICA  
       
  400    
46.22 Arman Hall USA (3rd in WY Trials)  
46.31 Kavarha Holmes USA (did not compete in WY Trials)  
46.37 SADAM KOUMI SUDAN  
46.43 Najee Glass St. Peter's Prep, Jersey City NJ
46.45 JAPHET SAMUEL NIGERIA  
46.53 Aldrich Bailey Timberview, Arlington TX
46.71 ALFAS KISHOYAN KENYA  
46.79 Richard Gary USA (did not compete in WY Trials)  
46.83 PIETER CONRADIE SOUTH AFRICA  
46.86 BERNARDO VALOYES COLOMBIA  
       
  800    
1:45.74 MOHAMED AMAN ETHIOPIA  
1:47.3h ESRAEL AWOKE ETHIOPIA  
1:47.38 AMOS NIGEL BOTSWANA  
1:47.47 HAMZA DRIOUCH QATAR  
1:48.72 MOHAMED ISMAIL SUDAN  
1:49.63 Cameron Thornton Whitefield Academy, Mableton GA
1:50.56 Tre'tez Kinnaird Butler, Louisville KY
       
  1500    
3:35.54 GEOFREY BARUSEI KENYA  
3:38.67 ESRAEL AWOKE ETHIOPIA  
3:39.53 HAMZA DRIOUCH QATAR  
3:43.52 MOHAMED AMAN ETHIOPIA  
3:47.69 ZAK SEDDON GREAT BRITAIN (enterd in steeple)  
3:54.40 Jacob Burcham Cabell-Midland, Ona WV
       
  3000 (No US Entrants)    
7:52.56 FIKADU HAFTU ETHIOPIA  
       
  2000m Steeplechase (no US entrants) (does not include  
    most East Africans)  
       
  110m Hurdles (36")    
13.54 ANDRIES van der MERWE SOUTH AFRICA  
13.54 WILHEN BELOCIAN FRANCE  
13.63 Artie Burns (39" hurdles) USA (did not compete in WY Trials)  
13.66 TIAAN SMITH SOUTH AFRICA  
13.71 KONGDEE KITTIPONG THAILAND  
13.73 Drake Johnson (39" hurdles) USA (did not compete in WY Trials)  
13.82 TYLER MASON JAMAICA  
13.88 Todd Gurley Tarboro NC
       
  400m Hurdles (33")    
51.49 DURGESH KUMAR PAL INDIA  
51.89 Artie Burns (36" hurdles) USA (did not compete in WY Trials)  
52.13 JACK BANGEL AUSTRALIA  
52.21 CONSTANT PRETORIUS SOUTH AFRICA  
52.38 Jonathan Russell (36" hurdles) Broad Run, Ashburn VA
52.47 TIAAN MOUTON SOUTH AFRICA  
52.58 GEORGE FREEMAN AUSTRALIA  
       
  High Jump    
7-2.5 GAEL ROTARDIER FRANCE  
7-2.25 Justin Fondren Oxford MS
7-2 Tyler Donels USA (did not compete in WY Trials)  
7-0.5 WANG GUANPENG CHINA  
7-0 Logan Brittain USA (did not compete in WY Trials)  
6-11 Wally Evenson USA (did not compete in WY Trials)  
6-11 Noel Frazier USA (4th in WY Trials)  
6-10.75 DAVID SNOWDEN AUSTRALIA  
6-10.75 CHRISTOFFER BRYAN JAMAICA  
6-10.75 PAVEL KIPRA BELARUS  
6-10.75 YOON SUNG-HYUN KOREA  
6-10.75 Stefan Johnson USA (2nd in WY Trials)  
       
  Pole Vault    
17-6.5 HEORHIY BYKOV UKRAINE  
17-5.75 MELKER SVARD-JACOBSSON SWEDEN  
17-0.75 ROBERT RENNER SLOVENIA  
17-0.75 Jacob Blankenship Lincoln, Gahanna OH
16-10.75 ZHANG WEI CHINA  
16-6.75 ZAK SEDDON AUSTRALIA  
       
  Long Jump    
26-1 VADYM ADAMCHUK UKRAINE  
25-8.25 SHOLA ANOTA NIGERIA  
25-4.5 LIN QING CHINA  
24-11 GUY-ELPHEGE ANOUMAN FRANCE  
24-9.25 HUANG YANZUAN CHINA  
24-2.5 Cameron Burrell Ridge Point, Missouri City TX
       
  Triple Jump    
54-3.75 LATARIO MINNS BAHAMAS  
52-10 MARTIN ETSEY GHANA  
51-7.75 YODENYS RIVERA CUBA  
51-7.25 LATHONE MINNS BAHAMAS  
51-7.25 LIN QING CHINA  
50-2.5 Jaelen Spencer Sultana, Hesperia CA
49-5.25 Imani Brown Reading PA
       
  Shot Put (11 lb)    
70-2.5 JACKO GILL NEW ZEALAND  
67-10.75 VLADYSLAV CHERNIKOV UKRAINE  
65-10.5 Tyler Schultz Custer SD
65-1.5 Braheme Days Bridgeton NJ
64-10.5 ANDRZEJ REGIN POLAND  
64-5 RUAN COMBRINCK SOUTH AFRICA  
64-3.75 PATRYK OCYPA POLAND  
       
  Discus (1.5 kg)    
217-11 FEDRICK DACRES JAMAICA  
207-2 Sam Mattis USA (did not compete at WY Trials)  
204-1 JAN-LOUW KOTZE SOUTH AFRICA  
198-1 DOMINIK KOSAR CZECH REPUBLIC  
195-9 PHILIPP SPINDLER GERMANY  
195-4 Ethan Cochran (1.62 kg) Newport Harbor, Newport Beach CA
195-00 VIKTOR GARDENKRANS SWEDEN  
       
  Hammer (11 lb)    
275-4 BENCE PASZTOR HUNGARY  
252-7 OZKAN BALTACI TURKEY  
251-11 SERHIY REHEDA UKRAINE  
246-5 VALERIY PRONKIN RUSSIA  
246-3 VIKTOR POSTNIY RUSSIA  
232-10 Rudy Winkler Averill Park NY
       
  Javelin  (700 grams) (no US entrants)  
261-7 ZHANG GUISHENG CHINA  
252-7 LUKE CANN AUSTRALIA  
249-6 YURIY KUSHNIRUK UKRAINE  
245-10 JONI KARVINEN FINLAND  
243-8 TUOMAS KETO FINLAND  
       
  10000m Racewalk    
42:17 ALVARO MARTIN SPAIN  
42:42.6 PAVEL PARSHIN RUSSIA  
42:45 Tyler Sorensen Acalanes, Lafayette CA
43:59.7h DENIS TOLSTOV RUSSIA  
44:13.2h OLEG KOKHAYEV RUSSIA  
44:32.0h MAKSIM KRASNOV RUSSIA  

 

 

 

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