For Immediate Release
Friday, July 3, 2009
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Vicky Oddi
USA Track & Field
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Team USA roster announced for 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships
INDIANAPOLIS - USA Track & Field announced Friday the Team USA roster for the 6th IAAF World Youth Championships, July 8-12, in Bressanone, Italy.
A total of 55 athletes, 27 girls and 28 boys, will be part of the U.S. delegation for the World Youth Championships. At the 2007 IAAF World Youth Championships, the U.S. finished atop the medal table with 14, including an all-time high of seven golds. Team USA looks to continue its excellent record in Bressanone.
Leading Team USA at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships will be World Youth Trials champions Ashton Purvis, Kori Carter, Prezel Hardy and Dedric Dukes.
2007 World Youth sprint medley relay gold medalist Ashton Purvis (Oakland, Calif.) won the girl's 100m in 11.61 and came back to win the girl's 200m in 23.38. Kori Carter (Claremont, Calif.), also a member of the 2008 World Junior team, won the girl's 100m hurdles 13.48.
On the boy's side, Texas state champion Prezel Hardy (Killeen, Texas) won the 100m in 10.48. Earlier this season, Hardy won the 100m at the Texas State Championships in a wind-aided 10.08 (+2.2mps). Dedrik Dukes (Miami, Fla.), who was the runner-up in the 400m (46.99) at the Trials, came back just a few hours later to win the boy's 200m in 21.38.
Team USA Roster - 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships
(As of July 2 - Subject to change)
Athlete - hometown
Boys
100m
Prezel Hardy - Ellison HS, Killeen, TX
Colin Hepburn - Glenview South HS, Glenview, IL
200m
Keenan Brock - Carver HS, Birmingham, AL
Dedric Dukes - St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Fort Lauderdale, FL
400m
Dedric Dukes - St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Joshua Mance - Chino Hills HS, Chino Hills, CA
800m
Quincy Downing - Glenville HS, Cleveland, OH
Bronson Duran - Sandia Prep, Albuquerque, NM
3,000m
Erik Olson - Novato HS, Novato, CA
Zachary Wills - Mason HS, Mason, OH
10 km race walk
Trevor Barron - Bethel Park HS, Pittsburgh, PA
110m hurdles
Kendall Hayes - Lancaster HS, TX
Dale Morgan - Taft HS, Woodland Hills, CA
400m hurdles
Jaron Roberson - Campbell HS, Smyra, GA
2,000m steeplechase
Connor Martin - Westfield HS, IN
High Jump
Dwayne Golbeck - Claremore HS, OK
David Smith - Lovejoy HS, Hampton, GA
Pole Vault
Max Babits - Fowlerville HS, MI
Long Jump
Carlton Lavong - Methacton HS, Norristown, PA
Leon Samuels - Vance HS, Charlotte, NC
Shot Put
Ryan Crouser - Barlow HS, Gresham, OR
Davis Fraker - McIntosh HS, Peachtree City, GA
Discus Throw
Ryan Crouser - Barlow HS, Gresham, OR
Alexander Thompson - Winnabago HS, IL
Hammer Throw
Bradley Bolton - El Toro HS, Forest Park, CA
Alec Faldermeyer - Minisink Valley HS, Slate Hill, NY
Javelin
Devin Bogert - Tomball HS, TX
Christopher Rodriguez - Tucson Elite Athletic Club, AZ
Octathlon
Justin Gross - McDonough, Owings, Mills, MD
Girls
100m
Jordan Clark - Lathrop HS, Southfield, MI
Ashton Purvis - St. Elizabeth HS, Oakland, CA
200m
Briana Nelson - J.L. Mann, Greenville, SC
Ashton Purvis - St. Elizabeth HS, Oakland, CA
400m
Michelle Brown - Seneca HS, Tabernacle, NJ
Ebony Eutsey - Southridge HS, Miami, FL
800m
Claudia Francis - Benjamin Cardozo HS, Oakland Gardens, NY
Marielle Hall - Haddonfield HS, NJ
1,500m
Cory McGee - Pass Christian HS, MS
Chelsey Sveinsson - Greenhill HS, Addison, TX
100m hurdles
Kori Carter - Claremont HS
Bridgette Owens - Southfield HS, MI
400m hurdles
Katie Nelms - Leland HS, San Jose, CA
Angelica Weaver - Rancho Cucamonga HS, CA
2,000m steeplechase
Eleanor Fulton - Highlands Ranch, CO
McKinzie Schulz - Benet Academy, Lisle, IL
High Jump
Shanay Briscoe - Cypress Christian HS, Houston, TX
Tara Richmond - Poly, Long Beach, CA
Pole Vault
Morgan LeLeux - Catholic HS, New Iberia, LA
Kortney Ross - Westview HS, San Diego, CA
Long Jump
A'Lexus Brannon - Oxen, Beaumont, TX
Jennifer Clayton - Suffern HS, NY
Triple Jump
A'Lexus Brannon - Oxen, Beaumont, TX
Ciarra Brewer - James Logan HS, Union City, CA
Shot Put
Sarah Howard - Trinity Christian HS, Dublin, GA
Lacie Rasley - Shafter HS, CA
Discus Throw
Erica Brand - Northwest Shawnee Mission, KS
Alex Collatz - Stockdale HS, Bakersfield, CA
Javelin
Ashley Aldredge - Cedar Creek HS, Ruston, LA
Deloma Miller - Lakeview HS, Stoneboro, PA
For more information on the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships and Team USA, visit www.usatf.org.
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