Team USA roster announced for 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships

For Immediate Release
Friday, July 3, 2009
Contact:
Vicky Oddi
USA Track & Field
Communications Coordinator
317-261-0500; Vicky.Oddi@usatf.org


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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