Thursday, July 08, 2010

Team USA World Junior Team announced

INDIANAPOLIS - USA Track & Field announced Wednesday the Team USA roster for the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships which will be held July 19-25 at the newly built Stade Moncton 2010 Stadium in Moncton, Canada.
A total of 82 athletes will represent the U.S. at the World Junior Championships, which is held every two years. The U.S. roster was determined at the 2010 USA Junior Track & Field Championships, June 20-22, in Des Moines, Iowa.

At the 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships, Team USA won the medal count with 11 gold, 7 silver and 2 bronze, six more than the next highest country, Kenya. Team USA looks to continue its domination on the track and in the field at the 2010 Championships in Moncton, led by the country's top junior athletes.

Experience leads junior team

Previous Team USA participants on this year's roster include 2008 World Junior hammer silver medalist Conor McCullough; 2008 Olympic Trials finalist and five-time USA Junior Outdoors champion Jordan Hasay; 2009 World Youth 100m and 200m silver medalist Ashton Purvis; 2010 USA Junior Outdoors discus champion and 2009 Pan Am Junior bronze medalist Erin Pendleton; and 2010 USA Junior Outdoors runner-up Lauren Chambers. Chambers, McCullough and Hasay each hold Youth National records in their respective events.

Other athletes to watch include 2010 NCAA Indoor champion and Outdoor runner-up Robby Andrews in the 800m, Youth National Record holder Tyler Sorensen in the 10k race walk, and 2009 Pan Am Juniors high jump champion Maya Pressley.

Head coaches for Team USA are Karen Dennis of Ohio State (women) and Ed Gorman (men). Team managers are Rita Somerlot and Cliff McKenzie. For more information on Team USA and the IAAF World Junior Championships, visit www.usatf.org.

Team USA Roster - 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships

(As of July 7 - Subject to change)

Athlete - hometown

MEN

100m

Michael Granger- Hickory, Miss.

Charles Silmon- Waco, Texas

200m

Oliver Bradwell- Wichita, Kan.

Eric Harris- Conway, Ark.

400m

Errol Nolan- Rosenberg, Texas

Josh Mance- Chino, Calif.

800m

Casimir Loxsom- New Haven, Conn.

Robby Andrews- Englishtown, N.J.

1500m

Peter Callahan- Evanston, Ill.

Elias Gedyon- Los Angeles, Calif.

3,000m Steeplechase

Dakota Peachtree- High Point, N.C.

Jared Berman- Fairfax, Va.

5000m

Trevor Dunbar- Kodiak, Alaska

10,000m

Parker Stinson- Cedar Park, Texas

Graham Bazell- Columbia, Md.

110m Hurdles

Caleb Cross- Newport, Ark.

Jonathan Cabral- Agoura Hills, Calif.

400m Hurdles

Sheroid Evans- Sugar Land, Texas

Steven White- Killeen, Texas

High Jump

David Smith- Plymouth, Minn.

Maalik Reynolds- Atlanta, Ga.

Pole Vault

Kyle Ballew- Los Angeles, Calif.

Mark Thomas- San Diego, Calif.

Long Jump

Justin Hunter- Virginia Beach, Va.

Carlton Lavong- Norristown, Pa.

Triple Jump

Omar Craddock- Killeen, Texas

Marquis Dendy- Middletown, Texas

Shot Put

Nicholas Vena- Morristown, N.J.

Hayden Baillio- Whitesboro, Texas

Discus

Andrew Evans- Portage, Mich.

Alexander Rose- West Branch, Mich.

Hammer

Conor McCullough- Canoga Park, Calif.

Justin Welch- Columbus, Ohio

Javelin

Joseph Zimmerman- Spokane, Wash.

Derek Eager- Tahoma, Calif.

Decathlon

Neamen Wise- Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Kevin Lazas- Brentwood, Calif.

10k Race Walk

Trevor Barron- Bethel Park, Pa.

Tyler Sorensen- Lafayette, Calif.

Men's 4x100m relay pool additional athletes:

Eric Harris- Conway, Ark.

Oliver Bradwell- Wichita, Kan.

Joeal Hotchkins- Chapparal, Nev.

Marvin Bracy- Boone, Fla.

Men's 4x400m relay pool additional athletes:

David Verburg- Lynchburg, Va.

Michael Berry- Bakersfield, Calif.

William Heriot- Gahanna, Ohio

Joshua Edmonds- Cooperstown, N.Y.


WOMEN

100m

Takeia Pinckney- Atlanta, Ga.

Ashton Purvis- Oakland, Calif.

200m

Ashton Purvis- Oakland, Calif.

Stormy Kendrick- Gastonia, N.C.

400m

Regina George- Chicago, Ill.

Stacy-Ann Smith- Bloomfield, Conn.

800m

Ajee Wilson- Neptune, N.J.

Laura Roesler- Fargo, N.D.

1500m

Jordan Hasay- Arroyo Grande, Calif.

Rachel Schneider- Dover, N.H.

3,000m Steeple chase

Shelby Greany- Suffern, N.Y.

Eleanor Fulton- Highlands Ranch, Colo.

3,000m

Emily Sisson- Chesterfield, Mo.

Jordan Hasay- Arroyo Grande, Calif.

100mH

Donique' Flemings- Fort Worth, Texas

Evonne Britton- El Paso, Texas

400mH

Evonne Britton- El Paso, Texas

Christina Holland- San Antonio, Texas

High Jump

Maya Pressley- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Hannah Willms- Dike, Iowa

Pole Vault

Shade Weygandt- Mansfield, Texas

Kelsie Ahbe- Uniontown, Ohio

Long Jump

Karynn Dunn- Diamond Bar, Calif.

Andrea Geubelle- University Place, Wash.

Triple Jump

Andrea Geubelle- University Place, Wash.

Shot Put

Brittany Smith- Oak Park, Ill.

Rachel Roberts- Remsen, N.Y.

Discus

Erin Pendleton- Lindsey, Ohio

Alyssa Hasslen- McMinnville, Ore.

Hammer

Shelby Ashe- Stone Mountain, Ga.

Lauren Chambers- Acworth, Ga.

Javelin

Allison Updike- Tamaqua, Pa.

Avione Allgood- North Las Vegas, Nev.

Heptathlon

Alex Gochenour- Missouri Valley, Iowa

Ashley Smith- Long Beach, Calif.

Women's 4x100m relay pool additional athletes:

Stormy Kendrick- Gastonia, N.C.

Ashley Collier- Fort Worth, Texas

Dezerea Bryant- Milwaukee, Wis.

Chesna Sykes- Columbus, Ohio

Women's 4x400m relay pool additional athletes:

Briana Nelson- Greenville, S.C.

Diamond Dixon- Westside, Texas

Sanura O'Reilly- Fayetteville, N.C.

Hannah Willms- Dike, Iowa






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