Saturday, July 15, 2017

Team USATF set to compete at 2017 Pan American Junior Championships

7/14/2017
 
TRUJILLO, Peru -- Team USATF’s brightest young stars are set to compete at the 2017 Pan American Junior Championships in Trujillo, Peru. The three-day meet kicks off Friday, July 21 and runs through Sunday, July 23.

The 85-athlete roster is highlighted by some of the most accomplished juniors in the United States, including high school stars Tara Davis (Agoura, California), Tyrese Cooper (Miami Gardens, Florida) and Adrian Piperi (The Woodlands, Texas) as well as rising NCAA talent Taylor Werner (Bloomsdale, Missouri) and Brandee’ Johnson (Suffolk, Virginia).

On the women’s side, the team is highlighted by the U.S high school record holder in the hurdles, Tia Jones (Marietta, Georgia) and Davis, the American junior record holder in the long jump. While this will be Jones’ first time representing Team USATF at Pan Am Juniors, she won bronze in the event at the IAAF U20 Championships in 2016 and set a world youth best at the 2016 USATF Junior Championships in Clovis last June. Davis is also no stranger to international competition. The Agoura, California native brought home a gold medal in the long jump from the IAAF World Youth Championships in 2015.

Joining Davis and Jones in the sprint events will be Brandee’ Johnson, who recently completed a stellar freshman season at the University of Florida. Johnson was the bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles at the IAAF World Youth Championships in 2015 and represented Team USATF at the IAAF U20 Championships last year.

The distance events will be highlighted by Werner and Michelle Magnani (Moorpark, California), both of whom have represented the United States internationally before. Werner was eighth at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country Challenge and capped a tremendous freshman campaign at the University of Arkansas, qualifying for all three NCAA Championships and earning All-American honors at the 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Magnani of Oklahoma State University earned all Big-12 honors in cross country and was the USATF Junior Cross Country Champion in 2017. She represented Team USATF at the IAAF U20 Cross Country Championships finishing 37th.

On the men’s side, the roster is highlighted by the 2015 IAAF World Youth Champion in the shot put, Piperi and Cooper, the high school national champion at 200 and 400 meters. Piperi, a University of Texas signee, is the 2017 UIL Texas 6A State Champion and the 2017 USATF Junior Outdoor runner-up. Cooper completed an impressive 200-400 double at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, winning the 200m in 20.99, just 34 minutes before he won the 400m title in 45.89.

In the distance events, IAAF U20 Cross Country team member Alec Haines (Stillwater, Oklahoma) will represent Team USATF in the 5000m. Haines capped a successful first year at Oklahoma State University with a pair of top-10 finishes at the Big-12 Indoor Track and Field Championships in the mile and 3000m to go along with his 2017 USATF Junior Outdoors title in the 5000m.

Fans can join the conversation by following USATF on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook and using the hashtag #PanAmJrs.

For more information regarding the 2017 Pan Am Junior Championships, please visit the Peruvian Federation’s Facebook page for schedule, live streaming information and more.

Pan American Junior Championships - Team USATF Roster

First
Last
Event
Hometown
Obiageri
Amaechi
Discus Throw
Princeton, NJ
Joseph
Anderson
110m Hurdles
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Sanaa
Barnes
High Jump
Keller, TX
Laurie
Barton
800m
Clemson, SC
Timothy
Bason
3000m Steeple
Plainsboro, NJ
Rachel
Baxter
Pole Vault
Orange, CA
Tarrik
Brock Jr
100m
Winnetka, CA
Cravont
Charleston
4x100m Relay
Charlotte, NC
Liam
Christensen
Javelin Throw
Mt Pleasant, SC
Nayeli
Cisneros
10k Race Walk
Elgin, IL
Caitlin
Collier
800m
Jacksonville, FL
Cameron
Cooper
800m
Detroit, MI
Tyrese
Cooper
200m
Miami Gardens, FL
Tierra
Crockrell
Heptathlon
Calabasas, CA
Steven
Cross
10,000m
Merritt Island, FL
Gabriele
Cunningham
200m
Raleigh, NC
Tate
Curran
Pole Vault
Redondo Beach, CA
Tara
Davis
100mH/Long Jump
Agoura, CA
Carson
Dingler
Pole Vault
Bolingbroke, GA
Samantha
Drop
5000m
Lancaster, PA
Sarah
Edwards
3000m Steeple
Bellingham, MA
Eric
Edwards Jr
110m Hurdles
Houston, TX
Taylor
Ewert
10k Race Walk
Beavercreek, OH
Rhesa
Foster
Long Jump
Clovis, CA
Kyle
Garland
Decathlon
Philadelphia, PA
Jordan
Geist
Shot Put
Cabot, PA
Katelyn
Gochenour
Javelin Throw
Logan, IA
Abigail
Green
3000m
Bethesda, MD
Isaiah
Griffith
Triple Jump
Lincoln, NE
Alec
Haines
5000m
Stillwater, OK
Justin
Hall
Long Jump
Blue Springs, MO
Quincy
Hall
400m Hurdles
Visalia, CA
Alexandra
Harris
3000m Steeple
Stony Point, NY
Cameron
Haught
10k Race Walk
Enon, OH
Joshua
Hernandez
Hammer Throw
El Paso, TX
Brian
Herron
4x400m Relay
Decatur, GA
Dennis
Hicks
Triple Jump
Northridge, CA
Isaiah
Holmes
High Jump
Roseville, CA
Sean
Hooper
4x400m Relay
Fort Worth, TX
Terrell
Jackson
800m
Memphis, TN
Courtney
Jacobsen
Hammer Throw
East Greenwich, RI
Brandee’
Johnson
400m Hurdles
Suffolk, VA
Tia
Jones
100m Hurdles
Marietta, GA
Josephus
Lyles
400m
Clermont, FL
Michelle
Magnani
1500m
Moorpark, CA
Symone
Mason
100m
Miami, FL
Arria
Minor
4x400m Relay
Denver, CO
Jasmine
Moore
Triple Jump
Grand Prairie, TX
Nathan
Mylenek
3000m Steeple
Clarkston, MI
Samantha
Noennig
Shot Put
Mayville, WI
Ariel
Okorie
Heptathlon
Junction City, KS
Gabriel
Oladipo
Discus Throw
Missouri City, TX
Sydney
Otto
Javelin Throw
De Pere, WI
George
Patrick
Decathlon
Brentwood, TN
Dylan
Peebles
200m
Raleigh, NC
William
Petersson
Javelin Throw
Frisco, TX
Adrian
Piperi
Shot Put
The Woodlands, TX
Cory
Poole
400m Hurdles
Gainesville, FL
Aidan
Reed
10,000m
Cedar City, UT
Jaevin
Reed
400m
Frisco, TX
Madeleine
Reed
1500m
Highland Village, TX
Sha’Carri
Richardson
4x100m Relay
Dallas, TX
Syaira
Richardson
4x100m Relay
Suffolk, VA
Cole
Riddle
Pole Vault
Surprise, AZ
Takyera
Roberson
400m
Conroe, TX
Jaimie
Robinson
Triple Jump
Chicago, IL
Jelena
Rowe
High Jump
Sauk Village, IL
Masai
Russell
400m Hurdles
Upper Marlboro, MD
Anthony
Schwartz
4x100m Relay
Pembroke Pines, FL
Zach
Shinnick
400m
Glendora, CA
Rebekah
Smith
4x100m Relay
Irmo, SC
Justice
Summerset
High Jump
Tucson, AZ
Laulauga
Tausaga-Collins
Discus Throw
Spring Valley, CA
Cooper
Teare
1500m
Alameda, CA
Cameron
Thompson
Hammer Throw
Cortlandt Manor, NY
Hannah
Truniger
5000m
Watertown, MN
Eduardo
Uria
10k Race Walk
McAllen, TX
Eric
van der Els
1500m
Norwalk, CT
Ja'Mari
Ward
Long Jump
Centreville, IL
Turner
Washington
Discus Throw
Tucson, AZ
Taylor
Werner
3000m
Bloomsdale, MO
Maxwell
Willis
100m
Highland Village, TX
Alyssa
Wilson
Hammer/Shot
Jackson, NJ
Nicholas
Wolk
5000m
McMurray, PA

Kyle Levermore
Communications Intern, USATF

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