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World Youth Champs – Day 1 morning

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Shot Put Qualifying -Men

Adrian Piperi (The Woodlands,TX) qualified on his first attempt, throwing 65-2.25.  The auto qualifier is 63-9.75.  Isaiah Rogers (Campbell, Smyrna, GA) fouled on his first attempt, then threw 62-3.25 on his second to move him into 13th  after 2 rounds (the top 12 overall will qualify).  On his final throw, he started and stopped three times, then threw 63-0, moving him into 11th with several throwers remaining.  He moved down one place as a result of subsequent throwers, but still qualified for tonight’s final.

100m Round 1 –Men

Sani Brown (Japan), the favorite, virtually jogged to a 10.30 heat 1 win.  That is the current world youth leader.  Daniel Estrada (Northern Guilford, Greensboro, NC) was fifth in his heat, albeit with a 10.65 that was just .01 off his wind-legal PR.  He would have to wait to see if he became a “time” qualifier as only the top 3 automatically qualify to the semis.  Micaiah Harris (Western Branch, Chesapeake, VA) fared better, running 10.72 and finishing third and advancing.  As it turned out, Estrada did qualify for the semis, the 16th overall qualifier of the 24.

Discus Qualifying – Women
(automatic qualifying 155-10)

Samantha Noennig (Hartford, WI) threw only 135-11 and sat in 10th place after Group A qualifying.  With several big throwers in Group B, it was unlikely she would advance to the final.  Josie Schaefer (Baraboo, WI) opened with a right sector foul, then came back with a mark very close to the automatic qualifier, throwing 152-10.  She backed that up with 152-8 in round 3, and finished as the 9th overall qualifier and advanced to the final.  Noennig did not.

1500m – Men Qualifying

Phillip Rocha (Arcadia) got stuck in the back of the pack in his race and could not respond at the end.  The leaders passed the first two laps in 63 and 2:11, setting it up for the kickers. Rocha ran 3:58.51, finishing 16th overall.  The final qualifier ran 3:55.27, well within Rocha’s 3:52 range.

100m Hurdles – Women – Round 1

Alexis Duncan (Desoto, TX) improved on her world leading time, running 13.13 with a negative wind (-0.7 mps).  There is clearly no one in the field who can mount a serious challenge.  Brittley Humphrey (Hoover, AL), sister of former high school great, Marlon Humphrey, continues to surprise.   She was a “surprise” to make the team in the first place (though probably not to her).  She finished second in her heat (13.47, 0.6 mps).  That is an improvement over her 13.61 World Youth trials performance, albeit over 30” hurdles.  She did not make the finals at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor (13.96), though she had won the Alabama state meet in 13.74.  She now looks to be in the discussion for a medal.

400m – Men – Round 1

Really no problem for the U.S. athletes, with Keshun Reed (Martin, Arlington, TX) and Josephus Lyles (TC Williams, Alexandria, VA).  They both won their heats with relatively ease.  Local favorite Anthony Zambrano of Colombia, put himself in the mix with a 1-second PR, running 46.27 to be the second overall qualifier.

400m – Women – Round 1

It was a similar situation for the girls, with Symone Mason (Southridge, Miami, FL) and Lynna Irby (Pike, Indianapolis, IN) advancing to the semi-finals with no problem.  Irby was the second fastest qualifier (53.49) behind Canadian Kyra Constantine (53.20).  Also in the mix are medal favorites Salwa Eid Naser (Bahrain, 53.61) and Roxana Gomez (Cuba, 53.65), the CSI champion.

High Jump – Women – Qualifying
(automatic qualifying 5-10.75)

Madison Yerigan (Stanwood, WA) would have to achieve a lifetime best in order to automatically qualify.  She could manage only 5-8 and did not advance, finishing in a tie for 15th.  Six girls cleared 5-10.75 and another 6 jumped 5-9.75, all those making the final.

Long Jump – Men – Qualifying
(automatic qualifying 24-5.5)

Justes Nance (Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ fouled on his first attempt, then automatically qualified on his second with a jump with a big PR of 25-0 (0.2 mps), more than a half-foot better than his prior best.  Denzel Harper did not have a good day, managing only 22-7.75 for 23rd.

Decathlon

It was a good morning for George Patrick (Brentwood Academy, Brentwood, TN).  He sits in 3rd place after three events with 2520 points.   He just missed his PR in the 100, running 11.18.  He then PR’d in the long jump (23-10) and shot put (51-0).  The leader is Hans-Christian Hausenberg (Estonia) with 2655 points.