Pan Am Juniors: USATF’s Men’s Stat Bios

by USATF

By Glen McMicken, USATF

 

2013 PAN AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – TEAM USA MEN’S STAT BIOS

Athlete Name/Affiliation 2013 MARK WIND DATE SITE

100m
Trayvon Bromell/St. Petersburg (Fla.) Gibbs HS 10.27 0.9 18May13 Orlando, FL
Won USATF Juniors into a 4.8 wind with a 10.48…won NB Outdoors in 10.41 and Golden South in a season-best 10.27…ran a windy (+4.0)
9.99 at the Great Southwest Classic… Florida 3A champ in the 100.

Tevin Hester/Clemson 10.21 1.3 23May13 Greensboro, NC
Runner-up at USATF Juniors… ran season best of 10.21 at the NCAA East first round meet… third in the 100 and 200 at the ACC
Championships for Clemson… finished 7th in the 60 at the NCAA Indoors.

4x100 Relay
Cameron Burrell/Missouri City (Texas) Ridge Point HS
Won Texas Relays with a windy (+3.2) 10.07, and followed up with a Texas 4A title…third in the 100 at USATF Juniors…won adidas Grand
Prix high school 100 in New York and was second at NB Outdoors… father, Leroy, set world record in the 100 in 1991.

Raymond Bozmans/TCU
Fourth in the 100 at USATF Juniors… season best of 10.42 at the NCAA West first round meet… ran on TCU’s 7th-place NCAA 4x100.

200m
Just'N Thymes/Riverside CC 20.68 -3.0 21Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Won USATF Juniors with a windy 20.61… clocked his PR of 20.68 to win the SoCal CC title… won 200 and was second in the 100 for
Riverside CC at the California CC championships.

Riak Reese/Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln HS 21.13 1.1 08Jun13 Columbus, OH
Third in 200 at USATF Juniors… Ohio state division I champ in the 100 and 200, setting his season best of 21.13 in the 200 to take gold…
third in USATF Junior Olympics 200, second in the 100.

400m
Marcus Chambers/Tacoma (Wash.) Foss HS 46.36 22Jun13 Des Moines, IA
USATF Junior champ at 46.55… set season best of 46.36 to win Washington state 3A title… also won Arcadia 400 and added 200 gold at
Washington prep championships.

Juan Paul Green/Illinois 46.18 05Jun13 Eugene, OR
Second in 400 at USATF Juniors… set personal best of 46.18 in heats at NCAA Championships in Eugene… fourth in the 400 for Illinois at
Big Ten indoor championships… ran on the Illinois 4x400 that placed 5th at Eugene.

4x400 Relay
Lamar Bruton/Wilmington (Del.) Howard Tech HS
Third in 400 at USATF Juniors… set PR of 46.21 at NB Outdoors to take second… Delaware state division II champ in 200 and 400.

Alexis Robinson/Eureka (Calif.) HS
Fourth in 400 at USATF Juniors… PR of 46.55 to place second at California state high school championships… Golden West champion at
400.

800m
Nicholas Rivera/Texas Tech 1:49.55 21Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Won USATF Juniors with a PR 1:49.55… Big 12 champion at 800… also won Big 12 indoor 800 title.

Marcus Dickson/BYU 1:49.63 21Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Second at USATF Juniors at 1:49.63… PR of 1:48.71 in April at Logan, Utah… also has a best of 3:45.65 for the 1500 and made it to second
round at NCAA West first round meet.

1500m
Justin Brinkley/Stanford 3:46.13 28Apr13 Stanford, CA
Ran 3:46.64 to win USATF Juniors… PR of 3:46.13 at the Payton Jordan Invitational… 28th overall at the NCAA West first round meet.

Craig Engels/North Carolina State 3:45.51 29Mar13 Raleigh, NC
Finished second at USATF Juniors in 3:46.77… set PR of 3:45.51 to place third at the Raleigh Relays as a North Carolina State redshirt
freshman.

3000m SC
Tate Schienbein/Purdue 9:07.62 11May13 Columbus, OH
Won USATF Juniors… PR of 9:07.62 came at Big 10 Championships, where he finished 11th for Purdue.

Brendan Smith/Penn 9:00.58 05May13 Princeton, NJ
Second at USATF Juniors…Ran PR 9:00.58 for Penn to take 7th at Ivy League Championships… qualified for NCAA East first round meet.

5000m
Thomas Awad/Penn 14:04.24 25May13 Greensboro, NC
Won USATF Juniors… placed 18th at NCAA Championships in Eugene for Penn… ran PR 14:04.24 to take 11th at NCAA East first round
meet… won Raleigh Relays at 14:04.75.

10,000m
Matt McClintock/Purdue 29:37.89 10May13 Columbus, OH
USATF Junior champion… set personal best of 29:37.89 in finishing 6th at Big 10 Championships… also placed 7th in 5000 at the Big 10
meet, and 14th at the NCAA East first round meet.

Brandon Shemonia/Southern Illinois 30:37.36 10May13 Des Moines, IA
Third in 10,000 at USATF Juniors… PR of 30:37.36 in finishing fifth at Missouri Valley Conference championships for Southern Illinois.

110mH
Tony Brown/Beaumont (Texas) Ozen HS 13.38 0.9 30Mar13 Austin, TX
Clocked 13.69 into a 3.5 wind to win USATF Juniors… set PR of 13.38 to win Texas Relays… won Texas 4A state title in 110H and was
second in 100… second at USATF Junior Olympics in 110H.

Trey Holloway/Hampton 13.78 -3.5 20Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Second at USATF Juniors with a 13.78… ran 13.81 over the 42-inch hurdles for Hampton, finishing 9th at the NCAA East first round to
advance to the national meet in Eugene… IC4A indoor 60H champ.

400mH
Scottie Hearns/Mississippi State 50.56 12May13 Columbia, MO
USATF Junior champion… finished second at SEC championships for Mississippi State, clocking a PR 50.56… won his heat at NCAA East
first round, and went on to qualify for the national championships in Eugene.

Khallifah Rosser/Chaffey College 51.42 22Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Set PR of 51.42 to place second at the USATF Juniors… won California CC title for Chaffey College… also won Mt. SAC Relays college
division 400H.

High Jump
Justin Fondren/Alabama 2.19 12May13 Columbia, MO
USATF Junior champion at 2.18… cleared PR 2.19 to take second at SEC Championships for Alabama… 13th at NCAA Championships in
Eugene… third at SEC indoor championships.

Wally Ellenson/Minnesota 2.20 07Jun13 Eugene, OR
Finished second at USATF Juniors… PR of 2.20 placed him eighth at NCAA Championships for Minnesota…third at Big 10
Championships… also plays basketball for the Golden Gophers.

Pole Vault
Daven Murphree/Big Sandy (Texas) HS 5.40 30Mar13 Austin, TX
Undefeated outdoors this year, including USATF Junior title… won Texas Relays with PR 5.40… Texas 2A state champ… also won NB
Outdoors and Great Southwest.

Dylan Duvio/River Ridge (La.) Curtis HS 5.18 06Apr13 Mobile, AL
USATF Juniors second-placer… twice cleared 5.18 this season… Louisiana state 2A champ… second at Great Southwest, and won Penn
Relays high school title.

Long Jump
Andre Jefferson/Tyler (Texas) John Tyler HS 7.63 16Jun13 Greensboro, NC
Won USATF Juniors… PR of 7.63 came in winning NB Outdoors… won Texas 4A state title and Texas Relays… second at Great
Southwest.

Kaelan Washington Jr/Oklahoma 7.63 1.0 04May13 Waco, TX
Sixth at USATF Juniors… finished third at Big 12 Championships for Oklahoma with a PR 7.63… fourth at Big 12 indoor championships.

Triple Jump
Timothy White-Edwards/College of the Canyons 16.18 1.4 20Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Won the USATF Juniors title with a big PR of 16.18, also had a 16.10 jump in his series… California CC champion for College of the
Canyons.

Felix Obi/Baylor 16.18i indoor 24Feb13 Ames, IA
Took second at USATF Juniors… won Big 12 indoor title for Baylor with PR 16.18 jump, followed up with a sixth-place performance at
NCAA Indoors… third at Big 12 outdoor championships, and qualified for NCAA West first round meet.

Shot Put
Coy Blair/Purdue 19.96 20Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Gold at USATF Juniors… threw over 18 meters with the international implement, including an indoor 18.58 in February… placed third at
Big 10 indoor championships for Purdue, and fifth outdoors… 19th at NCAA Championships in Eugene.

Joshua Freeman/Southern Illinois 19.72 20Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Runner-up at USATF Juniors… topped 18 meters with the 7.26kg implement indoors and outdoors for Southern Illinois… won the Missouri
Valley outdoor title after taking second indoors.

Discus
Hayden Reed/Alabama 62.84 20Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Alabama redshirt freshman, won USATF Juniors… had a best with the 2kg implement of 56.62…Texas 4A state champ in 2012.

Reginald Jagers/Kent State 58.37 20Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Silver medalist at USATF Juniors… PR of 55.99 with the 2kg implement for Kent State… Mid-America third-placer, finished 18th at NCAA
Championships in Eugene.

Hammer
Rudy Winkler/Averill Park (N.Y.) HS 74.80 21Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Undefeated in high school competition in 2013, won USATF Juniors… 11th at World Juniors in 2012 and 9th at World Youth in 2011…
ranked #2 all-time among U.S. high schoolers with the 6kg implement, also #3 all-time with the 12-pound hammer… won NB Outdoors in
the hammer and NB Indoors in the weight throw.

Alex Young/Gardner-Webb 69.14 21Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Second at USATF Juniors… Big South champion in the hammer for Gardner-Webb, also took silver in the shot… Big South indoor champ in
the weight… qualified for NCAA East first round in shot and hammer… had a season best of 62.09 with the 7.26kg hammer.

Javelin
Robert Smutsky/William & Mary 69.08 22Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Set a lifetime best of 69.08 to win the USATF Juniors… previous best of 67.77 came at NCAA East first round, where he placed 15th…
Colonial Athletic Association champion for William & Mary.

Jay Stell/Naval Aacdemy 68.00 24May13 Greensboro, NC
USATF Juniors fourth-placer… set PR of 68.00 at NCAA East first round for Navy… Patriot League champion, finished fourth at the IC4A
meet.

Decathlon
Wolf Mahler/Belton (Texas) HS 7419 20Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Won USATF Junior title with PR 7419 points… also won USATF Junior Olympics and Great Southwest gold… finished fourth in the Texas
5A state 400, has a best of 47.65 in that event.

Devon Williams/Georgia 7268 20Jun13 Des Moines, IA
Runner-up at USATF Juniors with a PR 7268… sixth at SEC Championships for Georgia… finished third at Drake Relays… fourth in SEC
indoor heptathlon… brother of heptathlon team member Kendell Williams.


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