Pan Am Jrs 2013 Event Analysis- Day 3
Medellin, Colombia
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Saturday August 24, 2013 - Morning Session
Note: the organizers finally have results of the Decathlon, completed yesterday. They do not have results of day 1 of the heptathlon (yesterday) and we’re already 2 events into day 2. We do know that Kendell Williams (Kell, Marietta, GA) is leading after the long jump in which she jumped 20’ plus. The javelin is about to begin. Finally, we do not have results from the Women’s hammer even though the awards ceremony for that event is over. Nor do we have complete results for the Women’s pole vault; we do know first and second places.
Decathlon
Both Americans – Wolf Mahler (Benton, TX) and Devon Williams (Georgia/Kell, Marietta, GA) dropped out. Devon began the competition with a strain and could only manage the first day’s competition. Wolf competed through 8 events where he had maintained 5th over two days behind the Cubans and the Brazilians. The results:
Felipe Vinicius Brazil 7762
Abdel-Kader Larrinaga Hernandez Cuba 7515
Jeffersonn Santos Brazil 7478
Orlan Rivero Bernal Cuba 7231
Zachary Bornstein Canada 7097
Shawn Beaudoin Canada 6477
Engeso Gayyel Surinam 6433
Luis Angel Murillo Moreno Colombia 6286
10000m Racewalk – Women (no Americans)
Elyse Albino Brazil 50:26.44
Sara Patricia Pulido Colombia 50:44.19
Maritza Rafaela Poncio Tzul Guatemala 50:50.37
Jessica Hancco Merca Peru 51:02.94
Carolina Marino Colombia 53:13.09
Cheskaya Rosales Venezuela 58:07.05
Pole Vault – Women Final
Megan Clark (Duke/Columbus HS, GA) and Bonnie Draxler (Wrightstown, WI) are competing for the US. All we know at the moment is that Alysha Newman (Canada/Eastern Michigan) won at 14-5.25 (I think) and the World Youth champion, Robeilys Peindado (Venezuela)) was 2nd at the same height. Both set a new Pan American record.
400m Hurdles – Women Semi Finals
For some reason, Autumne Franklin (Harvard/Mc Donogh, Owings Mills, MD) stopped about 2/3rd through the race. It turns out she has on-going ankle problems and could not continue. Semi 2 was a great race with Sage Watson (Canada/Florida State) eking out a win over Jade Miller (Great Oak, CA), 57.42 to 57.54. (Miller will be a teammate of Franklin’s at Harvard in the fall). Third was 2012 New Balance Nationals Outdoor champion Jessica Gelibert (then at Bay Shore, NY HS, now at Coastal Carolina U, representing Haiti) in 58.13. The qualifiers for tonight’s final:
Sage Watson Canada 57.42
Jade Miller USA 57.54
Jessica Gelibert Haiti 58.13
Martha Alejandra Gonzalez Angulo Colombia 59.36
Tia-Adana Belle Barbados 60.27
Alexa Hrycun Canada 60.35
Tatiana Sanchez Colombia 62.02
Virginia Villalba Ecuador 62.36
Hammer – Women Final
We knew that Hassana Divo’ Liser of Cuba would be tough to beat, and that was indeed the case, winning by over 10 feet. Avana Story (North Carolina/Woodward, College Park, GA), the 2012 New Balance Nationals Outdoor Champion was second, only about 4 feet off her PR. Cara Mc Clain (Modesto JC/Kimball, Tracy, CA) was 5th and well off her 190+ PR. Sabrina Gaitan (Guatemala/Sprayberry, Marietta, GA), the US high school leader at 192-5, could manage only 172-5 for 8th. Gaitan was 3rd at the 2012 New Balance Nationals.
Hassana Divo’ Liser Cuba 199-11
Avana Story USA 188-04
Kayla Gallagher Canada 185-07
Paola Carolina Miranda Cardozo Paraguay 178-09
Cara McClain USA 177-06
Danna Marcela Restrepo Colombia 176-06
Doris Torres Ecuador 174-03
Sabrina Denise Gaitan Barrera Guatemala 172-05
Evening Session
Pole Vault – Women Final
Alysha Newman (Canada/Eastern Michigan) won in meet record height (14-5.25) over World Youth champion, Robeilys Peindado (Venezuela) who cleared the same height but had one more miss. Megan Clark (Duke/Columbus HS, GA) was 5th at 13-1.5 and Bonnie Draxler (Wrightstown, WI) who will be ahigh school senior in the fall was 6th at 12-9.5. Newman was 6th at 2012 New Balance Indoor Nationals where Clark was 11th. At the 2011 New Balance Nationals Indoor, Clark was 4th and Robin Bone of Canada was 6th. Megan Clark was 6th at the 2012 New Balance Nationals Outdoor.
Alysha Newman Canada 14-05.25
Robeilys Peinado Venezuela 14-05.25
Noelina Madarleta Argentina 13-01.5
Robin Bone Canada 13-01.5
Megan Clark USA 13-01.5
Bonnie Draxler USA 12-09.5
Giseth Montano Saenz Colombia 11-05.75
Andrea Conde Olaya Colombia 10-10
Pole Vault - Men Final
Shawnacy Barber (Canada/U. of Akron/Kingwood Park, Kingwood, TX), the 2012 New Balance Nationals Outdoor champ and World Junior bronze medalist, got the win. Dylan Duvio (John Curtis, River Ridge, LA), 5th at 2012 NBNO, was second. Daven Murphree (Big Sandy, TX), the 2013 NBNO champ was third.
The results:
Shawnacy Barber Canada 17-06.5
Dylan Duvio USA 17-00.75
Daven Murphree USA 16-00.75
Jose Pacho Ecuador 15-09
-4. Andre Lucas Bento Brazil 15-09
6. Yefry Mauricio Echeverry Colombia 15-09
7. Daniel Zupeuc Chile 15-01
Heptathlon Final
Superior marks in the shot put (41-4.5) and javelin (142-4) by the Cuban Velasquez were the real difference between winning and second place for Kendell Williams. Nonetheless, it was her second best point total ever. Kendall Gustafson (Palisades, Pacific Palisades, CA), was a bit off her Arcadia Invitational 5217 best to finish 5th.
Yusleidys Mendieta Velasquz Cuba 5627
Kendell Williams USA 5572
(13.48 5-9.75 34-5 24.84 20-2.25 103-0 2:28.43)
Georgia Ellenwood Canada 5493
Fiorela Chiappe Argentina 5426
Kendall Gustafson USA 5138
(14.68 5-6 35-3.75 25.99 18-1.75 130-0 2:31.19)
Katelyn Lehner Canada 4858
Chelsey Linton Dominican Republic 4523
Maria Paula Gonzalez Wandurraga Colombia 3679
400m Hurdles – Women Final
Sage Watson (Canada/Florida State) showed her experience with a measured race and getting over a second PR of 56.81 In the process. Harvard-bound Jade Miller (Great Oak, CA) was second in 58.12, and 2012 New Balance Nationals Outdoor champion Jessica Gelibert (Haiti/Coastal Carolina U/Bay Shore, NY) was third in 58.20.
Sage Watson Canada 56.81
Jade Miller USA 58.12
Jessica Gelibert Haiti 58.20
Martha Alejandra Gonzalez Angulo Colombia 60.23
Alexa Hrycun Canada 61.34
Tatiana Sanchez Colombia 61.36
Tia-Adana Belle Barbados 61.41
Virginia Villalba Ecuador 62.29
Shot Put – Men Final
The battle for the medals was between Joshua Freeman (Southern Illinois/Cary-Grove, Cary, IL), Coy Blair (Purdue/Logan-Hocking, Logan, OH) and the Brazilian Nelson Henrique Fernandes. The Americans prevailed with Freeman and Blair taking 1-2.
Joshua Freeman USA 66-03.75
Coy Blair USA 64-07.25
Nelson Henrique Fernandes Brazil 63-06
Eldred Henry British Virgin Islands 58-03
Peter Millman Canada 58-02
Tristan Whitehall Barbados 57-10.5
Daniel Polinski Canada 56-08.5
Mario Alberto Lozano Flores Mexico 55-01
800m – Men Final
The Americans were never really the race. Marcus Dickson (BYU/White River, Buckley, WA) made a move with 250 meters to go but could not sustain it and got run down by 4 others coming down the homestretch to finish 5th. Nick Rivera (Texas Tech/Rowland, Rowland Heights, CA) was 7th.
Bryan Antonio Martinez Sanchez Mexico 1:50.35
Miguel Antonio Cifuentes Colombia 1:51.10
Andre Colebrooke Bahamas 1:51.47
Corey Bellemore Canada 1:51.54
Marcus Dickson USA 1:52.00
Scott Buttinger Canada 1:52.23
Nicholas Rivera USA 1:53.88
John Londono Colombia 1:55.87
High Jump – Men Final
This was a terrific competition between the 2 Americans, Justin Fondren (Alabama/Oxford, MS), the 2011 New Balance Nationals Outdoor champion, Wally Ellenson (Minnesota/Rice Lake, WI) and the Jamaican Christoff Bryan, the World Youth bronze medalist. Ellenson and Bryan both jumped 7-1 with Ellenson getting the gold on fewer misses. Fondren got the bronze.
Wally Ellenson USA 7-01
Christoff Bryan Jamaica 7-01
Justin Fondren USA 6-11.75
Yohan Camilo Chaverra Colombia 6-10.75
Thiago Julio Moura Brazil 6-10.75
Alhaji Mansaray Canada 6-08.75
Fernando Ferreira Brazil 6-08.75
Arturo Joaquin Abascal Burgueno Mexico 6-08.75
1500m – Women Final
In a slow race run in torrential rains, Kelsey Margey (Villanova, Friends, Locust Valley, NY), the 2012 New Balance Nationals Outdoor mile champ, could not catch Canadian Julia Zrinyi as they both sprinted down the homestretch after a last lap battle. Margey was second to Zrinyi, 4:38.84 to 4:36.88. Rachel Stewart (BYU/Great Falls, MT) was 5th in 4:43.75. The results:
Julia Zrinyi Canada 4:36.88
Kelsey Margey USA 4:38.84
Arantza Hernandez Mexico 4:39.85
Maria Fernandez Uruguay 4:41.05
Rachel Stewart USA 4:43.75
Margy Rivera Colombia 4:46.45
Belen Casseta Argentina 4:49.97
Gabriela Stafford Canada 4:53.35
4x100 – Women Final
The US had almost perfect execution on their exchanges to run an outstanding 43.97, second on the world junior list behind Great Britain’s 43.81. It was the team of Morolake Akinosun (Illinois/Waubonsie Valley, Aurora, IL), Jennifer Madu (Texas A+M/East, Plano, TX), Alexis Faulknor (Central Florida/Serra, Gardena, CA) and Ana Holland (Regis Jesuit, Aurora, CO).
USA 43.97
Canada 46.13
Colombia 46.55
Venezuela 46.70
Jamaica 47.96
4x100 – Men Final
This was a great competition, but the US prevailed. Like the women, the baton exchanges were excellent. The team of Tevin Hester (Clemson/Granville Central, Stem, NC), Cameron Burrell (Ridge Point, Missouri City, TX), Riak Reese (Lincoln, Gahanna, OH) and Trayvon Bromell (Gibbs, St. Petersburg, FL) ran a world junior leading time of 39.17. Jamaica got their only medal of the entire meet, finishing second.
USA 39.17
Jamaica 39.68
Brazil 39.96
Canada 40.43
St. Kitts and Nevis 40.61
Colombia 40.93
Triple Jump – Men Final
The 2013 World Youth Champion, Lazaro Martinez Santrayu, was going to be the one to beat. Only 15 years old, he has already jumped 54-6.75! But Timothy White-Edwards (College of the /Hart, Newhall, CA) would mount a challenge. In fact White-Edwards and Santrayu both jumped 54-1.25 with the Cuban winning on a better second jump. White-Edwards got his big PR on his final jump, his prior best being 53-1! Felix Obi (Baylor/Franklin, El Paso, TX) jumped 51-8.25 for 3rd.
Lazaro Martinez Santrayu Cuba 54-01.25 [1.8]
Timothy White-Edwards USA 54-01.25 [0.4]
Felix Obi USA 51-08.25 [0.5]
Alvaro Cortes Chile 50-03.5 w [2.8]
Pika Dave Surinam 48-08.75 [0.9]
Juan Fredy Berto Dominican Republic 48-04.75w [4.4]
Jordan Bruce Canada 46-08.25w [2.4]
Christian Juanillo Colombia 45-11.24w [2.4]
3000m Steeplechase – Women Final
Zulema Katia Arenas Huacasi (Peru) broke away from the field and maintained a 60 meter lead for at least half the race. She won easily by almost 20 seconds. Briana Nerud (Syracuse/North Shore, Glen Head, NY) was second, and Bethany Neeley (Eastern, Greentown, IN) was 5th. The results:
Zulema Katia Arenas Huacasi Peru 10:28.94
Briana Nerud USA 10:46.88
Elisa Hernandez Sanchez Mexico 11.02.05
Lucy Basilio Perez Peru 11:12.24
Bethany Neeley USA 11:13.51
Regan Yee Canada 11:13.61
Ashley Laureano Rosado Puerto Rico 11:33.47
Andrea Montoya Colombia 12:11.43
Javelin – Women Final
Megan Glasmann (Park City, UT), the 2013 New Balance Nationals Outdoor champ, continues to impress. She PRed several times this year. First at the NBNO, then at the USATF Juniors, then at the Javelin Carnival in Pihtipudas, Finland and now in winning the Pan American Junior Championships. Her monster performance, 176-11, came on the last throw of the competition. It was a meet record and #2 all-time high school (and # 4 performance ever; only Haley Crouser has ever throw better). Megan was the leading thrower going into the 8 woman final with a best of 164-0 (49.98m). In round 4, the Cuban Yulemnis Aguilar Martinez overtook her with a 50m throw (also 164-0). Megan fouled (intentially) in round 4. In round 5 she got the lead back with a throw of 167-9. The Cuban could not respond in round 6 and Megan had the victory. That’s when she unleashed the 176-11 (53.93m), the final throw of the competition.
Megan Glasmann USA 176-11
Yulemnis Aguilar Martinez Cuba 164-00
Maria Mello Uruguay 161-00
Daniella Nisimura Brazil 160-07
Noelia Cristina Amorim Brazil 155-10
Estefany Chacon Venezuela 154-05
Rubenglismar Figueroa Venezuela 150-01
Odalis Romero Cruz Puerto Rico 146-06
4x400 – Women Final
The US team ran solo just about the entire race for an easy win at 3:36.48. The team was: Robin Reynolds (Florida/Jackson, Miami, FL – 54.1), Kendall Baisden (Detroit Country Day, Beverly Hills, MI – 53.5), Olicia Williams (Baylor/St. Anthony’s, South Huntington, NY – 54-9) and Courtney Okolo (Texas/Smith, Carrollton, TX - 54-0).
USA 3:36.48
Canada 3:41.53
Colombia 3:44.08
DQ Ecuador
4x400 – Men Final
The US held on to win after having a sizeable lead throughout the race. The team of Marcus Chambers (Foss, Tacoma, WA – 46.1), Alexis Robinson (Eureka, CA – 46.9), Lamar Bruton (Howard Tech, Wilmington, DE – 46.6) and Juan Paul Green (Illinois/Carol City, Miami, FL – 46.9) ran 3:06.57 and barely edging a fast-closing Brazil (3:06.94).
USA 3:06.57
Brazil 3:06.94
Canada 3:07.61
Colombia 3:10.71
Jamaica 3:10.96