NSAF @ IAAF World U20 Champs! Day 2 AM: Drama in the Decathlon
Kyle Garland remains in medal hunt; Alyssa Wilson, others impress in qualifying
Here is NSAF Director Jim Spier's recap of Wednesday morning at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.
Decathlon 110m Hurdles
Ayden Owens (Puerto Rico/North Allegheny HS, PA) set a Decathlon meet record in winning with 13.69. Unfortunately we discovered that he was DQd in the 400m so gets no points there. Kyle Garland ran 13.99, off his 13.80 PB.
Here are the top 8 after 6 events:
1 Ashley Moloney AUS 5277
2 Gary Haasbroek AUS 5044
3 Simon Ehammer SUI 5025
4 Finley Gaio SUI 4995
5 Kyle Garland USA 4915
6 Stepan Kekin ANA 4762
7 Andreas Bechmann GER 4752
8 Leon Okofor AUT 4611
Decathlon Discus
Ayden Owens got a PB of 140-02 to finish 6th, and Kyle Garland 139-07 for 7th. But Garland moved up significantly in the standings.
After 7 events:
1 Ashley Moloney AUS 6093
2 Gary Haasbroek AUS 5720
3 Kyle Garland USA 5632
4 Simon Ehammer SUI 5613
5 Stephan Kekin ANA 5604
6 Finley Gaio SUI 5598
7 Andreas Bechmann GER 5492
8 Leon Okofor AUT 5345
Decathlon Pole Vault
The next three events would obviously be critical. These were the best athletes in the PV, coming in:
15-09 Kekin, Haasbroek 849 points
15-01 Bechmann 790
14-09 Ehammer 760
14-05.25 Gaio, Okofor 731
13-09.25 Moloney 673
12-03.5 Garland 549
Projection after 8 events:
Moloney 6766
Haasbroek 6569
Kekin 6453
Ehammer 6393
Gaio 6329
Bechmann 6282
Garland 6181
Okofor 6076
Now, here is what actually happened!
Lots of PBs, including the leader Ashley Moloney (AUS). Kyle Garland was one of those, jumping 13-1.5 for his best ever.
Here are the leaders after 8 events:
1. Ashley Moloney AUS 6883
2. Simon Ehammer SUI 6432
3. Gary Haasbroek AUS 6422
4. Stepan Kekin ANA 6394
5. Finley Gaio SUI 6300
6. Kyle Garland USA 6249
7. Andreas Bechmann GER 6203
8. Leon Okofor AUT 6130
Decathlon Javelin (later tonight)
Bests:
187-04 Kekin 694 points
185-01 Okofor 684
174-00 Garland 634
169-02 Bechmann 612
164-05 Haasbroek 591
157-07 Moloney 560
157-07 Gaio 560
156-02 Ehammer 553
Projection after 9 events:
7443 Moloney
7088 Kekin
7013 Haasbroek
6985 Ehammer
6883 Garland
6860 Gaio
6815 Bechmann
6814 Okofor
Decathlon 1500m (later tonight)
4:31.61 Haasbroek 734
4:38.30 Bechmann 691
4:44.28 Gaio 654
4:52.06 Ehammer 606
4:54.35 Kekin 593
4:55.19 Okofor 588
4:58.06 Moloney 571
5:00.16 Garland 559
Projection after 10 events:
8014 Moloney
7747 Haasbroek
7681 Kekin
7591 Ehammer
7514 Gaio
7506 Bechmann
7442 Garland
7402 Okofor
Men’s 110m Hurdles Round 1
Damion Thomas, the U20 World record holder (12.99) was the leading qualifier at 13.41. Cory Poole (Florida), easing up at the end to finish second in his heat was the 6th overall qualifier at 13.60. Joseph Anderson (Oregon) was third in his heat (the one with Damion Thomas) but is the 9th overall qualifier (13.64).
When Trey Cunningham (now at Florida State) set the World Junior Record in the 60m hurdles in 2017 at the New Balance Nationals Indoor, Damion Thomas was second and Joseph Anderson was fourth.
Finals 1 2870 Trey Cunningham 17 Winfield, AL 7.40S 6.871 (6.871) 2 2854 Damion Thomas 17 Sunrise, FL 7.64O 7.098 (7.098) 3 1329 Noah Green 18 Overland Park, KS 7.72O 7.170 (7.170) 4 2882 Joseph Anderson 17 Rancho Cucamonga, C 7.73O 7.173 (7.173) 5 3189 Eric Edwards 18 Houston, TX 7.76O 7.223 (7.223) 6 3195 Charles Brockman 17 Plano, TX 7.83O 7.287 (7.287) 7 2966 William Henderson 17 Baltimore, MD 7.84F 7.278 (7.278) 8 331 Isaiah McCall 17 Lexington, KY 7.97F 7.374 (7.374)
Cory Poole was the second fastest qualifier in the prelims (7.63) at that meet, but false started in the semis.
Women’s 400m Hurdles Round 1
Brooke Jaworski, who just finished her junior year at Wausaw West HS (WI) was the 6th fastest qualifier overall, running 58.42. She now owns 2 of the top 5 times in that event for US High Schoolers. Jurnee Woodward (LSU) also advanced to the semis, running 58.91.
Women’s Shot Put Qualifying
Group A - With Alyssa Wilson (UCLA) the only athlete from the US ever competing in three weight events, we figured she would just have to throw one time to get the auto qualifying mark then rest up for her finals. She did so in the discus yesterday, but took two throws in the shot. She got the auto qualifier (50-10.25) on her second attempt, throwing 55-10.25 to lead her group.
This is not the first time Alyssa Wilson competed in three events. She did so at the 2017 New Balance Nationals Outdoor while a senior at Monsignor Donovan HS (Toms River, NJ)
Shot Put 1st 54-10.75 Discus 1st 179-07 Hammer 2nd 180-00 (second to Jillian Shippee, also on the U20 team)
Group B – Lindsay Baker is a real “find”. As a senior at East Liverpool HS (OH) she had a best of 48-00.75, not going beyond 42 feet until mid-May of 2017. The she went on to Ashland U and, under the tutelage of Jud Logan, improved to 56-01.75, winning the Jesse Owens Classic in May of this year. She has red-shirted at Ashland in 2018.
Lindsay Baker’s progression
2015 HS Freshman 29-05
2016 HS Sophomore 32-04.25
2017 HS Junior 38-02.25
2018 HS Senior 48-00.75
2019 College Freshman 56-01.75
Alyssa Wilson led all with her 55-10.25 and Lindsay Baker, getting the auto qualifier on her second throw was fourth overall at 51-09.25.
Men’s 400m Round 1
Jonathan Jones (Barbados) led all qualifiers at 46.05. He will be at the U of Texas in the fall. Both Trey Fields (Baylor) and Umajesty Williams (Arizona) got auto qualifiers, running 47.08 and 47.16 respectively.
Women’s 100m Round 1
Brianna Williams (Northeast, Oakland Park, FL), the US high school leader but a citizen of Jamaica, led all qualifiers with 11.28. Twanisha Terry (USC) was third overall (11.37) and Daija Lampkin (Alabama) fifth (11.44).
Men’s Hammer Throw Qualifying
Group A – Steven Feldman (Pennsylvania) could manage only 193-2, 30 feet below his PR. He finished 29th overall. The leader was Jake Norris (Great Britain/LSU) at 252-5.
Group B – Twin Michael Feldman (Pennsylvania) did not fare much better, throwing 210-00, 20 feet below his best. He finished 24th overall.
