Congratulations to All of the USA athletes that competed at the AAU Jr. Olympics Track & Field and All Sports Combine in Virginia, we kept the MOMENTUM going!
All Sports Combine
Zachary Valentine received Gold and set 5 National and WORLD Records!
Ja’Riya Johnson (Gold)
Karlie Wooten (Gold)
Zuri Reid (Silver)
Justin McBride (Bronze)
AAU Jr. Olympics
Medal Count = 46
Gold: 5
Silver: 6
Bronze: 11
Bronze(4th-8th): 24
Records: 4
Medal Update
8&Under Girls
Amali Simpson: 5th place in the Turbo Jav
9 year old Girls
Ja’Riya Johnson: 5th place in the Multi-Events
9 year old Boys
Khalil Peterson: 2nd place in the High Jump
Kellen Snelson: 3rd place in the Multi-Events
Caleb Nesbitt: 3rd place in the 1500m Racewalk
Evan Norwood: 4th place in the 1500m Racewalk
Evan Norwood: 5th place in the High Jump
Evan Norwood: 8th place in the Turbo Jav
Tyler Anderson: 6th place in the 1500m
Dejerrian Miller: 7th place in the Long Jump
Dejerrian Miller: 8th place in the 100m
Dejerrian Miller: 8th place in the 200m
10 year old Girls
Mikalah Buckley: 6th place in the 1500m Racewalk
11 year old Girls
Brooke Moore: 2nd place in the Multi-Events
Brooke Moore: 3rd place in the 80mH
Brooke Moore: 8th place in Long Jump
11 year old Boys
Akash Mallady: 8th place in the 3000m run
12 year old Boys
Myles Norwood: 2nd place in the Multi-Events
Myles Norwood: 8th place in the 80mH
Brody Hudson: 3rd place in the 3000m run
13 year old Girls
Alicia Burnett: 3rd place in the 100m
Alicia Burnett: 3rd place in the 200m
Alicia Burnett: 6th place in the 400m
Samaya Peterson: 7th place in the Triple Jump
13 year old Boys
Brandon Miller: 1st place in the 1500m run
Brandon Miller: 1st place in the 800m
Ethan Hudson: 2nd place in the 3000m Racewalk
Keshon Campbell: 6th place in the Multi-Events
Keshon Campbell: 8th place in the 100mH
14 year old Boys
Isaiah Williams: 1st place in the Multi-Events
Isaiah Williams: 4th place in the Triple Jump
Lazarus Williams: 3rd place in the 1500m run
Lazarus Williams: 3rd place in the 800m
Jefferson Bushur: 4th place in the 3000m
Zachary Valentine: 7th place in the Multi-Events
15-16 Girls
Bria Savoy: 3rd place in the 3000m Racewalk
Jasmin Pointer: 8th place in the Triple Jump
17-18 Girls
La’Jarvia Brown: 1st place in the Long Jump
La’Jarvia Brown: 1st place in the Triple Jump
Alicia Moellering: 5th place in the High Jump
17-18 Boys
Jerrick Powell: 2nd place in the Multi-Events
Jerrick Powell: 6th place in the Javelin
RELAYS
11-12 year old Girls 4×800 placed 8th (Ayanna Spears, Brooke Moore, Aaliyah Liddell and Abrianna Sykes)
13-14 year old Boys 4×800 placed 2nd (Lazarus Williams, Jefferson Bushur, Carson Sears and Brandon Miller)
13-14 year old Boys 4×400 placed 3rd (Brandon Miller, Lance Lang, Lazarus Williams and Carson Sears)
15-16 year old Girls 4×100 placed 3rd (Destiney Nash, Alexandria Rosenberger, Hava Turner and Madison Fuller)
Record Breakers
Alicia Burnett broke the 100m dash record with a 12.06, making the old record of 12.08 fall in the PRELIMS!
Brandon Miller broke the 800m record with a 1:58.61, making the old record of 2:00.05 fall in the PRELIMS!
Brandon Miller broke the 1500m record with a 4:13.45, making the old record of 4:20.34 fall!
Brandon Miller broke his own record of 1:58.61 that he set on Monday in the 800m prelims, with a new record time of 1:56.41
Special Awards
Brandon Miller received the prestigious AAU Joel Ferrell Award for “Outstanding Performance” in Track. This is his 3rd consecutive Joel Ferrell Award
