Minnesotans Continue to Shine at JOs

USATF-Minnesota Youth Athletics Chairman Chris Dallager recaps the Day 4 action for Minnesotans at the USATF Junior Olympic National Championships in Wichita, Kansas.

Qualifiers

100 Meter Dash: Bantam Girl J'ianna Cager (ICAA Breeze) 13.45, 2nd fastest time; Midget Girl Jia Lewis (Eagles Wings) 13.07, tied for 5th fastest time; Wensia Johnson (unattached, Alexandria) 12.15, tied for fastest time.

400 Meter Dash: Bantam Girl J'ianna Cager (ICAA Breeze) 1:07.51, 7th fastest time; Bantam Boy Tylan Brooks (ICAA Breeze) 1:01.60, 4th fastest time; Youth Boy Jakobi Jackson (ICAA Breeze) 52.39, 3rd fastest time; Young Man Calvin Clark (ICAA Breeze, St. Paul Humboldt) 48.97, tied for 8th.

800 Meter Run: Bantam Girl Tessa Laska (unattached, South St. Paul) 2:39.73, 8th fastest time.

1500 Meter Run: Youth Girl Jenna Truedson (unattached, Bemidji) 4:52.25, 4th fastest time; Intermediate Girl Samantha Nielsen (ICAA Breeze, Roseville) 4:53.04, 3rd fastest time; Intermediate Boy Shane Streich (unattached, Waseca) 4:14.26, 4th fastest time; Young Woman Maria Hauger (unattached, Shakopee) 4:47.81, 3rd fastest time.


Other Track Results

100 Meter Dash: Sub-Bantam Girl Trinity Belmares (ICAA Breeze) 17.09, 37th place; Bantam Boy Tylan Brooks (ICAA Breeze) 13.84, 13th place; Midget Girl Jada Lewis (Eagles Wings) 13.26, 14th place; Midget Boy Dominik London (Team Woodbury) 12.67, 11th place; Youth Girl Maddie Gourley (unattached, Eagan) 12.69, 15th place; Youth Boy Jakobi Jackson (ICAA Breeze) 11.71, 12th place; Tucker Trettel (unattached) 11.76, 13th place; Intermediate Girl Aimee Rice-Strand (Team Woodbury, Osceola, WI) 12.77, 34th place; Intermediate Boy Jake Gourley (unattached, Eagan) 11.64, 38th; Young Man Darkabolu Gbarbea (Eagles Wings, Champlin Park) 10.98, 29th place; Calvin Clark (ICAA Breeze, St. Paul Humboldt) 11.08, 35th place; Herschel Brazell (Fuzion Athletics, Apple Valley) 11.28, 46th place.

400 Meter Dash: Sub-Bantam Girl Trinity Belmares (ICAA Breeze) 1:19.05, 15th place; Midget Boy Dominik London (Team Woodbury) 59.33, 14th place; Keylan Jackson (ICAA Breeze) 1:00.17, 17th place; Youth Girl Maddie Gourley (unattached, Eagan) 59.00, 11th place; Gina Versaguis (Team Woodbury) 1:03.26, 33rd place; Intermediate Girl Megan Linder (unattached, Cretin Derham Hall) 57.81, 14th place.

1500 Meter Run: Youth Girl Lauren Smith (Team Woodbury, Woodbury) 5:08.50, 17th place; Intermediate Girl McKenzie Holt (unattached, St. Cloud Christian School) 4:58.77, 13th place.

4 x 100 Meter Relay: Young Men Eagles Wings (Emmanuel Dixon, Darkabolu Gbarbea, Arrnytt Jacox-Mann, Prince Miamen) 47.16, 35th place.


Other Field Results

Triple Jump: Young Woman Julia Stedman (unattached, North St. Paul) 10.47 meters (34' 4.25"), 35th place.

Shot Put: Intermediate Boy Jonathan Sutton (Eagles Wings, Benilde St. Margaret's) 11.11 meters (36' 5.5"), 28th place.

Discus Throw: Young Man Tom Anderson (unattached, Andover) 47.18 meters (154' 9"), 15th place.