World Youth Championships
July 13-17, 2005 at Marrakech Morocco

world championships for athletes under age 18


Highlights - Jim Spier's on-site Report-

Day 5 - Sunday

3 more gold medals for USA - both medley relays and April Williams in 100H - Bianca Knight gets silver in 200m - David Klech 3rd in 400H - Scott Roth wins silver in PV - Arantxa King wins LJ for Bermuda

Highlights

  • B Medley Relay final - USA 1:51.19 (Isaiah Green, Devin Mays, Zach Chandy, and Bryshon Nellum) breezes over Trinidad and Tobago 1:52.51 and Saudi Arabia 1:52.89.
  • G Medley Relay final - USA 2:03.93 (Khrystal Carter, Ebony Collins, Bianca Knight, and Brandi Cross) trounces Australia 2:06.58 and Brazil 2:06.60.
  • G 100H final - and Skyline Dallas TX soph April Williams 13.23 wins gold, with Theresa Lewis MD 13.39 third.
  • G 200m final - Bianca Knight MS 23.33 +0.7 misses a sprint double, but gets silver behind Aymee Martinez CUB 22.99. Khrystal Carter CA 23.61 is fourth.
  • B 200m final - Helix CA jr Dax Danns, running for Guyana, is 4th in 21.21.
  • B 400H final - David Klech CA 50.90 gets a PR and a silver medal in blanket finish behind Idriss Abdulagadir SUD 50.78 and Daak Mohammed KSA 50.90. Tim Grier GA 53.30 was 6th.
  • B PV - US high school leader Scott Roth CA got a PR at 17-2.75, but an a miss at that height cost him gold against Yang Yansheng CHN, who cleared the same height on his first try. Jordan Scott GA 16-6.75 was 5th.
  • G-LJ - Medford MA soph Arantxa King, who doubled LJ-TJ at the Nike Outdoor Nationals, competed for Bermuda and won with a jump of 20-11.75, 2nd best by a US high school girl this year.

Jim Spier's Report from Marrakech

Girls Medley Relay

The US won as expected and came within .1 of the meet record of 2:03.83, running 2:03.93.  The team of Krystal Carter, Ebony Collins, Bianca Knight (who replaced Elan Hilaire for the 300 meter leg yesterday) and anchor Brandi Cross led from wire to wire.  Somehow we missed Brandi's split, but it appeared to be between 52.5 and 53.0.  Hoebergen of Australia anchored her team to second (2:06.58) with a split of 53.1.

Boys Medley Relay

The US team made the American fans nervous.  The exchange from Isaiah Green to Devin Mays was shaky.  Mays did his best to hold of the Sudanese and Saudi Arabians, handing off the baton to Zach Chandy in second position and maintained that to the final exchange to Bryshon Nellum.  Nellum was sandwiched between the Saudi and Trinidadian runners on the backstretch and stayed there until the top of the homestretch where he pulled away to the lead and a 46.1 anchor.  Their time of 1:51.19 was about .5 off the meet record, but a world youth leader.

Boys 1500m final

It seems inconceiveable that a 17 year old could have a PB of 3:33.86 (close to a 3:50 mile), but such is the case of Belal Mansoor Ali of Burundi entering the competition.  Ali took it out in 56.78 and almost immediately spread out the field, then 1:55.80 at 800m.  Teammate Bader Khalil Bader was 20 meters back at that point.  It was 2:41.23 with 400m to go and 2:55.56 at 1200m as he put 80 meters between he and the field.  He finished in 3:36.98 with teammate Bader second in a PB 3:43.70.

Girls 800m final

A race to the break then a "slow down", controlled by eventual winner Flavioius Teresa Kwamboka.  The pack passed 400m at 64.39, with all joggling for position through 600 meters.  Then "the race began".  Kwamboka sprinted away from the pack and was never challenged, winning in 2:07.42.  Countrywoman Winny Chebet held on for second in 2:08.15.  Home country favorite Halima Hachlaf of Morocco made a valiant effort for third, but could not overtake world youth leader Katherine Katsanevakis of Australia.  Katsanevakis, who had run 2:04.72 this year, managed 2:08.35 for third with Hachlaf running 2:08.61.

Girls 100m hurdle final

Natasha Ruddock of Jamaica was the one to beat.  April Williams (Skyline, Dallas, tX) of the US had other ideas.  Ruddock's poor start and Williams' great start made the difference as Williams became the victor.  Her start (.109 reaction time, only .09 beyond the allowable) help her get the win and the world youth lead at 13.23.  Theresa Lewis (Western, Baltimore, MD) was actually leading over 5 hurdles and managed to almost nip Ruddock at the tape.  But Ruddock got the silver in 13.38, .01 ahead of Lewis.

Boys 200m final

It appeared to be a showdown between 100 meter gold medallist Harry Aikines-Aryeetey of Great Britain and yesterday's fastest qualifier, Jorge Valcarcel of Cuba.  Valcarcel had taunted the Brit yesterday in beating him.  Aikines-Aryeetey settled the argument definitively on the track, running 20.91, the fastest time in the world this year for Youth.  Valcarcel was second in a PB 21.08 as the top 6 attained personal bests.  Californian Dax Danns (Helix, La Mesa, CA), representing Guyana took fourth in 21.21.

Girls 200m final

Bianca Knight was out well and led for the first 100 meters.  Krystal Carter was 2 lanes outside of Bianca and appeared to be in second at that point.  But Aymee Martinez was cruising between those two and passed Bianca with 30 meters to go, seemingly effortlessly.  Martinez' prior best was 23.52 an here she ran 22.99 (+0.7) for the meet record and world youth lead.  She had run 52.04 yesterday in placing third in the 400.  Bianca ran 23.33 for second with La Toya King of Jamaica third in 23.57.  Krystal Carter finished a strong fourth at 23.61.

Boys 400m hurdle final

David Klech dominated as he did yesterday over the first 5 hurdles, then began to falter.  He did keep the lead over 3 more hurdles when Abdulagadir Idriss of the Sudan overtook him.   Klech appeared to be spent but held on as he and Mohammed Daak of Saudi Arabia struggled for the silver.  It took the photo to separate Klech and Daak as both ran 50.90 with Daak edging the American.  Idriss was the winner in 50.78, the World Youth leader.  Tim Grier, the other American, who got into the semis AND the finals on a time qualifiers, managed a respectible sixth running 53.30.

 

 

 

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