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Click on above Images - Purchases Support DyeStatCal Ferguson sets Pan American Junior record - Shalonda Solomon just missed Pan American Jr Games 100m Run Record with 11.35 winning effort Pan American Junior Championships - Day 1 - July 18, 2003 - Summaries - Jim Spier - National Scholastic Sports Foundation Memorial Stadium, Waterford, Barbados Women 100m Semifinals 100m Final 400m Semifinals 3000m Final 100m Hurdles Final Discus Final
400m Semifinals 800m Semifinals 110m Hurdles Final Day 1 events not previously reported: Women High Jump Day was the only jumper “clean” through 5-10.5. Howard, with 1 miss at that height, was the only one to clear 5-11.25 on her first attempt. Day and Spencer both cleared on their third try. Day cleared 6-0 on her first attempt, Spencer on her second and Howard went out at that height. Day then cleared her winning height on her second jump and Spencer missed on all three, giving Day the victory. She then had the bar raised to 6-3.5 and missed on all three tries. Men Pole Vault 1. German Chiaraviglio Argentina 16-10.75 no height, Tommy Skipper, USA (to Oregon). A dominant performance by the Argentinian, missing only at his opening (15-5) and winning heights, before going at 17-1.75). The Americans did not fare too well, with Gabe Baldwin opening at 15-9 and clearing on his first attempt, then having three misses at his next height (16-0.75). Tommy Skipper, the US high school record holder, opened at 16-4.75 but could not make that height. Long Jump 1. Winfred Martinez Caraba Cuba 25-3.25 +0.2 no mark: Martin Boston, USA The Cubans, coming in as the clear favorites, did not disappoint. Martinez Caraba had 2 legal jumps: one to get him into the finals (24-7), and the winning jump. Shot Put (jr implement) 1. Garrett Johnson USA (Florida State) 65-5.5 Johnson opened 63-5.5 and Bryant fouled. Bryant took the lead with his third throw in the prelims (63-7.75). Johnson took over on throw four (64-10.75), then sealed the victory with his winning throw before fouling on his final attempt. Javelin 1. Julio Cesar Oliveira Brazil 224-6 Ryncavage had the lead after round 1 at 209-0, just ahead of Jordan
(208-6). Jordan would never better that throw, ultimately finishing third.
Oliveira “took over” with his second throw (219-8), then
increased her lead on his next throw to 224-6, the ultimate winning toss.
Ryncavage thought he had the lead after his penultimate throw, but fell
short by 5 inches.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The 2002 World Junior Championships 400m hurdles silver medalist, Kenneth Ferguson set a Pan American Junior Championships record in winning the men’s 110m hurdles Friday night at the Barbados National Stadium in Waterford, St. Michael. The University of South Carolina sophomore-to-be had a time of 13.60 seconds bettering Rodney Wilson’s 13.71 seconds in 1980. “Before the race, I was just trying to place because of the pain in my groin,” said Ferguson. “My adrenaline went up (during the race) and with my teammates cheering for the U.S., the pain had gone away temporarily. I am excited, this is my first individual gold medal,” Ferguson continued. Dexter Faulk of Atlanta, Ga., won silver to add to Team USA’s medal count. The 19-year-old Barton County Community College (Kan.) had a time of 13.82. “This is an amazing experience to show our country and others what we are made of,” said Faulk. “I didn’t run the way I wanted, but I’ve learned and progressed a lot since my last international competition.” In other action, Team USA had a few dynamic duo gold and silver medal performances to open the first day. UCLA’s Dawn Harper was the first to strike gold earlier in the evening by winning the women’s 100m hurdles in 13.42. “I just wanted to have quick feet over the hurdle and attack each one aggressively,” said Harper. Alandra Sherman of Houston, Texas continued Team USA’s dominance with her silver medal in the women’s 100m hurdles. The senior at Eisenhower High School had a time of 13.80. “I got out good beating most of the athletes out of the blocks,” said Sherman. “I hit a couple hurdles that made me get off step, but I managed to stay in there and finish strong. I am happy and could not have asked for any other way because Dawn (Harper) and I came in here with a goal to take first and second place.” Amarachi Ukabam of Ohio State won gold in the women’s discus throw with a toss of 52.05m/170-9. “I felt I could have done better technically, but my goal was to win and that is what I did. It really feels great to get my first gold medal in an international competition,” said Ukabam. The three-time Ohio state discus throw champion and the University of Alabama’s Beth Mallory won silver with her toss of 50.91m/167-0. “I would have liked to do better, but you do what you do that day (to win). I am happy to be here and compete for Team USA,” said Mallory. Florida State University’s Garrett Johnson tossed 19.95m/65-5.50 to win gold in the men’s shot put while Noah Bryant of the University of Southern California won silver with a toss of 19.40m/63-7.75. “I am happy to set a personal record amongst the tough competition with the top three spots so close. The atmosphere was great to get my first medal competing internationally,” said Bryant. The 2003 USA Junior Outdoor Championships 5 km runner-up, Galen Rupp of Portland won the men’s 5,000m in a personal best time of 14:20.29. “I was relaxed during the race even though the pace was fast at the start,” said Rupp. “I made my move earlier than I had planned and took the lead after six laps. Peter (Meindl) helped me out with seven laps to go. I got a little nervous when the Mexican athlete surged right by me with two laps to go,” Rupp continued. The Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo-bound Sharon Day leaped 1.85m/6-0.75 to win gold before the clock struck midnight in the women’s high jump. “I am happy that we were able to jump tonight (due to the decathlon men’s high jump going over), it felt good after my third jump and confident that I would stay on top. I was leaning to early on my take off because the flow wasn’t there,” said Day. Justin Ryncavage of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill won silver in the men’s javelin throw with a toss of 68.30m/224-1. “I started out rusty, but was able to recover to finish with a medal. I put it all together on my second throw in the finals to set my personal best,” said Ryncavage. Teammate and Coastal Carolina University-bound Thomas Jordan won bronze with a throw of 63.57m/208-6. “I am just glad to be here in Barbados. It feels really good to wear this medal around my neck for my country. Second and third place is not bad for Team USA,” said Jordan. Laura Zeigle of South Jordan, Utah ran 10:04.18 to win silver in the women’s 3,000m race. “This was a good experience for me because I have not run in two to three months. I just wanted to have fun and see where I stand,” said Zeigle. Ronald Hill of Mt. SAC College won bronze in the men’s long jump with a leap of 7.58m/24-10.50. Donavan Kilmartin is in second place after five events in the men’s decathlon with 3,746 points. He won the men’s decathlon long jump (6.92m/22-8.50). “I am just trying to stay healthy and make it through to tomorrow,” said Kilmartin. # # # - 7/18/2003 to 7/20/2003 PAN AM JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS 200 National Stadium, WATERFORD ST. MICHAEL Results Women 100 Meter Dash 8 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 2 Best Times PAN AM JR.: P 11.34 1997 ANGELA WILLIAMS, UNITED STATES WORLD JUNIOR: W 10.88 1977 MARLIES OELSNER, GERMANY Name Year Team Prelims Heat 1 Preliminaries Wind: 0.4 1 Soloman, Shalonda USA 11.48Q 2 Krasucki, Franciella BRA 11.77Q 3 Alcarez, Wilmarys VEN 11.85q 4 Codrington, Chandora ANT 12.07 5 Thibault, Genevieve CAN 12.13 6 Riderelli, Daniela CHI 12.34 Heat 2 Preliminaries Wind: -0.1 1 Hutson, Wanda TRI 11.62Q 2 Simpson, Sherone JAM 11.64Q 3 Owens, Ashley USA 11.67q 4 Kellman, Lian BAR 12.25 5 Fletcher, Sherry GRN 12.30 6 Diaz, Carolina CHI 12.43 Heat 3 Preliminaries Wind: +0.0 1 Dos Santos, Evelyn BRA 11.89Q 2 Powell, Jody JAM 11.91Q 3 Williams, Genna BAR 11.95 4 Carabali, Jackeline VEN 12.15 Women 100 Meter Dash PAN AM JR.: P 11.34 1997 ANGELA WILLIAMS, UNITED STATES WORLD JUNIOR: W 10.88 1977 MARLIES OELSNER, GERMANY Name Year Team Finals Points Section 1 Finals Wind: 0.1 1 Soloman, Shalonda USA 11.35 2 Simpson, Sherone JAM 11.44 3 Hutson, Wanda TRI 11.58 4 Owens, Ashley USA 11.74 5 Dos Santos, Evelyn BRA 11.82 6 Powell, Jody JAM 11.83 7 Krasucki, Franciella BRA 11.85 8 Alcarez, Wilmarys VEN 11.88 Women 400 Meter Dash 8 Advance: Top 3 Each Heat plus Next 2 Best Times PAN AM JR.: P 52.01 1993 CLAUDINE WILLIAMS, JAMAICA WORLD JUNIOR: W 49.42 1991 GRIT BREUER, GERMANY Name Year Team Prelims Heat 1 Preliminaries 1 Smith, Stephanie USA 53.23Q 2 Sutherland, Sonita JAM 53.56Q 3 Alfonzo, Angela VEN 53.71Q 4 David, Abigail TRI 54.60q 5 Dias, Amanda BRA 55.02q 6 Cervantes, Deneb MEX 55.71 7 Brown, Alecia CAN 56.50 Heat 2 Preliminaries 1 Perkins, Angel USA 53.60Q 2 Foster, Maxine JAM 54.80Q 3 Mayers, Patricia CAN 55.26Q 4 Alexander, Kinike VIN 56.00 5 Arias, Grace ECU 56.01 5 Tavares, Fernanda BRA 56.01 7 Martinez, Amada ESA 57.63 'Women 3000 Meter Run PAN AM JR.: P 9:16.05 1989 LISA HARVEY, CANADA WORLD JUNIOR: W 8:28.83 1985 ZOLA BUDD, GREAT BRITAIN Name Year Team Finals Points Section 1 1 Malchor, Ines PER 9:57.96 2 Zeigle, Laura USA 10:04.18 3 Figueroa, Angela COL 10:06.95 4 McLeod, Brianna USA 10:13.31 5 Chichester, Jennifer GUY 10:26.08 6 Cedeno, Karina ECU 10:34.61 Women 100 Meter Hurdles 8 Advance: Top 3 Each Heat plus Next 2 Best Times PAN AM JR.: P 13.38 1986 YOLANDA JOHNSON, UNITED STATES WORLD JUNIOR: W 12.84 1987 ALIUSKA LOPEZ, CUBA Name Year Team Prelims Heat 1 Preliminaries Wind: -2.7 1 Brown, Keisha JAM 14.26Q 2 Keating, Frances CAN 14.40Q 3 Sherman, Alndra USA 14.52Q 4 Quejada, Karina COL 14.86q 5 Hernandez, Ada VEN 14.94 Heat 2 Preliminaries Wind: -2.9 1 Harper, Dawn USA 14.05Q 2 Greaves, Latoya JAM 14.23Q 3 Bacchus, Charisse TRI 14.71Q 4 Dugas, Marie-Eve CAN 14.88q 5 Brathwaite, Janeille BAR 15.21 Women 100 Meter Hurdles PAN AM JR.: P 13.38 1986 YOLANDA JOHNSON, UNITED STATES WORLD JUNIOR: W 12.84 1987 ALIUSKA LOPEZ, CUBA Name Year Team Finals Points Section 1 Finals Wind: -0.2 1 Harper, Dawn USA 13.42 2 Sherman, Alndra USA 13.80 3 Brown, Keisha JAM 13.86 4 Greaves, Latoya JAM 13.91 5 Keating, Frances CAN 13.94 6 Bacchus, Charisse TRI 14.35 7 Dugas, Marie-Eve CAN 14.44 8 Quejada, Karina COL 14.54 Women Discus Throw PAN AM JR.: P 57.88m 1997 SEILALA SUA, UNITED STATES WORLD JUNIOR: W 74.40m 1988 IIKE WYIUDDA, GERMANY Name Year Team Finals Points Flight 1 1 Ukabam, Amarachi USA 52.05m 52.05m FOUL 51.10m FOUL FOUL FOUL 2 Mallory, Beth USA 50.91m 47.15m 49.73m 49.65m FOUL 50.04m 50.91m 3 Nicholls, Shernelle BAR 40.64m 36.32m 40.15m 36.31m FOUL 39.06m 40.64m 4 Olier, Juliana COL 40.22m 39.69m FOUL FOUL 40.22m FOUL FOUL 5 Ayala, Marta ARG 39.36m 36.66m 38.41m 38.59m 39.36m 37.45m FOUL 6 Sully, Tajuana DMA 34.39m 34.39m FOUL 28.49m FOUL 28.72m FOUL Men 100 Meter Dash 8 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 2 Best Times PAN AM JR.: P 10.20 1986 STANLEY KERR, UNITED STATES WORLD JUNIOR: W 10.06 1997 DWAIN CHAMBERS, GREAT BRITAIN Name Year Team Prelims Heat 1 Preliminaries Wind: -0.3 1 Bailey, Daniel ANT 10.65Q 2 Latty, Tesfa JAM 10.67Q 3 O'Neal, Kenny USA 10.70q 4 Ibeh, Robert CAY 11.12 Heat 2 Preliminaries Wind: -2.5 1 Moore, Carlos USA 10.67Q 2 Durant, Adrian ISV 10.79Q 3 Palmer, Hank CAN 10.85 4 Cephas, Adrian JAM 10.96 5 Becerra, Kasi CHI 11.04 6 Carey, Derek BAH 11.13 7 Potter, Aliston IVB 11.31 Heat 3 Preliminaries Wind: -1.4 1 Martina, Churandy AHO 10.66Q 2 Sena, Jorge Celia BRA 10.82Q 3 Duncan, Marcus TRI 10.84q 4 Pedneault, David CAN 10.99 5 Gittens, Ramon BAR 11.03 6 Green, Oscar BAH 11.13 7 Barros, Martin CHI 11.14 8 Ramirez Paz, Josell CRC 11.69 Men 400 Meter Dash 8 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 2 Best Times PAN AM JR.: P 45.14 1995 OBEA MOORE, UNITED STATES WORLD JUNIOR: W 43.87 1988 STEVE LEWIS, UNITED STATES Name Year Team Prelims Heat 1 Preliminaries 1 Wariner, Jeremy USA 46.51Q 2 Matthew, Michael BAH 47.16Q 3 Side, Antonio DOM 47.42q 4 Browne, Kiel JAM 47.60q 5 Dugal, Julien CAN 48.14 6 Gomes, Chet ANT 49.08 Heat 2 Preliminaries 1 Collins, Ashton USA 47.32Q 2 Aguirre, Francisco ECU 48.43Q 3 Phipps, Rohan JAM 48.46 4 Melendez, Leonardo PUR 48.90 5 Seale, Lemar BAR 49.70 Heat 3 Preliminaries 1 Vadeboncoeur, Nathan CAN 47.37Q 2 Martinez, Felix PUR 47.40Q 3 Acevedo, Jose VEN 48.31 4 James, Jamil TRI 48.44 5 Bain, Andretti BAH 48.64 6 Fujiwara, Takeshi ESA 50.12 7 Fahie, Kevin IVB 50.29 Men 800 Meter Run 8 Advance: Top 3 Each Heat plus Next 2 Best Times PAN AM JR.: P 1:47.85 1980 JOAQUIM CRUZ, BRAZIL WORLD JUNIOR: W 1:43.64 1997 JAPETH KIMUTAI, KENYA Name Year Team Prelims Heat 1 Preliminaries 1 Chyaromont, Thiago Perei BRA 1:52.80Q 2 Inge, Michael USA 1:53.17Q 3 Henrikson, Kol CAN 1:53.39Q 4 Solares, Pablo MEX 1:53.51q 5 Arthur, Carlon TRI 1:54.64 6 Arroyo, Roberto CRC 1:54.69 7 Granados, Olwin VEN 1:54.98 8 Baird, James ANT 1:56.92 Heat 2 Preliminaries 1 Bovell, Simeon TRI 1:52.87Q 2 McGrath, Michael USA 1:52.92Q 3 Currie, Adam CAN 1:52.96Q 4 Brown, Melhard JAM 1:53.06q 5 Davide, Kleberson BRA 1:54.37 6 Barruero, Cesar PER 1:54.53 7 Nelson, Jamille ANT 1:56.41 8 Torres, Victor PUR 1:57.46 Men 5000 Meter Run PAN AM JR.: P 14:12.54 1986 GREG ANDERSON, CANADA WORLD JUNIOR: W 12:53.72 1996 PHILIP MOSIMA, KENYA Name Year Team Finals Points Section 1 1 Rupp, Galen USA 14:20.29 2 Merced, Arturo MEX 14:30.68 3 Castillo Gera, Maure Sur CUB 14:38.04 4 Aden, Maya CAN 14:38.86 5 Meindl, Peter USA 14:39.20 6 Sanchez, Deivis VEN 14:48.06 7 Pawluk, Samuel CAN 14:53.55 8 Cusi, John PER 15:15.55 9 Forde, Cleveland GUY 15:24.37 10 Cornieles, Danny VEN 15:39.28 Men 110 Meter Hurdles 8 Advance: Top 3 Each Heat plus Next 2 Best Times PAN AM JR.: P 13.71 1980 RODNEY WILSON, UNITED STATES WORLD JUNIOR: W 13.23 1978 RENALDO NEHEMIAH, UNITED STATES Name Year Team Prelims Heat 1 Preliminaries Wind: -1.5 1 Fergusson, Kenneth USA 13.89Q 2 Taiwo, Sodeyi BAR 14.90Q 3 Martin, Paul CAN 15.48Q 4 Soffia, Diego CHI 15.50q 5 Amador, Adalberto PUR 15.71 Heat 2 Preliminaries Wind: -0.7 1 Faulk, Dexter USA 14.31Q 2 King, Jessie BAR 14.87Q 3 Marin, Norhiher MEX 14.95Q 4 Jorge, Carlos DOM 14.99q 5 Sahaduth, Cameron CAN 16.03 Men 110 Meter Hurdles PAN AM JR.: P 13.71 1980 RODNEY WILSON, UNITED STATES WORLD JUNIOR: W 13.23 1978 RENALDO NEHEMIAH, UNITED STATES Name Year Team Finals Points Section 1 Finals Wind: +0.0 1 Fergusson, Kenneth USA 13.60P 2 Faulk, Dexter USA 13.82 3 King, Jessie BAR 14.46 4 Taiwo, Sodeyi BAR 14.55 5 Marin, Norhiher MEX 14.69 6 Jorge, Carlos DOM 14.78 7 Soffia, Diego CHI 15.54 -- Martin, Paul CAN DNF Men Pole Vault Starting height is 3.40 Progression is 3.40, 3.50, 3.60, 3.70, 3.80, 3.90, 4,00, 4.10, 4.20, 4.30, 4.40, 4.50, 4.55, 4.60, 4.65, 4.70, Etc. PAN AM JR.: P 5.50m 1993 LAWENCE JOHNSON, UNITED STATES WORLD JUNIOR: W 5.80m 1989 MAKSIM TARASOV, RUSSIA Name Year Team Finals Points Flight 1 1 Chiaraviglio, German ARG 5.15m 4.70 4.80 4.90 4.95 5.00 5.05 5.15 5.23 XO O O O P O XO XXX 2 Souza, Joao Gabriel BRA 5.00m 4.60 4.70 4.80 4.90 4.95 5.00 5.05 O O O XXO XXO O XXX 3 Wurster, Jason CAN 4.90m 4.60 4.70 4.80 4.90 4.95 5.00 XO O O XO P XXX 4 Chiaraviglio, Guillermo ARG 4.80m 4.50 4.60 4.70 4.80 4.90 XO XP O XXO XXX 4 Baldwin, Gabriel USA 4.80m 4.80 4.90 O XXX 6 Foley, David CAN 4.70m 4.70 4.80 4.90 XO P XXX -- Skipper, Tommy USA NH 5.00 XXX Men Long Jump PAN AM JR.: P 8.16m 1989 DOIN BENTLEY, UNITED STATES WORLD JUNIOR: W 8.34m 1972 RANDY WILLIAMS, UNITED STATES Name Year Team Finals Wind Points 1 Martinez Caraba, Wilfred CUB 7.70m 0.2 FOUL(+0.0) 7.49m(+0.0) FOUL(+0.0) 7.70m(0.2) FOUL(+0.0) FOUL(+0.0) 2 Girart Rivero, David CUB 7.63m +0.0 7.54m(-0.1) 7.63m(+0.0) 6.98m(+0.0) 7.58m(0.1) PASS(NWI) PASS(NWI) 3 Hill, Ronald USA 7.58m +0.0 6.95m(-0.1) 7.42m(+0.0) 7.58m(+0.0) FOUL(NWI) 7.18m(-0.1) 7.09m(-0.9) 4 Santos Junior, Rubens BRA 7.46m +0.0 6.83m(0.1) 7.22m(+0.0) 5.29m(+0.0) 7.18m(-0.2) FOUL(NWI) 7.46m(+0.0) 5 Dias, Thiago BRA 7.34m -0.3 7.33m(-0.4) 5.41m(0.1) 7.34m(-0.3) 6.68m(+0.0) 7.13m(0.1) 6.83m(+0.0) 6 Walker, Wilbert JAM 7.17m +0.0 7.06m(+0.0) 7.17m(+0.0) FOUL(NWI) 6.91m(+0.0) FOUL(NWI) 6.87m(0.3) 7 Trispan, Louis PER 7.10m 0.3 7.02m(0.1) FOUL(NWI) 7.10m(0.3) 3.05m(0.2) 6.94m(+0.0) 6.92m(-0.6) 8 Adjetey-Nelson, Jamie CAN 7.08m -0.2 FOUL(NWI) 7.08m(-0.2) FOUL(NWI) 8 Thomas, Shawn TRI 7.08m 0.1 7.08m(0.1) 7.01m(0.1) 5.52m(-1.1) 6.83m(+0.0) 6.86m(+0.0) 6.58m(+0.0) 10 Reyes, Felipe PUR 7.03m -0.5 7.02m(0.3) 7.03m(-0.5) 6.97m(-0.1) 11 Pablo, Schulz CHI 6.85m -0.2 FOUL(NWI) 6.74m(-0.5) 6.85m(-0.2) 12 Phillip, Joel GRN 6.67m +0.0 FOUL(-0.1) 6.67m(+0.0) 6.40m(-0.3) -- Boston, Martin USA FOUL NWI FOUL(+0.0) FOUL(0.1) FOUL(0.2) Men Shot Put 2 FLIGHTS WITH THE TOP 8 DISTANCES ADVANCING TO THE FINALS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 3 THROWS WEIGHT OF IMPLEMENT IS 6K WORLD JUNIOR: W 20.39m 1998 JANUS ROBBERTS, SOUTH AFRICA Name Year Team Finals Points 1 Johnson, Garrett USA 19.95m 19.34m FOUL 18.18m 19.78m 19.95m FOUL 2 Mendonca, Gustavo BRA 19.24m 17.12m 17.33m 18.78m 19.24m 18.86m FOUL 3 Proenza Rivo, Reynaldo CUB 18.56m 17.70m 18.35m 18.08m 18.56m FOUL 17.34m 4 Kirton, Kimani JAM 17.63m 17.63m 17.53m FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL 5 Adamek, Dave CAN 17.24m FOUL 16.69m 17.08m FOUL 17.24m 16.42m 6 Mireles, Lucas MEX 16.31m FOUL FOUL 16.31m 7 Lauro, German ARG 16.24m 15.76m 16.11m 16.24m 8 Ortega, Abraham VEN 14.66m 14.47m FOUL 14.66m -- Riffo, Gonzalo CHI FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL Flight 2 1 Bryant, Noah USA 19.40m FOUL 19.21m 19.40m FOUL 18.67m 18.53m 2 Helf, Kyle CAN 17.90m 16.63m 17.50m 17.79m 17.90m 17.49m 17.40m 3 Garcia, Jovanny COL 17.69m 17.44m FOUL 17.15m 17.45m 17.69m 17.08m 4 Morgan, Fabian JAM 16.42m 15.35m 15.88m 16.42m 5 Juliao, Ronald BRA 16.29m 15.62m 16.29m 15.40m 6 Jaramilo, Joan VEN 16.17m 16.06m FOUL 16.17m 7 Shallow, Adonson VIN 15.53m 13.35m 14.61m 15.53m 8 Ross, Royston GUY 12.53m 11.22m 12.34m 12.53m 9 Hugo, Gabriel ECU 10.33m 10.33m PASS PASS Men Javelin Throw PAN AM JR.: P 74.06m 2001 TREVOR SNYDER, CANADA WORLD JUNIOR: W 83.87m 2001 ANDREAS THORKILDSEN, NORWAY Name Year Team Finals Points Flight 1 1 Oliveira, Julio Cesar BRA 68.42m 62.88m 66.96m 68.42m 67.10m 67.02m 64.61m 2 Ryncavage, Justin USA 68.30m 63.71m FOUL 62.35m 63.56m 68.30m 60.27m 3 Jordan, Thomas USA 63.57m 63.57m 59.52m FOUL FOUL 57.36m FOUL 4 Guzman, Luis MEX 62.20m 56.03m 56.47m 62.20m 58.34m 59.34m FOUL 5 Viafara, Johnny COL 60.65m 59.13m 55.40m FOUL 60.65m 55.08m FOUL Men Decathlon PAN AM JR.: P 7482 1993 RAUL DUANY, CUBA WORLD JUNIOR: W 8397 1982 TORSTEN VOSS, GERMANY Name Year Team Finals Points 1 Lopez, Matias ARG 3747 2 Kilmartin, Donavan USA 3746 3 Baron, Andy DMA 3533 4 Helwick, Chris USA 3512 5 Dobranowski, Alexander CAN 3437 6 Diaz, Freddy VEN 3405 7 Cabrera, Pablo ARG 3237 8 Mezheritsky, Daniel CAN 2797 Pan American Junior Preview Bridgetown, Barbados - Brazil and the USA will start as the strongest favorites to dominate the 12th Pan American Junior Championships in Athletics, to be held this weekend in Barbados’ National Stadium in Waterford, St. Michael. Following the September 11 terrorist attacks, the USA sent a small team to the last continental junior meet in Santa Fe, Argentina (2001), and Brazil, took the chance and topped the medal table for the first time in the 23-year old history of the event. The South American Giant, with 23 athletes, will try to maintain its supremacy, but the USA has prepared 44 women and 43 men to recover its supremacy. Javelin thrower Júlio César Miranda de Oliveira, recently crowned World Youth champion in Sherbrooke, and long jumper Thiago Jacinto Carahyba Dias, who won the same title two years ago in Debrecen, head the Brazilian squad. Jorge Célio da Rocha Sena, 18, has posted 20.63 in 200 metres this year and will aim for the first non-USA sprint double in the history of the event. The nine-member female team includes sprinter Franciela das Graças Krasucki, fourth in 100 metres in Sherbrooke, and pole vaulter Karla Rosa da Silva (4.02). On the US squad, Natasha Hastings looks fresh off her gold medal performances in 400 metres and the 4x400m relay in Sherbrooke. With a personal best of 52.09, the 16-year old is expected to face a great duel with her countrywoman Angel Parkins (52.06) in the flat one-lap race. South Carolina's Kenneth Ferguson is aiming for three titles in 110 and 400-hurdles, as well as the 4x400 relay, following on his superb 13.53 and 48.79 times over the barriers. Ferguson is currently the sixth fastest junior ever in the longer race. New Orleans twin brothers Aaron and Ashton will contest over 200 and 400 meters, respectively, and will anchor in the 4x100 relay. Aaron has clocked 20.69 and Ashton 45.64. The latter's main rival is in his own team: Jeremy Mariner, with personal bests of 20.78 and 45.13 for both distances. Carlos Moore, a 10.29 performer in 100 metres, Pole vaulters Tony Skipper (5.56) and Julene Bailey (4.13) are other strongest contenders for a position on the podium. Cuba is present in Bridgetown with only seven athletes, led by 2002 Triple Jump World Junior champion David Giralt, who has leapt 17.06 this season, moving up to the eighth place in the all-time junior list. Giralt, the son of the first Cuban to ever jump over eight metres in the long jump, is also expected to compete in his father's event and hopes to add some centimetres to his Triple Jump personal best in order to make the Cuban team for the World senior Championships in Paris. The 18-year old Yudelkis Fernandez, who improved the Long Jump national junior record to 6.69 metres three weeks ago, will follow her teammate gold medal quest in both horizontal jumps. She made her debut this season in the triple with 14,03. Yuneisy Santiusty (2:02.8-4:15.69 in 800/1500), Maury Castillo (3:43.6-14:11.7 in 1500/5000) are also opting for two gold medals. Long jumper Wilfredo Martinez (7.90) and Hammer thrower Indira Salinas (63.49) are two other strong medal candidates. The host country's best hopes are focused on high jumper Desiree Crichlow (1.88), who won the Central American and Caribbean senior title in Grenada two weeks ago. As usual, good performances are expected from the Caribbean athletes, in a championship where the region's best talents have traditionally begun to pave their way to a successful career, such as Trinidad & Tobago's Darrel Brown, gold medallist last year in the Kingston Junior Worlds and a 10.08 performer this season, his last year as a junior. Other athletes have posted promising results so far this year, led by the 16-year old Jamaican sensation Usain Bolt (20.25-45.35 in 200/400). His compatriots should also highlight: Latty Tesfa (100-10.24), Kerron Stewart (100-11.34), Sherone Simpson (100-11.37), Anneisha McLaughlin (23.19-52.57 in 200/400) and Camille Robinson (400H-56.61). Of the other teams - The Netherland Antilles features Martina Churandy (100-10.33), Saint Kitts and Nevis -Tiandra Ponteen (400-52.76), Saint Lucia - Levern Spencer (HJ-1.86), Trinidad and Tobago - Kelly-Ann Baptiste (11.48-23.22 in 100/200), Venezuela - Wilmary Álvarez (200-23.40), Colombia - Milena Agudelo (PV-4.00) and Argentina - pole vaulter Germán Chiaraviglio (5.15), who claimed the World Youth gold in Sherbrooke. Notable absentees will be US Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards (400-50.58) and Cuba's triple jumper Arianna Martinez, second last year in the World Junior Champs. The Pan American Junior Championships started in Sudbury, Canada (1980) and are held every two years. Several of the region's great have left their names in the event's history books, such as USA's Carl Lewis, Angelo Taylor, Joe Deloach and Jackie Joyner, Brazil's Robson Caetano da Silva and Joaquim Cruz, Cuba's Javier Sotomayor, Anier Garcia, Martiza Marten and Ivan Pedroso, Bahamas' Debbie Ferguson and Jamaica's Merlene Frazer, all Olympic medallists. Pan American Junior Championships records: Event-Name-Country-Mark-Venue-Year Men Women:
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