Day 3 Nat'l USATF JO's

Results and Event Reviews (Mike Kennedy) Day 3 7/29

Ken Hall (Future TC - Louisiana) just finished his eleventh grade year at Tara HS in Baton Rouge exploded to the best triple jumping ever by a US High School Prep - old Prep National Best was 53-11.5 wind-aided or otherwise with a wind legal jump by Greg Yeldell of North Carolina from 1998. Hall this day went past 54, 55, and out to 56 feet, with a best of 56-02.5w (wind +4.6 mps) and wind legal mark of 54-10.25 (+1.7 mps wind). Mike Kennedy of Track and Field News (in attendance in Eugene) called it the best prep field event performance since Michael Carter's 81-03.5 Shot Put from way back in 1979, with Jack Shepard (Boys Editor T&F News), by phone, indicating it was prep history's #2 Field Event performance ever behind Carter's- Hall had an impressive series - Check back for an exclusive interview with the new star and "basic 56 foot triple jumping" an album of his record and other jumps during the day!! - Quick event summary - interview and pictures added at link -

Ebony Collins and Bryshon Nellum flew in Intermediate Division 200 Qualifying - Great Finals set up with Collins 24.19 and Nellum 21.67 in the Trials

DAY'S HIGHLIGHTS FOR CALIFORNIANS - Bryshon Nellum (So Cal Running Cougars/Palisades HS) 21.67 Inter B 200 (+1.6 mps) - Arteze Spicer (West Coast Gazelles/Middle School - where ?) 1:57.52 Int B 800 - Wopamo Osaisai (Classic TC/Pinole Valley HS) 21.19 Yng M 200 (+1.3) - Thandi Stewart (3M TC/Middle School - where ?) 2:16.35 G Int 800 - Sa'de Williams (So Cal Running Cougars/Rancho Cucamonga HS) 23.91 Int G 200 (+1.2) - Ebony Collins (Quiet Fire TC/LB Wilson) 24.19 G Int 200 (+0.2) - Angelique Smith (Mission Valley TC/Logan HS) 23.77 Yng Wom 200 (+2.0) - Vanessa Block (Monterey Bay Jaguars/Santa Catalina HS) 2:13.88 Yng Wom 800 - Allison Stokke (High Flyers/Newport Harbor HS) 12-06 1st Interm G PV - Danialle Watson (Light Speed/Carson HS) 18-06w Int G LJ 1st (+2.7) -

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