2007 USATF Youth National
Age Group Championships
July 3-8, Benedictine University (Lisle, Illinois)


Time Standards Six Division Age-Group Nationals Competition
Age Group Meet "proof of fitness affair" for US World Youth
Team Members
- US World Youth Team
Conor McCullough - Reginald Wyatt - Jordan Hasay - Kiani Profit - Ashton Purvis
Turquoise Thompson all entered - Julian Purvis also part of Nat'l Team

All 2007 USATF Youth Nationals
Results/Team Scores One Lengthy File

Meet Sumary Story

2007 USATF Youth Nationals Daily Reports

Day 6 Report
Saturday, July 8th, 2007

       
Photos by Shannon Fisher - Maurice Costales - Lori Thompson

Angelica Weaver (So Cal Running Cougars/Rancho Cucamonga HS) super 58.73 Int G 400H -
Rashad Smith (Zephyrs TC/Pinole Valley HS) 13.72w Yng M HH win - Middle Schooler
Akawkaw Ndipagbor (Together Youth Elite TC) 11.98 Yth G 100 - 53.92 Yth G 400
Final Day 2007 USATF Youth Nationals - Elias Gedyon big double 400-1500 Youth Boys!

YOUNG MEN - Rashad Smith (Zephyrs TC/Pinole Valley HS) 110mHH Fi 1st 13.72w (+4.6);
Cameron Stepney (So Cal Running Cougars- San Gorgonio HS) 400mIH Fi 2nd 54.70;
INTERMEDIATE BOYS - Dale Morgan (LA Jets/Taft HS) 100 Fi 2nd 10.92w (+2.6) - 400mIH
Fi 2nd 54.46; DeValle Pedrogo (South Or Co Cougars/Mission Viejo HS) 110mHH Fi 1st 14.62w
(+2.5); LA Jets 4x400 Re Fi 1st 3:21.62.
YOUTH BOYS - Elias Gedyon (Quiet Fire TC/Loyola HS Fall) 400 Fi 50.39 - 1500 Fi 1st 4:14.23.
YOUNG WOMEN - Nija Nelms (Quiet Fire TC/Birmingham HS) 100 Fi 6th 12.00w (+3.1); Ebony
Collins (Quiet Fire/Locke HS) 400mH Fi 4th 60.74; London Finley (Quiet Fire/St. Mary's HS)
100mH Fi 14.43w (+3.9) - 400mH Fi 5th 60.81. Together Youth Elite TC 4x400 1st 3:44.43.
INTERMEDIATE GIRLS - Kori Carter (Together Youth Elite TC/Claremont HS) 100mH
1st 14.32 (0) - 400mH Fi 5th 62.42; Angelica Weaver (Together Youth Elite/Rancho
Cucamonga HS) 400mH Fi 1st 58.73.
YOUTH GIRLS - Akawkaw Ndipagbor (Together Youth Elite TC) 100 Fi 1st 11.98 -
400 2nd 53.92; Taylor Williams (Equalizers TC/MS) 1500 Fi 4:46.96; Together Youth Elite
TC 4x400 Re 1st 3:48.89; So Cal Running Cougars 3:49.72. 
Day's Summary

Day 5 Report
Saturday, July 7th, 2007

       
Photos by Doug Speck - Robert Lopez - Kirby Lee
National Youth Record Elias Geydon (LA Jets/Loyola HS in Fall) 1:55.39; London Finley fine
Hurdle running in Qualifying 14.35w-62.78; Tia Leake 3rd Youth 800 2:14.52


INTERMED BOYS - Kevin Ally (LA Jets/Dorsey HS) 200 Fi 22.15 (+2.0); Devalle Pedrogo (So Orange
County Wildcats/Mission Viejo HS) 110 HH Qual 14.81w (+2.2); LA Jets 400 Re Champs 42.36.
YOUTH BOYS: Elias Geydon (Quiet Fire TC/MS Loyola HS in Fall) Nat'l Record 800 1:55.39;
YOUNG WOMEN - London Finley (Quiet Fire TC/St. Mary's) 100mH Qual 14.35w (+2.4) -
4th qualifier 400mH 62.78; Ebony Collins (Quiet Fire/Locke HS) 400mH Qual 63.01;
Quiet Fire 400 Re 1st 45.90; Susan Jackson (Napa TC/Napa HS) HJ 2nd 5-08.75.
INTERMED GIRLS: Angelica Weaver (Together Elite Youth TC/Rancho Cucamonga) 2nd 200 Fi
24.25 (+1.9); Tia Leake (Together Elite/LB Poly) 3rd 800 2:14.52; YOUTH GIRLS: Urina Harrell
(Together Elite/MS) 4th 200mH 28.42; Together Elite Youth TC 1st 400 Re 47.39;

Day's Summary

Day 4 Report
Friday, July 6th, 2007

   
Nijah Nelms and Karynn Dunn


YOUTH BOYS - Elias Geydon (Quiet Fire TC/MS) leads 400m Qual 51.53 & 1500m 4:13.79
YOUNG WOMEN - Nija Nelms (Quiet Fire/Birmingham HS) leads locals into Finals at 12.24 (-0.9);
Joy Eaton (Together Youth Elite TC/St. Lucy's HS) 2nd 400m Qual 56.14; Quiet Fire leads
400m Re Qual action 47.05. Intermediate Girls - Together Elite 2nd 400m Re Qual 47.83;
Karynn Dunn (Inland Empire/Diamond Ranch HS) wins LJ 18-10 (+1.8). INTERMEDIATE
GIRLS -Akawkaw Ndipagbor (Tog Youth Elite/MS) leads 100m Qual 12.42 (-1.4) & 400m
Qual 55.54; Dynasty Gammage (Tog Elite TC) leads 1500m Qual 4:52.05; Together Elite
TC leads 400m Re Qual 47.42.

Day's Summary

Day 3 Report
Thursday, July 5th, 2007


photo by Kirby Lee

Jonathan Clark (Quiet Fire TC/Loyola HS) stars at Youth Nationals

Jonathan Clark (Quiet Fire TC/Loyola HS) 48-09.5 (0 wind) second Young Men's TJ
To Finals from Qualifying: Yasmin Woodruff (QFTC/St. Mary's HS) Yng Wom 200m 25.16 (-3.1);
Kevin Alley (LA Jets) Int B 200 22.45 (-0.3); Tia Leake (Together Youth Elite/LB Poly) Int G 800
2:16.89; Angelica Weaver (TYETC/Rancho Cucamonga HS) leads 4 Californians to Finals Int G 200
24.88 (-1.1); Elias Geydon (Quiet Fire) Leads Yth B 800 Qualifiers 2:01.07; DeAnthony Thomas
(Southern Cal/MS) Leads Yth B 200 Qualifiers 22.52 (+1.0); Together Youth Elite TC Yth G 4x400
Re qualifying leaders 3:50.89 (Middle School group)

Day's Summary

Day 2 Report
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007


Photo Doug Speck

Kierstan Kirkland (Together Youth Elite TC/JW North HS Riverside)
Fine multi-event effort for Inland Empire star


Multi-Event action has Mark Horist (Villa Park HS) take Young Men's Decathlon 5521 points, with
Kiersten Kirkland (North HS, Riverside) fine 4664 for second Young Women's Heptathlon (only six
US Preps scored more in 2006) - Youngsters coming up!! Jaela Williams (Adelanto) takes down Kiani
Profit (recent Muir HS grad) record (1373 points) in Bantam Triathlon with 1450 total. 

Day 2 Summary and Results

Day 1 Report
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
 
McCullough photo by Kirby Lee - Image of Sport
- Ndipagbor by Lori Thompson
Conor McCullough (Chaminade HS, West Hills) soph readies for World Youth Games
with 237-11 Intermediate Boys Division Hammer win - He looks sharp to us!!
He set US Age 16 & Soph Class Records of 243-11 earlier this spring.
Akawkaw Ndipagbor (Together Youth Elite TC/MS) 3rd Youth Girls Pentathlon
with some nice marks (15.67 100mLH - 2:18.62 800)
- Kierstin Kirkland
(Together Youth Elite TC/North HS, Riv) sits 4th after first day of
Young Women's Heptathlon
First Day Summary




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