2007 US Pan American Jr Team
July 6-8th, 2007 San Paulo, Brazil

Team USA roster announced for 2007 Pan American Junior Athletic Championships

INDIANAPOLIS - USA Track and Field announced the Team USA roster for the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletic Championships, held July 6-8 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

A total of 70 athletes - 35 men and 35 women - will be part of the U.S. squad making the trip to Brazil. The roster for the U.S. was based on performance at last weekend's Finish Line Junior Track and Field Championships held in Indianapolis, Ind.

Team USA will be led at the Pan American Championships by a large number of record setters and award winners.

Bryshon Nellum (Los Angeles, Calif.) was recently selected as Gatorade National Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year. He won the 400 meter dash at the Finish Line Junior Outdoor Championships last weekend in Indianapolis, Ind., in a time of 45.38 seconds.

2007 Gatorade National Youth Track & Field Athlete of the Year and two-time U.S. Junior champion Emily Pendleton (Elmore, Ohio) will compete in the women's discus. Pendleton won the 2007 Junior Outdoor Championships with a throw of 49.52m/162-06.

Walter Henning (Kings Park, N.Y.) will represent Team USA at the Pan American Junior Athletic Championships in the hammer throw. Henning established a new American Junior and meet record at the Finish Line Outdoor Championships with a throw of 73.59m/241-05.

Rynell Parsons (San Antonio, Texas) leads a strong sprint crew for Team USA after winning the 100m dash at the Finish Line Junior Championships in a World Youth best time of 10.23. Parsons edged out Scott Wims (Fort Wayne, Ind.) by one-hundredth of a second. Along with the 100m dash, Wims will represent Team USA in the 200m.

Two-time U.S. junior champion and 2007 Nike Outdoor National champion Jessica Beard (Euclid, Ohio) ran 52.12 in the 400m dash at the Junior Championships and will race for Team USA at that distance. Beard won a gold medal a year ago in the 4x400m relay at the IAAF World Youth Championships.

Team USA Roster (as of June 29 - subject to change)

Men
100m
Rynell Parson (San Antonio, Texas)
Arthur Wims (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

200m
Arthur Wims (Fort Wayne Ind.)
Kyle Stevenson (Memphis, Ind.)

400m
Bryshon Nellum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Robert Simmons (Houston, Texas)

800m

Jonathan Moore (Fort Johnson, N.Y.)

1,500m
Andrew Acosta (El Camino, Calif.)
Matthew Centrowitz (Arnold, Md.)

5,000m
Elliott Heath (Winona, Minn.)
Kenneth Klotz (Portland, Ore.)

10,000m
Kenneth Klotz (Portland, Ore.)

110m Hurdles
Brandon Ames (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Johnny Dutch (Clayton, N.C.)

400m Hurdles
Johnny Dutch (Clayton, N.C.)
Jason Perez (Houston, Texas)

3,000m Steeplechase
Ryan McDermott (Long Island, N.Y.)

4x100m Relay Pool
Shane Crawford (Winimac, Ind.)
Jonathon Williams (Temecula, Calif.)

Kenneth Bailey (Albany, Ore.)
4x400m Relay Pool
Christopher Ward (Kissimmee, Fla.)
Justin Kremer (Grand Canyon, Ariz.)

10,000m Race Walk
Roberto Vergara (Edinburg,Texas)

High Jump
Kevin Snyder (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Pole Vault
Jordan Scott (Watkinsville, Ga.)
Scott Roth (Granite Bay, Calif.)

Long Jump
Jason Allen (Elliot City, Md.)
Ashton Eaton (Bend, Ore.)

Triple Jump
Zuheir Sharif (Sacramento, Calif.)

Shot Put
Michael Putman (Miami, Fla.)
Nicholas Robinson (Lake Forest, Calif.)

Discus Throw
Luke Bryant (Clearwater, Kan.)

Hammer Throw
Walter Henning (South Huntington, N.Y.)

Javelin Throw
Christopher Hill (Sulphur, La.)

Decathlon
Nicholas Adcock (Kansas City, Mo.)

Women
100m
Lynne Layne (New Rochelle, N.Y.)
Lakya Brookins (Seneca, S.C.)

200m
Bianca Knight (Ridgeland, Miss.)
Khrystal Carter (San Jose, Calif.)

400m
Jessica Beard (Euclid, Ohio)
Brandi Cross (Missouri City, Texas)

800m
Latavia Thomas (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Sarah Cocco (Fairview, Colo.)

1,500m
Jessica Pixler (Sammamish, Wash.)

3,000m
Nicole Blood (Gansevoort, N.Y.)

5,000m
Emily Sisson (Omaha, Neb.)

100m Hurdles
Kristi Castlin (Douglasville, Ga.)
Queen Harrison (Fallsburg, N.Y.)

400m Hurdles
Queen Harrison (Fallsburg, N.Y.)
Jacquelyn Coward (Knoxville, Tenn.)

3,000m Steeplechase
Kauren Tarver (Phelan, Calif.)

4x100m Relay Pool
Breanna Hubbard (Jonesboro, Ga.)
Kenyanna Wilson (Peoria, Ariz.)
Shataya Hendricks (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Madison McNarry (Palm Harbor, Fla.)

4x400m Relay Pool
Brehanna Jacobs (Uniontown, Pa.)

10,000m Race Walk
Lauren Forgues (Bootbay, Maine)

High Jump
Patience Coleman (Durham, N.C.)

Pole Vault
Tori Anthony (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Alicia Rue (Plymouth, Minn.)

Long Jump
Jamesha Youngblood (Hercules, Calif.)
Ashika Charan (West Covina, Calif.)

Triple Jump
Ke'Nyia Richardson (Oakland, Calif.)
Ashika Charan (West Covina, Calif.)

Shot Put
Nneka Ugochukwu (Irving, Texas)

Discus Throw
Emily Pendleton (Elmore, Ohio)
Samanatha Musil (Dubois, Neb.)

Hammer Throw
Emily Bernhardt (Marietta, Ga.)

Javelin Throw
Marissa Tschida (Missoula, Mont.)

Heptathlon
Shana Woods (Long Beach, Calif.)

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