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 | USATF Junior Olympics
July 22-27, 2008 -- Burke HS, Omaha NE
DyeStatCal/DyeStat Onsite with Doug Speck, Mike Kennedy, Moses Galindo
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Day 2 - Keys racks up 7204 pts. for Deca win
Highlights
- Dakotah Keys OR won the 110H, DT, JT, and was 2nd in the PV, scoring a US #1 7204 (legal) for a decisive win in the Young Men's Decathlon. New Mexico stars Daniel Gooris (7005) and Curtis Beach (6376) were 2nd and 3rd.
- The Texas Stars, including 2007 World Youth team member Howard Shepard, ran 7:37.58 to win the 4x800 by 17 seconds and come within 2.31 seconds of the USATF national youth record from 27 years ago. The After Burner TC, including 1:49 performer Blake Shaw, was 2nd in 7:54.59.
- Lindsay Vollmer dominated the 2nd day of the Intermediate Girls Heptathlon, scoring 4715 to Lorraine Graham's 4347. Vollmer won the LJ and was 2nd in the JT.
- First-day leader Precious Selmon won the LJ, then held on to win the Young Women's Heptathlon with 4450. Samantha Collins AZ was 2nd with 4324.
- Gunnar Nixon edged Justin Gross, 5772-5749, to win the Intermediate Boys Decathlon. Neither won an event outright (Nixon tied for 1st in the PV), but were consistently placing high all day to pull away from the field.
- Other 4x800 winners included Team Missouri (Young Women, 9:17.48), So Cal Running Cougars (Intermediate Boys, 8:10.00), and United Stars TC (Intermediate Girls, 9:28.44).
- The 3k racewalks went to Jacob Gunderline (Young Men, 15:02.56), Mercedes Mancha (Young Women, 16:33.65), Joshua Haertel (Intermediate Boys, 14:29.14), and Allison Chin (Intermediate Girls, 16:20.08).
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