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2019 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships

Date & Time

  • July 22 - 28, 2019
  • 7/22 8:00 AM - 7/28 4:00 PM
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Location & Venue

  • Hornet Stadium, Sacramento State University. Sacramento , CA Open in Google Maps

Results

  • Results

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NEWS
Veteran Brady leads all-American haul by Pacific Northwest athletes at Junior Olympic nationals



PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESULTS     full championship results

Place

Name

Div

Event

Club

Performance

1

Deven Brown

17-18 boys

100m

Seattle Speed Track

10.65

1

Hana Moll

13-14 girls

Pole Vault

4 Performance

3.55m

1

Anvi Bhatia

9-10 girls

Javelin

Rainier Beach Track

29.86m

1

Alaina Brady

17-18 girls

Heptathlon

Tahoma TC

5160 pts.

2

Lyricc Lopez

15-16 boys

400m Hurdles

High Voltage

55.36

2

Joshua Beam

17-18 boys

2000m Steeplechase

Unattached

6:16.04

2

Zachary Klobutcher

17-18 boys

Pole Vault

Unattached

4.70m

2

Lianne Kistler

17-18 girls

Pole Vault

Northwest Pole Vault

3.85m

2

Hannah Ganashamoorthy

17-18 girls

Long Jump

Speed Unlimited

5.81m

2

Davyd Davydenko

17-18 boys

Triple Jump

High Voltage

14.74m

2

Lyric Harris

17-18 girls

Triple Jump

High Voltage

12.09m

2

Manav Bhatia

11-12 boys

Shot Put

Rainier Beach Track

13.42m

2

JaBron Brooks

13-14 boys

Shot Put

Team Evolution

15.48m

2

Manav Bhatia

11-12 boys

Javelin

Rainier Beach Track

39.47m

2

Ryan Thoma

17-18 boys

Decathlon

Thriller T&F

6392 pts.

3

Tyrone Taylor II

15-16 boys

100m

Rainier Beach Track

10.87

3

Faith Richardson

17-18 girls

100m

Tahoma TC

12.03

3

Anna Schneidler

11-12 girls

1500m

Cascade Striders

4:55.60

3

Deyondre Davis

17-18 boys

400m Hurdles

Thriller T&F

53.21

3

Callie Mueller

15-16 girls

3000m Race Walk

Thriller T&F

18:08.66

3

Amanda Moll

13-14 girls

Pole Vault

4 Performance

3.55m

3

Mason McVey

15-16 boys

Pole Vault

Northwest Pole Vault

4.55m

3

Laila Bolton

11-12 girls

Long Jump

Top Flight

4.70m

3

Alaina Brady

17-18 girls

Long Jump

Tahoma TC

5.61m

3

Ellie Talius

17-18 girls

Triple Jump

Unattached

12.03m

3

Tyara Straka

15-16 girls

Shot Put

Team Evolution

12.40m

4

Adaji Osaro-Igwe

15-16 girls

100m

Tahoma TC

12.02

4

Ethan Willems

17-18 boys

400m

Speed Unlimited

48.42

4

Michael Bulldis

9-10 boys

800m

Cheetah Track

2:27.59

4

Anna Schneidler

11-12 girls

800m

Cascade Striders

2:23.45

4

Alyvia Brown

13-14 girls

1500m

Cascade Striders

4:44.01

4

Alaina Brady

17-18 girls

100m Hurdles

Tahoma TC

14.04

4

Emma Pollak

15-16 girls

400m Hurdles

Xtreme Speed

1:02.59

4

Maya Lord-Roberson

9-10 girls

1500m Race Walk

Rainier Beach Track

11:15.42

4

Hailee Foster

9-10 girls

High Jump

High Voltage

1.20m

4

Aiyah Smart

15-16 girls

High Jump

Cascade Striders

1.60m

4

Allison Neiders

15-16 girls

Pole Vault

Northwest Pole Vault

3.45m

4

Elena Kline

17-18 girls

Pole Vault

Northwest Pole Vault

3.70m

4

Javon Gray

17-18 boys

Triple Jump

Flying Ajs

14.62m

4

Olivia Emanuel

17-18 girls

Triple Jump

Flying Ajs

11.96m

4

Taja Ward

13-14 girls

Shot Put

Rainier Beach Track

12.85m

4

Mataya Straka

13-14 girls

Discus

Team Evolution

32.95m

4

Laila Bolton

11-12 girls

Pentathlon

Top Flight

2525 pts.

5

Nolan Mickenham

17-18 boys

100m

Evergreen Storm TC

10.76

5

Quenton Lanese

7-8 boys

1500m

Barron Park Striders

5:26.61

5

Sophia Dahl

13-14 girls

1500m

Cascade Striders

4:44.11

5

Sydney Collier

11-12 girls

3000m

Cascade Striders

10:40.11

5

Ethan Brandon

17-18 boys

3000m Race Walk

Thriller T&F

20:33.30

5

Audrey Green

17-18 girls

3000m Race Walk

Thriller T&F

21:10.77

5

Tessa Watkins

17-18 girls

Pole Vault

Unattached

3.70m

5

Joren James Rentie IV

15-16 boys

Long Jump

Thriller T&F

6.30m

5

Justice Etafo

17-18 boys

Long Jump

Tahoma TC

7.00m

5

Anvi Bhatia

9-10 girls

Shot Put

Rainier Beach Track

8.24m

5

Jeremiah Nubbe

15-16 boys

Discus

Yelm Tornado TC

44.86m

5

Max Berger

13-14 boys

Javelin

Rainier Beach Track

44.76m

5

Hailee Foster

9-10 girls

Triathlon

High Voltage

961 pts.

5

Kaiha Gayles

15-16 girls

Heptathlon

High Voltage

3984 pts.

5

Asher Ogden

15-16 boys

Decathlon

Ridge TC

5188 pts.

5

Colby Wilson

17-18 boys

Decathlon

Unattached

6074 pts.

5

Speed Unlimited

15-16 boys

4x400m Relay

 

3:27.07

6

Quenton Lanese

7-8 boys

800m

Barron Park Striders

2:45.82

6

Orlaan Winston

13-14 girls

800m

Rainier Beach Track

2:19.65

6

Ella Petersen

11-12 girls

80m Hurdles

Flanagan Clan

13.38m

6

Sesley Love

17-18 girls

3000m Race Walk

Rainier Beach Track

22:10.76

6

Isabella Nilsen

15-16 girls

Pole Vault

Northwest Pole Vault

3.45m

6

Cassandra Lemus

15-16 girls

Long Jump

Cascade Striders

5.34m

6

Nick Jenkins

17-18 boys

Triple Jump

Unattached

14.39m

6

Jackson Gibbon

17-18 boys

Shot Put

Unattached

16.59m

6

Ho oponokau ilani Fuiava

15-16 girls

Discus

Bremerton Jaguars

38.56m

6

Isaiah Englund

9-10 boys

Javelin

Federal Way Track

33.27m

6

Aaliyah Khan

11-12 girls

Javelin

Speed Unlimited

29.98m

6

Jeremiah Nubbe

15-16 boys

Hammer Throw

Yelm Tornado TC

49.63m

6

Khamille Chappell

11-12 girls

Pentathlon

Top Flight

2363 pts

6

Speed Unlimited

15-16 boys

4x800m Relay

 

8:34.24

6

Speed Unlimited

15-16 girls

4x800m Relay

 

10:11.37

7

Alyvia Brown

13-14 girls

800m

Cascade Striders

2:24.31

7

Michael Bulldis

9-10 boys

1500m

Cheetah Track

5:06.55

7

Ava Hagwell

15-16 girls

1500m

Speed Unlimited

4:44.61

7

Luca Andonian

17-18 boys

1500m

Cascade Striders

4:05.84

7

Sophia Dahl

13-14 girls

3000m

Cascade Striders

10:17.91

7

Kaiha Gayles

15-16 girls

100m Hurdles

High Voltage

14.92

7

Faith Marshall

17-18 girls

100m Hurdles

Xtreme Speed

14.75

7

Drew Hill

17-18 boys

400m Hurdles

High Voltage

55.24

7

Narendra Manogaran

15-16 boys

3000m Race Walk

Cascade Striders

24:50.33

7

Danny McJunkin

17-18 boys

Pole Vault

Unattached

4.55m

7

Jonah Tongco

13-14 boys

Long Jump

Days TC

5.89m

7

Timothy Curtis-Ames

7-8 boys

Javelin

Cascade Striders

21.11m

7

Gabriel Shouman

17-18 boys

Javelin

Tahoma TC

53.82m

7

Jayden White

17-18 boys

Hammer Throw

Unattached

55.46m

7

Speed Unlimited

17-18 boys

4x800m Relay

 

8:14.52

8

Aiden Morton

9-10 boys

200m

South Central AA

28.1

8

Adaji Osaro-Igwe

15-16 girls

200m

Tahoma TC

29.68

8

Nell O'Hara

15-16 girls

1500m

Speed Unlimited

4:45.47

8

Emily Riehl

17-18 girls

High Jump

Thriller T&F

1.65m

8

Azad Khan

13-14 boys

Long Jump

Speed Unlimited

5.82m

8

Grace Johnson

9-10 girls

Javelin

Team Blackout Elite

22.78

8

Donaven Humphries

15-16 boys

Hammer Throw

Tahoma TC

46.16m

8

Amanda Moll

13-14 girls

Pentathlon

4 Performance

2821 pts.

8

Xtreme Speed

15-16 girls

4x100m Relay

 

48.57

9

Abigail Wallace

9-10 girls

800m

Unattached

2:38.00

9

Nell O'hara

15-16 girls

800m

Speed Unlimited

2:17.20

9

Luca Andonian

17-18 boys

800m

Cascade Striders

1:57.25

9

Alyssa Becker

15-16 girls

1500m

Bremerton Jaguars

4:50.82

9

Deyondre Davis

17-18 boys

110m Hurdles

Thriller T&F

14.05

9

Gabriella Thompson

11-12 girls

High Jump

Evergreen Storm TC

1.35m

9

Tamia Ramos

15-16 girls

Triple Jump

Flying Ajs

10.83m

9

Ho oponokau ilani Fuiava

15-16 girls

Shot Put

Bremerton Jaguars

12.01m

9

Taja Ward

13-14 girls

Discus

Rainier Beach Track

31.22m

9

Alisha Khan

9-10 girls

Javelin

Speed Unlimited

22.35m

9

Geron White

11-12 boys

Pentathlon

Federal Way Track

1971 pts.

9

Cascade Striders

11-12 boys

4x800m Relay

 

10:21.56

10

Ava Hagwell

15-16 girls

800m

Speed Unlimited

2:17.64

10

Hana Moll

13-14 girls

High Jump

4 Performance

1.55m

10

Maggie Lear

15-16 girls

Pole Vault

Northwest Pole Vault

3.30m

10

James Lane

17-18 boys

Pole Vault

Unattached

4.40m

10

Celyn Stermer

17-18 girls

Pole Vault

Northwest Pole Vault

3,55m

10

Nick Jenkins

17-18 boys

Long Jump

Unattached

6.62m

10

Saydi Orange

15-16 girls

Javelin

Tahoma TC

33.50m

10

Henry Erickson IV

15-16 boys

Hammer Throw

Unattached

45.72m

10

Tenichi Gordon

13-14 boys

Pentathlon

Kitsap Fliers T&F

2388 pts.

10

Xtreme Speed

15-16 girls

4x400m Relay

 

3:59.81

11

Samuel Bulldis

9-10 boys

800m

Cheetah Track

2:32.47

11

Abigail Wallace

9-10 girls

1500m

Unattached

5:30.39

11

Alyssa Becker

15-16 girls

3000m

Bremerton Jaguars

10:53.98

11

Joshua Beam

17-18 boys

3000m

Unattached

9:07.96

11

Laila Bolton

11-12 girls

80m Hurdles

Top Flight

13.39

11

Jonah Tongco

13-14 boys

100m Hurdles

Days TC

14.62

11

Susanna Lepow

15-16 girls

Pole Vault

Speed Unlimited

3.30m

11

Cassandra Atkins

13-14 girls

Triple Jump

Flying Ajs

10.51m

11

Alyssa Cullen

15-16 girls

Triple Jump

Kitsap Fliers T&F

10.69m

11

Jakoby Clukey

7-8 boys

Javelin

Federal Way Track

19.19m

11

Federal Way Track

7-8 girls

4x100m Relay

 

1:07.15

11

Team Blackout Elite

11-12 girls

4x100m Relay

 

52.56

11

Rainier Beach Track

15-16 boys

4x100m Relay

 

44.10

11

Xtreme Speed A

17-18 girls

4x100m Relay

 

48.18

12

Morgan Little

13-14 girls

200m semis

High Voltage

25.92

12

Deven Brown

17-18 boys

200m semis

Seattle Speed Track

22.07

12

Ashley Hollenbeck

15-16 girls

400m

Tahoma TC

58.48

12

Zach Davis

9-10 boys

800m

Rain City Flyers

2:32.93

12

Roselynn Martin

17-18 girls

1500m

Flanagan Clan

4:59.59

12

Sean Cochran

15-16 boys

400m Hurdles

Speed Unlimited

58.09

12

Hannah Ganashamoorthy

17-18 girls

400m Hurdles

Speed Unlimited

1:03.98

12

Kesley Love

15-16 girls

3000m Race Walk

Rainier Beach Track

26:42.84

12

Geron White

11-12 boys

High Jump

Federal Way Track

1.40m

12

Giovanna Rhoads

17-18 girls

High Jump

Unattached

1.60m

12

Taylor Holmes

15-16 girls

Pole Vault

Northwest Pole Vault

3.15m

12

Josie Settle

13-14 girls

Triple Jump

Flanagan Clan

10.50

12

Josie Settle

13-14 girls

Pentathlon

Flanagan Clan

2660 pts.

12

Evergreen Storm TC

17-18 boys

4x100m Relay

 

41.85

12

Kitsap Fliers T&F

17-18 girls

4x100m Relay

 

48.19

12

Cascade Striders

11-12 boys

4x400m Relay

 

4:20.39

13

Reylen Witherspoon

11-12 boys

100m

Unattached

12.90

13

Aiden Hurd

13-14 boys

100m 2nd rd

Yelm Tornado TC

11.84

13

Damontae Dukes

7-8 boys

200m semis

South Central AA

31.50

13

Samuel Bulldis

9-10 boys

1500m

Cheetah Track

5:13.75

13

Khamille Chappell

11-12 girls

80m Hurdles

Top Flight

13.42

13

Matthew Wilkinson

15-16 boys

110m Hurdles

Speed Unlimited

15.19

13

Chloe Wilson

9-10 girls

High Jump

South Central AA

1.05m

13

Divine Kidd

9-10 girls

High Jump

High Voltage

1.05m

13

Caden Ganashamoorthy

11-12 boys

High Jump

Speed Unlimited

1.35m

13

Reagan Ince

15-16 girls

High Jump

Tahoma TC

1.55m

13

Kasia Larsen

9-10 girls

Long Jump

Federal Way Track

3.86m

13

Nicholas Kauffman

15-16 boys

Triple Jump

Flying Ajs

12.68m

13

Tyara Straka

15-16 girls

Discus

Team Evolution

34.43m

13

Xtreme Speed

9-10 girls

4x100m Relay

 

59.58

14

Anthony Smith

15-16 boys

100m

Speed Unlimited

11.30

14

Kya Villanueva

15-16 boys

3000m

Speed Unlimited

9:09.27

14

Amelia Hewson

17-18 girls

100m Hurdles

Seattle Speed Track

14.67

14

Cassandra Atkins

13-14 girls

Long Jump

Flying Ajs

4.85m

14

Alexander Hill

17-18 boys

Triple Jump

Flying Ajs

13.64m

14

Divine Kidd

9-10 girls

Shot Put

High Voltage

6.44m

14

James Lane

17-18 boys

Javelin

Unattached

46.47m

14

Federal Way Track

9-10 girls

4x100m Relay

 

58.18

14

Federal Way Track

11-12 boys

4x100m Relay

 

54.76

14

Speed Unlimited

17-18 girls

4x400m Relay

 

4:06.53

15

Damontae Dukes

7-8 boys

100m

South Central AA

15.01

15

Anika Jones

13-14 girls

3000m

Rain City Flyers

10:58.10

15

Lauryn Chandler

17-18 girls

100m Hurdles

Kitsap Fliers T&F

14.69

15

D'vaughntae Sellman

9-10 boys

High Jump

King Cobras T&F

1.15m

15

Sabina Nettles

11-12 girls

High Jump

Top Flight

1.35m

15

Ella McClain

7-8 girls

Long Jump

Top Flight

3.14m

15

Quincy Purcell

13-14 boys

Triple Jump

Rain City Flyers

11.24m

15

Keith Olson

15-16 boys

Shot Put

Team Evolution

14.20m

15

Abigail Pedro

15-16 girls

Shot Put

Yelm Tornado TC

11.00m

16

Aiden Morton

9-10 boys

100m 2nd rd

South Central AA

13.98

16

Anthony Smith

15-16 boys

200m semis

Speed Unlimited

22.55

16

Ethan Ashley

17-18 boys

2000m Steeplechase

Cascade Striders

6:46.72

16

Elliot Clary

17-18 boys

Hammer Throw

Yelm Tornado TC

48.30m

16

Lydia Robison

17-18 girls

Hammer Throw

Cascade Striders

38.33m

16

South Central AA

7-8 boys

4x100m Relay

 

1:05.10

16

Kitsap Fliers T&F

15-16 girls

4x100m Relay

 

49.67

16

Speed Unlimited

15-16 girls

4x400m Relay

 

4:10.63

17

Bonet Henderson

17-18 girls

200m semis

Xtreme Speed

25.11

17

Michael Bulldis

9-10 boys

400m

Cheetah Track

1:07.37

17

Deja Mcelroy

11-12 girls

800m

Team Blackout Elite

2:32.36

17

Aidan Cantine

17-18 boys

1500m

Speed Unlimited

4:10.23

17

Quinten Brooks

11-12 boys

3000m

Speed Unlimited

10:54.51

17

Kelsey Ballard

15-16 girls

2000m Steeplechase

Federal Way Track

8:19.96

17

Caden Ganashamoorthy

11-12 boys

Long Jump

Speed Unlimited

4.46m

17

Kameron Chappell Jr

9-10 boys

Triathlon

Top Flight

414 pts.

17

Cascade Striders

9-10 girls

4x400m Relay

 

5:06.40

17

Kitsap Fliers T&F

17-18 girls

4x400m Relay

 

4:11.33

18

Morgan Little

13-14 girls

100m

High Voltage

12.80

18

Nia McCurdy

11-12 girls

400m

Rainier Beach Track

1:02.12

18

Tresley Love

13-14 girls

400m

Rainier Beach Track

58.89

18

Emilia Rosauer

9-10 girls

1500m

Rain City Flyers

5:41.35

18

Samuel Grice

13-14 boys

3000m

Unattached

10:02.24

18

Ava Stout

13-14 girls

100m Hurdles

Sonic Boom Running

15.63

18

Kameron Chappell Jr

9-10 boys

High Jump

Top Flight

1.15m

18

Joshua McCracken

15-16 boys

High Jump

Yelm Tornado TC

1.70m

18

LaJaya Brown

11-12 girls

Long Jump

South Central AA

4.21m

18

Kennedi Ratcliffe

9-10 girls

Shot Put

South Central AA

6.18m

18

Hallee Layman

17-18 girls

Shot Put

Unattached

10.91m

18

Tatiyanna Wadley

15-16 girls

Hammer Throw

Yelm Tornado TC

28.61m

18

Cascade Striders

11-12 boys

4x100m Relay

 

55.44

18

Federal Way Track

11-12 girls

4x800m Relay

 

11:52.66

18

Team Blackout Elite

13-14 boys

4x800m Relay

 

10:00.90

19

Naly Khamlue-Pratt

11-12 girls

100m

Team Blackout Elite

13.53

19

Owen Coutts

17-18 boys

200m semis

High Voltage

22.43

19

Gemma Caprara

9-10 girls

800m

Federal Way Track

2:46.02

19

Ethan Ashley

17-18 boys

3000m

Cascade Striders

9:17.51

19

Sabina Nettles

11-12 girls

80m Hurdles

Top Flight

13.69

19

Alana Lombaard

13-14 girls

200m Hurdles

Rain City Flyers

29.26

19

Manisha Manogaran

11-12 girls

1500m Race Walk

Cascade Striders

11:06.41

19

Josie Settle

13-14 girls

High Jump

Flanagan Clan

1.45m

19

Jess Judie

7-8 boys

Long Jump

Bremerton Jaguars

3.13m

19

Lailah Foster

7-8 girls

Shot Put

High Voltage

4.38m

19

Clara Mackison

13-14 girls

Javelin

Barron Park Striders

26.06m

19

Alexandra Payne

17-18 girls

Hammer Throw

Kitsap Fliers T&F

36.69m

19

Xtreme Speed

17-18 boys

4x100m Relay

 

43.11

19

Xtreme Speed

17-18 girls

4x100m Relay

 

50.37

19

Rainier Beach Track

9-10 girls

4x400m Relay

 

5:09.46

19

High Voltage

13-14 boys

4x800m Relay

 

10:30.04

20

Nicholas Marty I

15-16 boys

1500m

Whisper Running

4:17.45

20

Nicholas Marty I

15-16 boys

3000m

Whisper Running

9:26.08

20

Susanna Lepow

15-16 girls

400m Hurdles

Speed Unlimited

1:07.70

20

Dasia Phelps

11-12 girls

High Jump

Federal Way Track

1.30m

20

Liliana Meissner

11-12 girls

High Jump

Speed Unlimited

1.30m

20

Amare Sylvestre

7-8 boys

Long Jump

Bremerton Jaguars

3.10m

20

Khamille Chappell

11-12 girls

Long Jump

Top Flight

4.18m

20

Gabrielle Edwards

15-16 girls

Long Jump

Rainier Beach Track

4.93m

20

Kai Brown

9-10 boys

Long Jump

Tahoma TC

3.85m

20

Jackson Gibbon

17-18 boys

Hammer Throw

Unattached

46.74m

20

Team Blackout Elite

13-14 boys

4x100m Relay

 

49.59

20

High Voltage

15-16 girls

4x100m Relay

 

49.82

20

Team Blackout Elite

11-12 girls

4x400m Relay

 

4:40.27

20

Team Blackout Elite

13-14 boys

4x400m Relay

 

4:04.17

21

Azariah Miller

11-12 girls

200m semis

Team Blackout Elite

27.67

21

Michael King

13-14 boys

200m semis

Unattached

24.26

21

Brooklyne Jenkins

7-8 girls

400m

Federal Way Track

1:20.19

21

Tariq Shabazz

11-12 boys

400m

Cascade Striders

1:01.27

21

Kya Villanueva

15-16 boys

1500m

Speed Unlimited

4:17.92

21

Tenichi Gordon

13-14 boys

200m Hurdles

Kitsap Fliers T&F

27.85

21

Kaiden Bauer

9-10 boys

Shot Put

Bremerton Jaguars

7.23m

21

Laila Bolton

11-12 girls

Shot Put

Top Flight

9.11m

21

Lailah Foster

7-8 girls

Javelin

High Voltage

10.14m

21

Federal Way Track

13-14 boys

4x400m Relay

 

4:07.16

22

Kymeal Gaulden

15-16 girls

100m

Kitsap Fliers T&F

13.01

22

Bonet Henderson

17-18 girls

100m

Xtreme Speed

12.49

22

Kymeal Gaulden

15-16 girls

200m semis

Kitsap Fliers T&F

26.25

22

Nolan Mickenham

17-18 boys

200m semis

Evergreen Storm TC

21.73

22

Za'Cariah Thomas

9-10 girls

400m

Team Blackout Elite

1:08.94

22

Takiyah Blue

13-14 girls

400m

High Voltage

1:00.22

22

Christopher Coon

17-18 boys

400m

High Voltage

50.29

22

Taylor Marks

17-18 girls

400m

Hazen TC

58.21

22

Jakoby Clukey

7-8 boys

800m

Federal Way Track

3:05.70

22

Korra Caprara

7-8 girls

800m

Federal Way Track

3:07.62

22

Quincy Purcell

13-14 boys

100m Hurdles

Rain City Flyers

15.42

22

Macy Glory

15-16 girls

100m Hurdles

Tahoma TC

15.72

22

D'vaughntae Sellman

9-10 boys

Long Jump

King Cobras T&F

3.84m

22

Isaac Vaughn

15-16 boys

Triple Jump

Tahoma TC

12.06m

22

Ella McClain

7-8 girls

Shot Put

Top Flight

3.78m

22

JaBron Brooks

13-14 boys

Discus

Team Evolution

35.32m

22

Quincy Brown

11-12 boys

Javelin

Cascade Striders

27.43m

22

Alayna Preston

15-16 girls

Hammer Throw

Yelm Tornado TC

23.94m

22

Xtreme Speed

9-10 girls

4x400m Relay

 

5:12.17

22

Xtreme Speed

17-18 boys

4x400m Relay

 

3:30.34

23

Jaylah Winston

11-12 girls

200m semis

Federal Way Track

27.68

23

Samuel Bulldis

9-10 boys

400m

Cheetah Track

1:09.09

23

Tasiona Curtis-Ames

9-10 girls

400m

Cascade Striders

1:09.45

23

Declan Farrison

7-8 boys

800m

Team Blackout Elite

3:06.63

23

Abigail Heffernan

11-12 girls

3000m

Flanagan Clan

11:47.91

23

Carley Huber

15-16 girls

400m Hurdles

Ridge TC

1:08.97

23

Lyricc Lopez

15-16 boys

Long Jump

High Voltage

5.87m

23

Sydney Fellows

9-10 girls

Long Jump

Rain City Flyers

3.56m

23

Ella Petersen

11-12 girls

Javelin

Flanagan Clan

21.58m

23

Federal Way Track

9-10 girls

4x400m Relay

 

5:12.90

24

Lejla Hill

7-8 girls

100m

South Central AA

15.99

24

Marcella Jones

11-12 girls

400m

Rainier Beach Track

1:03.39

24

Mariah Nelson

7-8 girls

800m

Unattached

3:08.67

24

Hudson Wallace

11-12 boys

800m

Unattached

2:32.28

24

Paige Bajsarowicz

13-14 girls

800m

Speed Unlimited

2:27.99

24

Micah Weber

7-8 boys

1500m

Federal Way Track

6:23.01

24

Mariah Nelson

7-8 girls

1500m

Unattached

6:36.24

24

Maya Virdell

17-18 girls

400m Hurdles

Speed Unlimited

1:07.96

24

Nicholas Kauffman

15-16 boys

High Jump

Flying Ajs

1.65m

24

Vai Green

13-14 girls

Long Jump

Xtreme Speed

4.75m

24

Carson Christensen

17-18 boys

Long Jump

Tahoma TC

6.29m

24

Rohan Hendrickson

15-16 boys

Triple Jump

High Voltage

11.99m

24

Donaven Humphries

15-16 boys

Shot Put

Tahoma TC

13.65

24

Joseph Straka

11-12 boys

Discus

Team Evolution

23.27

24

Abrial Gracien

7-8 girls

Javelin

Bremerton Jaguars

9.93m

24

Cascade Striders

11-12 girls

4x400m Relay

 

4:46.82

24

Speed Unlimited

13-14 girls

4x400m Relay

 

4:23.98

25

Jess Judie

7-8 boys

100m

Bremerton Jaguars

15.23

25

Lily Judie

9-10 girls

100m

Bremerton Jaguars

14.30

25

Isaiah Davis

15-16 boys

200m

Federal Way Track

22.75

25

Korra Caprara

7-8 girls

400m

Federal Way Track

1:22.26

25

Riley Rountree

9-10 girls

400m

Rainier Beach Track

1:09.63

25

Gemma Caprara

9-10 girls

1500m

Federal Way Track

5:50.24

25

Josie Settle

13-14 girls

Long Jump

Flanagan Clan

4.70m

26

Abrial Gracien

7-8 girls

100m

Bremerton Jaguars

16.08

26

Chinedu Acholonu

17-18 boys

100m

Speed Unlimited

11.08

26

Satuye Trahan-Castillo

9-10 girls

400m

Rainier Beach Track

1:09.69

26

Riley Pyeatt

15-16 girls

400m

Olympic Peninsula TC

1:00.37

26

Aidan Cantine

17-18 boys

800m

Speed Unlimited

2:00.25

26

Henry Herb

9-10 boys

1500m

Rain City Flyers

5:29:50

26

Amado Toyo

15-16 boys

110m Hurdles

Rainier Beach Track

16.02

26

Speed Unlimited

13-14 boys

4x400m Relay

 

4:17.76

27

Takiyah Blue

13-14 girls

200m

High Voltage

26.35

27

Azad Khan

13-14 boys

400m

Speed Unlimited

55.57

27

Orlaan Winston

13-14 girls

400m

Rainier Beach Track

1:00.80

27

Ava Stout

13-14 girls

200m Hurdles

Sonic Boom Running

29.52

27

Alyssa Duncan

15-16 girls

High Jump

Unattached

1.45m

27

Thang Tran

13-14 boys

Long Jump

Team Evolution

5.08m

27

Gabriela Sandoval

15-16 girls

Triple Jump

Flying Ajs

10.08m

27

Donaven Humphries

15-16 boys

Discus

Tahoma TC

39.27m

27

Julieanna Imke

7-8 girls

Javelin

Team Blackout Elite

8.85m

27

Alexa Matora

13-14 girls

Javelin

Speed Unlimited

21.78m

27

Federal Way Track

11-12 girls

4x100m Relay

 

57.74

27

Cascade Striders

13-14 boys

4x100m Relay

 

54.82

27

Cascade Striders

13-14 girls

4x100m Relay

 

53.00

28

Royce Miller

9-10 boys

100m

South Central AA

14.00

28

Eli Peters

11-12 boys

200m

King Cobras T&F

26.78

28

Tresley Love

13-14 girls

200m

Rainier Beach Track

26.39

28

Ta-Onjany Pullom-Trent

15-16 girls

200m

Flying Ajs

25.95

28

Camille Duckett

17-18 girls

200m

Seattle Speed Track

25.5

28

Kameron Chappell Jr

9-10 boys

400m

Top Flight

1:10.91

28

Isaiah Cadengo

11-12 boys

400m

Bremerton Jaguars

1:02.79

28

Johanna Brown

15-16 girls

400m

Xtreme Speed

1:00.46

28

Catherine Harasimowicz

11-12 girls

800m

Cascade Striders

2:40.29

28

Rebecca Byers

11-12 girls

Long Jump

Speed Unlimited

3.95m

28

Jaxon O'Neill

9-10 boys

Shot Put

Barron Park Striders

6.65m

28

Elliot Clary

17-18 boys

Discus

Yelm Tornado TC

39.39m

28

Speed Unlimited

11-12 girls

4x100m Relay

 

57.88

28

Federal Way Track

11-12 girls

4x400m Relay

 

5:30.49

29

Jaylah Winston

11-12 girls

100m

Federal Way Track

13.55

29

Michael King

13-14 boys

100m

Unattached

11.97

29

Alyssa Cullen

15-16 girls

100m

Kitsap Fliers T&F

12.60

29

Timothy Curtis-Ames

7-8 boys

400m

Cascade Striders

1:19.82

29

Deja Mcelroy

11-12 girls

400m

Team Blackout Elite

1:04.06

29

Sophia Brown

17-18 girls

800m

Flying Ajs

2:29.13

29

Sir Carter

17-18 boys

400m Hurdles

Kitsap Fliers T&F

57.64

29

Camille Duckett

17-18 girls

Long Jump

Seattle Speed Track

5.10m

29

Nicco Urbaniak

9-10 boys

Javelin

Cascade Striders

22.49m

29

Brooks Colvin

11-12 boys

Javelin

Speed Unlimited

25.55m

30

Aiden Hurd

13-14 boys

200m

Yelm Tornado TC

24.42

30

Shane Prior

7-8 boys

400m

Xtreme Speed

1:20.72

30

Eli Peters

11-12 boys

400m

King Cobras T&F

1:03.50

30

Paige Bajsarowicz

13-14 girls

400m

Speed Unlimited

1:01.29

30

Phillip Goke

11-12 boys

High Jump

Sonic Boom Running

1.30m

30

Nathan Atkinson Jr

15-16 boys

Long Jump

Xtreme Speed

5.72

30

Isaac Couch

7-8 boys

Javelin

Federal Way Track

11.59m

31

Tasiona Curtis-Ames

9-10 girls

100m

Cascade Striders

14.39

31

Declan Farrison

7-8 boys

400m

Team Blackout Elite

1:20.89

31

Taitum Couch

9-10 girls

Long Jump

Federal Way Track

3.35m

31

Keith Rogers Jr

13-14 boys

Triple Jump

Team Blackout Elite

9.22m

31

Garret Bernt

15-16 boys

Shot Put

Unattached

12.06m

31

Xtreme Speed

13-14 girls

4x100m Relay

 

54.36

32

Leona Clark

7-8 girls

100m

Top Flight

16.49

32

Layla McClain

9-10 girls

100m

Top Flight

14.41

32

Leona Clark

7-8 girls

200m

Top Flight

35.32

32

Lily Judie

9-10 girls

200m

Bremerton Jaguars

29.87

32

Adrean Tafolla

15-16 boys

800m

Speed Unlimited

2:08.14

32

Cascade Striders

13-14 girls

4x400m Relay

 

4:36.11

33

Lalah Rashid

9-10 girls

100m

Federal Way Track

14.42

33

Reylen Witherspoon

11-12 boys

200m

Unattached

27.05

33

Ashley Hollenbeck

15-16 girls

200m

Tahoma TC

26.13

33

Faith Richardson

17-18 girls

200m

Tahoma TC

25.68

33

Alexander Storts

15-16 boys

High Jump

Ridge TC

1.60m

33

Ryan Vasile

9-10 boys

Shot Put

South Central AA

6.28m

34

Jakoby Clukey

7-8 boys

400m

Federal Way Track

1:23.18

34

Jaleigha Robinson

13-14 girls

100m Hurdles

Team Blackout Elite

16.60

34

Abrial Gracien

7-8 girls

Long Jump

Bremerton Jaguars

2.65m

34

Jacob Raasch

15-16 boys

Long Jump

Cascade Striders

5.59m

35

Eli Peters

11-12 boys

100m

King Cobras T&F

13.40

35

Reggie Witherspoon

13-14 boys

100m

Unattached

12.24

35

Jeremiah Inman

7-8 boys

200m

Top Flight

33.68

35

Nia McCurdy

11-12 girls

200m

Rainier Beach Track

27.73

35

Logan Laxson

15-16 boys

400m

Unattached

52.92

35

Ammon Wagner

13-14 boys

1500m

Snohomish Track

4:45.51

35

Jalyssa Desuze

7-8 girls

Long Jump

Federal Way Track

2.64m

36

Jeremiah Inman

7-8 boys

100m

Top Flight

15.84

36

Ashley Hollenbeck

15-16 girls

100m

Tahoma TC

12.78

36

Noa Englund

7-8 girls

200m

Federal Way Track

35.65

36

Rayhan Sathiq

11-12 boys

Long Jump

Cascade Striders

3.99m

36

Kaiha Gayles

15-16 girls

Long Jump

High Voltage

4.70m

37

Isaiah Davis

15-16 boys

100m

Federal Way Track

11.54

37

Za'Cariah Thomas

9-10 girls

200m

Team Blackout Elite

30.42

37

Sincere Ford

7-8 boys

400m

Cascade Striders

1:26.09

38

Noa Englund

7-8 girls

100m

Federal Way Track

16.73

38

Khamille Chappell

11-12 girls

100m

Top Flight

13.75

38

Marcella Jones

11-12 girls

200m

Rainier Beach Track

28.1

38

Ian Greer

15-16 boys

800m

Cascade Striders

2:11.97

39

Jaidan Hammer

11-12 boys

100m

South Central AA

13.58

39

Azariah Miller

11-12 girls

100m

Team Blackout Elite

13.80

39

Reggie Witherspoon

13-14 boys

200m

Unattached

24.87

39

Charisma Smith

17-18 girls

400m

Unattached

1:00.05

39

Romeo Bustillo III

15-16 boys

400m Hurdles

Snohomish Track

1:08.20

40

Madison Hubbard

13-14 girls

100m

Evergreen Storm TC

13.07

40

Jason Khoury

17-18 boys

800m

Speed Unlimited

2:08.99

41

Owen Coutts

17-18 boys

100m

High Voltage

11.34

41

Meilani Paige

9-10 girls

200m

South Central AA

30.84

41

Sutton Flint

11-12 boys

200m

Cascade Striders

27.71

41

Kaiden Garrison

15-16 boys

200m

Evergreen Storm TC

23.39

41

Hanna Shigemitsu

13-14 girls

Discus

Speed Unlimited

20.07m

42

Tresley Love

13-14 girls

100m

Rainier Beach Track

13.20

42

Kennedy Shepard

11-12 girls

400m

Rainier Beach Track

1:06.79

42

John McIntosh

13-14 boys

200m Hurdles

Xtreme Speed

47.82

42

Jaleigha Robinson

13-14 girls

200m Hurdles

Team Blackout Elite

31.48

43

Cameron Andrews

15-16 boys

200m

South Central AA

23.48

43

Tenichi Gordon

13-14 boys

400m

Kitsap Fliers T&F

58.17

43

Emma Brundige

17-18 girls

400m

Kitsap Fliers T&F

1:01.17

51

Symone Shepard

9-10 girls

200m

Rainier Beach Track

31.55

52

Dawit Davis

15-16 boys

400m

Rainier Beach Track

1:30.30

DNF

Rainier Beach Track

9-10 girls

4x100m Relay

 

-

DNF

Bremerton Jaguars

11-12 boys

4x100m Relay

 

-

DQ

Jess Judie

7-8 boys

200m semis

Bremerton Jaguars

 

DQ

Lejla Hill

7-8 girls

200m semis

South Central AA

 

DQ

Blake Kirvin III

9-10 boys

400m

Rainier Beach Track

-

DQ

KeyShawn Shepard

13-14 boys

3000m Race Walk

Rainier Beach Track

-

DQ

Kivon Nash

15-16 boys

3000m Race Walk

Team Blackout Elite

-

NH

Abigail Carlson

17-18 girls

High Jump

Yelm Tornado TC

-

NH

Steven Schmidt

17-18 boys

High Jump

Unattached

-

NH

Mataya Straka

13-14 girls

Shot Put

Team Evolution

-

NM

Erin Johnson

13-14 girls

Long Jump

Rainier Beach Track

-

NM

Justin Temple Jr

13-14 boys

Triple Jump

Team Blackout Elite

-

NM

Anson Pham

15-16 boys

Triple Jump

High Voltage

-

NM

Garret Bernt

15-16 boys

Discus

Unattached

-

Q

Adaji Osaro-Igwe

15-16 girls

100m 1st rd

Tahoma TC

11.76

Q

Adaji Osaro-Igwe

15-16 girls

100m 2nd rd

Tahoma TC

12.17

Q

Aiden Hurd

13-14 boys

100m 1st rd

Yelm Tornado TC

11.84

Q

Aiden Morton

9-10 boys

100m 1st rd

South Central AA

13.52

Q

Anthony Smith

15-16 boys

100m 1st rd

Speed Unlimited

10.97

Q

Bonet Henderson

17-18 girls

100m 1st rd

Xtreme Speed

12.39

Q

Damontae Dukes

7-8 boys

100m 1st rd

South Central AA

14.65

Q

Deven Brown

17-18 boys

100m 1st rd

Seattle Speed Track

10.92

Q

Deven Brown

17-18 boys

100m 2nd rd

Seattle Speed Track

11.06

Q

Faith Richardson

17-18 girls

100m 1st rd

Tahoma TC

12.07

Q 

Faith Richardson

17-18 girls

100m 2nd rd

Tahoma TC

12.10

Q

Kymeal Gaulden

15-16 girls

100m 1st rd

Kitsap Fliers T&F

12.46

Q 

Lejla Hill

7-8 girls

100m 1st rd

South Central AA

15.99

Q

Morgan Little

13-14 girls

100m 1st rd

High Voltage

12.58

Q

Naly Khamlue-Pratt

11-12 girls

100m 1st rd

Team Blackout Elite

13.43

Q

Nolan Mickenham

17-18 boys

100m 1st rd

Evergreen Storm TC

10.94

Q

Nolan Mickenham

17-18 boys

100m 2nd rd

Evergreen Storm TC

11.00

Q

Reylen Witherspoon

11-12 boys

100m 1st rd

Unattached

12.84

Q

Tyrone Taylor II

15-16 boys

100m 1st rd

Rainier Beach Track

11.06

Q 

Tyrone Taylor II

15-16 boys

100m 2nd rd

Rainier Beach Track

10.97

Q

Adaji Osaro-Igwe

15-16 girls

200m 1st rd

Tahoma TC

23.68

Q

Adaji Osaro-Igwe

15-16 girls

200m 2nd rd

Tahoma TC

23.83

Q

Aiden Morton

9-10 boys

200m 1st rd

South Central AA

27.90

Q

Aiden Morton

9-10 boys

200m 2nd rd

South Central AA

28.38

Q

Anthony Smith

15-16 boys

200m 1st rd

Speed Unlimited

22.56

Q

Azariah Miller

11-12 girls

200m 1st rd

Team Blackout Elite

27.06

Q

Bonet Henderson

17-18 girls

200m 1st rd

Xtreme Speed

24.76

Q

Damontae Dukes

7-8 boys

200m 1st rd

South Central AA

30.54

Q

Deven Brown

17-18 boys

200m 1st rd

Seattle Speed Track

21.73

Q

Jaylah Winston

11-12 girls

200m 1st rd

Federal Way Track

27.23

Q

Jess Judie

7-8 boys

200m 1st rd

Bremerton Jaguars

32.01

Q

Kymeal Gaulden

15-16 girls

200m 1st rd

Kitsap Fliers T&F

26.03

Q

Lejla Hill

7-8 girls

200m 1st rd

South Central AA

34.06

Q

Michael King

13-14 boys

200m 1st rd

Unattached

24.06

Q

Morgan Little

13-14 girls

200m 1st rd

High Voltage

26.19

Q

Nolan Mickenham

17-18 boys

200m 1st rd

Evergreen Storm TC

21.73

Q

Owen Coutts

17-18 boys

200m 1st rd

High Voltage

21.96

Q

Ethan Willems

17-18 boys

400m 1st rd

Speed Unlimited

48.34

Q

Alyvia Brown

13-14 girls

800m 1st rd

Cascade Striders

2:18.52

Q

Anna Schneidler

11-12 girls

800m 1st rd

Cascade Striders

2:26.47

Q

Michael Bulldis

9-10 boys

800m 1st rd

Cheetah Track

2:27.12

Q

Orlaan Winston

13-14 girls

800m 1st rd

Rainier Beach Track

2:20.07

Q

Quenton Lanese

7-8 boys

800m 1st rd

Barron Park Striders

2:42.92

Q

Alyssa Becker

15-16 girls

1500m 1st rd

Bremerton Jaguars

4:53.59

Q

Alyvia Brown

13-14 girls

1500m 1st rd

Cascade Striders

4:43.65

Q

Ava Hagwell

15-16 girls

1500m 1st rd

Speed Unlimited

4:50.02

Q

Luca Andonian

17-18 boys

1500m 1st rd

Cascade Striders

4:02.89

Q

Nell O'Hara

15-16 girls

1500m 1st rd

Speed Unlimited

4:53.45

Q

Roselynn Martin

17-18 girls

1500m 1st rd

Flanagan Clan

5:01.49

Q

Sophia Dahl

13-14 girls

1500m 1st rd

Cascade Striders

4:46.75

Q

Ella Petersen

11-12 girls

80m Hurdles 1st rd

Flanagan Clan

13.41

Q

Ella Petersen

11-12 girls

80m Hurdles 2nd rd

Flanagan Clan

13.20

Q

Khamille Chappell

11-12 girls

80m Hurdles 1st rd

Top Flight

13.33

Q

Laila Bolton

11-12 girls

80m Hurdles 1st rd

Top Flight

13.16

Q

Sabina Nettles

11-12 girls

80m Hurdles 1st rd

Top Flight

13.87

Q

Alaina Brady

17-18 girls

100m Hurdles 1st rd

Tahoma TC

14.14

Q

Alaina Brady

17-18 girls

100m Hurdles 2nd rd

Tahoma TC

14.09

Q

Amelia Hewson

17-18 girls

100m Hurdles 1st rd

Seattle Speed Track

14.91

Q

Ava Stout

13-14 girls

100m Hurdles 1st rd

Sonic Boom Running

15.55

Q

Faith Marshall

17-18 girls

100m Hurdles 1st rd

Xtreme Speed

14.78

Q

Faith Marshall

17-18 girls

100m Hurdles 2nd rd

Xtreme Speed

14.44

Q

Jonah Tongco

13-14 boys

100m Hurdles 1st rd

Days TC

14.32

Q

Kaiha Gayles

15-16 girls

100m Hurdles 1st rd

High Voltage

15.20

Q

Kaiha Gayles

15-16 girls

100m Hurdles 2nd rd

High Voltage

14.76

Q

Lauryn Chandler

17-18 girls

100m Hurdles 1st rd

Kitsap Fliers T&F

14.92

Q

Macy Glory

15-16 girls

100m Hurdles 1st rd

Tahoma TC

15.83

Q

Quincy Purcell

13-14 boys

100m Hurdles 1st rd

Rain City Flyers

15.37

Q

Deyondre Davis

17-18 boys

110m Hurdles 1st rd

Thriller T&F

14.25

Q

Lyricc Lopez

15-16 boys

110m Hurdles 1st rd

High Voltage

15.54

Q

Matthew Wilkinson

15-16 boys

110m Hurdles 1st rd

Speed Unlimited

15.02

Q

Deyondre Davis

17-18 boys

400m Hurdles 1st rd

Thriller T&F

54.84

Q

Drew Hill

17-18 boys

400m Hurdles 1st rd

High Voltage

54.11

Q

Emma Pollak

15-16 girls

400m Hurdles 1st rd

Xtreme Speed

1:03.17

Q

Lyricc Lopez

15-16 boys

400m Hurdles 1st rd

High Voltage

55.47

Q

Xtreme Speed

15-16 girls

4x100m Relay 1st rd

 

48.29

Q 

Speed Unlimited

15-16 boys

4x400m Relay 1st rd

 

3:24.19

 

         



IN THEIR WORDS
Rylee Panquerne (Xtreme Speed Track Club)
Going All American was a once in a lifetime dream come true. Our team has worked hard towards making our sprinters the best they can be and that work has payed off.  Sacramento was a wonderful experience and I’m glad I competed at such a cool stadium with so many athletes.
 
Emma Pollak (Xtreme Speed Track Club)
Beating My Own Race
After qualifying for the Junior Olympic Nationals in Sacramento, California, I knew I was facing a challenge. Factors such as the competition, heat, numerous days competing back-to-back, and, of course, how I handled these factors, were all going to play a role in how I did. From regionals (13) I had qualified in the 4x100, 4x400, and the 400m hurdles. Before the races at Hornet Stadium had begun, my 4x100 relay was ranked 10th, 4x400 was ranked 7th, and I was ranked 4th in the 400m hurdles. I was just happy to have made it to Nationals, however, my ultimate goal was to be an All-American in at least one of my events.
 
It was 6:00am on Wednesday morning; 400m hurdle race day at 9:00am. I really wanted to try and keep myself composed this whole trip because of my known race anxiety. However, my mind and body had different plans that day. The previous night I was barely able to sleep. My heart was racing and I struggled to shut-off my brain from thinking about the race that awaited me the next morning. I tried to stay positive while getting reading in the morning. I looked down at my hands shaking uncontrollably and attempted to laugh it off by showing it to my roommate Madison. I put a lot of pressure on myself, feeling that I needed to live up to everyone’s expectation that I would be near the top after prelims due to my position going into the race. 
 
Entering the warm-up area, I was completely expecting to lose the small amount of composure I had maintained thus far, but what happened next was just the opposite. To my own surprise (and relief) I felt calm and in control of my emotions throughout warmups, the nerves and anxiety from earlier this morning had slipped away and my mind was quiet and focused. Before I knew it, I was on the track setting up my blocks in lane 2. While I wasn't completely thrilled about my lane placement, I focused on what I could control. I needed to beat at least one person to the first hurdle and try to finish strong on the last 100m. My race went very well, I alternated when I needed to, didn't stutter or stumble as much as I thought I might, PRed and even won my heat. I was moving on to Finals.
 
Thursday was 4x100 prelims, and I was ready. When it comes to relays I'm not as stressed as in individual events because I have other people to experience the race with and the ability to work together helps to relieve some of the pressure. The only thing I was worried about was our hand-offs but after warming up and practicing, I felt like we were prepared and had a chance of making it to finals. I sat in the hipping tent repeating to myself, "23, 23, 23, 23.”  We just need to do our thing".  When I stepped out on the track, I was ready. I set my mark at 23 steps and waited for the gun. The baton travelled from Alaynah to Danielle to Rylee then to me, I was out and sprinting -ready to finish strong. We ended the race with a new PR and were heading to finals in 8th after a team had gotten disqualified.
 
Friday came around and it was time for the 4x400, I was excited for this relay because of our previous success in regionals and I believed in the people on my team. Standing under the tent watching my team start off the relay, I was worried for when I had to run. In a 4x400 it seems like anything can happen, some people may be able to finish strong when you least expect it, or could just be a crazy amazing runner. We were barely in 4th place when Jojo handed me the baton to finish the race. I knew I needed to pass the 3rd place runner and not let anyone pass me. Before long I was already on the last 100m of the race.  My team and I were able to finish 3rd in our heat. It wasn’t until I got into the cooling tent after the race that I noticed the near-100 degree heat. 
 
The weekend brought finals for the 4x100 on Saturday and the 400m hurdles on Sunday.  Knowing that all we needed to do was finish and we would be All-American was the validation I needed to keep myself calm. Of course I still wanted to know that I tried my hardest, but I needed to tell myself that these races were nothing to stress about. Like in prelims, the main thing that worried me about our relay was the handoffs because I knew that was the only thing that could get us disqualified. The 4x100 had the most precise hand-offs and after our previous race, we knew our main focus needed to be making them as smooth and quick as possible. The process of warm-ups, the checking tent, and hipping tent was the same as prelims. But this time, being on the track just felt different- knowing that we were racing against the fastest 15-16 4x100s in the nation. We finished finals in 8th and although didn't PR from our time in prelims, we were All-Americans. 
 
After waiting in the awards tent for about 45 minutes, they were finally calling 15-16 girls 4x100s. We stepped up to the podium and heard the rest of our team cheering us on as an official gave us our patches, hats, and medals. After plenty of pictures on the podium, we went outside and took so many photos with team members, coaches, and parents that our cheeks hurt, but it was all worth it.
 
Sunday rolled around and the weather report showed it was going to be the hottest day yet; a high of 106 degrees and a race time of 12:30pm. Saturday night was the calm before the storm.  I was feeling more relaxed and put together than I had the night before prelims, although I still had a hard time sleeping. Sunday morning brought on something worse than I had ever experienced before a race. I woke up that morning with an upset stomach and racing heart. This was different than the 4x100 because I was on my own this time. I had no teammates to experience the pre-race jitters with and I felt the expectation of being ranked 4th weighing down on me. Anytime someone asked how I was I responded with, "I'm fine" or "I think I'm ready", but in reality I was on the verge of tears. I texted my mom about my nerves before we left in the vans, and she responded with, "You've done the work to get to the finals...It's just like any other race now". That was what I needed to hear, to be reminded that all I needed to do was race like I had before and not think about what this race would lead to, but to instead just have fun and try my hardest.  This was my last race, my last opportunity to race at Hornet stadium in the Junior Olympic nationals; all I could do was relax and make the most of the experience. 
 
I crossed the finish line in 4th place with a new PR faster than prelims. I felt relieved that the race was over. As I wobbled over the cooling tent, tears filled my eyes from all the emotions of the week. A volunteer squeezed ice cold sponges on me in an attempt to cool me off, but the stark temperature change took my breath away and I started to hyperventilate. My legs were on fire, my muscles were sore and tight, the long week of racing was starting to catch up with me. After recovering, I made my way to the awards tent where I would get my second All-American of the meet and become the first athlete in Xtreme Speed history to get two All-American honors in one Nationals trip.
 
More than anything, as I reflect on this trip to Nationals I am thankful to have competed with, and been surrounded by such amazing, hardworking athletes. I’m so proud my teammates and how hard they worked throughout the season to make it to Nationals. The success that each of them had in their races was remarkable. I'm also forever grateful for the support and knowledge my coaches, family, and friends gave to me throughout this journey. This experience taught me many important lessons, it taught me things about myself as a person and as an athlete, it taught me to cherish every moment, to always try your hardest and to have faith that everything will work out in the end. Competing at nationals was an amazing experience that brought great memories I will cherish forever. 


Alaynah Reed (Xtreme Speed Track Club)
As an athlete something that always stays in my head as I'm running is "Make every step faster than before because every step is one second closer to being an All American".
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