
USTFCCCA News & Notes

Young Collegiate Stars to Compete at USA Junior Championships this Weekend
NEW ORLEANS – National titles and the opportunity to represent the United States on the world stage are at stake this weekend for more than 300 young collegians competing at the two-day U.S. Outdoor Junior Championships in Eugene, Ore., beginning Saturday, July 5.
As many as 170 collegiate men and 137 collegiate women are among the 600 young athletes between the ages of 16 and 19 at Historic Hayward Field who will be vying for individual titles and potential berths onto Team USA for the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships – also to be contested in Eugene from July 22-27.
The full list of entries can be found here, which, in addition to today’s up-and-coming collegiate contenders, includes many of the potential future collegiate stars of tomorrow. Case in point: Six Americans who won individual NCAA titles this year either indoors or outdoors competed at the 2012 U.S. Junior Championships and ultimately the World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
USATF.tv will stream the meet live online beginning with the first running event of each day. Saturday’s broadcast begins at 5:50 p.m. ET and Sunday’s at 5:45 p.m. ET
Given they’ve met the qualifying standards, the two highest-finishing athletes in each of the individual events this weekend will earn a spot on Team USA for the 2014 edition of the World Junior Championships.
Those finishing outside the top two will still be in consideration for the relay pool – and with the caliber of competition set for this weekend, multiple athletes ranked among the top 10 in the world could be among those on the outside looking in.
Success at the U.S. Junior Championships and qualification to Worlds would be more feathers in the caps of a handful of collegians who have already established themselves as not only among the best in the nation, but the best in the world.
Five first-year collegians are ranked No. 1 in the world in their respective events by the IAAF, with nine others ranked in the top five – including some in the same event.
Name | Affiliation | Event | IAAF Rank |
Trayvon Bromell | Baylor | men’s 100 meters | No. 1 |
Kendall Baisden | Texas | women’s 400 meters | No. 1 |
Kendell Williams | Georgia | women’s 100-meter hurdles | No. 1 |
Shamier Little | Texas A&M | women’s 400-meter hurdles | No. 1 |
Valarie Allman | Stanford | women’s discus | No. 1 |
Brittany Brown | Iowa | women’s 200 meters | No. 2 |
Michael Cherry Jr | Florida State | men’s 400 meters | No. 2 |
Timothy Holmes | Baylor | men’s 400-meter hurdles | No. 2 |
Shakima Wimbley | Miami (FL) | women’s 400 meters | No. 3 |
Jade Miller | Harvard | women’s 400-meter hurdles | No. 4 |
Travonn White | Central Arizona College | men’s long jump | No. 4 |
Tyler Brown | Eastern Michigan | men’s 400 meters | =No. 5 |
Dylan Duvio | Stanford | men’s pole vault | No. 5 |
Lamar Bruton | Ohio State | men’s 400 meters | =No. 5 |
NCAA Division I Outdoor men’s 100 meters champion Trayvon Bromell of Baylor figures to be one of the headliners of the meet after winning NCAAs in a World-Junior-Record 9.97. He became the first teenager in the history of the world to dip below 10 seconds under wind-legal conditions.
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Four of the five fastest wind-legal times on the 2014 World Junior descending order list have Bromell’s name next to them.
Georgia’s Kendell Williams made her mark on the world and collegiate scenes with World Junior and collegiate records in the indoor pentathlon and a U.S. Junior Record outdoors in the heptathlon – both events in which she claimed NCAA titles.
This weekend, however, she will compete exclusively in the 100-meter hurdles, an event in which she ran a 12.99 during the NCAA heptathlon to move to the 2014 World Junior lead and the No. 9 spot in World Junior history.
A teenage woman was also center stage in the open 400-meter hurdles as Texas A&M’s Shamier Little won the NCAA title in the event in 55.07 for the 2014 World Junior lead and the No. 2 spot on the U.S. Junior all-time performers list. She has run each of the six fastest times in the world amongst juniors in 2014.
Though Texas’ Kendall Baisden didn’t claim an individual NCAA title of her own at 400 meters – she was third – the first-year collegian did play a crucial part on the Longhorns’ meet-record 4×400 relay team’s victory.
She is, however, the 2014 World Junior leader at 400 meters in 50.46 with five of the eight best times on the 2014 World Junior descending order list and the No. 2 spot on the all-time U.S. Junior list.
She will have her work cut out for her as three other collegians rank among the world’s top 10 in the event: No. 3 Shakima Wimbley of Miami (Fla.), No. 7 Felicia Majors of Tennessee and No. 8 Aaliyah Barnes of Ohio State.
Also currently sitting at No. 1 in the world among teenage women is discus thrower Valarie Allman of Stanford, whose mark of 167-10 (51.17m) also ranks her No. 6 on the all-time U.S. Junior list.
Bromell’s teammate Tim Holmes of Baylor is No. 2 in the world in the 400-meter hurdles at 45.36, and has three of the world’s four fastest times by juniors in 2014. Among those challenging him for the win will be a pair of worldwide top-11 competitors in No. 8 Desmond Palmer of Pittsburgh and No. 11 Khallifah Rosser of Chaffey College.
Michael Cherry, Jr,. of Florida State, ranked No. 2 in the world among juniors at 400 meters with three of the seven fastest times, will head a field that includes a pair of collegians tied at No. 5 on the world list in Eastern Michigan’s Tyler Brown and Ohio State’s Lamar Bruton, as well as 10th-ranked Byron Robinson of Penn State.
Also No. 2 in the world is Iowa’s Brittany Brown at 200 meters in 22.95.
The list of known collegians competing this weekend can be found below.
Name | Affiliation | Event |
Miles Baldwin | Akron | men’s 400 meters |
Clayton Murphy | Akron | men’s 1500 meters |
Michaela Foisy | Akron | women’s 5000 meters |
Rebecca Szabo | Akron | women’s pole vault |
Daniella Johnson | Akron | women’s long jump |
Phillip Jagers | Akron | men’s discus |
Quanesha Burks | Alabama | women’s 100 meters |
Lakan Taylor | Alabama | women’s pole vault |
Quanesha Burks | Alabama | women’s long jump |
Kingsley Ogbonna | Albany | men’s high jump |
Makayla Roten | Appalachian State | women’s high jump |
Miles Parish | Arizona | men’s 400 meters |
Avery Mickens | Arizona | men’s long jump |
Regine Williams | Arkansas | women’s 100 meters |
Regine Williams | Arkansas | women’s 200 meters |
Victoria Feole | Arkansas | women’s 800 meters |
Clayton Jury | Ashland | men’s hammer throw |
Michael Cheeks Jr | Auburn | men’s 200 meters |
Marshay Ryan | Auburn | women’s triple jump |
Justin Carter | Auburn | men’s javelin |
Trayvon Bromell | Baylor | men’s 100 meters |
Maggie Montoya | Baylor | women’s 3000 meters |
Maggie Montoya | Baylor | women’s 5000 meters |
Timothy Holmes | Baylor | men’s 400-meter hurdles |
Annie Rhodes | Baylor | women’s pole vault |
Seth Derr | Bethany (Kansas) | men’s javelin |
Kenneth Fisher | Bethune-Cookman | men’s long jump |
Eric Holt | Binghamton | men’s 1500 meters |
Peter Fagan | Binghamton | men’s pole vault |
Jordan Ward | Boise State | women’s high jump |
Allison Jeffries | Boise State | women’s pole vault |
Daniel Gagne | Bradley | men’s 1500 meters |
Lauren Cunningham | Bradley | women’s 3000 meters |
Caleb Beck | Bradley | men’s 5000 meters |
Patrick Campbell | Bradley | men’s 10,000 meters |
Martin Martinez | Brown | men’s 1500 meters |
Lucy Vankleunen | Brown | women’s 1500 meters |
Kate Scott | Bucknell | women’s 5000 meters |
Ross Pirnie | Bucknell | men’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Corinne Birchard | Buffalo | women’s 1500 meters |
Christine Lyttle | Buffalo | women’s 100-meter hurdles |
Alec Peinkofer | Buffalo | men’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Shea Martinez | BYU | women’s 800 meters |
Abraham Alvarado | Cal State Stanislaus | men’s 800 meters |
Megan Bordes | California | women’s 5000 meters |
Brenden Song | California | men’s discus |
Julie Friend | California (Pa.) | women’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Travonn White | Central Arizona College | men’s long jump |
Colin Sauter | Central Connecticut State | men’s 10,000 meters |
Doug Hutcherson | Central Methodist | men’s 10,000-meter race walk |
Mackenzi Rickman | Cerritos College | men’s 110-meter hurdles |
Thomas Cheval | Cerritos College | men’s long jump |
Destiny Mack-Talalemotu | Cerritos College | women’s shot put |
Destiny Mack-Talalemotu | Cerritos College | women’s discus |
Matthew-Jonathan Seawright | Cerritos College | men’s hammer throw |
Khallifah Rosser | Chaffey College | men’s 400-meter hurdles |
Brianna Heilsnis | Clayton State | women’s hammer throw |
James Plummer | Clemson | men’s discus |
Marcus Harris Jr | Colorado State | men’s 100 meters |
Aaliyah Pete | Colorado State | women’s discus |
Collin Scheer | Colorado State | men’s high jump |
Aaliyah Pete | Colorado State | women’s shot put |
Chinedu Amonu | Connecticut | men’s 400 meters |
Michael O’Donnell | Connecticut | men’s 1500 meters |
Grant Sisserson | Cornell | men’s pole vault |
Tess Odegard | Cornerstone | women’s high jump |
Timothy Brennan | Dartmouth | men’s hammer throw |
Marissa DeWispelare | Doane | women’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Christine Streisel | Duke | women’s javelin |
Jasmine Dawson | East Carolina | women’s 100 meters |
Tyler Brown | Eastern Michigan | men’s 400 meters |
Nicholas Ponzio | Florida | men’s shot put |
Sydnee Over | Florida State | women’s 800 meters |
Michael Cherry Jr | Florida State | men’s 400 meters |
Holly Lindoe | Franklin Pierce | women’s 10,000-meter race walk |
Sabrina Southerland | Georgetown | women’s 800 meters |
Nathaniel Gordon III | Georgetown | men’s 800 meters |
Jonathan Green | Georgetown | men’s 10,000 meters |
Kendell Williams | Georgia | women’s 100-meter hurdles |
Alysiah Whittaker | Georgia State | women’s shot put |
Melissa Fairey | Georgia Tech | women’s 5000 meters |
Hayley Keadey | Georgia Tech | women’s 5000 meters |
TJ Burnett | Grand Valley State | men’s 400-meter hurdles |
Sarah Cullip | Grand Valley State | women’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Kieran Gallagher | Harvard | women’s 1500 meters |
Jackie Modesett | Harvard | women’s 100-meter hurdles |
Jackie Modesett | Harvard | women’s 400-meter hurdles |
Jade Miller | Harvard | women’s 400-meter hurdles |
Josh Whitener | Harvard | men’s hammer throw |
Tyler Brinks | Hope | men’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Brian Barraza | Houston | men’s 5000 meters |
William Gibbs | Houston | men’s 110-meter hurdles |
Cameron Cornelius | Houston | men’s shot put |
Nicole Choquette | Illinois | women’s 800 meters |
Kandie Bloch-Jones | Illinois | women’s high jump |
Tre’tez Kinnaird | Indiana | men’s 800 meters |
Eric Claxton | Indiana | men’s 1500 meters |
Chanli Mundy | Indiana | women’s 5000 meters |
Eric Claxton | Indiana | men’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Andrew Miller | Indiana | men’s hammer throw |
DeShawn Woods | Indiana Tech | men’s 400-meter hurdles |
Brittany Brown | Iowa | women’s 100 meters |
Brittany Brown | Iowa | women’s 200 meters |
Carlos Varela-Hernandez | Iowa | men’s hammer throw |
Derek Jones | Iowa State | men’s 400-meter hurdles |
Morgan Crewe | James Madison | women’s high jump |
Ebony Owusu-Sampah | James Madison | women’s long jump |
Tess Meehan | Johns Hopkins | women’s 5000 meters |
Andrew Bartnett | Johns Hopkins | men’s pole vault |
Nick Meyer | Kansas | men’s pole vault |
Rachel Proteau | Kansas State | women’s high jump |
Jason Coon | Kansas State | men’s shot put |
Danielle Plank | Kansas State | women’s javelin |
Nicholas Anderson | Kentucky | men’s 110-meter hurdles |
Justin Kretchmer | Kentucky | men’s high jump |
Madison Jacobs | Kentucky | women’s discus |
Nicole Maurmann | Lane | women’s 3000 meters |
Courtney Avery | Lehigh | women’s high jump |
Mary Witmer | Liberty | women’s 400-meter hurdles |
Oasis Hernandez | Liberty | women’s triple jump |
Phillip Smith | Lipscomb | men’s triple jump |
Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks | Lock Haven | men’s javelin |
William Washington | Louisiana Tech | men’s shot put |
Kyra Burke | Loyola Marymount | women’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Jada Martin | LSU | women’s 100 meters |
Jada Martin | LSU | women’s 200 meters |
Bryiana Richardson | LSU | women’s 400-meter hurdles |
Nataliyah Friar | LSU | women’s long jump |
Rebekah Wales | LSU | women’s javelin |
Spencer Johnson | Marist | men’s 10,000 meters |
Kristi Licursi | Marist | women’s 10,000-meter race walk |
Heather MacLean | Massachusetts | women’s 800 meters |
Paolo Tavares | Massachusetts | men’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
LaForrest Church | Memphis | men’s 800 meters |
Aaron Persinger | Memphis | men’s 400-meter hurdles |
Carly Muscaro | Merrimack | women’s 400 meters |
Saladin Nasser | Mesa Community College | men’s long jump |
Shakima Wimbley | Miami (FL) | women’s 400 meters |
Katelyn Daniels | Michigan State | women’s shot put |
Katelyn Daniels | Michigan State | women’s discus |
Sean Pengelly | Michigan Tech | men’s 10,000 meters |
Jason Saliga | Michigan Tech | men’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Bryan Bjerk | Minnesota | men’s discus |
Dylan Capwell | Monmouth | men’s 800 meters |
Tionna Garner | Monmouth | women’s 800 meters |
Timothy Wilson | Monmouth | men’s hammer throw |
Troy Andretta | Monmouth | men’s hammer throw |
Faith Blamon | Monmouth | women’s javelin |
Jenette Northey | Montana State | women’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Joshua Poole | Mt. Saint Mary’s | men’s 400 meters |
Julian Woods | Mt. Saint Mary’s | men’s 110-meter hurdles |
Julian Woods | Mt. Saint Mary’s | men’s 400-meter hurdles |
Kelly Yanucil | Mt. Saint Mary’s | women’s javelin |
Malcolm Ballard | Mt. San Antonio College | men’s 100 meters |
Anna Peer | Nebraska | women’s 5000 meters |
Joe Harter | Nebraska | men’s 10,000 meters |
Tierra Williams | Nebraska | women’s long jump |
Jazmin McCoy | Nebraska | women’s long jump |
Christopher Daniels | Nebraska | men’s discus |
Cody Walton | Nebraska | men’s javelin |
Sarah Firestone | Nebraska | women’s javelin |
Drew Piazza | New Hampshire | men’s 800 meters |
Elinor Purrier | New Hampshire | women’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Sarah Keiran | New Hampshire | women’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Jannell Hadnot | New Mexico | women’s triple jump |
Brooke Andersen | Northern Arizona | women’s hammer throw |
Harvey Smith | Notre Dame | men’s 400 meters |
Bryce Stroede | Oakland | men’s 5000 meters |
Lamar Bruton | Ohio State | men’s 400 meters |
Aaliyah Barnes | Ohio State | women’s 400 meters |
Aaron Zedella | Ohio State | men’s shot put |
Dylan Dyke | Ohio State | men’s hammer throw |
Aaron Zedella | Ohio State | men’s hammer throw |
Hayden McClain | Oklahoma | men’s triple jump |
Noah Gade | Oklahoma State | men’s 10,000 meters |
Jalen Miller | Ole Miss | men’s 200 meters |
Jalen Miller | Ole Miss | men’s 100 meters |
Alec Smith | Oregon | men’s 800 meters |
Maggie Schmaedick | Oregon | women’s 5000 meters |
Chris Mullverhill | Oregon | men’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Cole Walsh | Oregon | men’s pole vault |
Cullen Prena | Oregon | men’s shot put |
Cullen Prena | Oregon | men’s discus |
Cullen Prena | Oregon | men’s hammer throw |
Melissa Ausman | Oregon State | women’s discus |
Julissa Poullet | Otterbein | women’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Lyle Wistar | Penn | men’s 5000 meters |
Brendan Shearn | Penn | men’s 10,000 meters |
Nicholas Tuck | Penn | men’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Byron Robinson | Penn State | men’s 400 meters |
Desmond Palmer | Pittsburgh | men’s 400-meter hurdles |
Jeffrey Thies II | Portland | men’s 5000 meters |
Jeffrey Thies II | Portland | men’s 10,000 meters |
Whitney Diggs | Portland State | women’s 200 meters |
Whitney Diggs | Portland State | women’s 400 meters |
Baileh Simms | Portland State | women’s long jump |
Gifton Okoronkwo | Portland State | men’s triple jump |
Hope Schmelzle | Purdue | women’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Mahlik Handley | Rhode Island | men’s hammer throw |
Nicholas Danner | Rhode Island | men’s javelin |
Joshua Washington | Richard Bland College | men’s 200 meters |
Ryan Salcido | Sacramento State | men’s 10,000 meters |
Mareena DiMilia | Sacred Heart | women’s hammer throw |
Mitchell Dixon | Saddleback College | men’s hammer throw |
Christina Micale | Saginaw Valley | women’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Shakinah Brooks | Saint Augustine’s | women’s long jump |
Garrett Larson | Sam Houston State | men’s pole vault |
Simon Imagbe | Sam Houston State | men’s long jump |
Julian Harvey | SIU Edwardsville | men’s high jump |
Julian Harvey | SIU Edwardsville | men’s long jump |
Lezyon Lagarde | South Alabama | men’s triple jump |
Kaitlyn Beans | South Alabama | women’s triple jump |
David Reinhardt | South Alabama | men’s javelin |
Precious Holmes | South Carolina | women’s 400 meters |
Mollie Williams | South Carolina | women’s 100-meter hurdles |
Natasha Dicks | South Carolina | women’s triple jump |
Olayinka Awotunde | South Carolina | men’s shot put |
Olayinka Awotunde | South Carolina | men’s discus |
Emily Brigham | South Dakota | women’s pole vault |
Danielle Waldner | South Dakota | women’s shot put |
Brendan Sage | South Dakota State | men’s 5000 meters |
Trevor Capra | South Dakota State | men’s 10,000 meters |
Fredrick Kerley Jr | South Plains College | men’s 400 meters |
Alex Holden | Southeastern La. | men’s 800 meters |
Valerie Thames | Southern | women’s 400-meter hurdles |
Chase Peterson | Southern California | men’s 400-meter hurdles |
Franklin Adams | Southern Illinois | men’s long jump |
Freya Block | Southern Illinois | women’s hammer throw |
Ryan Njegovan | St. Francis (Ill.) | men’s discus |
Justin Hays | St. Joseph’s (Ind.) | men’s 10,000 meters |
Ali Teliha | St. Mary’s (Calif.) | women’s 1500 meters |
Ryan Trapp | St. Thomas (Minn.) | men’s 800 meters |
Connor O’Neill | St. Thomas (Minn.) | men’s pole vault |
Valarie Allman | Stanford | women’s discus |
Thomas Coyle | Stanford | men’s 1500 meters |
Jack Keelan | Stanford | men’s 5000 meters |
Sam Wharton | Stanford | men’s 5000 meters |
Dylan Duvio | Stanford | men’s pole vault |
Megan Glasmann | Stanford | women’s javelin |
Anthony Gallardo | Stephen F. Austin | men’s 5000 meters |
Jeffrey Weisheit Jr | Stephen F. Austin | men’s 10,000 meters |
Anthony Gallardo | Stephen F. Austin | men’s 10,000 meters |
Mitchell Ryan | SUNY Cortland | men’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Regine Hunter | Syracuse | women’s triple jump |
Tiffany Terry | TCU | women’s 400 meters |
Felecia Majors | Tennessee | women’s 400 meters |
Kendall Baisden | Texas | women’s 400 meters |
Carlton Anumnu | Texas | men’s 100 meters |
Charles Anumnu | Texas | men’s 100 meters |
Carlton Anumnu | Texas | men’s 200 meters |
Charles Anumnu | Texas | men’s 200 meters |
Robert Uhr Jr | Texas | men’s 800 meters |
Spencer Dunkerley-Offor | Texas | men’s 110-meter hurdles |
Shamier Little | Texas A&M | women’s 400-meter hurdles |
Cameron Villarreal | Texas A&M | men’s 1500 meters |
Austin Wells | Texas A&M | men’s 10,000 meters |
Jeff Prothro | Texas A&M | men’s triple jump |
Marika Brown | Texas State | women’s 100 meters |
Marika Brown | Texas State | women’s 200 meters |
Aaron George | Texas State | men’s long jump |
Julie Lange | Texas State | women’s discus |
Jocelyn Caro | Texas Tech | women’s 5000 meters |
Janelle Noe | Toledo | women’s 1500 meters |
Janelle Noe | Toledo | women’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Logan Rodgers | Trevecca Nazarene | men’s 10,000 meters |
Corina Cox | Troy | women’s discus |
Taylor Potts | Tulane | women’s shot put |
Isaiah Thompson | UC Irvine | men’s 800 meters |
Lloyd Sicard | UC Irvine | men’s 110-meter hurdles |
Megan George | UC Irvine | women’s 100-meter hurdles |
Brandon Howard | UC Irvine | men’s 400-meter hurdles |
Richard Ho | UCLA | men’s 10,000 meters |
Max Davis | UCLA | men’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Emily Scharmann | UCLA | women’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Braheme Days Jr | UCLA | men’s shot put |
Braheme Days Jr | UCLA | men’s discus |
Landon Carroll | UL-Lafayette | men’s hammer throw |
Nathaniel Keown | UMKC | men’s 5000 meters |
James Barnett | UMKC | men’s 5000 meters |
Bryce Miller | UMKC | men’s 3000-meter steeplechase |
Catherine Blaney | USF | women’s 3000 meters |
Aiyanna Stiverne | UTEP | women’s 200 meters |
Aiyanna Stiverne | UTEP | women’s 400 meters |
Simone Charley | Vanderbilt | women’s triple jump |
Nathan Kiley | Virginia | men’s 800 meters |
Henry Wynne | Virginia | men’s 1500 meters |
Christine Bohan | Virginia | women’s shot put |
Caitlin Mautz | Virginia | women’s javelin |
Jasmine Mitchell | Virginia Tech | women’s 400 meters |
Patrick Joseph | Virginia Tech | men’s 1500 meters |
Vincent Ciattei | Virginia Tech | men’s 1500 meters |
Christine London | Virginia Tech | women’s 400-meter hurdles |
Casidy Callahan | Wake Forest | women’s discus |
Casidy Callahan | Wake Forest | women’s hammer throw |
Charlie Ionata | Wake Forest | men’s hammer throw |
Rose Christen | Washington | women’s 800 meters |
Colby Gilbert | Washington | men’s 5000 meters |
Colby Gilbert | Washington | men’s 10,000 meters |
Ashley Alexander | Washington | women’s javelin |
Margaret Drazba | West Virginia | women’s 5000 meters |
Anisia Starege | Western Carolina | women’s high jump |
Hailey Cook II | Western Carolina | women’s shot put |
Keyera Lige’ | Western Michigan | women’s 400-meter hurdles |
Isaac Poe | Wichita State | men’s 400-meter hurdles |
Ryan Davis | Wisconsin | men’s 400 meters |
Shawn Michels | Wisconsin | men’s 400-meter hurdles |
Riley Budde | Wisconsin | men’s shot put |