CHARLOTTE - The 2008 USA Youth Track & Field Championships hit the
midway point in the six day competition at the Irwin Belk Track and
Field Center on the campus of University of North Carolina - Charlotte.
Terence Lee (Juventus) captured the individual title in the young men's
5,000 meter run, finishing in 16 minutes 3.04 seconds, just ahead of
runner-up Steven Stoot (Peak Distance) who clocked 16:03.19.
In the intermediate boys' 5,000m run, Lukas Verzbicas captured the win
with a personal best time of 8:49.37. Parker Bowles (Jenks America TC)
continued his success from the first day of competition, finishing
second in 9:00.76.
Jacinda Evans (Durham Striders) leaped 5.96m/19-6.75 in the young
women's long jump to capture first place.
In the midget boys' javelin throw, Aaron Ramirez threw the spear
44.00m/144-04 to claim the individual title.
Ryan Crouser (Team Oregon USA) won both the intermediate boys' discus
and javelin throw, heaving the 1.6kg discus 54.94m/180-03 and throwing
the javelin 55.19m/181-01.
In the bantam girls' shot put, Khayla Dawson (Charlotte Flights TFC)
tossed the 6 pound implement 7.99m/26-2.75.
Olivia Hudson hopped, skipped, and jumped her way to a first place
finish in the intermediate girls' triple jump with a distance of
11.43m/37-6.
For more information from the 2008 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field
Championships, including complete results, visit
USATF.org.
Athlete Quotes:
Young men's 5000m champion, Terence Lee
It went ok, it was pretty slow, I just wanted to win the race, I wasn't
really looking for time.
Intermediate boys' 3000m champion, Lukas Verzbicas
It was a great race; it was a fast race for me because that's my best
time ever. First time I've run under 9 minutes, it was awesome. I was
pacing the first two kilometers and had just one left I moved to front
and never gave up the lead.
Intermediate girls' triple jump champion, Olivia Hudson
I think I did pretty good overall, I mostly had to work on getting my
phases right, I just started this a couple months ago, and it was good
for one of my first times this year. It wasn't my personal best but it
was pretty consistent.
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