The AAU Junior Olympics were held in Humble, Texas this year and the USATF National Junior Olympics were in Baltimore, Maryland. Below are all the Kentucky athletes who finished in the top 25 in their event.
At the AAU Olympics the top finishers were Jorden Fields from Male in the 110m High Hurdles with a 5th Place finish with a 15.30, Dequan Robinson from Henry Clay in the 200m Dash with a 6th Place finish in 22.39, and Jordan White of Owensboro Catholic in 5th Place in the Discus with a 150-08. All earned All-American honors in their events.
At the USATF Junior Olympics, Thor Newsome led the way with two All-American finishes in the Sub-Bantam age group. He was 2nd in the 1500m Run with a 5:28 and 6th in the 800m Run with a 2:45.06. The girls 3200m Relay team from Westside Track Club was 7th overall in their event with a 10:44.09.
AAU Girls
11 Years Old
Amy Flint 3-10 High Jump 12th Place
12 Years Old
Chimond Vaughn -2197 points Pentathlon 12th Place, 4-06 High Jump 10th Place
15-16 Years Old
Nia Gibbs-Francis - 5-00 High Jump 22nd Place
Aja Leachman - 93-05 Discus 23rd Place
17-18 Years Old
Lynsey Milburn - 90-10 Javelin 15th Place
AAU Boys
14 Years Old
Connor Feezor - 10:53.29 3000m Run 18th Place
15-16 Years Old
Cameron Murphy - 58.09 400m Hurdles 9th Place, 15.81 110 Hurdles 22nd Place
Jordan Fields - 15.30 110m Hurdles 5th Place
Dequan Robinson - 22.39 200m Dash 6th Place, 11.13 100m Dash 9th Place
Trase Milburn - 5-08 High Jump 16th Place
17-18 Years Old
Jacob McLimore - 57.81 400m Hurdles 24th Place
Tre Duncan - 46-08.75 Triple Jump 8th Place
Corey Williams - 6-06 High Jump 3rd Place, 45-00 Triple Jump 13th Place, 22-07 Long Jump 12th Place
Jordan White - 150-08 Discus 5th Place, 51-11.25 Shot Put 7th Place
O'Sha Rogers - 5-10 High Jump 21st Place
Torian Vaughn - 48.80 400m Dash 14th Place
USATF Junior National Olympics
Sub-Bantam Boys
Thor Newsome - 5:28.52 1500m Run 2nd Place, 2:45.06 800m Run 6th Place
Sub-Bantam Girls
Skye Newsome - 6:58.22 1500m Run 25th Place
Midget Girls
Anastasia Newsome - 12:08.93 3000m Run 27th Place
Intermediate Girls
Jaylyn Johnson - 1:08.71 400m Hurdles 22nd Place
Westside Track Club 3200m Relay 10:44.09 7th Place
Dazha Berry, Cheyney Carney, Jaylyn Johnson, Tiffany Tillman
Intermediate Boys
Phillip Francis - 22.91 200m Dash 20th Place
Young Men
Anthony Thompson - 44-00.75 Triple Jump 19th Place
Jonathan Bednar - 158-04 Javelin 21st Place
