by Larry Eder
(Editor’s note: As Mary Cain told the assembled media in New York at the adidas GP, Coach Alberto Salazar and her were considering the 3,000 meters for the World Junior. And she did more than consider, winning the title in 9:15.31. Superb team going to World Juniors for U.S. See you there July 22!)
FRIDAY 10.00, BROMELL 10.07, WHITNEY 11.10
EUGENE (USA, Jun 5): World junior record holder Trayvon Bromell won the 100 m in first day of USATF Junior Championships with 10.07 (+1.2). Second Kendall Williams 10.27 and third Jalen Miller 10.29. But big thinks happened in heats as Trentavis Friday from North Carolina broke the national high school record with a stunning 10.00 (+1.6) in the first heat. In the final Friday false started and was disqualified. Sixteen-year-old Kaylin Whitney from Clermont, Florida in her 100 m prelim preluded an exciting same day final as in heat one she set the fastest high school women’s time in the event with a wind legal 11.17 (+0.8). She did not disappoint in the final, setting the fifth fastest American Junior time in history, 11.10 (+0.9), and she is only a high school sophomore. She beat Ariana Washington 11.30 over Teahna Daniels 11.31. Nicholas Anderson won the junior 110 m hurdles in 13.39 (+1.3) over Isiah Moore 13.41. Excellent long jump by Travonn White 804 (+1.7). Mary Cain won the 3000 m in 9:15.81 and qualified for World juniors. Heptathlete Kendell Williams clocked windy 12.98 (+2.4) over the hurdles in heats. Raven Saunders was the best in shot put 17.22.
