Posted: May 24, 2007

Athletics (RRW): USA Names Team For World Youth Championships

From David Monti © 2007 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved RaceResultsWeekly.com USA Track & Field named their team for the 5th IAAF World Youth Championships, scheduled for July 11 - 15 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Included in the roster of 16 boys and 15 girls is distance sensation, Jordan Hasay, the tiny sophomore from Arroyo Grande, Calif., who attends Mission College Prep in San Luis Obispo. She will compete in the 3000m. Hasay, the U.S. junior cross country champion at only age 15, ran an impressive 10:07.65 for two miles at the Arcadia Invitational last April, splitting the 3000m in 9:26.9. It will be interesting to see how she fares against the top youth athletes from other parts of the world. In order for an athlete to compete in the IAAF World Youth Championships, he or she must be 15, 16 or 17 on the last day of the year. The world youth record for 3000m for girls is a stunning 8:36.45 by Ma Ningning of China set in Jinan in 1993. Last year's world leading time was also by a Chinese athlete, Liu Yingzhu, who ran 8:52.64 in Yantai. The full USA team roster is below: BOYS - 100m: Jeremy Rankin - Aurora, Colo., Isaiah Sweeney - Missouri City, Texas. 200m: Jeremy Rankin - Aurora, Colo., Danzell Fortson - Fort Worth, TX. 400m: Danzell Fortson - Fort Worth, TX. 800m: Dylan Ferris - Kernersville, NC, Blake Shaw - Houston, Texas, Howard Shepard - Dallas, Texas. 110m H: Wayne Davis II - Raleigh, N.C., William Wynne - Kennesaw, Ga. 400m H: Reginald Wyatt - Riverside, Calif., William Wynne - Kennesaw, Ga. HJ: Frankie Hammond - Hollywood, Fla. LJ: Bryce Lamb - Chandler, Ariz., Christian Taylor - Fayetteville, Ga. TJ: Bryce Lamb - Chandler, Ariz., Christian Taylor - Fayetteville, Ga. SP: Michael Barbas - Houston, Texas, Cameron Sean Tabor - Normam, Okla. DT: Michael Barbas - Houston, Texas, Cameron Sean Tabor - Normam, Okla. HT: Conor McCullough - Canoga Park, CA. Octathlon: Curtis Beach - Albuquerque, N.M. GIRLS - 100m: Erica Alexander - Friendswood, Texas, Ashton Purvis - Oakland, Calif. 200m: Erica Alexander - Friendswood, Texas, Ashton Purvis - Oakland, Calif. 400m: brianna Frazier - Jacksonville, Fla., Turquoise Thompson - Lakewood, Calif. 800m: Blaire Dinsdale - Traer, Iowa, Chanelle Price - Easton, Penn. 3000m: Jordan Hasay - Arroyo Grande, Calif. 100H: Julian Purvis - Oakland, Calif., Jasmine Stowers - Liberty, S.C.. 400H: Ryann Krais - Eagleville, Penn., Dalilah Muhammad - Jamaica, N.Y. SP: Beck O'Brien - Cumberland, Maine. DT: Beck O'Brien - Cumberland, Maine, Erin Pendleton - Lindsey, Ohio. Relay Pool: Chalonda Goodman - Newnan, Ga., Thandi Stewart - Union City, Calif. PHOTO: Jordah Hasay on her way to victory at the 2007 U.S. Cross Country Championships junior race (photo by David Monti) Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest