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2002 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

IN PICTURES, RESULTS, AND WORDS

Thanks to Jim Spier, Mike Byrnes, Mike Kennedy, and

Joy Kamani for their reports from the World

Championships in Kingston, Jamaica

 

 

WORLD JUNIOR RECORD 400 HURDLES

LASHINDA DEMUS - LONG BEACH WILSON HS

& UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

(Joy Kamani photo)

 

 

  DAY SIX - Sunday, July 21st

  US TEENS THE BEST - 21 MEDALS SET RECORD!!!

  Capacity Crowd of 30,000 go wild on final day!!!

    Californians help lead US Squad to Records!!!

    Wes Felix helps lead us to World Jr 400 Relay Record!!!

      (Wes celebrates 19th birthday with record-time!!!)

      group below right 

    Christina Hardeman, Monique Henderson, Lashinda

      Demus on US record-setting 4x400 (below)!!! Gold!!!

  DAY FIVE - Saturday July 20th

  Laura Gerraughty (North Carolina) bronze SP Medal

    UCLA's Briona Reynolds 12th - US Medal Count 17

  Relay Semi Finals Action 4x100 & 4x400 features Californians!!!

 DAY FOUR - Friday July 19th

  Lashinda Demus (ex-Wilson HS, Long Beach) Univ So Carolina

   World Junior 400 Hurdle Record to win - 54.70!!!

  Wes Felix Bronze Medal 200m to nip Rubin Williams for medal!!

  Allyson Felix 5th 200m - Billie Jo Grant 5th DT

   (Ken Ferguson Detroit HS 400 Hurdle Record 49.38 for silver!!)

    

 DAY THREE - Thursday - Click here for 7/18 Info

  WOW!!! Monique Henderson Mines Gold (right) 51.10 400 win!!!

     Trevell Quinley awesome silver medal in LJ - 25-03.5!!!

     Andra Manson Texas HSer jumps 7-07 New HS Record!!!

   Sean Shields 8th Men's DT Final

   Billie Jo Grant (Arroyo Grande) qualifies in DT 

   Allyson & Wes Felix, Heat Winners Rubin Williams 2nd 200

     first round - all move on!!!

   Robyn Stevens W 10k Walk Final 18th

   US THREE GOLDS - HENDERSON - MEN'S 400 - MENS HJ!!!

  

DAY TWO - Wednesday - Click here for 7/17 Info

  Trevell Quinley Merrill West HS to Ariz St Univ

        qualifies for Finals LJ

     Sean Shields Finalist in Discus - sits 8th at 189-05

        big effort in Finals could bring second medal!!!

     Monique Henderson continues to lead 400 qualifiers

       with semi-final 52.31 win!!!

     Rashaad Allen 5th 100m Final fine 10.39 -

       great series of efforts!!!

DAY ONE - Tuesday - Summary Area - Click here for 7/16 Info

     Sean Shields Silver Medal Shot Put!!! - Sara Bei 15th over 3000m

      Monique Henderson leads Women's 400 qualifiers!!!  Rashaad Allen

      moves on in tough 100 Meter Field!!! 

 

90th anniversary of IAAF (World Track Governing Body)

      at World Jr Championships in a week!!! - Next big stop for

      prep age athletes in Jamaica!!!

 

California Preview - Number of California preps and first

      year Collegians in the hunt "big-time" for medals and

      high placings in this impressive "Under-age 20" competition

       Read how our folks stack up against the best in the world!!!

 

World Junior Championships in Jamaica next week!!!! 

Californians prominent on US Junior Team

Meet Schedule

National Stadium

 

 

 

 

2000 World Juniors in Chile - check the

       meet date - seriously affected involvement

       of U.S. and many other nation's athletes - this

       was an Olympic year