As the track season comes to an end with the AAU Junior Olympics in Norfolk, VA, and the USATF Junior Olympic Championships in Sacramento, CA upon us; the Durham Striders hosted the Russell Blunt East Coast Invitational at Duke University this past weekend. This annual event billed as the "Elite Of The East" truly was that as you had some of the most highly rated athletes in youth track & field along the Eastern Seaboard from New Jersey to South Carolina, as well as Bermuda. I always found this event as a true barometer of where your athletes, and your team stood as they were set to do battle at there respective Junior Olympic venues in the coming weeks. In the young men's division you had Jarrett Samuels of Track Eastern ranked 1st in the country in the Long Jump and 14th in the 400M win those respective events with a time of 48.24, and a jump of 24'11". Three North Carolinians captured the top spots in the 200M led by Eric Winfrey ranked 12th in the country (21.57) of the Fayetville Flyers, Kendall Kee (21.63) of the Gastonia Eagles, and Kaleb Johnson (22.02) of the Tri-City Relays. Kee ranked 6th in the country(10.51) also placed in 3rd place in the 100m, along with Donte Shaw (10.49) ranked 5th in the country of Quiet Storm USA who finshed in 2nd place. Two High Point Panthers broke Russell Blunt/ECI records respectively. Cameron Mcrae ranked 12th in the country broke the record in the shot put with a throw of 56'2.5", and Osvaldo Hernandez ranked 16th in the country broke his record with a 173'7" Javelin throw. One week prior, Hernandez took the Silver Medal at the ESPN Rise Games/AAU Club Championships in Orlando, Fl in the Javelin with a throw of 173'.
In the Intermediate division Tevin Hester of the Greensboro Champions ranked 5th in the country captured Gold with a time of 10.77. Daquan Smalls of Track Eastern ranked 19th in the country won the 200M with a time of 22.09. James Drummond (22.56) of the Salisbury Speedsters finished in 3rd place. The 400M final boasted 4 of the top in the country led by Champ Page of Track Express ranked 4th out of Maryland who won with a time of 48.90. Smalls (49.55) ranked 25th finished 2nd followed by Xavier Jones of the Greensboro Champions ranked 13th who took 4th (50.50), and Barry Harris (50.64) of the High Point Panthers ranked 20th finishing in 6th . Andrew Thompson of the High Point Heat won the 1500M with a time of 4.19.02. In the youth division Myquon Stout of the Carolina Storm won the shot put with record breaking throw of 51' 8.25", and took 3rd in the Discus with a 137'7" throw. Elijah Mallory of the Carolina Elite won the Discus with a throw of 150'3", and finished 2nd in the shot put with a throw of 47'9.75" . Nyheim Miller of the Carolina Elite won the 100M with a time of 13.26. Isaiah Moore (25.77) of the Durham Striders took 1st place in the 200M hurdles beating teammate Jeremy Griffis (26.33). Griffis won the 400M with a time of 52.64.
Ricky Smith of the Carolina Storm ranked 2nd in the country took 1st place in the Discus with a Blunt/ECI record breaking throw of 107'8"; coming in 2nd place was Tyson Fortenberry (100'3") of the Gastonia Eagles ranked 10th in the country, and Chetney Taylor of the High Point Panthers ranked 16th in the country finished in 3rd place. Smith also won the shot put where he is ranked 2nd in the country with a throw of 44'2.5" edging out Taylor (42') who is ranked 4th in the country. Jaquis Torain running this week with the Carolina elite won the 800M with a time of 2.23.78. Tyrese Allen of Sandhills Track Club won the long jump with a winning attempt of 16'4.25"; he edged out Roman Barnette (16'.25") of Assistant Coach.
In the bantam division Nolan Johnson of the High Point Panthers ranked 20th in the country won the 400M in a time of 1.03.15. Johnson (13'11.75") also won the long jump edging out AAU Region 5 winner Jailen Williams of the Carolina Storm. Johnson was coming off a successful week at the ESPN Rise/AAU Club Nationals where he captured the silver medal in the 400M where he ran a time of 1.02.94, he also captured a bronze medal in the long jump, and lastly he captured the silver medal in the multis with a record breaking performance which left him third in the country. Reginald Wiggins of the Durham Striders swept the 100M edging out Angel Rivera (13.75) of the Charlotte Panthers, and 200M where he beat Rivera once again with times of 13.69, and 27.55. Andrew Burgess of the Salisbury Speedsters swept the 800M, and the 1500M with times of 2.30.78, and 5.10.52.
The action resumes with the USATF Junior Olympic Championships in Sacramento, CA; and culminates with the AAU Junior Olympics in Norfolk, VA.
In the Intermediate division Tevin Hester of the Greensboro Champions ranked 5th in the country captured Gold with a time of 10.77. Daquan Smalls of Track Eastern ranked 19th in the country won the 200M with a time of 22.09. James Drummond (22.56) of the Salisbury Speedsters finished in 3rd place. The 400M final boasted 4 of the top in the country led by Champ Page of Track Express ranked 4th out of Maryland who won with a time of 48.90. Smalls (49.55) ranked 25th finished 2nd followed by Xavier Jones of the Greensboro Champions ranked 13th who took 4th (50.50), and Barry Harris (50.64) of the High Point Panthers ranked 20th finishing in 6th . Andrew Thompson of the High Point Heat won the 1500M with a time of 4.19.02. In the youth division Myquon Stout of the Carolina Storm won the shot put with record breaking throw of 51' 8.25", and took 3rd in the Discus with a 137'7" throw. Elijah Mallory of the Carolina Elite won the Discus with a throw of 150'3", and finished 2nd in the shot put with a throw of 47'9.75" . Nyheim Miller of the Carolina Elite won the 100M with a time of 13.26. Isaiah Moore (25.77) of the Durham Striders took 1st place in the 200M hurdles beating teammate Jeremy Griffis (26.33). Griffis won the 400M with a time of 52.64.
Ricky Smith of the Carolina Storm ranked 2nd in the country took 1st place in the Discus with a Blunt/ECI record breaking throw of 107'8"; coming in 2nd place was Tyson Fortenberry (100'3") of the Gastonia Eagles ranked 10th in the country, and Chetney Taylor of the High Point Panthers ranked 16th in the country finished in 3rd place. Smith also won the shot put where he is ranked 2nd in the country with a throw of 44'2.5" edging out Taylor (42') who is ranked 4th in the country. Jaquis Torain running this week with the Carolina elite won the 800M with a time of 2.23.78. Tyrese Allen of Sandhills Track Club won the long jump with a winning attempt of 16'4.25"; he edged out Roman Barnette (16'.25") of Assistant Coach.
In the bantam division Nolan Johnson of the High Point Panthers ranked 20th in the country won the 400M in a time of 1.03.15. Johnson (13'11.75") also won the long jump edging out AAU Region 5 winner Jailen Williams of the Carolina Storm. Johnson was coming off a successful week at the ESPN Rise/AAU Club Nationals where he captured the silver medal in the 400M where he ran a time of 1.02.94, he also captured a bronze medal in the long jump, and lastly he captured the silver medal in the multis with a record breaking performance which left him third in the country. Reginald Wiggins of the Durham Striders swept the 100M edging out Angel Rivera (13.75) of the Charlotte Panthers, and 200M where he beat Rivera once again with times of 13.69, and 27.55. Andrew Burgess of the Salisbury Speedsters swept the 800M, and the 1500M with times of 2.30.78, and 5.10.52.
The action resumes with the USATF Junior Olympic Championships in Sacramento, CA; and culminates with the AAU Junior Olympics in Norfolk, VA.
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