Team USA Rules TEAM USA MEDAL TABLE


GOLD (9) Eric Futch: Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles (50.24) Gunnar Nixon: Men’s Decathlon (8018 AJR)


Tyreek Hill, Aldrich Bailey, Arthur Delany, Aaron Ernest; Cameron Burrell*, Arman Hall* (* semifinalist participants): Men’s 4x100m Relay (38.67)


Quincy Downing, Aldrich Bailey, Chidi Okezie, Arman Hall; Eric Futch* (* semifinalist participants): Men’s 4x400m Relay (3:03.99)


Ashley Spencer: Women’s 400m (50.50 CR) Ajee Wilson: Women’s 800m (2:00.91) Morgan Snow: Women’s 100m Hurdles (13.38)


Morgan Snow, Dezerea Bryant, Jennifer Madu, Shayla Sanders; Kali Davis-White* (*semifinalist participants): Women’s 4x100m Relay (43.89)


Erika Rucker, Olivia Ekponé, Kendell Baisden, Ashley Spencer; Robin Reynolds*, Kiara Porter* (*semifinalist participants): Women’s 4x400m Relay (3:30.01)


SILVER (4) Aaron Ernest: Men’s 100m (10.17) Aaron Ernest: Men’s 200m (20.53) Arman Hall: Men’s 400m (45.39) Olivia Ekponé: Women’s 200m (23.15)


BRONZE (7) Tyreek Hill: Men’s 200m (20.54) Aldrich Bailey: Men’s 400m (45.52) Jarrion Lawson: Men’s long jump (7.64m/25-0.75) Dezerea Bryant: Women’s 200m (23.15) Erika Rucker: Women’s 400m (51.10) Kaila Barber: Women’s 400m Hurdles (57.63) Shelbi Vaughn: Women’s Discus (60.07m/197-1)


WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS


Ashley Spencer: Women’s 400m (50.50)


AMERICAN JUNIOR RECORDS Gunnar Nixon: Men’s Decathlon (8018) (11.23, 7.12, 14.54, 2.10, 49.13 (4164)/14.54, 42.23, 4.50, 56.25, 4:22.36 (3777))


Brianna Nerud: Women’s Steeplechase (10:00.72)


HIGH SCHOOL RECORDS Mary Cain: Women’s 1500m (4:11.01)


Kendell Williams: Women’s Heptathlon (5578) (13.74, 1.81, 10.70, 24.94, 6.11w, 30.48, 2:26.60)


TEAM USA


AT WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS


JARED SLINDE


Highlighted by a American junior record efforts from Gunnar Nixon in the decathlon and Brianna Nerud in the women’s steeplechase, the performance of Team USA at the World Junior Outdoor Championships in Barcelona, Spain, July 10-15, will go down as one of the best ever American squads under the age of 20.


When Team USA left the Montjuic Olympic Stadium following the six days of competition in July, it had amassed 20 total medals and an all-time record 188 points. The medal total was the second most by an American team at the World Junior Championships since it won 21 in 1992. Team USA came away from the Championships with the most overall medals, most gold medals (9) and equaled the most silver (4) and bronze medals (7).


In the midst of standout performances in Barcelona, Team USA established a pair of American junior records, one World Junior Championships record, four national high school records and a number of world-leading performances.


Nixon’s American junior record performance remained in doubt until he released a kick on the final lap of the 1,500m and raised his arms in celebration at the finish. His winning score of 8,018 points narrowly clipped the previous record by two points held by current University of Arkansas teammate Kevin Lazas in 2011. The gold for Nixon was the first ever World Junior medal in the event. The previous best finish for an American was Tage Peterson, who placed eighth in 1994.


Nerud set the American junior record in the women’s steeplechase and twice established the national high school record in the event throughout the duration of the Championships. Her time in prelims of 10:08.15 was good enough for the high school best mark before placing fifth in the final in 10:00.72 to better Providence’s Shelby Greany’s American junior record time of 10:00.88 she ran at the 2010 NCAA Championships.


Also adding to the records was Ashley Spencer, whose time of 50.50 to win the women’s 400m hurdles was good enough to establish the World Junior Championships records.


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