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5. Victor Jaimez-Solorio
Pacific Coast Shockwaves, Apple Valley, CA
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Jaimez-Solorio may be the most interesting under-10 athlete the AAU Junior Olympic Games has ever produced.
The 9-year-old has been a viral sensation for two straight years running now, and that only continued this week with the Apple Valley, California-native's wins in the 800m and 1,500m and his almost-triple in the 400m.
His victory in the 1,500m in a time of 4:42.97, in particular, set a new national record, and it thoroughly established the youngster as arguably the Games' top young runner ever. Jaimez-Solorio's time was a full 13 seconds faster than the previous record-holder's 4:57.
Later, in the 800m, the diminutive adolescent ran from behind early to claim another victory in the two-lapper, barely missing on another national record with his time of 2:21.
So what's this all mean?
Jaimez-Solorio will hit double-digits in age next year, but don't expect him to get any slower in the meantime.