Five Emerging Male Athletes From the AAU JO Games

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* Kendrick Jones won the 15-16yo 200m at the AAU Junior Olympic Games

Photo Credit: David Nguyen/MileSplit


By Tim Casey - MileSplit Recruiting Reporter

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For most high school athletes, their outdoor seasons began in March or early April and concluded with state meets in May or June.

But others decided to prolong their seasons by competing in national meets, including the AAU Junior Olympic Games that took place this month in Des Moines, Iowa.

Below, we look at five boys recruits who performed well at the AAU meet and showed they'll be gaining attention from major college programs.


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Kai Evans, Lake Minneola (MN)

Class of 2025

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Evans continued his emergence as an elite college prospect at the AAU Junior Olympic Games, where he won the 17-18yo 400m hurdles in a personal-best 51.18 seconds. That is a U.S. No. 3 time and the fastest among sophomores over the spring season.

The only two high schoolers who ran fast...