USATF Junior Outdoor T&F Champs 2009

Photos by Vic Sailer, PhotoRun.net

Coastal Carolina thrower Jason Jensen talks about his experience at USATF Junior Nationals in Eugene, Ore. Jensen attended Carolina Forest High School.

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  EUGENE, Ore. – Marquise Goodwin of Rowlett, Texas, broke the 20-year-old national high school record in the long jump on Saturday, jumping 26-10 in the Seniors competition of the USATF Championships at Hayward Field.

(Photos by Victor Sailer, PhotoRun.net)  EUGENE, Ore. - Chalonda Goodman and Anastasia Jelmini each won their second events of the competition Saturday at the 2009 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field.

EUGENE, Ore. – Curtis Beach set his third national decathlon record in three months, scoring 7,599 points to win the USATF Juniors championship here at the University of Oregon on Friday. Beach, a recent graduate of Albuquerque Academy in New Mexico, had second-day performances of 14.64w in the 39” high hurdles, 124-2 with the Junior (1.75k) discus, 15-0 ¾ in the pole vault, a subpar 127-10 in the javelin, and a record-setting 4:07.85 in the 1,500 meters.

Dorman alumnus Marcus Rowland finished first in the 100-meter dash at USATF Junior Championships in Eugene, Ore.

Follow the USATF Championships, both Junior and Senior meets, right here with ArmoryTrack.com webmaster Tim Fulton. This blog with focus on observations and impressions of the track meet, as well as travel, eating, running in Eugene, and some site seeing.

Follow along as several Mainers are competing in the USATF Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene Oregon on the campus of the University of Oregon. The athletes will be competing for the right to participate in the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, which will be held at Hasley Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad on July 31st and August 1st & 2nd (Pan Am Junior Championships). Two spots are up for grabs Follow along with Live coverage (USATF) Live Results Maine Entries High School Mens 10k racewalk Charlie Swerdlow (Falmouth)-8th place 53:30.58 Evan Vincent (Maranacook)- 7th place 53:14.11 Matthew Forgues (Boothbay)- 3rd place 46:50.09 Tyler Campbell (Lisbon)-10th place 56:56.78 Womens 10k racewalk Abby Dunn qualifies for Pan Am Junior Championship!!!! videos(flotrack)  1 | 2 | 3 Nicole Court Menedez (Lewiston)-7th 1:02:39.72 Abby Dunn (Edward Little)-2nd 56:47.86 College Men's 1500m- Riley Masters - 2nd fastest qualifier to the final 3:50.89 video(runnerspace) / 7th in the final 3:53.42 video(flotrack) Pole Vault- David Slovenski 100m Hurdles- Jesse Labreck (click for results) video (flotrack) Triple Jump - Jesse Labreck Shot Put - Becky O'Brien throws 47-11 1/4 for 5th Discus- Becky O'Brien video(runnerspace) Professionals 1500m- Ben True video (flotrack) 1500m- Anna Willard Semi video (flotrack) | Final video (runnerspace) 3k Steeple- Anna Willard #2 qualifier video (flotrack) | final 2nd place 9:35.01 qualifies for worlds!! 20k racewalk -Ben Shorey 3rd place video (flotrack)

Curtis Beach, the decathlon wunderkind from New Mexico, goes for another decathlon record when the U.S. Juniors Championships open on Thursday morning at the University of Oregon in Eugene.

(photo by Victor Sailer, PhotoRun.net)  Includes event days and times of PA athletes... (photo by Timothy Fulton, ArmoryTrack.com)

Juniors photos by Victor Sailer, PhotoRun.net

PORTLAND, Ore. – Jake Freeman, long a bridesmaid, goes for his first-ever national championship in the men’s hammer at the USATF meet this weekend in Eugene, Ore.

Like most talented athletes, Anna Jelmini, CA, began her sporting career in multiple sports. She began throwing early, beginning with the shot put in 4th grade and the discus in 5th grade, but she also participated in volleyball, swimming, basketball, softball, and yes, even cross country. Now she's the top prep Discus athlete of all time and the 2nd best shot putter in prep history. She's not done...

EUGENE, Ore. – Curtis Beach set his third national decathlon record in three months, scoring 7,599 points to win the USATF Juniors championship here at the University of Oregon on Friday. Beach, a recent graduate of Albuquerque Academy in New Mexico, had second-day performances of 14.64w in the 39” high hurdles, 124-2 with the Junior (1.75k) discus, 15-0 ¾ in the pole vault, a subpar 127-10 in the javelin, and a record-setting 4:07.85 in the 1,500 meters.