High Point Panthers: Won 2 (AAU) JO National Championships
2010 (AAU) National Champions: 4x100M relay
Shemiah Brooks: won Triple- Jump
59 members of the High Point Panthers (AAU) Track Club qualified to participate in the 2010 AAU Junior Olympics held July 31-August 07 at Norfolk State University, Norfolk VA. The Panthers won (2) National Championships and had (12) member to win All-America honors. The top (8) finishers in each event earn the All-America honor.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS:
Shemiah Brooks: Won the Intermediate Girls (15-16 yrs) triple jump with a jump of 38’-04.75, while the Panthers
Young Men (17-18 yrs) won the 4x100m relay members (Daniel Greer, Desmond Stearns, Jeffrey Hendrix , Cameron Hudson and James Johnson) combined to post a winning time of 41.75 seconds.
Other National Medal Winners:
Cameron Mcrae finished (3
rd) in the young men (17-18 yrs) shot-put with throw of 52’-06.25. After the competition,
he signed a National Letter of Intent and committed to Western Carolina University to compete this fall, his younger brother
Chetney Taylor was National Runner-Up finishing (2
nd) in the midget boys (11-12 yrs) shot-put 46’-10.75 and (6
th) in the discus with a throw of ( 91-02).
Osvaldo Hernandez: continued his impressive season finishing (4
th) in the young men (17-18 yrs) javelin with a throw of 168’-10, while teammate
Richard Bell finished (8
th) with a throw of 154’-06 in the same event.
Hernandez also finished (5
th) in the 3000 Racewalk in a time of 22:20.33.
Grace Popek: Finished (6
th) young women (17-18 yrs) 2000M Steeplechase in a time of 8:30.20.
Mia Little: finished (8
th) in the sub-youth girls (13 yrs) 100m with a time of 12.96.
Nolan Johnson: Finished (4
th) in the bantam boys (9-10 yrs) 400m
Other Notable finishers: Kimberly Walsh: (9
th) young women (17-18 yrs) 2000M Steeplechase in a time of 8:51.54 , Paisley Simmons: Intermediate girls (15-16 yrs) 100m: 12.00 (10
th) place 200m: (11
th) place 24.73, Daniel Greer young men (17-18 yrs) 100m: 10.89, Mia Little(9
th) sub youth girls (13 yrs) Long Jump : 15’-08.75, Young women: 4x800m relay (12
th) with a time of 10:51.50
For complete results visit:
www.aauathletics.org or use the direct link below. Link:
http://aauathletics.org/Results/2010Results/AAUJuniorOlympicGames.aspx