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T&T’s St. Fort, Cayman’s Walton win gold at Pan Am U20 Games

Trinidad and Tobago’s Khalifa St. Fort and the Cayman Islands’ Jamal Walton captured gold medals Friday the Pan American U20 Championships currently on in Trujillo, Peru.

St. Fort successfully defended her title taking the 100m sprint in 11.32 seconds finishing ahead of the American duo of Rebekah Smith and Symone Mason, who clocked times of 11.55s and 11.62s respectively.

In the 400m, Walton set a new meet record of 44.99s to comfortably take the gold medal ahead of Joseph Lyles (45.30) of the United States and compatriot Zachary Shinnick (45.98) who won silver and bronze respectively.

Walton broke the previous record of 45.14s set by the USA’s Obea Moore in 1995.

Meanwhile, Jamaica’s Kevin Nedrick won the bronze in the men’s discus with a throw of 58.63m. The gold medal went to Claudio Romero of Chile in what was an upset. The Chilean ranked 23rd in the world, hurled the implement out to a distance of 62.09m to take gold ahead of the number-two-ranked Turner Washington of the United States, who was second with 61.30m.

World U20 number one Roje Stona (58.63) of Jamaica was fourth.

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Saturday’s Pan American Junior Championships Action

By Cory Mull From mile Split USA

Check back throughout Saturday’s action at the Pan American Junior Championships for updates on Milesplit.

110m Hurdles Decathalon
The Americans continue to excel in the decathlon. Germantown (Pa.) Academy’s Kyle Garland, 17, finished almost identically to University of Texas freshman George Patrick, 19, with mirroring 14.32 second efforts. Both US athletes scored 934 points.

100m Hurdles Heptathlon
Cuba’s Adriana Rodriguez Fuentes, 18, earns the fastest performance from two heats, going 13.37 seconds for 1069 points. Tierra Crockrell, 16, a rising sophomore for Calabasas (Ca.), had the fourth fastest time in 14.80 seconds, scoring 868 points. Kansas State University freshman Ariel Okorie was third overall in a time of 14.12 seconds, logging 961 points.

Women’s 200m SEMIFINAL
The United States’ two athletes led a contained effort in the semifinals, with University of Miami signee Symone Mason, 18, logging the second fastest time in 24.02 seconds. Gabriele Cunnnigham, 19, of NC State University, finished third overall in 24.09 seconds. Expect both athletes to compete for a Pan American Junior Championship at 11:30 a.m. CT.

Men’s 200m SEMIFINAL
In an extremely competitive four heat field, American Tyrese Cooper, 17, led all runners with a time of 20.95 seconds, while teammate Dylan Peebles, 19, of NC State University, failed to qualify out of the semifinals with a time of 21.83 seconds. Looking to double from his remarkable performance in the 400m on Friday, Cayman Islands athlete Jamal Walton, 19, of Miramar (Fl.) High, qualified for the finals with a time of 21.39. Finals will be run at 11:40 a.m. CT.

Women’s 400m SEMIFINAL
Jamaica’s Nicole Foster, 19, produced the fastest time over two heats, going 58.95 seconds while American Brandee Johnson, 19, was the top time in Section 2 with an effort of 59.61 seconds. Masai Russell, 17, a rising senior for Bullis (Md.) School, had the fourth fastest time over two sections with a time of 1:00.69. Both Foster and Russell qualified for the final.

Men’s 400m SEMIFINAL
Cory Poole, 19, a recent graduate of East Orange (NJ) High and a University of Florida signee, had the third fastest time across three sections, going 51.58 seconds. American Quincy Hall, 19, of the College of Sequoias, was one of two athletes who sported an effort of 51.18 seconds, along with Mexico’s Sergio Esquivel Guzman.

Women’s 800m FINAL
Bolles (Fl.) School rising senior Caitlin Collier, 18, lost her first 800m race in eight tries, finishing third in 2:05.26 behind a Canada tandem of Victoria Tachinski (2:04.22) and Jazz Shukla (2:04.52). American teammate Laurie Barton was fifth in 2:07.92.

Men’s 800m FINAL
Oak Park (MI) High graduate and LSU signee Cameron Cooper was DQ’ed from the race, prohibiting a finish from the contender. American Terrell Jackson finished fourth in 1:49.98. Brazil’s Luis Silva Pires DNF, either. Only six came across the line, with Puerto Rico’s Ryan Sanchez Estrada winning in 1:46.41.

Men’s 3000m Steeple FINAL
Canada’s Jean Desgagnes was first ovearll in 8:56.57, finishing just ahead of American Nathan Mylenek, 19, of the University of Iowa, who was second in 9:00.70. Teammate Timothy Bason, 19, of NC State University, was seventh in 9:12.63.

Women’s 5K FINAL
Canada once again claims a winner, this time coming from Laura Dickinson, 18, in a time of 16:39.50. The United States finished third with Samantha Drop, 19, in 16:44.01 and ninth by virtue of Hannah Truniger’s 17:30.30 finish.

Women’s 200m FINAL
Canada is on a tear on the second day of action at the Pan American Junior Championships, taking another win in the 200m with the effort of Ashlan Best, 18, in a winning time of 23.27 seconds. Americans Symone Mason and Gabriele Cunningham are second and third, respectively, in 23.42 and 23.65 seconds.

Men’s 200m FINAL
Miami Norland (Fl.) High rising junior Tyrese Cooper earns silver in the men’s 200, finishing in 20.59 seconds behind Jamaica’s Christopher Taylor, who tops the field in 20.38 seconds. It likely won’t be the last race for Cooper, however, as the Florida athlete may have a chance to run in the 4×400.

Women’s Triple Jump FINAL
Cuban’s Davisleidis Velzco Lavasti, 19, wins in 13.59 meters, just head of Illinois prep and current 2017 US season leader for the triple jump, Jaime Robinson, a graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor (IL), who finishes with a mark of 13.32 meters. Mansfield Lake Ridge rising junior Jasmine Moore, 16, was third in 13.25 meters.

Men’s Discus Decathlon
American George Patrick is battling it out with Kyle Garland in the decathlon, taking the win in the discus with a mark of 39.09 meters, earning 646 points. Garland was second in the event with a mark of 38.98 meters, good for 644 points.

Women’s High Jump Heptathlon
Dallyssa Huggins, 19, of Canada, takes the field in 1.75 meters, which was good for 916 points. Americans Ariel Okorie, 19, was sixth in 1.63 meters (771 points), while Tierra Crockrell, 16, was eighth in 1.54 meters (666 points).

Women’s Discus FINAL
American Laulauga Collins, 19, of the University of Iowa, wins the discus with a heave of 59.29 meters. Teammate Obiagieri Amaechi, 18, was fourth with a mark of 52.24 meters.

(From Friday) Women’s Pole Vault

Anaheim Hills (Ca.) native Rachel Baxter earned gold with a mark of 4.41 meters, edging out teammate and Georgia native Carson Dingler, who was second with an effort of 4.20 meters.

Men’s 10K FINAL
It was an American 1-2 punch between Steven Cross, 19, and Aidan Reed, 19, in the men’s 10K. Cross produced the winning time of 32:09.66 while Reed came shortly after in 32:1015.

Women’s 200m Heptathlon
Cuba’s Adriana Rodriguez Fuentes scored the top overall time with an effort 24.00 seconds, scoring 981 points, while US athlete Ariel Okorie posted the third best time at 25.04 seconds, good for 883 points, and teammate Tierra Crockrell was fourth overally in 25.19 seconds, posting 869 points.

Women’s 4×100 Relay FINAL
In a superb race, the United States nailed a 44.07 second win over Jamaica, who earned silver in 44.92 seconds. Canada was third in 45.14 and Ecuador was fourth in 45.64. For perspective, the fastest overall time from the 2017 high school season was 44.88 seconds by Bullis (Md.) School.

Men’s 4×100 Relay FINAL
The young United States sprinting corps was impressive, punching through with a winning time of 39.33 seconds over Jamaica, who was second in 39.74 seconds. Trinidad & Tobago was third in 39.90 and Brazil was fourth in 39.98 seconds.

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