Dynasty McClennon
Dynasty McClennon of the Sub Bantam Girls division won the 400 meter run with a time of 1:06.22 in a thrilling finish where only the finish line photo could decide the winner. She also won Silver in the 200m with a time of 27.85 in a crowed field of 81 competitors. Alone with first place, Dynasty broke the previous national record of 27.98. Another silver medal was earned by Dynasty and her 4x400m relay team.
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Camila Vicens
Camila Vicens won her third national gold medal in the Bantam Girls 1500m race walk at the AAU Junior Olympic and the other 2 were won at USATF Junior Olympic and USATF Youth Outdoor. Camila also set a new record at the USATF Gulf association meet with a time of 8:57.70 and another one at USATF Region 12 in a time of 8:30.68.
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Ian Gilmore
In the Bantam Boys division at the AAU Junior Olympic, Ian Gilmore won 1st out of 82 competitors in the 400m run with a time of 1:00.35. It was his personal best time of the season and one second faster than second place. Ian also won the Bronze medal in the 800m. Being a member of the 4x100m relay team, Ian and his teammates Joel Delva, Bryson Stubblefield and Kentrell Singleton won gold with a time of 52.19 seconds. With that outstanding time the boys propelled themselves to the No. 1 ranked 4x100m relay team in the country in their division. In addition, Ian earned 3 national medals at the USATF Junior Olympics and 3 at USATF Youth Outdoor which includes one gold and a bronze. Winning 9 national medals in one year is a great accomplishment and I'm sure more is in his future.
Youth Boys
4x800 Meter Relay
O'Shae Clark, Kenneth Lange, Oscar DeLeon. Robert Lewis
O'Shae Clark, Kenneth Lange, Oscar DeLeon. Robert Lewis
Track Houston Youth Boys came away from Baltimore with Gold in 2 events, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. The 4x800m relay team of O'Shae Clark, Kenneth Lang, Oscar DeLeon and Robert Lewis won their gold in a time of 8:33.11. Gold was also won in the 4×400 meter relay team of Dominique Lang, Robert Lewis, O'Shae Clark and Oscar DeLeon with a time of 3:27.81. The youth boys currently rank No. 2 in the country in the 4x400m and No. 3 in the 4x800m. O'Shae Clark came away with Silver in the 800m and stepped in on the 4x100m relay with teammates Broderick Jones, Shamon Ehiemua, Dominique Lang to win Bronze. The boys made a great showing at the Junior Olympics and with training and support from Coaches Daryl Sanford, Keith Evans and Terrance Lange, Track Houston has one of the nations top youth boys division.
Alaysha Johnson
Winning the 100 and 400 meters hurdles at the AAU National Junior Olympic made Alaysha Johnson the top hurdler in the country for the Intermediate Girls division. This is a great accomplishment for someone who has only been participating in hurdle events for 2 years but I’m sure many more good years await her in these 2 events. Alaysha also participated in the 4x400m relay where she and her teammates won the silver medal and broke the previous record alone with the first place team.
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Young WomenAAU National Junior Olympic - 4x100
Bealoved Browm, Dominique Taylor, Bria Carter, Akeyla Mitchell In the Young Women division, the 4x100m relay team of Bria Carter, Bealoved Brown, Akeyla Mitchell and Dominique Taylor won first place in a time of 45.99 seconds.
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Young Men
AAU National Junior Olympic - 4x100
Jermaine Authorlee, Ahmed Ali, Kyle Fulks, O'Shea Wilson
Jermaine Authorlee, Ahmed Ali, Kyle Fulks, O'Shea Wilson
At the AAU Junior Olympic, the 4x100m relay team of O’Shea Wilson, Jermaine Authorlee, Ahmed Ali and Kyle Fulks set a new AAU national record running 40 seconds flat beating the old record of 40.24. One month earlier the same relay team set the USA Track and Field national record with a time of 39.56 seconds. The previous USATF record of 39.73 had stood for 14 years and was set by a previous generation of Track Houston young men. The young men 2012 season has been a great one for the 4x100m relay team, winning 2 national championships and setting the AAU and USATF national records. This act will be a hard one for any relay team to follow.