JUNIOR NATIONALS/WORLD JUNIORS UCLA in the World Junior Championships 1986 (Athens, Greece) Tonya Sedwick, LJ, dnq, 18-11 3/4 Caryl Smith, 100m, 2nd, 11.46 4x100m relay, 1st, 43.78 Janeene Vickers, 400m, 4th, 52.25 4x400m relay, 1st, 3:30.45 1988 (Sudbury, Canada) Angela Burnham, 100m, 6th, 11.73 4x100m relay, 3rd, 44.27 Tracie Millett, DT, 12th, 139-1 1990 (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) Angela Burnham, 200m, 7th, 23.82 4x100m relay, 3rd, 44.50 Dawn Dumble, SP, dnq, 48-6 DT, 14th, 158-3. Juliana Yendork, LJ, 4th, 21-3 1/4 1992 (Seoul, Korea) Amy Acuff, HJ, 9th, 6-0 3/4 Suzy Powell, DT, 10th, 153-8 1994 (Lisbon, Portugal) Amy Acuff, HJ, 3rd, 6-2 Suzy Powell, DT, 3rd, 172-8 Cicely Scott, 400m, 7th, 53.57 4x400m relay, 1st, 3:32.08 1996 (Sydney, Australia) Andrea Anderson, 100m, 2nd, 11.43 4x100m relay, 1st, 43.79 Seilala Sua, SP, 8th, 49-4 1/4 DT, 2nd, 184-9 1998 (Annecy, France) Shakedia Jones, 100m, 1st, 11.19 200m, 2nd, 23.39 4x100m relay, 1st, 43.52 (AJR) Tracey O’Hara, PV, nh Keyon Soley, LJ, 10th, 20-3 1/2
USA Track and Field Junior Champions 2009 - Ryann Krais, Heptathlon 2006 - Nicole Leach, 400mH 2004 - Alison Costello, Cross Country 2003 - Dawn Harper, 100mH 2001 - Sheena Johnson, 400mH Jessica Cosby, SP/HT 2000 - Cari Soong, Hammer 1999 - Ysanne Williams, 800m Darnesha Griffith, HJ Tracy O’Hara, PV 1998 - Shakedia Jones, 200m Tracy O’Hara, PV 1997 - Deana Simmons, TJ Seilala Sua, SP/DT 1996 - Seilala Sua, SP/DT 1995 - Joanna Hayes, 100mH Suzy Powell, DT 1994 - Suzy Powell, DT 1993 - Shelly Taylor, 3000m Valeyta Althouse, SP Suzy Powell, DT 1992 - Valeyta Althouse, SP 1991 - Juliana Yendork, LJ/TJ Dawn Dumble, DT 1990 - Juliana Yendork, LJ/TJ 1989 - Angela Burnham, 200m 1987 - Caryl Smith, 100m Tonya Sedwick, LJ Tracie Millett, SP 1986 - Janeene Vickers, 400m 1984 - Linda Goen, 800m 1982 - Polly Plumer, 1500m Gayle Kellon, 400mH 1980 - Jackie Joyner, LJ 1979 - Gwen Loud, 200m 1973 - Karin Smith, JT 1972 - Karin Smith, JT
Nicole Leach won her third straight USATF Junior National title in the 400m hurdles in 2006, and went on to win the silver medal in that event as well as a gold medal on the U.S. 4x400m relay team at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Beijing, China.
2000 (Santiago, Chile) Jessica Cosby, Shot Put, 9th, 48-113/4 Cari Soong, Hammer, 11th, 178-7 2002 (Kingston, Jamaica) Monique Henderson, 400m, 1st, 51.10 4x400m relay, 1st, 3:29.95 (AJR) Briona Reynolds, Shot Put, 12th, 48-9 2004 (Brussels, Belgium) Alison Costello, Cross Country, 30th, 22:10 2006 (Beijing, China) Rhonda Watkins, 1st, LJ, 21-2 1/4; 19thT, HJ, 5-8 1/2 Nicole Leach, 2nd, 400mH, 55.55; 1st, 4x400m, 3:29.01 Shakedia Jones won the 100m (11.19) at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Annecy, France. Jones was also the 1998 USAT&F Jr. National Champion in the 200m. Darnesha Griffith was the 1999 USAT&F Junior National Champion in the high jump.
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