Posted: June 29, 2007

Athletics: Team USA roster announced for 2007 Pan American Junior Athletic Championships

INDIANAPOLIS - USA Track and Field announced the Team USA roster for the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletic Championships, held July 6-8 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A total of 70 athletes - 35 men and 35 women - will be part of the U.S. squad making the trip to Brazil. The roster for the U.S. was based on performance at last weekend's Finish Line Junior Track and Field Championships held in Indianapolis, Ind. Team USA will be led at the Pan American Championships by a large number of record setters and award winners. Bryshon Nellum (Los Angeles, Calif.) was recently selected as Gatorade National Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year. He won the 400 meter dash at the Finish Line Junior Outdoor Championships last weekend in Indianapolis, Ind., in a time of 45.38 seconds. 2007 Gatorade National Youth Track & Field Athlete of the Year and two-time U.S. Junior champion Emily Pendleton (Elmore, Ohio) will compete in the women's discus. Pendleton won the 2007 Junior Outdoor Championships with a throw of 49.52m/162-06. Walter Henning (Kings Park, N.Y.) will represent Team USA at the Pan American Junior Athletic Championships in the hammer throw. Henning established a new American Junior and meet record at the Finish Line Outdoor Championships with a throw of 73.59m/241-05. Rynell Parsons (San Antonio, Texas) leads a strong sprint crew for Team USA after winning the 100m dash at the Finish Line Junior Championships in a World Youth best time of 10.23. Parsons edged out Scott Wims (Fort Wayne, Ind.) by one-hundredth of a second. Along with the 100m dash, Wims will represent Team USA in the 200m. Two-time U.S. junior champion and 2007 Nike Outdoor National champion Jessica Beard (Euclid, Ohio) ran 52.12 in the 400m dash at the Junior Championships and will race for Team USA at that distance. Beard won a gold medal a year ago in the 4x400m relay at the IAAF World Youth Championships. Team USA Roster (as of June 29 - subject to change) Men 100m Rynell Parson (San Antonio, Texas) Arthur Wims (Fort Wayne, Ind.) 200m Arthur Wims (Fort Wayne Ind.) Kyle Stevenson (Memphis, Ind.) 400m Bryshon Nellum (Los Angeles, Calif.) Robert Simmons (Houston, Texas) 800m Jonathan Moore (Fort Johnson, N.Y.) 1,500m Andrew Acosta (El Camino, Calif.) Matthew Centrowitz (Arnold, Md.) 5,000m Elliott Heath (Winona, Minn.) Kenneth Klotz (Portland, Ore.) 10,000m Kenneth Klotz (Portland, Ore.) 110m Hurdles Brandon Ames (Cheyenne, Wyo.) Johnny Dutch (Clayton, N.C.) 400m Hurdles Johnny Dutch (Clayton, N.C.) Jason Perez (Houston, Texas) 3,000m Steeplechase Ryan McDermott (Long Island, N.Y.) 4x100m Relay Pool Shane Crawford (Winimac, Ind.) Jonathon Williams (Temecula, Calif.) Kenneth Bailey (Albany, Ore.) 4x400m Relay Pool Christopher Ward (Kissimmee, Fla.) Justin Kremer (Grand Canyon, Ariz.) 10,000m Race Walk Roberto Vergara (Edinburg,Texas) High Jump Kevin Snyder (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Pole Vault Jordan Scott (Watkinsville, Ga.) Scott Roth (Granite Bay, Calif.) Long Jump Jason Allen (Elliot City, Md.) Ashton Eaton (Bend, Ore.) Triple Jump Zuheir Sharif (Sacramento, Calif.) Shot Put Michael Putman (Miami, Fla.) Nicholas Robinson (Lake Forest, Calif.) Discus Throw Luke Bryant (Clearwater, Kan.) Hammer Throw Walter Henning (South Huntington, N.Y.) Javelin Throw Christopher Hill (Sulphur, La.) Decathlon Nicholas Adcock (Kansas City, Mo.) Women 100m Lynne Layne (New Rochelle, N.Y.) Lakya Brookins (Seneca, S.C.) 200m Bianca Knight (Ridgeland, Miss.) Khrystal Carter (San Jose, Calif.) 400m Jessica Beard (Euclid, Ohio) Brandi Cross (Missouri City, Texas) 800m Latavia Thomas (Philadelphia, Pa.) Sarah Cocco (Fairview, Colo.) 1,500m Jessica Pixler (Sammamish, Wash.) 3,000m Nicole Blood (Gansevoort, N.Y.) 5,000m Emily Sisson (Omaha, Neb.) 100m Hurdles Kristi Castlin (Douglasville, Ga.) Queen Harrison (Fallsburg, N.Y.) 400m Hurdles Queen Harrison (Fallsburg, N.Y.) Jacquelyn Coward (Knoxville, Tenn.) 3,000m Steeplechase Kauren Tarver (Phelan, Calif.) 4x100m Relay Pool Breanna Hubbard (Jonesboro, Ga.) Kenyanna Wilson (Peoria, Ariz.) Shataya Hendricks (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) Madison McNarry (Palm Harbor, Fla.) 4x400m Relay Pool Brehanna Jacobs (Uniontown, Pa.) 10,000m Race Walk Lauren Forgues (Bootbay, Maine) High Jump Patience Coleman (Durham, N.C.) Pole Vault Tori Anthony (Palo Alto, Calif.) Alicia Rue (Plymouth, Minn.) Long Jump Jamesha Youngblood (Hercules, Calif.) Ashika Charan (West Covina, Calif.) Triple Jump Ke'Nyia Richardson (Oakland, Calif.) Ashika Charan (West Covina, Calif.) Shot Put Nneka Ugochukwu (Irving, Texas) Discus Throw Emily Pendleton (Elmore, Ohio) Samanatha Musil (Dubois, Neb.) Hammer Throw Emily Bernhardt (Marietta, Ga.) Javelin Throw Marissa Tschida (Missoula, Mont.) Heptathlon Shana Woods (Long Beach, Calif.) Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest