Ebony Collins of USA in action during the 400m Hurdles semi-final at the World Youth Championships (© Getty Images)
The USA squad for the World Junior Championships on Beijing, China has been announced.
Included are 2005 World Youth 400m Hurdles champion and USATF Youth Athlete of the Year Ebony Collins, and World Youth 100m gold medallist Bianca Knight in the women's squad, while Cordera Jenkins, the World Youth 110m Hurdles champion is in the men's selection.
MEN
Athlete - Event(s) - DOB - Affilitation/Hometown
Andrew (AJ) Acosta - 1500m, 13 Apr 88, El Camino HS/Oceanside, Calif.
Antone Belt- LJ, 10 Feb 87, Univ. of Louisville/ Berkeley Springs, W.V.
Andre Black – TJ, 21 May 87, Univ. of Louisville/ Mobile, Ala.
Andrew Bumbalough - 1500/5000m, 14 Mar 87, Georgetown/Brentwood, Tenn.
Christopher Carter - 400H, 10 Apr 87, Brigham Young/Ogden, Utah
Matthew Clark – Decathlon, 31 May 87, Univ. of Northern Iowa/Ames, Iowa
Christopher Dykes - 200/4x100m, 15 Aug 87, Texas A&M/Houston, Texas
Ryan Fritz – HJ, 4 May 87, Penn State/Parkesburg, Pa.
Joe Greene - 400H, 20 Nov 87, Univ. of Albany/Geneva, N.Y.
Phillip Hanson – PV, 4 Jan 88, Pontiac Township HS/Pontiac/Ill.
Odell Harris, Jr. - 4x100m, 26 Jan 87, Barton CC/Wichita, Kan.
Trey Harts - 4x100, 17 Oct 87, Barbe HS/Lake Charles, La.
Walter Henning – HT, 24 Jan 89, St. Anthony’s HS/South Huntington, NY
John Hickey – SP, 29 Sep 87, Univ. of Iowa/Piermont, N.Y.
Quentin Iglehart-Summers - 400m, 29 Feb 87, Baylor/San Antonio, Texas
Kali Jackson – TJ, 8 Jan 87, Cahokia H.S., Chicago, Ill.
Cordera Jenkins - 110H, 17 Jan 88, Dickinson HS/Dickinson, Texas
Brandon Jones – 800m, 25 Jun 87, N.C. Central/Charlotte, N.C.
Joe Kindred – HJ, 15 Sep 87, St. Augustine’s
Rodney Lockhart - 4x400m, 5 Jan 87, Univ. of Mississippi/Vaden, Miss.
Matthew Maloney – JT, 24 Jul 87, Univ. of Oregon/Barrington, R.I.
Dennis Martin – 110mH, 30 Jan 87, Univ. of Florida/Anderson, S.C.
Alexander Mason – 3000m SC, 26 Jan 87, Georgetown/Scottsdale, Ariz.
Gordon McKenzie – 100m, 21 Aug 87, Univ. of Kentucky/Queens, N.Y.
Brian Medigovich - 10,000m, Adams State/San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Adam Montague – JT, 31 Dec 87, UNC/Brisbane, Australia
Brandon Myers - 4x100m, 21 Nov 87, Houston, Texas
Bryshon Nellum - 4x400m, 1 May 89, Long Beach Poly HS/Los Angeles, Calif.
Justin Oliver – 400m, 7 Nov 87, Texas A&M/Stone Mountain, Ga.
Willie Perry - 100/200/4x100m, 16 May 87, Univ. of Florida/Lenoir, N.C.
Nicholas Robinson – DT, 26 Jan 88, El Toro HS/El Toro, Calif.
Scott Roth – PV, 25 Jun 88, Granite Bay HS/Granite Bay, Calif.
Jacob Scheuerman - 4x400m, 15 May 88, Littleton HS/Littleton, Colo.
Shawn Schmidt – Decathlon, 19 Dec 87 St. Mark’s HS/Plano, Texas
Jake Schmitt - 10,000m, 27 Mar 87, Univ. of California/Kentfield, Calif.
Aaron Smith – LJ, 8 Jan 87, South Plains College/Seagraves, Texas
Calvin Smith - 4x400m, 10 Dec 87, Freedom HS/Tampa, Fla.
Robert Taylor – DT, 5 Jan 88, Newport Harbor HS/Newport Harbor, Calif.
Cory Thorne – 3000mSC, 24 Apr 87, Univ. of Louisville/Portsmouth, N.H.
Evander Wells - 4x100m, 7 Dec 87, Stone Mountain HS/Stone Mountain, Ga.
Eric Werskey - SP, 17 Jul 87, Seymour HS/Seymour, Ind.
Karjuan Williams – 800m, 5 Jul 87, New Bern HS/New Bern, N.C.
Arthur Wims - 4x100m, 30 May 88, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne, Ind.
WOMEN
Erica Alexander - 4x100m, 24 Jun 90, Clearbrook HS/Friendswood, Texas
Alexandria Anderson - 100m/4x100m, Univ. of Texas/Chicago, Ill.
Tori Anthony - PV, 19 Apr 89, Castilleja HS/Palo Alto, Calif.
Jessica Beard - 400m/4x400m, 8 Jan 89 , Euclid HS/Euclid, Ohio
Erin Bedell - 1500m, 22 May 87, Baylor University/Plano, Texas
Deserea Brown - 400mH, S. Illinois University/Flossmoor, Ill.
Shalina Clarke - 100mH, 8 Aug 88, Evanston Township HS/Round Lake Ill.
Patience Coleman - HJ, 18 Feb 89, Southern Durham HS/Durham, N.C.
Ebony Collins - 400mH, 11 Mar 89, Long Beach Wilson HS/LA, Calif.
Brandi Cross - 400m/4x400m, 20 Jan 88, FB Marshall HS/Missouri City, Texas
Amy Fowler - 3000 SC, 20 Jul 87, Brigham Young/Fairfield, Texas
Natasha Harvey – LJ, 29 Nov 87, Jacksonville Univ./West Haven, Conn.
Catherine Hayes - 10,000m RW, 29 May 87, Oconomowoc, Wisc.
Kamorean Hayes - SP, 8 Jul 89, Harding HS/Charlotte, N.C
Elan Hilaire - 4x400m,15 May 90, Park School/Owings Mills, Md.
Erin Humphrey - 4x400m, 29 Sep 88, Ypsilanti Lincoln HS/Detroit, Mich.
Bianca Knight - 4x100/200m, 2 Jan 89, Ridgeland HS/Ridgeland, Miss.
Natasha LaBeaud - 5000m, 5 Aug 87, Georgetown/Folsom, Calif.
Marie Lawrence - 3000m SC, 29 Aug 89, Reno HS/Reno, Nev.
Nicole Leach - 4x400/400mH, 18 Jul 87, UCLA, West Philadelphia, Pa.
Shannon Leinert - 800m, 30 Jun 87, Univ. of Florida/Gainesville, Fla.
Porscha Lucas - 4x100m, 18 Jun 88, Plano HS/Plano, Texas
Gabrielle Mayo - 100m/4x100/200m, 26 Jan 89, Southeast HS/Raleigh, N.C.
Rebekah Noble - 800m, 15 Jun 87, Univ. of Oregon, Spokane, Wash.
Tiffany Ofili - 100mH, 13 Nov 87, Univ. Of Michigan/Ypsilanti, Mich.
Elizabeth Olear - 4x100m,16 Nov 88, Louisville HS/Woodland Hills, Calif.
Britany Parker – PV, 29 Oct 87, McKinney HS/McKinney, Texas
Emily Pendleton – DT, 16 Apr 89, Woodmore HS/Elmore, Ohio
Shevell Quinley – Heptathlon, 26 Jun 87 - University of Arizona, Tracy, Calif.
Ke’Nyia Richardson - TJ, Sep 89, Holy Names HS/Oakland, Calif.
Rebekah Stoltz – JT, 20 Jun 87, Kent State University, Saugerties, N.Y.
Jere Summers - SP/DT, 1 May 87, Cal State, Northridge/Oakland, Calif.
Jeneba Tarmoh - 4x100m, 7 Sep 89, Mt Pleasant HS/San Jose, Calif.
Danielle Tauro - 1500m, 2 Dec 88, Manahawkin School/Ocean County, N.J.
Shana Watson – LJ, 3 Dec 87, SDSU/Oakland, Calif.
Sa’de Williams - 4x400m, 28 Feb 89, Rancho Cucamonga HS/LA, Calif.
Kenyanna Wilson - 4x100m,27 Oct 88, Peoria HS/Phoenix, Ariz.
Shana Woods – Heptathlon, 7 Jul 88, Long Beach Poly HS/Long Beach, Calif.
Jessica Young - 4x400m, 6 Apr 87, University of Richmond, Columbia, S,C.
