GENEVA, Ohio — A week full of youth track and field action at SPIRE Institute, including the 2023 USATF National Youth Combined Events Championships and USATF National Youth Outdoor Championships has wrapped up with dozens of youth athletes crowned national champions. Carried by his stellar performance in the field events, Nicholas DeWolfe (Unattached) took the 17-18 decathlon by a margin of 500 points. He showed off his versatility with a time of 11.55 seconds in the 100m, which contributed 742 points to his 6270 total. Avery Elliott (Unattached) showed off her speed and leaping ability as the 17-18 heptathlon champion in the largest field of the competition. Her victories in the 100m hurdles, 200m, long jump, and high jump powered her to a total of 4280 points. Jonah Miller (NWO Jets) bested the rest of the competition in the 11-12 boys pentathlon by a margin of 700 points with a 12.90 80m hurdles victory and 12.24m/40-02 heave in the shot put. He showed off his skills in a wide range of events, playing a major factor in his 2428-point outing. The 2023 USATF National Youth Outdoor Championships began Thursday, with the three-day event running through Saturday, July 1. Zahir Ismaeli (Homewood Bulldawgs Track Club) rose to the occasion when it mattered most to win the 13-14 boys long jump. In his final jump, he soared to a 5.64m/18-06 mark which was two feet further than his previous five attempts. Kenedi Clemons (Sapphire - Ruff Riders Track Club) showcased her leaping ability with wins in multiple jumping events. She earned 1st in the long jump with a 5.01m/16-05.25 mark and followed with a 10.81m/35.05.75 in the triple jump. The throwing events in the 11-12 boys division were headlined by Rayder Knaack (Unattached). He dominated the discus throw with an impressive 30.27m/99-03 mark, just shy of the 100-foot barrier. The same day, he out threw his competitors by nearly ten feet, winning the shot put in 13.24m/43-05.25. Jack Johnson (Northwest Track Club) may have had the most unique double of all the competitors with a win in both track and field categories. Competing in the 13-14 division, he recorded a mark 45.60m/149-07 in the Javelin throw, while storming to a 26.62 victory in the 200m hurdles. Morgan Means’ (Drive Phase Track Club) outing in the girls 13-14 800m left her in a class of her own. Her 2:14.40 not only gave her a comfortable win, but was the fastest time in the entire girls division. It was an absolute duel in the 13-14 boys 2000m steeplechase. In a field that featured four competitors breaking seven minutes, it was Carson Kaiser (Unattached) who prevailed with an impressive 6:44.92 win. The sprinting events showcased all of the speed on display in Ohio, as Renna Reubenstein (Chelsea Greyhounds) clocked in at 24.77 in the girls 13-14 200m, taking gold by about half a second with the best time of any girls division on the day. Boys 15-16 200m winner Kory Brown (Ocean Breeze Wave Runner) turned heads with his 21.96 victory. Mark Goldman (Unattached) was an early standout in Friday’s field events, throwing 48.55m/159-03 in the boys 15-16 shot put to win the division by more than 20 feet. Cooper Gergely (Mountain Top Track & Field) followed suit, taking the boys 9-10 shot put handily with his 9.53m/31-3.25 heave. His best throw was a whopping two meters further than the rest of the field. Jada Magnuson (Unattached) also had quite the day on Friday, winning the girls 9-10 javelin by almost ten meters with her 21.62m/70-11 heave. Pulling off one of the most impressive comebacks of the morning, Kelsey Deriso Jr. (Drive Phase Track Club) leapt 12.33m/45-5.5 in the third round of the boys 15-16 triple jump to secure a spot in the finals and a win after two fouls in rounds one and two. In the same division, Zion Green (Miami Northwest Express Track) had an impressively consistent day to pull off second, jumping over 11.50m on five attempts with his top mark of 11.72m/38-5.5 coming in the first round. The girls 15-16 shot put saw quite the throw-off between Mackenzie Blanchet (Commonwealth Throws Club), Ava Wierda (Unattached) and Brenna Armstrong (Swift Arrow Track Club). Armstrong was the first to take the lead, landing a 9.77m/32-0.75 throw in round one. Blanchet was quick to answer with a 10.10m/33-1.75 in round two, but her mark was quickly taken down by Wierda’s 10.58m/34-8.5 in the third round. Blanchet took no chances, launching her winning throw of 11.15m/36-7 in the fifth round to solidify her win. Saturday’s competition on the track kicked off with a slew of hurdle finals, highlighted by Madeline Cooper’s (Sapphire - Rough Riders Track) runaway win in the girls 15-16 100m hurdles. Cooper clocked a 14.30 finish to take the title by more than a second. The boys 5-16 110m hurdles were quite a different story, with a close finish between Seffrin Smith (Body In Training) and Deacon Scott (Ohio Speed Academy TFC). The title was clearly going to one of the two, but Smith got the nod at the line, clocking a 16.58 to Scott’s 16.59. Noah Sanders (Unattached) and Parker Kolvoord (Indiana BLAST Track Club) raced to the line in the boys 8 & Under 1500m, with the race coming down to a photo finish. Sanders took the win with his 5:48.15 over Kolvoord’s 5:48.24. The girls 9-10 division unfolded differently as Miriam Wajid (VO2Max Track Club) ran away with the title in 5:08.72 over teammate Abigail Riley’s (VO2Max Track Club) 5:16.65. Madeline Cooper (Sapphire - Rough Riders Track) continued her winning streak with an impressive 11.85 in the girls 15-16 100m. Her time was the only under 12 in her division, winning the final handily to go home with another gold. In the women’s 17-18 hammer throw, Addison Stadsholt (Unattached) came out on top with a clear victory, throwing 46.54m/152-8 to take the win by nearly three meters. Abigail Russell (Unattached) picked up another convincing throws win in the women’s 17-18 shot put, 14.45m/47-5 for two-meter win. One of the clearest victories to cap off the day came from Connor Kalvar (Unattached) in the men’s 17-18 hammer throw. Kalvar landed four legal throws over 56m and was the only to surpass the 50m barrier. His top mark came just shy of 60m, with his 59.13m/194 fifth round effort - nearly ten meters past his nearest competitor’s top mark. A full list of results can be found here and on demand coverage will be available on USATF.TV+.