NEW YORK, NY – Countless young and aspiring athletes shined bright at the 2024 USATF National Youth Combined Events Championships and USATF National Youth Outdoor Championships at Icahn Stadium June 24-29. Tristen Miscia (Unattached) emerged as a national champion in the boys 17-18 decathlon. Miscia could not be matched in the long jump or shot put, jumping 6.46m and throwing 12.41m. On the track, Miscia was a close second behind Colby Crear (New England Elite Track Club), decathlon runner-up, in the 110 hurdles and 400, yet his all-around ability earned him the title in his 5904-point outing Throwing an entire 15.38m farther than her competitors in the javelin, Georgia Deep (Unattached) proved she had what it took to walk away with a national title in the girls 17-18 decathlon. Not only was Deep successful in her throws, but she jumped 4.46m in the long jump and sprinted 14.76 in the 100 to leave a national champion with 3744 points. The girls 17-18 heptathlon was a battle between Sophia Deja (Island Elite Track Club) and Peyton Lewis (Hunterdon Lions Track Club). Deja’s dominance on the track, with speeds of 27.76 in the 200, 2:35.80 in the 800, and 16.84 in the 100 hurdles, ultimately secured her 3631-point first-place finish, ahead of Lewis, who trailed just 68 points to take second. Jackson Kreitzer (Unattached) commanded the boys 15-16 decathlon, winning every event. From his performance of 13.19 in the 100, 4.94m jump in the long jump, and 36.04m throw in the javelin, no one came close to Kreitzer’s 3500 final total. Ava Franchi (Unattached) bested the rest of the competition in the girls 13-14 pentathlon, winning by an 876-point margin. Her victories in the 100 hurdles, high jump, long jump, and shot put, throwing 1.95m more than her competitors, catapulted her to 3397 points to end the pentathlon victorious. The 2024 USATF National Youth Outdoor Championships began Wednesday, June 26, with the four-day event running through Saturday, June 29. The opening of day one of the USATF National Youth Outdoor Championships highlighted the 3000 finals. In the girls 15-16 division, Kate Barber (Jenks America Track Club) cruised to the finish line more than a minute ahead of her competitors. A similar performance was delivered by Madeleine Giorgio (Unattached) in the girls 17-18 division, who outran her competitors by 30 seconds. Meanwhile, in the boys 13-14 division, Jeremiah Elington (Miami Northwest Express Track Club) was just .03 seconds faster than Eli Read (Unattached) to take the national title. The field events on Wednesday showcased impressive performances. In the pole vault, Jack Smith (Unattached) of the boys 13-14 division delivered a personal record of 3.00m/9-10 versus competitors. In the girls 17-18 hammer throw, Meagan Ewers (Unattached) dominated with a 44.93m/147-05 performance, besting competitors by nearly five meters to give her a comfortable win. Ja’Miya Howard (Miami Northwest Express Track Club) achieved a jump double in the girls 13-14 division. With two personal records, Howard jumped 5.50m/18-0.50 in the long jump and 10.64m/34-11 in the triple jump on Saturday. On day two, The Ocean Breeze Wave Runners ran away victorious in the boys 11-12 division 4x800 relay. Timothy Kliesch, Robert Genco Jr., Vincent Howley, and Renato Larriva ran a stellar 10:32.09, crossing the finish line more than 70 seconds ahead of the Oberlin Spikes. In the field, Ashleen Walsh’s (Unattached) throw in the girls 15-16 javelin, left her in a class of her own. Walsh threw a personal record of 39.84m/130-08 to land almost nine meters further than the competition. Sofia Wydra (Unattached) threw 43.58m/142-11 in the girls 17-18 division to take first and be the only competitor in her division to cross the 40-meter mark. Jalele Williams (Jaguar Track) rose to the occasion in the boys 15-16 division long jump to take the title over Zorion Narcissee-Brown (Velocity Track Club). In his final jump, Williams scored 6.46m/21-2.5, taking down Narcissee-Brown’s 6.43m/21-1.25. Ava Franchi (Unattached), girls 13-14 pentathlon winner, took home the 13-14 high jump medal with a personal record of 1.55m/5-1.00. Day three of the championships kicked off with hurdles finals, highlighted by Arianna Allen’s (Miami Northwest Express Track Club) photo finish win over Ava Amey (New Horizon Track Club) in the girls 17-18 division 100 hurdles. Allen clocked a 14.57 to Amey’s 14.58. In the boys 15-16 110 hurdles, another close finish was delivered by Alexander Acosta (Island Express Track Club) and Bryce Marsh (Trenton Track Club), with .09 seconds of separation. Summer Wilson (Pacific Coast Shock Waves) came out on top with a clear victory in the girls 15-16 2000 steeplechase. Wilson ran a 6:59.15 to take the win by nearly 55 seconds. In a duel between Asher Eckel (Pacer Track Club) and Kareem Elias (Gulf United Club) in the boys 13-14 division, Eckel prevailed with an impressive 6:59.75 over Elias’s 7:00.21. The sprinting events on Friday showcased speed in all divisions. In the girls 15-16 200, Renna Rubenstein (Chelsea Greyhounds) secured the win in 24.10 to run the fastest time in the girls division. In the 4x100 relay, the Pride of Bridgeport ran a season best of 43.20, led by Ziare Lewis, Sebastian Perez, Trey T. Mack, and Deandre Duncan in the boys 17-18 division. Moving to the field, Millen Dhiman (Opportunity Track Club) showed off his strength in the 13-14 javelin, throwing the farthest distance in the boy's division with 54.98m/180-04. The same day, Dhiman threw 12.27m/40-3.25 in the shot put to take the gold. To round out his first-place finishes, Dhiman jumped 11.55m/37-10.75 in the triple jump on Saturday to be crowned in three events. Noa Wygonik (New Jersey Striders Track Club) also dominated in the javelin, outthrowing her competitors in the girls 11-12 division by 10 meters. In the final throwing event of the day, Freja Jespen (New Jersey Striders) took first place in the girls 15-16 discus with 33.94m/111-04. Jespen achieved a throws double by throwing 10.40m/34-1.50 in the shot put on Saturday. The final day of the championships featured the 1500 finals across all divisions. Zoey Warmsley (288 Track Club) in the girls 11-12 division and Dylan Brenn (New England Elite Track Club) in the boys 17-18 division rounded out their middle-distance doubles (1500 and 800). Warmsley ran a personal best of 5:00.53, and Brenn ran 4:09.98 The final sprinting event of the championships witnessed countless close races across all divisions. Ten out of twelve of the races were determined by less than half a second, most notably the boys 17-18 and girls 9-10 finishes, where Nicholas Wright (Unattached) and Savannah Minter (New Horizon Track Club) posted times .10 and .03 seconds faster than the runner-ups. To end his meet, Darius Boling (Prospect Park Youth Running) crossed the 100 finish line in 12.35 to run away with three gold medals in the boys 11-12 division (200 and 400). A full list of results can be found here, and on-demand coverage will be available on USATF.TV+.