Field Events Shine on Day One of the 2022 USATF National Youth Outdoor Championships

NEW YORK, New York — USATF future stars flocked to Randall’s Island’s Icahn Stadium for the first day of competition at the 2022 USATF National Youth Outdoor Championships. With near-perfect weather in the city that never sleeps, competition was stiff, personal records fell, and champions were crowned.
 
Big marks in the field events highlighted the day, with perhaps the most impressive coming from the 11-12 division javelin throwers. 
 
Tori Hackett of the New Jersey Striders dominated competition in the 11-12 girls division javelin. While any of her six attempts would have won the competition, her standout performance came in the second round when she heaved the spear 34.51m/113-02. Hackett bested the field by nearly 15m.
 
Westfield Area Y Flyers’ Millen Dhiman won the boy’s 11-12 javelin with a 37.58m/123-03 throw in the second round. He bested the competition by nearly 10m and only dipped under the 30m mark once in six rounds. 
 
Athletes advanced in the preliminary rounds of the 200m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 800m, and 200m. They’ll compete in the finals on Friday.

Day One Winners:

1500m Race Walk: Girls 9-10 Division

Karly Jackson - Velocity Track Club New York - 11:10.11 

1500m Race Walk: Boys 9-10 Division

Julian Guerrero - New Jersey Striders - 14:03.7

1500m Race Walk: Girls 11-12 Division

Meghan Petersen - Maryland Blaze Track Club - 11:06.88

1500m Race Walk: Boys 11-12 Division

Nathaniel Samson - VO2Max Track Club - 8:20.51

3000m Race Walk: Girls 13-14 Division

Diya Jain - Westfield Area Y Flyers - 19:40.98

3000m Race Walk: Boys 13-14 Division

Micah Perkins - Westfield Area Y Flyers - 19:56.88

3000m Race Walk: Boys 15-16 Division

Kristoffer Randall - 16:03.35

3000m Race Walk: Girls 17-18 Division

Abigail Cupo - 19:59.76

3000m Race Walk: Boys 17-18 Division

Clayton Stoil - 14:38.06

Javelin: Girls 8 & Under

Jayda Howard - 12.63m

Javelin: Boys 8 & Under

Harvey Hightower - Prospect Park Youth Running - 17.13m

Javelin: Girls 9-10 Division

Brielle Hudson - New York Starz Track - 28.78m

Javelin: Boys 9-10 Division

Michael McBride IV - Godspeed Track & Field - 28.91m

Javelin: Girls 11-12 Division

Tori Hackett - New Jersey Striders - 34.51m

Javelin: Boys 11-12 Division

Millen Dhiman - Westfield Area Y Flyers - 37.58m

Javelin: Boys 13-14 Division

Alexander Kessler - Westfield Area Y Flyers - 39.51m

Javelin: Girls 13-14 Division

Clarissa Guerrero - New Jersey Striders - 34.29m

Shot Put: Girls 15-16 Division

Zuriah Radeff-Koonce - Oberlin Spikes - 11.04m

Shot Put: Boys 15-16 Division

Mason Friedman - SPEARWERX - 9.56m

Shot Put: Girls 17-18 Division

Daria Parham - Commonwealth Throws Club - 11.53m

Shot Put: Boys 17-18 Division

Jacob Cookinham - 17.99m

Long Jump: Girls 8 & Under Division

Clevecia McPherson - Ocean Breeze Wave Runners - 3.13m

Long Jump: Boys 8 & Under Division

Vi Karthik - maximum speed track club - 3.33m

Long Jump: Girls 9-10 Division

Lyon Achigbu - VELOCITY TRACK CLUB NEW YORK - 3.73m

Long Jump: Boys 9-10 Division

Malachi Martin - CLCF Panthers - 4.39m

Long Jump: Girls 11-12 Division 

Ava Fanchi - My Sisters Keeper Track Club - 5.00m

Long Jump: Boys 11-12 Division

Siddharth Pagidi - Central CT Jaguars - 4.82m

High Jump: Girls 15-16 Division

Sophia Deja - Golden Knights T.C. - 1.55m

High Jump: Boys 15-16 Division

Mobughichukwu Nwakor - 1.91m

High Jump: Girls 17-18 Division

Elsa Spoor - 1.70m

High Jump: Boys 17-18 Division

Anthony Meng - Arizona Flames Track Club - 1.95m
 
A full list of results can be found here. 

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