Baltimore Poly's D'Amaie Davis won the 17-18 year old girls 3,000 racewalk on Sunday at the 2017 AAU Junior Olympics. Davis was just one of three Baltimore Poly athletes with a podium finish at this year's event. (Photo by Travis Miller)
The 2017 AAU Junior Olympics began last Saturday, July 29th and continued through this Saturday. Four high school individuals from the state of Maryland have already won in their respective age divisions and many more athletes finished among the top five. Here are some of the top performers through Saturday's action in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
- Austin Allen (Bullis, 17-18 Long Jump, 3rd)
- Tylar Colbert (Franklin, 17-18 400 hurdles, 1st)
- Jadon Davis (Baltimore Poly, 15-16 3000 racewalk, 1st)
- Lacey Eden (Archbishop Spalding, 15-16 1500, 2nd; 15-16 3000, 1st)
- Sherrod Frye (St. Charles, 15-16 Triple Jump, 5th)
- Ablel Gebreselase (Digital Harbor, 17-18 1500, 5th)
- Nadia Hackett (Baltimore Poly, 17-18 400 hurdles, 3rd; 17-18 100 hurdles, 4th)
- Ty Trinh (Loyola Blakefield, 15-16 Triple Jump, 4th)
- Nicholas Wilson (DeMatha Catholic, 15-16 200, 4th)
- Ashton Allen (Bullis, 15-16 200, 3rd)
- D'Amaie Davis (Baltimore Poly, 17-18 3000 racewalk, 1st)