Team USA’s Junior Squad Closes Book on A Highly Successful World Championship Jul 15, 2012

 

BARCELONA, Spain – The 1992 U.S. Olympic Team was heralded as one of the best American squads of all-time with 32 medals in tow from a memorable time in Barcelona. The 2012 U.S. team that competed in Barcelona at the IAAF World Junior Championships will go into the history books as one of the best American squads under the age of 20. With 20 medals, and an all-time record 188 points, the junior team captured some magic that was left from the Olympic team of 20 years ago.

LaFond Finishes 19th at World Juniors Stephen Lee Jul 12, 2012

LaFond Finishes 19th at World JuniorsMaryland rising sophomore earned trip to Spain

 

July 12, 2012
 
BARCELONA, Spain - Thea LaFond, a rising sophomore at the University of Maryland, finished 19th in the women's triple jump qualifying rounds at the IAAF World Junior Championships.
 
LaFond had a mark of 41 feet, 6-1/2 inches in the qualifying rounds and did not move on as one of the top 12 athletes to the final. LaFond was competing for her native country of Dominica and qualified for the World Juniors after finishing second at the Central America, Carribean Championships.
 
She already ranks second on Maryland's all-time list in the women's triple jump. Her mark at the World Juniors was the fifth time she has gone better than 41 feet this season.
 
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Team USA Has Another Successful Session in Track Qualifying at World Juniors Stephen Lee Jul 11, 2012

 

Team USA Has Another Successful Session in Track Qualifying at World Juniors

7/11/2012
 
BARCELONA, Spain – It was another successful morning at Olympic Stadium for Team USA at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona. In three track event qualifying rounds, the U.S. advanced five of six to the next step while Team Co-Captain Gunnar Nixon continued his pursuit of the medal stand in the men’s decathlon.