New York Sending Talented Team Members To World U20 Champs

Jun 27, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS -- Today USATF announced its roster set for the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships with 79 athletes from 24 states representing the red, white and blue at Tampere Stadium, July 10-15 in Tampere, Finland.

Highlighting Team USATF are junior athletes coming off stellar performances at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships held June 15-17 in Bloomington, Indiana.

Here are your NY Highlights

Team USATF-NY Men's Roster

Frosh Safir Scott won the high jump at 2.09 meters with fellow frosh Daniel Claxton sixth at 1.94 meters. Here is a Claxton jump pic.twitter.com/DsOewHjpop
-- UConn Track/Field/XC (@UConnMTrack) April 14, 2018

Name	Event	City	State	School	Association/Club
Daniel Claxton	High Jump	Nesconset	NY	UCONN	USATF Long Island
Michael Feldman	Hammer Throw	Staten Island	NY	UPENN	USATF New York
Steven Feldman	Hammer Throw	Staten Island	NY	UPENN	USATF New York

Team USATF-NY Women's Roster

Jill Shippee, a @ShenAthletics grad and current @UNCTrack_Field athlete, will compete next month in the World Junior Championships. pic.twitter.com/WFkrVLC5yP
-- Michael Kelly (@ByMichaelKelly) June 26, 2018

Name	Event	City	State	School	Association/Club
Lauren Harris	10K Race Walk	Holtsville	NY	Marist College	USATF Long Island/Walk USA
Amanda Vestri	3000m	Webster	NY	Iowa State	USATF Niagra/Ridge Runners TXC
Jillian Shippee	Hammer Throw	Waterford	NY	North Carolina	USATF Adirondack
Sammy Watson	800m	College Station	NY	Texas A&M	USATF Gulf