Day 3 Recap: AAU Vegas Closes With Big Track Performances


 West Coast AAU JOs closed on Sunday with big performances on the track

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- The West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games are officially in the books. Athletes, coaches, officials and spectators endured another absolute scorcher on Sunday at the Pearson Center facility with temperatures hovering around 110 degrees for much of the day.  

There was heat on the track, as well, though, in the way of fast times. Jason Parra, from the Long Beach Flyers, set the tone, as he kicked the day off with a 9:56.52 effort to earn the 3,000m win for 14 year-olds and the events that followed did not disappoint. 

Standout performers during Day 3 action included Udodi Onwuzurike and Lucheyona Weaver in the oldest age-bracket (17-18), as well as the always exciting 9-year-old from the Pacific Coast ShockWavesVictor Jaimez-Solorio.

Onwuzurike and Luncheyona both punctuated their West Coast Games experience by pocketing wins in the 100 and 200 contests. Onwuzurike, who reps Prime Time Performance out of Michigan, posted times of 10.60 and 21.12 and Floridian, Luncheyona secured her victories with marks of 12.10 and 24.29, respectively. 

Jaimez-Solorio complemented his 400 and 1500 triumphs on Saturday with a first-place showing in the 800 on the final day of competition. He clocked 2:25.54 over two laps of the track. 

Also of note, one of the top performers during Day 2, Makeriah Harris kept it rolling on Sunday. The Louisiana native secured victories in the 100 and 200 with 12.47 and 24.88 marks. 

Featured Race: Victor Jaimez-Solorio Drops 2:25.54 to dominate 800 for 9-year olds


The Rundown

Boys

Boys 12 year-olds 3,000m: Winner -- Ethan Martin / Spokane Mercury Athletics, 11:25.42 

Boys 13 year-olds 3,000m: Winner -- Quinlan Andrews / Unattached, 10:27.58 

Boys 14 year-olds 3,000m: Winner -- Jason Parra / Long Beach Flyers, 9:56.52 

Boys 15-16 year-olds 3,000m: Winner -- Francisco Alarez / Track Core, 10:11.99

Boys 17-18 year-olds 3,000m: Winner -- Luca Bucciachio / Silver State Striders, 9:49.00

Boys 11 year-olds 80m hurdles: Winner -- Aiyden Cousins / Milwaukee Mustangs, 15.70 

Boys 12 year-olds 80m hurdles: Winner -- Quran Clayton / Covina Shooting Stars, 13.08

Boys 13 year-olds 100m hurdles: Winner -- Camren Smith / Unattached, 19.43

Boys 15-16 110m hurdles: Winner -- Kai Graves-Blanks / Upland High SS, 14.55 

Boys 17-18 110m hurdles: Winner -- Leonard Mustrai / Olympia Track Club, 14.09 

Boys 8-under 100m: Winner -- Dorean Green Jr. / Savage Life, 14.88 

Boys 9 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Christian Williams / Savage Life, 14.69 

Boys 10 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Chase Holmes / Long Beach Sprinters, 14.57 

Boys 11 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Brooklyn Ross / Long Beach Sprinters, 13.53 

Boys 12 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Jae'Ron Harris / Compton Speed City, 13.10 

Boys 13 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Otis Harrison / Unattached, 12.45  

Boys 14 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Tandon Champion / No Speed Limit, 11.73 

Boys 15-16 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Rodrick Pleasant / Unattached, 11.00 

Boys 17-18 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Udodi Onwuzurike / Prime Time Performance, 10.60 

Boys 8-under 800m: Winner -- Cyprian Reid / Olympia Track Club, 2:50.98 

Boys 9 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Victor Jaimez-Solorio / Pacific Coast ShockWaves, 2:25.54

Boys 10 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Geremy Scott Jr. / Solano Elite Track Club, 2:34.95 

Boys 11 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Dean Lozano / Pacific Coast ShockWaves, 2:23.28 

Boys 12 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Aidan Usher / Pacific Coast ShockWaves, 2:23.40 

Boys 13 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Conor Gilliam / Los Gatos Track Club, 2:15.26 

Boys 14 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Micah Rice / Pacific Coast ShockWaves, 2:10.56 

Boys 15-16 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Jeremiah Gomez / Central Coast Track Club, 2:12.07 

Boys 17-18 year-olds 800m: Winner -- AJ Green / Unattached, 1:50.75 

Watch AJ Green throw down a blazing 800 to win the 17-18 division


GIRLS

Girls 11 year-olds 3,000m: Winner -- Kaylie Theobald / Valley United Track Club, 12:24.55 

Girls 12 year-olds 3,000m: Winner -- Nadia Mejia / Long Beach Flyers, 11:54.57 

Girls 13 year-olds 3,000m: Winner -- Chiara Bonomi / Los Gatos Track Club, 11:13.22 

Girls 14 year-olds 3,000m: Winner -- Sadie Engelhardt / Unattached, 10:52.51 

Girls 15-16 year-olds 3,000m: Winner -- Elizabeth Odom / Pacific ShockWaves, 11:33.68 

Girls 17-18 year-olds 3,000m: Winner -- Evie Cohen / St. Ignatius College Prep, 11:10.19 

Girls 11 year-olds 80m hurdles: Winner -- Sofia Gonzalez / Covina Shooting Stars, 17.30 

Girls 12 year-olds 80m hurles: Winner -- Sandra Holmes / Long Beach Sprinters, 18.11 

Girls 13 year-olds 100m hurdles: Winner -- Faith Nuetzel / Cheetahs Track Club, 19.76

Girls 14 year-olds 100m hurdles: Winner -- Makeriah Harris / Plaquemine, 14.42

Girls 15-16 year-olds 100m hurdles: Winner -- Caelyn Harris / Unattached, 15.28 

Girls 17-18 year-olds 100m hurldes: Winner -- Lucheyona Weaver / Olympia TC, 13.86

Girls 8-under 100m: Winner -- Jasmine Wilson / Black Lightning, 14.92

Girls 9 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Zyahnna Hayes / Unattached, 14.60 

Girls 10 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Riley McKinney / Greater Houston Track Club, 14.28 

Girls 11 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Joslyne De La Nuez / Olympia Track Club, 13.52

Girls 12 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Jamaya Koehlmoos / Olympus Track Club, 13.26 

Girls 13 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Tiffany Williams / Rancho Track Club, 13.01 

Girls 14 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Makeriah Harris / Plaquemine, 12.47

Girls 15-16 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Jewel Brown / Dallas Take Off, 12.44 

Girls 17-18 year-olds 100m: Winner -- Lucheyona Weaver / Olympia Track Club, 12.10 

Girls 8-under 800m: Winner -- Ava Takeuchi / Revolution Express Track Club, 3:00.40

Girls 9 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Charity Brookins / Moreno Valley Rockets, 2:47.76 

Girls 10 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Jordynn Hughes / Unattached, 2:39.78 

Girls 11 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Sophia Pinkney / Long Beach Sprinters, 2:46.96

Girls 12 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Iyndia Bey / Legion of Zoom Track Club, 2:31.52 

Girls 13 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Ruby Ford / Solano Elite Track Club, 2:24.48 

Girls 14 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Arielle McKenzie / Pacific Coast ShockWaves, 2:20.34

Girls 15-16 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Eva Bruce / Unattached, 2:27.99 

Girls 17-18 year-olds 800m: Winner -- Kate Jendrezak / Unattached, 2:21.44 

Kate Jendrezak recorded the top girls 800 time of the meet 

Relays

Boys 10 year-olds 4x100m relay: Winners -- Savage Life, 1:01.94 

Boys 12 year-olds 4x100m relay: Winners -- New Level, 58.16 

Boys 13 year-olds 4x100m relay: Winners -- Cheetahs Track Club, 52.53

Boys 15-16 year-olds 4x100m relay: Winners -- Kitsap Fliers Track, 44.72 

Boys 17-18 year-olds 4x100m relay: Winners -- Cheetahs Elites, 42.02 

Boys 15-16 year-olds 4x400m relay: Winners -- Kitsap Fliers Track, 4:28.23

Boys 17-18 year-olds 4x400m relay: Winners -- Kitsap Fliers Track, 4:03.73

Girls 12 year-olds 4x100m relay: Winners -- Black Lightning, 51.32 

Girls 14 year-olds 4x100m relay: Winners -- Cheetahs Track Club, 53.03 

Girls 15-16 year-olds 4x100m relay: Winners -- Ghost Elite, 49.42 

Girls 17-18 year-olds 4x100m relay: Winners -- Xtreme Speed Track Club, 48.14 

Girls 10 year-olds 4x400m relay: Winners -- Black Lightning, 5:38.17 

Girls 12 year-olds 4x400m relay: Winners -- Black Lightning, 4:39.79 

Girls 14 year-olds 4x400m relay: Winners -- Pacific Coast ShockWaves, 4:17.71

Girls 15-16 year-olds 4x400m relay: Winners -- Dallas Take Off, 4:46.18 

Girls 17-18 year-olds 4x400m relay: Winners -- Xtreme Speed Track Club, 4:04.02

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