Lauren Chambers

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With adidas Nationals in a week we look at the best performances at NC A&T's venue's history.

Photo by Alex Aldaco of TexasRunning.com, a MileSplit US affilliate site Despite competing under unseasonably cold conditions for Texas in the 30s on Saturday morning, Hayden Baillio of Whitesboro (TX) seized the US #1 ranking in the shot put from fellow Texan Stephen Saenz with a throw of 68'7.50" at the Jesuit-Sheaner Relays. Saenz, the Nike Indoor Nationals champion (Baillio was 2nd at NIN) and US indoor leader in the event, had thrown for a then US #1 mark on Friday at the Brownsville Meet of Champions. It should be a great throws competition when Baillio and Saenz meet for the first time this outdoor season. Photo by Don Rich of PennTrackXC.com, a MileSplit US affiliate site With her 143'2" mark at the Lawrence/Mercer Relays, Lakeview (PA) junior Fawn Miller took over as an early national leader in the javelin throw. Miller's performance was closely followed this weekend by Ashley Aldredge from Cedar Creek of Louisiana with Aldredge's throw of 143'1" at the LSU Relays. It is an interesting blend of states which are represented among the top ranked in the event with Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and Oregon boasting the top three female javel throwers in the nation currently. Lauren Chambers, the Nike Indoor Nationals champion in the weight throw and current US outdoor leader in the hammer throw, was recently featured in an interview article on GATFXC.com, a MileSplit US affiliate site.

Only two events are being contested on Friday at the Nike Indoor Nationals as the meet has extended from its usual Saturday-Sunday two day format to accomodate the weight throw and 5000 meter run. The weight throw has stacked fields with the US leaders for both boys and girls and many of the US top 10 performances also present. Meanwhile, the 5000 meter run is definitely missing many of the considered elite distance runners in the country, but will be a good opportunity for a next tier of runners to step up and become Nike national champions. Pictured right: Chelsea Oswald of Ohio, a Foot Locker finalist this past fall, is one of several contenders in a fairly wide open girls 5000 meter race on Thursday evening at the Reggie Lewis Center.

Lauren Chambers (pictured left by Tim Fulton) of Kell High School in Marietta, Georgia began her outdoor season on Sunday with a great mark in the hammer throw as she launched a US #4 all-time performance of 191'11". Chambers also had  US #1 mark in the weight throw at 58'10". US leading outdoor performances were also produced at the Georgia Weight Throw Championships by Grayson GA senior Nabil Mubarak in both the hammer throw (205'7") and weight throw (73'10"). Mubarak's weight throw mark would rank #2 in the country on the indoor national list. Chambers and Mubarak are entered in both indoor national meets this weekend in Boston and New York. Results

The IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships kicked off Tuesday in Poland and Team USA responded with some solid results. With only two finals taking place on the first day of competition, most of the events were prelims. Leading the prep contingent at Worlds were long jumpers Marquise Goodwin (Rowlett, TX) and Christian Taylor (Sandy Creek, GA), who finished the prelims with the second and third best marks on the day. See who else performed well on day one, as we bring you highlights and results all week long. Day One Results World Junior Day One Highlights - Christian Taylor (GA) leaps 25-0.25 in men's long jump prelim - Marquise Goodwin (TX) soars 24-11.25 in men's long jump prelim - Shanay Briscoe (TX) leaps 5-11.25 in women's high jump prelim - Elijah Greer (OR) advances in men's 800m with 1:50.73 effort

The decision for many athletes this year was hard. Go to Nike Outdoor Nationals, our sports high school track and field champion, or take their talents to Ohio and compete at the USATF Junior National T&F Championships and try to make the world team. Both meets fell on the same weekend this year, so athletes had to make a choice. Well, it turns out many of the top athletes across the country want their shot to make Team USA and the Junior National meet is loaded with talent. See who's got a shot to make the team.

Conference, regional and state championships galore mark this weekend. With big results coming out of Florida Friday evening, the weekend started with a glimpse of what the rest of this season will hold nationwide. Check out our weekend cover the top highlights and results. Top Boys Weekend Highlights - Nick Vena (NJ) throws U.S.#1 shot put mark of 67-10.25 in NJ - Brandon O'Connor (FL) wins 200m in 20.82, 400m in 47.12 at FL - Kyle Smith (AL) sets javelin state record with toss of 223-08 - Luke Puskedra (UT) runs 8:56.71 3200m, 4:15.85 1600m at BYU - Adam Timo (UT), only a soph., leaps 7-00 in HJ at BYU Invitational - Riley Egan (FL) vault 16-07, breaking Florida state meet record - Miami Northwestern (FL) blazes 3:14.98 in 4x4 at Florida State - Dan Block (IL) throws 58-11 SP, 189-10 discus at DuPage Meet - Jeff Demps (FL) wins Florida State Champs. 100m dash in 10.40 Top Girls Weekend Highlights - Jordan Hasay (CA) runs 4:17.46 in 1500m at Stanford Inv, U.S.#1 - Natalie Stewart (UT) wins 400m dash in 53.39 at BYU Inv., U.S.#1 - Chalonda Goodman (GA) runs 23.69 (200m), 11.45 (100m) in GA - Mountain Brook (AL) wins 4x8 in 9:14.63 at Alabama state meet - Ebony Eutsey (FL) wins 200m in 23.79, 400m in 53.85 at FL State - Ashley Brasovan (FL) wins 3200m in 10:15.93 at Florida State - Rachel Laurent (LA) wins pole vault at LA state meet in 13-06 - Erin Pendleton (OH) throws discus 167-04 at Jesse Owens Inv. - Nachelle Stewart (UT) runs 2:08.48 to win 800m dash at BYU - Bailey Wagner (IL) throws 48-04 SP, 154-09 discus at conference - Tomika Story (FL) wins TJ in 39-06.50 at Florida State Champs.

Lauren Chambers has acheived quite a bit in her short time as a high school athlete. She owns the national 9th grade record for the weight throw and has posted some impressive numbers early on at both the Volunteer Indoor meet as well as the UK Indoor Invitational. With a winning throw of 41\'5\", Ms. Chambers has established herself as one of the early favorites to make it to Albany in the spring.

2006 Volunteer Indoor Track Classic Performance Lists