LEESVILLE TC'S GABRIELLE WRIGHT COMPETES IN THE '22 AAU JUNIOR OLYMPICS!
With the AAU Region 11 Junior Olympic Qualifier taking place in Hammond next week, we thought it would be a good time to look back on a few AAU Junior Olympic champions from last year.
Rudyard West Jr. - This year, the West Monroe sprinter is running with the MADE Track Club. West won the 11-year old boys 100m in Greensboro, North Carolina last Summer with a time of 12.18.
Gabrielle Wright - Wright, who runs for the Leesville Track Club, won the 10-year old girls 400m with a time of 1:00.15. Wright was less than a second off of the meet record of 59.37 set by Tiana Welbon in 2019.
Makeriah Harris - Last year, Harris did not run in the AAU Region 11 National Qualifier opting instead to qualify through the AAU Club Championships. Harris won the 15-16 girls 100 hurdles with a 13.82. Harris also finished second in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:00.12.
Dekai Butler - The Butler did in the 200m hurdles, winning the boys 13-year-old division with a time of 26.91.
Louisian had a couple of sprinters who came up with runner-up performances at the 2022 Junior Olympics.
Michael Mckenzie is a sprinter and hurdler for the South Baton Rouge Jaguars. Last year, he finished second in the 11-year-old boys 80m hurdles with a time of 13.15.
Yet another hurdler who performed well last Summer was Vederek Matthews. Matthews finished second in the 15-16 110m hurdles with a time of 14.52.