ASHYRIA BURNS COMES THROUGH THE LINE IN THE 100m HURDLES AT THE STATE OUTDOOR MEET
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The AAU National Junior Olympics are underway in Greensboro, North Carolina and there are several Louisiana high school athletes who look to come home with All-American medals or-perhaps-a national title.
The meet, which traditionally marks the end of the summer age-group schedule, began on Saturday with multi-events. That leads us to our first athlete from Louisiana to keep and eye on.
Addilyn Dufrene (John Curtis)-- Competing in the 17-18 girls heptathlon, Dufrene is the No. 12 seed with 4000 points.
A'shyria Burns (Menard)-- Burns is seeded in the top ten in two events. In the 100m, Burns is seeded No. 6 with a time of 11.89. In the 100m hurdles, Burns is seeded No. 9 with a time of 14.54.
Lina Mills Zacapa (Leesville)-- Mills-Zacapa is seeded No. 11 in the 1500m with a time of 5:08.93.
Noah Watson (Christ Episcopal School)-- Watson in the No. 5 seed in the 3000m with a time of 11:18.72.
Cierra Cammon (Lutcher)- Cammon is seeded No. 6 in the high jump with a jump of 5-4.75, only 1.25 inch off the No. 1 seed in the event. Cammon is also seeded No. 23 in the triple jump with a mark of 17-11.25.
Hannah Rose (Cabrini)--Coming off an impressive performance at the AAU Club Championships, Rose is seeded No. 4 in the womens' 17-18 javelin with a throw of 121-2.25.
Morgan David (Barbe)-- David is seeded No. 10 in the 17-18 womens' javelin with a throw of 113-10.
Taylor Hankton (Broadmoor) - Hankton is seeded No. 15 in the womens' 400m hurdles with a time of 1:05.20.
While the depth of the representation in the 15-16 girls does not match the older age group, there are a few girls who are looking to make some noise.
Jaleyia Woods (Woodlawn--BR)--Woods is ranked No. 17 in the 400m with a time of 56.26.
Mackenzie Hayes (Madisonville)--Hayes is among several girls in the high jump coming in with a seeded height of 5-0. With the No. 1 seed jumping 5-6, if Hayes can jump a personal record in North Carolina, she might come home with an All-American medal.
Grace Keene (Northshore)--Keene is seeded No. 8 in the 15-16 girls' 1500m with a time of 4:57.