Five Gators Journey to Spain for 2012 IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships
Monday, July 9, 2012 | Track and Field
The Gators are getting ready for more international competition as five members of the Orange and Blue will don Red, White and Blue as they head to Spain for the 2012 IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships. Montju?c Olympic Stadium in Barcelona will be the venue of the six-day competition that will feature 180 countries and the best athletes in the world under the age of 20.
Gator All-Americans Ciarra Brewer (Union City, Calif.) and Taylor Burke (Medina, Ohio) will be competing in the triple jump and high jump, respectively. Brewer and Burke both claimed SEC Outdoor titles this spring. Brewer is already a two-time All-American and Burke splits her time between the high jump and the pitch, as she is the starting goalkeeper for the Gator soccer team.
Incoming freshmen Arman Hall (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), Robin Reynolds (Miami, Fla.) and Shayla Sanders (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.) are also on Team USA for the trip to Spain, as Hall will compete in the men's 400 meters and as a member of the men's 4x400-meter relay. Reynolds advanced to Barcelona in the women's long jump, while Sanders is a member of the women's 4x100-meter relay and an alternate in the women's 100 and 200 meters.
Competition begins Tuesday and runs through Sunday. Olympic Stadium in Barcelona was the site of the 1992 Olympic Games, where Team USA brought home 32 medals in track & field, the second-most in American history.
Live results and coverage of the World Junior Championships can be found at IAAF.org. UniversalSports.com will offer live broadcast coverage starting on Saturday, July 14 at 12:20 p.m., Eastern. Day five and six evening session coverage can be found on the site for $5.99. DirecTV and Dish Network subscribers can log on to the site and watch the broadcast for free.
Follow the World Juniors team and send your best wishes via Team USA's Facebook page.
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| 2012 IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – JULY 10-15 – BARCELONA, SPAIN (ALL TIMES ET) | |||
| TIME | EVENT | ROUND | GATORS COMPETING |
| TUESDAY, JULY 10 – DAY ONE | |||
| 12:05 p.m. | Men's 400 Meters | Heats | Arman Hall |
| WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 – DAY TWO | |||
| 4:10 a.m. | Women's Triple Jump | Qualification | Ciarra Brewer |
| 2:00 p.m. | Men's 400 Meters | Semi-Final | Arman Hall |
| THURSDAY, JULY 12 – DAY THREE | |||
| 3:40 a.m. | Women's Long Jump | Qualification | Robin Reynolds |
| 1:25 p.m. | Women's Triple Jump | Final | Ciarra Brewer |
| 4:00 p.m. | Men's 400 Meters | Final | Arman Hall |
| FRIDAY, JULY 13 – DAY FOUR | |||
| 3:30 a.m. | Women's High Jump | Qualification | Taylor Burke |
| 12:35 p.m. | Women's 4x100-Meter Relay | Heats | Shayla Sanders |
| 1:55 p.m. | Women's Long Jump | Final | Robin Reynolds |
| SATURDAY, JULY 14 – DAY FIVE | |||
| 1:35 p.m. | Men's 4x400-Meter Relay | Heats | Arman Hall |
| 3:35 p.m. | Women's 4x100-Meter Relay | Final | Shayla Sanders |
| SUNDAY, JULY 15 – DAY SIX | |||
| 12:05 p.m. | Women's High Jump | Final | Taylor Burke |
| 1:45 p.m. | Men's 4x400-Meter Relay | Final | Arman Hall |
| Blue Rows are Semi-Finals and are contingent upon advancing from Heats | |||
| Gray Rows are Finals and are contingent upon advancing from Qualification/Relay Heats/Semi-Finals | |||
2012 Team USA at World Junior Championships – Gators by the Numbers (via USTFCCCA)
Most Squad Members by Hometown State
OHIO – 6 (Taylor Burke)
FLORIDA – 6 (Arman Hall, Robin Reynolds, Shayla Sanders)
CALIFORNIA – 5 (Ciarra Brewer)
Most Squad Members by College (leaders)
TEXAS A&M – 4
LSU / OREGON / STANFORD – 3
MISSISSIPPI STATE / FLORIDA / NOTRE DAME – 2
(34 of 80 on squad were in high school in 2012)
International Experience among U.S. Junior Squad Members
2011 World Youth Championships – Lille, France
Arman HALL – Medley Relay (GOLD), 400 (GOLD)
Robin REYNOLDS – Medley Relay (SILVER)
Ciarra BREWER – Triple Jump (7th)
2010 Youth Olympic Games -- Singapore
Robin REYNOLDS – 400 (GOLD), Sprint Medley (GOLD)
Collegiate Gems on World Stage
NCAA Champs and World Junior Champs in same year:
Kerron CLEMENT (Florida/USA), 400 meter hurdles, 2004
2012 NCAA Championships – Des Moines, Iowa (national top-eight)
(U.S. junior squad members finishing in national top-eight)
Ciarra BREWER (Florida) – Triple Jump (4th)
A Glance into the Future
Team USA – 2012 Olympians on Past World Junior Teams
2008 World Junior Championships – Bydgoszcz, Poland
Christian TAYLOR – Triple Jump
2004 World Junior Championships – Grosseto, Italy
Kerron CLEMENT – 400 Meter Hurdles
