Manson, Poole Win U.S. Junior Titles, Qualify for Worlds

Sunday, June 17

Bloomington, IN

Florida Gators

USATF Junior Championships

Taylor Manson captured the USATF Juniors 400 meters gold medal Sunday.

Manson, Poole Win U.S. Junior Titles, Qualify for Worlds

Sunday, June 17, 2018 | Track and Field

Taylor Manson and Cory Poole turned in some of the most impressive performances in USATF Juniors history

By: Zach Dirlam

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Freshmen Taylor Manson and Cory Poole combined for three gold medals at the USA Track and Field Junior Championships this weekend, meaning both Gators will represent the Red, White, and Blue at July's IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.

Manson set a new personal record of 51.74 seconds with her victory in the 400 meters Sunday, breaking a tie for the No. 9 spot on the school's All-Time Outdoor Top 10. Manson's time was also the eighth-fastest ever run in the USATF Juniors final.

Sanya Richards, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) High School, 2002 – 50.69
Courtney Okolo, 2013 – 51.04
Natasha Hastings, South Carolina, 2005 – 51.34
Takyera Roberson, Alabama, 2017 – 51.35
Jaevin Reed, Texas A&M, 2017 – 51.52
Monique Henderson, UCLA, 2002 – 51.52
Ashley Spencer, Illinois, 2012 – 51.68

Poole became the third man in history to sweep the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles gold medals. The only other men to accomplish the feat are Jeffery Jackson (1993) and Kenneth Ferguson (2003).

His 400 hurdles win saw him set a new personal record (49.71 seconds) and move to No. 9 on the program's All-Time Top 10 list. Poole's winning time, half a second clear of the field, is believed to be sixth-fastest ever recorded in the USATF Juniors final, though results were not readily discoverable for 1984.

Jeshua Anderson, 2008 – 49.28
Belfred Clark, 1984 – 49.45
Quincy Hall, 2017 – 49.51
Brandon Johnson, UCLA, 2004 – 49.59
William Wynne, Titans Track Club, 2005 – 49.70

While Poole's winning 110 hurdles time of 13.34 seconds does not count for the school's All-Time Top 10 list, due to the lower hurdle height, it was three tenths of a second lower than his high school personal record. It was also the ninth-fastest time ever recorded in the USATF Juniors final.

Brendan Ames, 2007 – 13.15w
Wayne Davis, 2009 – 13.16w
Misana Viltz, UCLA, 2015 – 13.21
Marcus Krah, Durham Striders, 2016 – 13.25
Marquis Morris, Southern California, 2015 – 13.29
Eric Edwards Jr., 2017 – 13.32
Amere Lattin, Houston, 2016 – 13.32
Eddie Lovett, Florida, 2011 – 13.33

The IAAF World U20 Championships will be July 10-15. For a complete timetable, follow this link.

The collegiate season has made Cory Poole (@CoryP_Jr) stronger and tougher. pic.twitter.com/Hw1OYyt8xn
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) June 16, 2018

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— RunnerSpace.com (@RunnerSpace_com) June 16, 2018

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— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) June 17, 2018

USATF JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION

Results
Venue: Hayes Track at the Haugh Complex (University of Indiana)

*Friday, June 15 (preliminary races denoted by )**
Event	Place, Gator – Time [Wind] \| Notes
110mH (M)	1. Cory Poole – 13.34 [-0.6] \| Gold medalist; qualified for IAAF World U20 Championships
110mH (M)*	2. Poole – 13.73 [-1.7] \| Advanced to final (automatic)
400mH (M)*	1. Poole – 51.30 \| Advanced to final (automatic)

*Saturday, June 16 (preliminary races denoted by )**
Event	Place, Gator – Time \| Notes
400m (W)*	1. Taylor Manson – 52.03 \| Advanced to final (automatic)
400mH (M)	1. Cory Poole – 49.71 \| Gold medalist; qualified for IAAF World U20 Championships; No. 9-ranked time on UF's All-Time Outdoor Top 10

*Sunday, June 17 (all events are finals)*
Event	Place, Gator – Time \| Notes
400m (W)	1. Taylor Manson – 51.74 \| Gold medalist; qualified for IAAF World U20 Championships; broke tie for No. 9-ranked time on UF's All-Time Outdoor Top 10