Michael Cherry's brilliant baton exchange and powerful finish capped a dominant effort by the USA men's sprinters - led by the Seminoles - at the 15th IAAF World Junior Championships on Sunday.
Kendal Williams and Trentavis Friday handled the final two legs of the gold medal-winning USA 4x100 relay team Saturday at the IAAF World Junior Championships.
Trentavis Friday blitzed the field in the 200-meter final for the second sprint gold of the Junior World Championships by incoming Florida State freshmen.
Trentavis Friday grabbed the spotlight Thursday at the World Junior Championships, posting the fastest 200-meter semifinal time. He will try and join fellow incoming FSU freshman Kendal Williams as a gold medal winner on Friday.
Kendal Williams delivered a flawless performance and the first IAAF World Junior Championships 100-meter title in Florida State's rich sprint history Wednesday night in Eugene, Ore.
Kendal Williams and Cejhae Greene posted the second- and third-fastest 100-meter times, while Jogaile Petrokaite soared into the long jump finals on the opening day of the World Junior Championships.
Florida State track & field athletes will be among 1,540 competitors representing 167 countries at the IAAF World Junior Championships, which begin Tuesday at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
Trentavis Friday and Kendal Williams stormed the field in the 200-meter finals, finishing 1-2 to clinch spots on USA team at the IAAF World Junior Championships in two weeks.
Kendal Williams punched his ticket to the IAAF World Junior Championships with a silver medal finish in the 100 at the US Junior Saturday. Trentavis Friday suffered a false start in the final after running a high school record 10.00 in the prelims.
FSU freshman Michael Cherry is back in Eugene, Ore., this time healthy as the 400-meter favorite at the USATF Junior Championships. He will be joined by Sydnee Over and newcomers Trentavis Friday, Kendal Williams and Zyaire Clemes.