Team USA roster announced for 2007 Pan American Junior Athletic Championships

INDIANAPOLIS - USA Track and Field announced the Team USA roster for the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletic Championships, held July 6-8 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

A total of 70 athletes - 35 men and 35 women - will be part of the U.S. squad making the trip to Brazil. The roster for the U.S. was based on performance at last weekend's Finish Line Junior Track and Field Championships held in Indianapolis, Ind.

Team USA will be led at the Pan American Championships by a large number of record setters and award winners.

Bryshon Nellum (Los Angeles, Calif.) was recently selected as Gatorade National Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year. He won the 400 meter dash at the Finish Line Junior Outdoor Championships last weekend in Indianapolis, Ind., in a time of 45.38 seconds.

2007 Gatorade National Youth Track & Field Athlete of the Year and two-time U.S. Junior champion Emily Pendleton (Elmore, Ohio) will compete in the women's discus. Pendleton won the 2007 Junior Outdoor Championships with a throw of 49.52m/162-06.

Walter Henning (Kings Park, N.Y.) will represent Team USA at the Pan American Junior Athletic Championships in the hammer throw. Henning established a new American Junior and meet record at the Finish Line Outdoor Championships with a throw of 73.59m/241-05.

Rynell Parsons (San Antonio, Texas) leads a strong sprint crew for Team USA after winning the 100m dash at the Finish Line Junior Championships in a World Youth best time of 10.23. Parsons edged out Scott Wims (Fort Wayne, Ind.) by one-hundredth of a second. Along with the 100m dash, Wims will represent Team USA in the 200m.

Two-time U.S. junior champion and 2007 Nike Outdoor National champion Jessica Beard (Euclid, Ohio) ran 52.12 in the 400m dash at the Junior Championships and will race for Team USA at that distance. Beard won a gold medal a year ago in the 4x400m relay at the IAAF World Youth Championships.

Team USA Roster (as of June 29 - subject to change)

Men

100m

Rynell Parson (San Antonio, Texas)

Arthur Wims (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

200m

Arthur Wims (Fort Wayne Ind.)

Kyle Stevenson (Memphis, Ind.)

400m

Bryshon Nellum (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Robert Simmons (Houston, Texas)

800m

Jonathan Moore (Fort Johnson, N.Y.)

1,500m

Andrew Acosta (El Camino, Calif.)

Matthew Centrowitz (Arnold, Md.)

5,000m

Elliott Heath (Winona, Minn.)

Kenneth Klotz (Portland, Ore.)

10,000m

Kenneth Klotz (Portland, Ore.)

110m Hurdles

Brandon Ames (Cheyenne, Wyo.)

Johnny Dutch (Clayton, N.C.)

400m Hurdles

Johnny Dutch (Clayton, N.C.)

Jason Perez (Houston, Texas)

3,000m Steeplechase

Ryan McDermott (Long Island, N.Y.)

4x100m Relay Pool

Shane Crawford (Winimac, Ind.)

Jonathon Williams (Temecula, Calif.)

Kenneth Bailey (Albany, Ore.)

4x400m Relay Pool

Christopher Ward (Kissimmee, Fla.)

Justin Kremer (Grand Canyon, Ariz.)

10,000m Race Walk

Roberto Vergara (Edinburg,Texas)

High Jump

Kevin Snyder (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Pole Vault

Jordan Scott (Watkinsville, Ga.)

Scott Roth (Granite Bay, Calif.)

Long Jump

Jason Allen (Elliot City, Md.)

Ashton Eaton (Bend, Ore.)

Triple Jump

Zuheir Sharif (Sacramento, Calif.)

Shot Put

Michael Putman (Miami, Fla.)

Nicholas Robinson (Lake Forest, Calif.)

Discus Throw

Luke Bryant (Clearwater, Kan.)

Hammer Throw

Walter Henning (South Huntington, N.Y.)

Javelin Throw

Christopher Hill (Sulphur, La.)

Decathlon

Nicholas Adcock (Kansas City, Mo.)

Women

100m

Lynne Layne (New Rochelle, N.Y.)

Lakya Brookins (Seneca, S.C.)

200m

Bianca Knight (Ridgeland, Miss.)

Khrystal Carter (San Jose, Calif.)

400m

Jessica Beard (Euclid, Ohio)

Brandi Cross (Missouri City, Texas)

800m

Latavia Thomas (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Sarah Cocco (Fairview, Colo.)

1,500m

Jessica Pixler (Sammamish, Wash.)

3,000m

Nicole Blood (Gansevoort, N.Y.)

5,000m

Emily Sisson (Omaha, Neb.)

100m Hurdles

Kristi Castlin (Douglasville, Ga.)

Queen Harrison (Fallsburg, N.Y.)

400m Hurdles

Queen Harrison (Fallsburg, N.Y.)

Jacquelyn Coward (Knoxville, Tenn.)

3,000m Steeplechase

Kauren Tarver (Phelan, Calif.)

4x100m Relay Pool

Breanna Hubbard (Jonesboro, Ga.)

Kenyanna Wilson (Peoria, Ariz.)

Shataya Hendricks (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Madison McNarry (Palm Harbor, Fla.)

4x400m Relay Pool

Brehanna Jacobs (Uniontown, Pa.)

10,000m Race Walk

Lauren Forgues (Bootbay, Maine)

High Jump

Patience Coleman (Durham, N.C.)

Pole Vault

Tori Anthony (Palo Alto, Calif.)

Alicia Rue (Plymouth, Minn.)

Long Jump

Jamesha Youngblood (Hercules, Calif.)

Ashika Charan (West Covina, Calif.)

Triple Jump

Ke'Nyia Richardson (Oakland, Calif.)

Ashika Charan (West Covina, Calif.)

Shot Put

Nneka Ugochukwu (Irving, Texas)

Discus Throw

Emily Pendleton (Elmore, Ohio)

Samanatha Musil (Dubois, Neb.)

Hammer Throw

Emily Bernhardt (Marietta, Ga.)

Javelin Throw

Marissa Tschida (Missoula, Mont.)

Heptathlon

Shana Woods (Long Beach, Calif.)