Tara Davis Takes Wire-To-Wire USA Jr. Championship In 100m Hurdles Over Tia Jones


Recent Agoura (Ca.) High graduate and Georgia signee Tara Davis continued her torrid track and field season at the USA Junior Track and Field Championships on Friday in Sacramento, producing a narrow win over national record holder Tia Jones in 13.01 seconds. Jones finished in 13.02 seconds. 

Davis, along with Jones, earned an automatic bid to the Pan American Junior Championships being held in Trujillo, Peru, on July 21-23. 

Davis preliminary round was even faster as she yielded wind-legal (+0.5) time of 12.95 seconds, which is the fastest outdoor time in the nation for a prep athlete this year. 

Jones, competing in just her third meet this season after a national title at New Balance Nationals Outdoor last week, recorded two races at 13.35 seconds and 13.02. A year ago, Jones set a national record at USA Juniors, going 12.84 seconds. 

USA Jr. Women's 100m Hurdles Championship

PLACEATHLETERESULTREACTLN/POS
1Tara Davis
Plyometric Fusion
13.010.1784
2Tia Jones
Full Throttle Elite
13.020.1735
3Brandee' Johnson
Florida
13.250.1546
4Cortney Jones
Florida St.
13.300.1533
5Kaylah Robinson
Unattached
13.600.1832
6Ashley Miller
Texas
13.720.2307
7Jada Terrell
Norfolk Real Deal TC
13.870.1831
8Kori Carter
Unattached
14.230.1708