2025 AAU National Championship Records Broken (total records) (11) 2 girls, 6 boys

Day 1 (Saturday) (1) – 0 girls, 1 boys

 1.  12 Years Old Boys 1500m Racewalk – National and JO Games Record, 7:02.43, Sam Gibb, Elgin, IL, 7/26/25.

      a. Old Record – 7:16.20, Eric Lawson, Crystal Lake, IL, 2002.

 

Day 2 (Sunday) (0) – 0 girls, 0 boys

No Records today.

Day 3 (Monday) (2) – 0 girls, 2 boys

2.  15-16 Years Old Boys 400m Hurdles Prelims – National and JO Games Record, 51.30, Amari Scott, Decatur, GA, 7/28/25.

      a. Old Record – 51.77, Robert Griffin III, Copperas Cove, 2006.
 

3.  15-16 Years Old Boys Javelin – National and JO Games Record, 213-08 (65.12m), Jaxon Talley, Bastrop, LA 7/28/25.

      a. Old Record – 187-2, Johnannes Swanpoel, Overland Park, KS, 8/3/07.
 

Day 4 (Tuesday) (8) – 2 girls, 6 boys

4.  15-16 Years Old Boys 1500m – National and JO Games Record, 3:56.31, Dominic Matthias, Oklahoma City, OK, 7/29/25.

      a. Old Record –3:57.14, Luke Anderson, Salado, TX, 8/1/23.
 

5.  15-16 Years Old Boys 400m Hurdles Final – National and JO Games Record, 51.14, Amari Scott, Decatur, GA, 7/29/25.

      a. Old Record – 51.30 prelims, Amari Scott, Decatur, GA, 7/28/25.
 

6.  8 and under Boys 100m Prelims – National and JO Games Record, 13.26, Asher Denman, Pearland, TX, 7/29/25.

      a. Old Record – 13.46, Willie Washington, Hampton City, VA, Jacob George, Ocoee, FL, 8/6/11, 8/3/23.
 

7.  12 Years Old Boys Turbo Javelin – National and JO Games Record, 163-1 (49.70m), Jordan Stephens, Titusville, FL, 7/29/25.

      a. Old Record – 147-5, Jared Lockhart, Charlotte, NC, 2019, 140-11, Samuel Hankins, Olsburg, KS, 7/30/13.
 

8.  9 Years Old Boys Long Jump – National and JO Games Record, 15-9.75 (4.82m), Khalil Roane, Yorktown, VA, 7/29/25.

      a. Old Record – 15-9, Caleb Dean, Maplewood, NJ, 2024, 15-7.5, Pierce Thomas, Indianapolis, IN, 8/2/12.
 

9.  15-16 Years Old Boys 100m - National and JO Games Record, 10.23, Dillon Mitchell, Houston, TX, 7/29/25.

      a. Old Record – 10.27, Ryan Bernard, Houston, TX, 1996.

 

10. 13 Years Old Girls Triple Jump - National and JO Games Record, 41-2.25 (12.55m), Maryann Akpobassa, Cypress, TX, 7/29/25.

      a. Old Record – 38-6.75, Jewel Domingue, W. Palm Beach, FL, 8/5/23.
 

11. 8 and Under Girl 400m prelims - National and JO Games Record, 1:04.97, Emeri Cotton, Bear, DE, 7/29/25.

      a. Old Record – 1:05.04, Kharisma Watkins, Miami Gardens, 8/4/18.
 

 

Day 5 (Wednesday) ( ) –   girls,   boys:

 

Day 6 (Thursday) ( ) –   girls,   boys

 

Day 7 (Friday) ( ) –   girls,   boys

 

 Day 8 (Saturday) () –  girls,   boys

 

Notes:

Tuesday (Day 4): 
 
Dashiell Keffer, Belvedere Tiburon, CA 14 Years Old Boy repeats as 1500m Champion (4:15.07).  He won the 13 Year Old Boys 1500m (4:14.30) in 2024. 
 

Maison Crayton, Clarksville, TN, 10 Years Old Boy repeats as Shot Put Champion (36-11.75). He won the Shot Put (39-2.5) and 100m (12.60) Meet Record at the 2025 Club Championships. He won the 9 Years Old Boy Shot Put (34-10.25) in 2024.  He won the 8 and under Shot put (31-5.75) in 2023. He also won the 9 Years Old Boys Shot Put in the 2024 Club Championships with a meet record 35-1.25. 

Emeri Cotton, Bear, DE breaks the 8 and under 400m National and JO Games Record (1:04.37). At the 2025 Primary Championships, She wins 7 Years Old Girls 100m (14.38), 200m (29.47). She broke the 100m record in the prelims (14.28), the 200m Record in prelims (29.21) and won the 400m (1:07.72) in meet record time. As a 6 Years Old Girl, she won 55m (8.70) and 100m (15.37) in 2024. Both were Meet records in the final and she broke the records in the prelims of the 55m, 100m and 200m last year on Sunday.

 
Monday (Day 3): 
 

Brielle Hudson, Cornwall, NY, wins the 13 Years Old Javelin (103-9).  She won 12 Years Old Girl Discus (101-8), the Shot Put (39-8.5) and was named Joel Ferrell Award for field event winner in 2024. She won the 11 Years Old Girls Discus (95-1) in 2023.  In 2022, she won the 10 Years Old Girl Triathlon Champion (1341 points), Shot Put (33-11.25) and High Jump (4-5).  She won the 9 Years Old Girl Triathlon (1134 Points) National Record, High Jump (4-3.25) and Shot Put (27-8.5) in 2021.

Autry Young, Cheney, KS, 13 Years Old Girl repeats as Shot Put Champion (43-1.5). She won the 12 Years Old Shot Put (39-8.75) in 2023.

Magdalena Kandt, Harrison Township, 14 Years Old Girl wins the Shot Put (45-8.5). She won the 13 Years Old Discus (116-11) in 2024, the 12 Years Old Discus (99-7) in 2023 and was a triple winner in 2022 in the 11 Years Old Shot Put (36-8.5), Discus (92-7), and Turbo Javelin (97-6).

Janelle Jones, Detroit, MI, 12 Years Old Girl wins the 3000m (10:37.26).  She won the 11 Years Old 1500m (4:55.26) in 2024.

 

Bailey Hensgens, St. Louis, MO 15-16 Years Old Girl wins High Jump (5-7). She won the 13 Years Old Girls High Jump (5-3) in 2022.

 

Zody Benoit, Nottingham, MD, 11 Years Old Boy wins the 3000m (9:56.33). He won the 10 Years Old 1500m (4:54.07) in 2024.

 

Jacoby Davis, Arlington, TX, 14 Years Old Boy wins the Long Jump (20-9.75). He won the 13 Years Old Boys Triple Jump (38-0.75) in 2024.

 

Jada Hall, Port St. Lucie, FL, 11 Years Old Girl wins the Discus (83-2). She won the 10 Years Old Shot Put (27-8.75) in 2024.

 

Jaxon Talley, Bastrop, LA 15-16 Years Old Boys wins the Javelin (213-8) with a National and JO Games Record.  He won the 14 Boys Javelin (181-5) in 2023.

           

Christian Cravens, Cedar Hills, , TX 14 Years Old Boy wins Shot Put (56-11.25).  He won the 12 Boys Shot Put (49-3.5) in 2023, the 11 Boys Discus (93-6) in 2022, and the 10 Boys Shot Put (33-2.5) in 2021.

 

Amari Scott, Decatur, GA breaks National and JO Games record in 15-16 Years Old Boys 400m Hurdles Prelims (51.30). At the 2025 Club Championships, he won the 110m Hurdles (14.01) and 400n Hurdles (52.19). He broke meet records in both 110m Hurdles Prelims (13.97 Ties Record) and prelims of the 400m Hurdles (52.54).

 

Sunday (Day 2):
 
Isabella Alvarez, Absecon, NJ, 15-16 Years Old Girl repeats as Pentathlon Champion (4824). She won 14 Years Old Girl wins the Pentathlon (3633) and High Jump (5-5) in 2024. She was second in the 13 Years Old Girls Pentathlon (2987) in 2023.  She won the 12 Years Old Girls High Jump (5-1) and third the Pentathlon (3043) in 2022.
 
Paxton Shipley, Fulton, MO 12 Years Old Boy repeats as Pentathlon Champion (3004).  He won the 11 Years Old Pentathlon (2186) in 2024. 
 
Isaiah Bland, Philadelphia, PA wins the 15-16 Years Old Boys Decathlon (6004). He has won as 13 Years Old Boys Pentathlon Champion (2475 points) in 2022. He won the 12 Years Old Boys Pentathlon in 2021 (2352 points).
 
Bellamy Durojaiye, Cincinnati, OH 10 Years Old Girl wins the Triathlon (1302). She won the 8 and Under Shot Put (22-11.75). 
 
Trae Brickner, Dunlap, IL 17-18 Years Old Boy repeats as Decathlon Champion (6431).  He won the 15-16 Years Old Decathlon (6025) in 2024 and finished third in the 15-16 Decathlon (5547) in 2023.
 
Josh Fink, Aledo, TX 15-16 Years Old Girl repeats as 3000m Racewalk (14:41.83). He won the 14 Years Old 3000m Racewalk (15:43.82) in 2023, 13 Years Old Racewalk (15:31.93) in 2023, finished second in the 12 Years Old Racewalk (8:22.11) and third in the 11 Years Old Racewalk (8:55.49) in 2021. 
 
Brock Schweikert, Columbia, MO 17-18 Years Old Boy wins the 3000m Racewalk (16:26.08).  He won the 15-16 Years Old Racewalk (16:53.82) in 2022 and finished second in the 17-18 Years Old Racewalk (15:55.09) in 2024 and second in the 15-16 3000m racewalk (17:10.54) in 2023.
 
Shyna Patel, North Wales, PA 15-16 Years Old Girl repeats as 3000m Racewalk Champion (15:27.40). She won 14 Years Old Girl 3000m Racewalk (16:43.26) in 2024. She won the 13 Years Old Girls 3000m Racewalk (19:25.63) in 2023 and the 12 Years Old 1500m Racewalk (8:52.17) in 2022.
 
Saturday (Day 1):
 
Adrienne Knox, Cincinnati, OH 13 Years Old Girl repeats as Pentathlon Champion (3013 points). She won the 12 Years Old Girls Pentathlon (3135) and Long Jump (16-0.25) in 2024. She won the 11 Years Old Pentathlon (2638) in 2023.  
 
Reign Centano, 10 Years Old Boy repeats as 1500m Racewalk Champion (9:14.96).  He won the 9 Years Old 1500m Racewalk (9:29.40) in 2024. 
 
Amelie Guzman, 12 Years Old Girl repeats as 1500m Racewalk Champion (8:03.71). She won the 11 Years Old 1500m Racewalk (8:15.40), 10 Years Old 1500m Racewalk (9:03.56) and finished 2nd in the 9 Years Old 1500m Racewalk (10:30.03). 
 
Jonathan Johnson, Fairburn, GA wins the 14 Years Old Pentathlon (3129). He finished second in the 13 Years Old Pentathlon (2581).  He won the 12 Years Old Pentathlon (2653) and High Jump (5-3) in 2023 and 11 Years Old Boys Pentathlon (2391) and High Jump (4-9) in 2022. As a 10 Years Old, he finished second in the Triathlon (848).
 

Mylan Clay, Charlotte, NC wins the 14 Years Old Pentathlon (3274). She won 13 Years Old 100m Hurdles (14.26) and finished second in the 12 Years Old Pentathlon (2814). She won the 11 Years Old Girls 80m Hurdles (13.02) and Pentathlon (2543 points).

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Wednesday (Day 5):
 
Athletes to look for this week:
 

Zhoe Holt, Charlotte, NC, 14 Years Old Girl.  She won the 13 Years Old 100m (11.81), 12 Years Old Girl 100 (12.05) and 200m (24.72), 11 Years Old 100m (12.77), 10 Years old 100m (13.49), and 3rd in 8 and Under 100m (14.53). In the Club Championships, Zhoe Holt, Charlotte Heat TC won the 14 Years Old Girl 100m (11.76) and 200m (24.03). She won the 13 Years Old Girl 100m Champion (12.03) and 200m Champion (24.23) Meet Record. She won the 12 Years Old Girls 4x100m Relay (48.82) Meet Record, 200m (25.07) and 100m (12.57). In 2022 at the Club Championships, she won the 11 Years Old Girl 100m (12.85), 200m (25.73) and 400m (58.84).  She also holds the 13 Years Old Girls national and JO Games record in the 100m (11.75) and Club Championship 13 Years Old Girls records (11.85) and the 13 Girls 200m record (24.23).

Double Winners:
 
Triple Winners:
 

 

4 Time Winner:

Joel Ferrell Awards

Multis: 

Girls Multi Winner:   Chiora Okeigbo, Allen, TX, 17-18 Years Old Girl won Heptathlon (5244).  US #4 (#1 – 100H, LJ, HJ - #2 800, 200  #3 – JAV).

 

Boys Multi Winner:    

                        

Field events: 

 

Boys:  

 

Girls:  

Running Events:

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Girls:  

 

Did you know?

 Records broken and total number of athletes since 2001:

2001 – 38 records and 9,001 athletes in Norfolk, VA

2002 – 24 records and 8,406 athletes in Knoxville, TN

2003 – 25 records and 8,328 athletes in Detroit, MI

2004 – 32 records and 8,884 athletes in Des Moines, IA

2005 – 63 records and 9,507 athletes in New Orleans, LA

2006 – 49 records and 10,158 athletes in Norfolk, VA

2007 – 35 records and 9,301 athletes in Knoxville, TN

2008 – 32 records and 9,413 athletes in Detroit, MI

2009 – 27 records and 8,171 athletes in Des Moines, IA

2010 – 36 records and 11,114 athletes in Norfolk, VA

2011 – 41 records and 12,294 athletes in New Orleans, LA

2012 – 47 records and 10,599 athletes in Houston, TX

2013 – 34 records and 9,375 athletes in Detroit, MI

2014 – 32 records and 9,248 athletes in Des Moines, IA

2015 – 33 records and 11,865 athletes in Norfolk, VA  

2016 – 46 records and 12,169 athletes in Houston, TX

2017 - 25 records and 10,954 athletes in Detroit, MI

2018 – 17 records and 10,040 athletes in Des Moines, IA

2019 - 24 records and 13,601 athletes in Greensboro, NC

2020 -  5 records and 2,148 athletes in Satellite Beach, FL (Covid)

2021 - 33 records and 12,345 athletes in Houston, TX

2022 - 29 records and 14,190 athletes in Greensboro, NCr556

2023 - 24 records and 11,211 athletes in Des Moines, IA

2024 - 29 records and 12,830 athletes in Greensboro, NC

2025 -  records and  athletes in Houston, TX

 

Fun Facts:

Last names: There are: Adams (27), Allen (44), Anderson (49), Baker (21), Brooks (38), Brown (137), Campbell (25), Carter (43), Clark (38), Coleman (35), Davis (99), Gonzales (26), Grant (25), Green (50), Hall (38), Harris (71), Hill (33), Jackson (93), James (29), Jones (152), Johnson (189), Smith (156), Stewart (26), Taylor (53), Thomas (75), Thompson (49), Turner (32), Walker (50), Washington (44), White (47), Williams (194) in the meet.

 

Day 1 (Saturday) - Total heats and flights – 135, Total entries (1,569)

Day 2 (Sunday) - Total heats and flights – 145, Total entries (1,836)

Day 3 (Monday) - Total heats and flights – 410, Total entries (4,278)

Day 4 (Tuesday) - Total heats and flights – 439, Total entries (4,295)

Day 5 (Wednesday) - Total heats and flights – 329, Total entries (3,842)

Day 6 (Thursday) - Total heats and flights – , Total entries ( )

Day 7 (Friday) - Total heats and flights –  , Total entries ( )

Day 8 (Saturday) - Total heats and flights –  , Total entries ()

Totals for all 8 Days - Total heats and flights –  , Total entries ( )

100-meter prelims – (1,586 athletes) 207 heats.

200-meter prelims - (1,619 athletes) 210 heats.

400-meter prelims – (864 athletes) 129 heats. Age groups (8 & under to 12 years old). 

400-meter prelims – (athletes)  heats. Age groups (13 years old to 17-18 years old).

800-meter final - (850 athletes) 57 heats. Age groups (8 & under to 12 years old). 

800-meter prelims - (659 athletes) 48 heats. Age groups (13 years old to 17-18 years old).

1500-meter prelims - (554 athletes) 30 heats. Age groups (13 years old to 17-18 years old).

1500-meter final - ( athletes) heats. Age groups (8 & under to 12 years old). 

3000-meter final - (90 athletes) 7 heats. Age groups (11 year old to 12 years old). 

3000-meter final - (athletes)  heats. Age groups (13 years old to 17-18 years old).

80-meter Hurdles prelims - (269 athletes) 36 heats. Age groups (11 years old to 12 years old).

100-meter Hurdles prelims - (448 athletes) 60 heats. Age groups (13 years old to 17-18 years old).

110-meter Hurdles prelims - (156 athletes) 21 heats. Age groups (15-16 years old to 17-18 years old).

200-meter Hurdles prelims - (304 athletes) 40 heats. Age groups (13 years old to 14 years old).

400-meter Hurdles prelims - (315 athletes) 41 heats. Age groups (15-16 years old to 17-18 years old).

Total teams attending; 1056 teams attending JO Games

Unattached athletes attending: 826 Unattached athletes. 407 Boys, 419 Girls

Total athletes attending: 12,902 athletes.

Entries: 17,144 entries

Number of relays in all relays: 133 relays

Number of relay names: 6364 athletes in relays

Racewalk: 329 total racewalkers. Girls (113 - 1500mRW), (59 - 3000mRW). Boys (102 - 1500mRW), (55 - 3000mRW).

Total Multi Athletes: 305 Girls, 269 Boys 

Multi Only Athletes: 144 total Multi Only. 81 Boys, 63 Girls

Multi-event athletes: 430 total Multi and other events. 188 Boys, 242 Girls

2025 - 574 (Houston, TX)

2024 – 634 (Greensboro, NC)

2023 - 542 (Des Moines, IA)

2022 – 719 (Greensboro, NC)

2021 - 552 (Houston, TX)

2020 - Did not contest Multi events in 2020. (Satellite Beach, FL)

2019 – 766 (Greensboro, NC)

2018 – 491 (Des Moines, IA)

2017 – 575 (Detroit, MI)

2016 - 551 (Houston, TX)

2015 - 769 (Norfolk, VA)

2014 – 522 (Des Moines, IA)

2013 – 499 (Detroit, MI)

2012 – 563 (Houston, TX)

2011 – 700 (New Orleans, LA)

2010 – 556 (Norfolk, VA)

 

Top 30 teams attending JO Games:

 

Olympians at the JO Games:

Angela Williams

Ebonie Davis

Jazmin Almie-Ryan

Jackie Washington

Sam McGuffie

Joshua Burrell

Jason Rouser

Leroy Burrell

Walter Davis

Tracy Baskin

Seun Adigun

Andrea Blackett

Teresa Neighbors

Darnell Hall

Bernard Williams

LaTaunya Pollard

Funmi KJ Blakemore

Josh Edwards

Carl Lewis

Elexa Orrange

Nia Abdallah

Lamont Smith

 

2025 AAU JO Games Track Officials by State: 205 officials, 33 States represented, plus Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

 39 – Texas

 28 – Florida

 20 – Louisiana

 15 – Ohio

 14 – Michigan

  9 – Georgia, Pennsylvania

 7 –Virginia

 6 – Missouri, Tennessee

  5 – Maryland, New Jersey  

  4 - Delaware

 3 – California, Kansas, North Carolina, Nevada, New York, West Virginia

 2 - Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina

  1 – Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Illinois

 

2025 AAU Coach of the Year award in recognition of the outstanding coaching of Youth athletes:

 

By state:

State

              Athletes

GU

1467

ST

1110

SW

945

SO

685

FL

645

MA

515

MI

507

MV

507

SE

489

CE

472

MD

437

PA

429

NC

392

OZ

380

PV

353

FG

334

VA

324

SP

290

GA

279

OH

224

LE

213

AR

166

WI

140

NJ

127

SC

125

WT

 89

PR

79

MP

74

MN

72

KY

69

CO

63

OK

61

IN

58

IA

55

CC

53

NB

47

PS

47

PN

41

WP

26

AD

23

NE

22

AZ

16

CT

13

IE

3

WV

2

WY

2

IT

1

OR

1

SD

1

NI

1

NM

1

UT

1