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.
The Florida State men's and women's track & field teams produced 12 All-ACC Academic selections. That marked the third-highest total in the 15-team conference, where the 'Noles swept the team titles this spring.
Trentavis Friday was surprised with the Gatorade National Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year Award during a ceremony at FSU on Monday. The incoming freshman ranks No. 1 among high school sprinters in the 100 and 200.
