Kori Carter trains at Claremont High School in February 2009.
This just in from Bressanone, Italy, where Claremont track phenom Kori Carter competed in the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championship. Carter won won the silver medal in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles. Last year, Kori competed in the World Youth Championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Read more here.
Here's the news release:
Carter won Team USA's second medal of the competition and in the blink of an eye Bridgette Owens (Oak Park, Mich.) won the third. Carter had a much better start this go around, and hurdled her way to the silver medal in the girls 100m hurdles, finishing in a personal best 13.26. Owens was just behind her, claiming the bronze medal and her second personal best of the day in 13.39.
Team USA finished in the top spot at the World Youth Championship, collecting 16 medals including six gold medals, one short of tying their record of seven gold medals set in 2007. USA and Kenya share the distinction of earning the most gold medals at the event. USA Track & Field fielded some of the best athletes aged 16 and 17 through December 31, 2009 (born in 1992 or 1993) for the World Youth Team USA at the 6th IAAF World Youth Championship that was held July 8 to 12.
For more information on the 6th IAAF World Youth Championship including complete results, click here.
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