Texas Stars Shine on the International Stage

IAAF World Junior Championships
Oceane Maher

High School Athletes

Desiree Freier - Justin Northwest '14
Raevyn Rogers - Kinkaid School '14
Brian Barraza - El Paso Franklin '13
Myles Marshall - Kingwood '15


College Athletes

Trayvon Bromell - Baylor University
Kendall Baisden - University of Texas
Shamier Little - Texas A&M
Timothy Holmes - Baylor University

Desiree Freier - Justin Northwest '14

It was a special birthday for the Justin Northwest graduate.  Freier, already the American Junior Record holder, engraved her name deeper in the record book, clearing 14-7 to increase the top junior mark in American history.  The future Razorback collected a silver medal, the first for team USA in the event,  finishing second to Russia’s Alena Lutkovskaya. Freier now sits 30th in the world for the event.  

Raevyn Rogers - Kinkaid School '14

Raevyn Rogers ended her phenomenal high school career with at the World Junior Championships with a 22nd place finish in the prelims (6th in her heat). Though this wasn't the race she had hoped for, Rogers has a bright future ahead of her at Oregon University. Rogers graduates with a best 800m time of 2:03.32, one of the top times in the country. 

Brian Barraza - (El Paso Franklin ‘13/Houston)

5K - Friday Night @ 10:45 PM

Myles Marshall- (Kingwood ‘15)
 
800m - prelims Friday @ 2:50 PM
 
Trayvon Bromell - (Baylor, FL '13)
 
Trayvon Bromell finished off his freshman year at Baylor University with a 2nd place finish in the men's 100m dash, behind USA teammate Kendal Williams. Bromell won the NCAA Divsion 1 Outdoor 100m title earlier this year, and has a PR of 9.77.
Kendall Baisden - (Texas, MI '13)
 
 
Kendall Baisden finished 1st in the prelims for the 400m dash and 2nd in the semis. Baisden will be racing the 400m finals at 10:30 PM on Friday. Baisden has a PR of 50.46 in the 400m, and was the bronze medalist at the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships.
 
 
Shamier Little placed 2nd in the prelims in the 400m hurdles and will be running the semis on Friday at 9:05 PM. Little has a PR of 55.07 in the 400h, which she ran to win the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships.  
Shamier Little - Texas A&M (IL)
Timothy Holmes - Baylor (FL)
 
Timothy Holmes ran the 400h at the World Junior Championships, placing 7th in the prelims and 3rd in the semis. Holmes will be running the finals on Friday at 9:35 PM.