Day 6 Recap: AAU Junior Olympic Games

All of the big names qualified to the 200m and 4x400m relay finals, setting up for a thrilling final two days of action at the AAU Junior Olympic Games.

Here are some of the highlights of the sixth day of competition in Des Moines. 

Related Links: 

• Results
• Interviews
• Race Archive

Best Race:

Watch heat three of the boys' 15-16 4x4 prelims. It was hot hot hot!

Best Tweet:

Sydney McLaughlin inspriring fans as young as 8-years old!

 

Jey Brown is the 13-year old triple jump champion, with a HUGE jump of 40-05! He’s inspired by the great @Carl_Lewis! pic.twitter.com/SdqCSRWLTE

— MileSplit US (@milesplit) August 2, 2018

Best Interview:

It's all about focus...

Fun interview with these guys 😂

Kurt Powdar (@KurtPowdar) and Andre Turay (@Andreturay12G) take 🥇 and 🥈 in the 17-18 men’s 110mh! Payton Jones won both the 13-year old boys 100mh and 200mh!

Their must listen to warm up is Focus by @gherbo! pic.twitter.com/k7KnSEZLor

— MileSplit US (@milesplit) August 2, 2018

Best Photo:

A wise man once said...
 

That's what we always say 🤷🏻‍♂️ #AAUJROGames pic.twitter.com/ALjSxMm12p

— AAU Track & Field (@AAUTrackNField) August 2, 2018