Louisiana State University signee Cameron Cooper rocked the men's 800m at the USA Junior Championships on Saturday in Sacramento, setting a new US No. 1 in a time of 1:47.59.
Cooper, along with Clemson's Terrell Jackson, secured automatic bids to the Pan American Championships in Peru on July 21-23.
It marked Cooper's fastest performance in the 800m of his career and follows a runner-up finish at New Balance Nationals Outdoor last week in 1:51.33 -- though Cooper did lead his Motor City Track Club to a meet record in the SMR, splitting 1:47.79.
Men's 800m USA Jr. Track and Field Championships
PLACE | ATHLETE | RESULT | 400 | 800 | LN/POS |
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1 | Cameron Cooper Motor City T.C. | 1:47.59 | 51.93 - Pl: 1 | 1:47.59 55.66 Pl: 1 | 6 |
2 | Terrell Jackson Clemson | 1:48.37 | 52.11 - Pl: 2 | 1:48.37 56.27 Pl: 2 | 4 |
3 | Josh Hoey Unattached | 1:49.37 | 53.02 - Pl: 5 | 1:49.37 56.36 Pl: 3 | 3 |
4 | Daniel Nixon Mississippi St. | 1:50.10 | 52.40 - Pl: 3 | 1:50.10 57.70 Pl: 4 | 5 |
5 | Justin Pacifico Florida | 1:50.75 | 53.03 - Pl: 6 | 1:50.75 57.73 Pl: 5 | 2 |
6 | John Rivera Jr Unattached | 1:52.01 | 52.78 - Pl: 4 | 1:52.01 59.24 Pl: 6 | 8 |
7 | Rey Rivera III Unattached | 1:56.91 | 53.64 - Pl: 7 | 1:56.91 1:03.28 Pl: 7 | 7 |
8 | Jason Gomez Diablo Valley T&F | 2:01.35 | 54.54 - Pl: 8 | 2:01.35 1:06.82 Pl: 8 | 1 |