AKRON, Ohio – University of Akron pole vaulter Shawn Barber captured gold at the Pan American Junior World Championships Sunday in Medellin, Colombia. Barber, who was representing the Canadian National Team, jumped 17-06.50 (5.35m) to bring home the title, besting Louisiana High School Track & Field Athlete of the Year…
Nineteen-year-old Canadian Alysha Newman and 15-year-old Venezuelan Robeilys Peinado produced the highlights of the 17th Pan-American Junior Championships that took place on 23-25 August in Medellin, Colombia, at the Stadium Alfonso Galvis Duque of the Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex. Aided by the 1495m of elevation of the capital of the…
