Elijah Smith of Hollywood, FL went 7.75m (25-05.24) to win AAU Junior Olympic Men's 17-18 Long Jump. The recent Miramar High School graduate was just off the 2012 meet record of 7.79 (25-06.50) set in 2012 by Johnny Carter of Bakersfield, CA. Smith finished 2nd FHSAA 4A Long Jump this year with a jump of 7.27m (23-10.25).
WATCH: Interview with Elijah Smith
Here are the other Florida winners from sessions 1, 2 and 3:
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Boys 11-yr-old 3000m RJ Destremps - Tampa, FL 9:45.82 *New 11yr Old Boys 3000m AAU National Record. Previous record set in 2022 by Patricio Pardo of 9:48.26
WATCH: Boys 11-yr-old 3000m race
WATCH: Interview with RJ Destremps
Boys 11-year-old High Jump Andrew Francis - Miramar, FL 1.73m (5-08.00) * New 11-yr-old AAU National Record. Previous record of 5-02.25 set in 2015 by Dylan Faulkner of Calhoun, GA.
WATCH: Interview with Andrew Francis
Boys 15-16-yr-old 3000m Race Walk Bryce Hammond - Sanford, FL 16:45.23.
Women's 17-18-yr-old 3000m Race Walk Abigail Cupo - Longwood, FL
Girls 13-yr-old 600g Javelin Harmoni Mason - Tampa, FL 31.12m (102-01)
Boys 12-yr-old High Jump Austin Hawkins - Hollywood, FL 1.5m (4-11.00)
WATCH: Interview with Austin Hawkins
Girls 10-yr-old 6lb Shot Put Jada Hall - Port St. Lucie, FL 8.45m (27-08-75)
Boys 11-yr-old Shot Put Jamya Butler - Clearwater, FL 11.07m (36-04.00)
Boys 12-yr-old Javelin throw Turbo (400g) Eugene Williams - Miami, FL 39.97m (131-02.00)