Jank Runs Sub-15 5k at USA Junior Nationals

Rising Charlotte 49er sophomore Ryan Jank (Dorman) rounded out the top six in the junior men\'s 5,000-meter event with a personal best 14:39.28 at the USA National Championships in Carson, Calif.

At the Raleigh Relays in 2005 Jank ran a 5k time of 14:45.90. During Jank\'s outdoor collegiate debut the former Cavalier ran his first sub-15 5k performance of 14:50.39 at the Charlotte 49er Classic, finishing second overall.

South Carolina rising sophomore Natasha Hastings posted a top 400 junior qualifying mark of 52.76 (Heat 3) Friday at the meet. The event final is slated for 1:30 (PST) Saturday.

Spartanburg Viking alumnus O\'Bryan Clemmon (Savannah State) missed the finals of the junior 400 by one place with a 48.09 finishing time.

In the junior women\'s 200 preliminaries Amberly Nesbitt did not start.

Tim Montgomery withdrew from the men\'s 100 preliminaries at the meet.

Kenneth Ferguson (USC) finished third in the preliminaries of the 400 hurdles in 49.78. Ferguson was first in the third heat.

Nyoka Norman (Westside, 2004) finished eighth in the 400 junior hurdle preliminaries Friday. In the Saturday finals Norman finished sixth out of nine athletes in 1:01.82. Norman recently finished her first year at North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Lashinda Demus (USC \'05) and Tiffany Ross-Williams (USC) finished first and fifth, respectively in the women\'s 400 meter open hurdles semi-finals Friday. The finals is slated for 1:50 (PT) Saturday.

Terrence Trammell entered the finals with the fastest 110-hurdles time of 13.41. In the finals Trammell finished third in 13.02 while Allen Johnson sealed the win in 12.99.

The USA Nationals will be aired at the times below:
Sat. Jun. 25 - ESPN 4:00-6:00 p.m. ET
Sun. Jun. 26 - ESPN2 5:00-7:00 p.m. ET