MIRAMAR, Fla. – Both PJ Austin and James Smith qualified for the 2019 U20 Pan American Championships this weekend after winning their respective events at the USA Track & Field U20 Championships. The top two marks from each event qualified for the Pan American Championships.
 
On Saturday, Austin won the long jump with a personal-best leap of 7.74m (25-4.75) and Smith won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 50.29 on Sunday. Austin also set a new personal best in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.46, but it wasn't enough to qualify for the Pan American Championships.
 
Neysia Howard was also in Miramar this weekend competing in the long jump and the 200-meter dash. She started the day taking seventh place in the long jump with a mark of 5.78m (18-11.75) and would run a non-wind legal PR in the 200m prelims with a time of 23.84 (2.2w). In the final, Howard ran 23.86 (2.2w) and finished in seventh place.
 
Austin and Smith will head to San José, Costa Rica in mid-July for the 2019 U20 Pan American Championships, which are set to begin on July 18.

Results
 
PJ Austin
Long Jump: 7.74m (25-4.75) (PR) - First
100m Prelims: 10.46 (PR) – 11th
 
James Smith
400m Hurdles Prelims: 51.47 – First
400m Hurdles Finals: 50.29 – First
 
Neysia Howard
Long Jump: 5.78m (18-11.75) – Seventh
200m Dash Prelims: 23.84* (2.2w) – Seventh
200m Dash Finals: 23.86 (2.2w) – Seventh
*non-wind legal PR
 
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