Heavy rains fell through Des Moines, Iowa on Day 5 of the AAU Junior Olympics, but nothing could stop the young athletes from giving fans a full day of track and field action.

Despite a slight delay in the schedule on Aug. 2 in the morning, day five completed the finals in the 2k steeplechase, 800M run and several field events. A little bit of rain wasn’t enough to stop the competitors from achieving record-breaking performances. 

It was a memorable day for Luke Anderson as he broke yet another AAU Junior Olympics record on the boy 15-16 year old 2k steeplechase with a time of 6:06.80. The Cool Running Elite Track Club runner now how holds two records for the 2023 AAU Junior Olympics, including the 1500M race. 

Here are the full recap of day five of the AAU Junior Olympics Track and Field.

Jonathan Simms Speeds Through 800M Finals at the AAU Junior Olympics 2023

HE’S BACK‼️ Jonathan Simms fights off a dive at the line from Stefon Dodoo to win the 15-16-year-old boys 800m in 1:51.69!

Simms hadn’t raced the 800m at AAU Junior Olympics since 2021, focusing instead on the 400m. He clocked 45.90 for the quarter-mile earlier this season 😳 pic.twitter.com/IMCET2XUsl

— MileSplit US (@milesplit) August 2, 2023

Luke Andersons Dominates Boys 2k Steeplechase

A little rain didn’t stop Luke Anderson from setting another 15-16-year-old AAU Junior Olympics record, this time in the 2k steeplechase with a time of 6:06.80 ☔️ #aaujuniorolympics #aautrackandfield pic.twitter.com/utEgaa193c

— MileSplit US (@milesplit) August 2, 2023

AAU Junior Olympics 2023 Results For Track and Field

Track Event Results

Steeple Chase Final Results 

• Girls 2000 M Steeple 15-16 Years Old
  • Kata Clark, New England Elite
• Women 2000 M Steeple 17-18 Years Old
  • Kennedie Rhein, Personal Best Atheltics: 7:03.86
• Boys 2000 M Steeple 15-16 Years Old
  • Luke Anderson: 6:06.80
• Men 2000 M Steeple 17-18 Years Old
  • Evan Smith, Bck Thoroughbreds Track Club: 6:20.00

800 M Run Final Results 

• Girls 800 M 8-under 
  • Saleia Stowe, Tricity Relays of NC: 2:52.14
• Boys 800 M 8-under 
  • Deshawn Lewis, Northshore Track Club: 2:42.39
• Girls 800 M 9 Years Old
  • Tessa Gasglow, Unattached: 2:35.34
• Boys 800 M 9 Years Old
  • Cale Ivery, Plus 2 University Track Club: 2:30.00
• Girls 800 M 10 Years Old
  • Nylah Croft, Delco Stallions Track Club: 2:32.72
• Boys 800 M 10 Years Old
  • Cyprian Reid, Unattached: 2:21.29
• Girls 800 M 11 Years Old
  • Adayleise Trumpower, Unattached: 2:23.71
• Boys 800 M 11 Years Old
  • Gunner Hammett, Unattached: 2:07.45
• Girls 800 M 12 Years Old
  • Shynah Collins, Fort Lauderdale Track Club: 2:13.45
• Boys 800 M 12 Years Old
  • Caden Page, Conshocken Electric Force: 2:13.25
• Girls 800 M 13 Years Old
  • Janae Coleman, Motor City Track Club Inc [F]: 2:14.78
• Boys 800 M 13 Years Old
  • Ronals Copeland Carter, Unattached: 2.03.90
• Girls 800 M 14 Years Old
  • Neenah Trusty, Infinity Track Club: 2:12.28
• Boys 800 M 14 Years Old
  • Kaleb Young, Infinity Track Club: 1:58.26 
• Girls 800 M 15-16 Years Old
  • Charlize-Trinity Mckenzie: 2:10.72 
• Boys 800 M 15-16 Years Old
  • Jonathan Simms, Impact Track: 1:51.69
• Women 800 M 17-18 Years Old
  • Kylee King, Motor City Track Club [F]: 2:12.29 
• Men 800 M 17-18 Years Old
  • Timothy Brown, Unattached: 1:53.25

200 M Dash Semi-Final Results

• Girls 200 M 8-under
  • Jurnee Smith, Run IT Sports: 29.01
• Boys 200 M 8-under
  • Jacob George, Thin Air Vault Club: 28.08 
• Girls 200 M 9 Years Old
  • Skylar Pradieu, Marietta Comets Track Club: 28.36
• Boys 200 M 9 Years Old
  • Derek Adams, Superstars track club: 27.30
• Girls 200 M 10 Years Old
  • Lilyanna Duvra, Thin Air Vault Club: 26.29
• Boys 200 M 10 Years Old
  • Mason Sylvester, Gold Chasers Track Club: 26.29 
• Girls 200 M 11 Years Old
  • Leila Wiseman, Southern Sprinters Elite Track: 25.80
• Boys 200 M 11 Years Old
  • Max Patterson, Parker Track Club Ptc: 25.35
• Girls 200 M 12 Years Old
  • Zhoe Holt, Charlotte Heat Track Club: 24.66
• Boys 200 M 12 Years Old
  • Elijah Irvin, IM Better Than That Inc.: 23.97
• Girls 200 M 13 Years Old
  • Janessa Brown, Unattached: 24.55
• Boys 200 M 13 Years Old
  • Gideon Newton, Alabama Heat Track Club: 22.47
• Girls 200 M 14 Years Old
  • Arianna Woolcock, Five Star General Athletics: 24.41
• Boys 200 M 14 Years Old
  • Aaron Griffin, My Brother's & Sister's Keeper: 22.11
• Girls 200 M 15-16 Years Old
  • Kamryn Tatum, Michigan Mustangs Tc: 23.87
• Boys 200 M 15-16 Years Old
  • Kendrick Jones Jr., Young Runner: 21.01
• Women 200 M 17-18 Years Old
  • Ohio Heat Track Club: 23.77
• Men 200 M 17-18 Years Old
  • Jazonte Levan, Above Expectations Track Club: 20.80 

80 M Hurdles Preliminary Results

• Girls 80 M Hurdles 11 Years Old
  • Adrienne Knox, 513 Elite Track Club: 13.14 
• Boys 80 M Hurdles 11 Years Old
• Matthew May, The Heat Track Club: 13.15
• Girls 80 M Hurdles 12 Years Old
  • Kamryn McClean, H-Town Hurricanes Ytc: 12.75
• Boys 80 M Hurdles 12 Years Old
  • Michael McKenzie, Sbr Jags Track and Field: 12.14 

100 M Hurdles Preliminary Results  

• Girls 100 M Hurdles 13 Years Old
  • Latorian Freeman, Ohio Heat Track Club: 14.51
• Girls 100 M Hurdles 14 Years Old
  • Laila Ukawuba, Ohlahoma Cheetah Track Club: 14.60
• Boys 100 M Hurdles 13 Years Old
  • Kaleb Hester, Asap Performance: 14.40
• Boys 100 M Hurdles 14 Years Old
  • James Hawkins Jr, High Level Track Club: 13.43 
• Girls 100 M Hurdles 15-16 Years Old    
  • Jordin McGee, Blue Devils Track Club: 14.29
• Women 100 M Hurdles 17-18 Years Old
  • Makeriah Harris Run Fast TC- Louisiana: 13.76

110 M Hurdles Preliminary Results 

• Boys 110 M Hurdles 15-16 Years Old
  • Jeremiah Kelley, Palestine Prowlers Sports Asso: 14.18
• Men 110 M Hurdles 17-18 Years Old   
  • Asher Buggs-Tipton, Jefferson County Track Club: 18.89 

4x400 M Relay Preliminary Results

• Girls 4x400 M Relay 9-10 Years Old
  • San Antonio Swift: 4:24.11
• Boys 4x400 M Relay 9-10 Years Old
  • Desoto Nitro Track Club: 4:29.81
• Girls 4x400 M Relay 11-12 Years Old
  • West Coast Elite Track Club: 4:10.51
• Boys 4x400 M Relay 11-12 Years Old
  • Southern Sprinters Elite Track Club: 4:00.28

Field Event Final Results 

• Girls Triple Jump 14 Years Old
  • Madison Cuplin, Unattached: 11.07
• Boys Triple Jump 14 Years Old
  • Samuel Johnson, Parker Track Club Ptc.: 13.29m
• Boys Discus 15-16 Years Old
  • Marcus garcia, The Throwing Factory: 53.40m
• Girls Shot Put 13 Years Old
  • Laila Jones, Tricity Relays of NC: 13.01m 
• Men Shot Put 17-18 Years Old
  • James Cappos, Thrower X: 18.24m 
• Girls Turbo Javelin 12 Years Old
  • Payton Kilby: 30.42m
• Men High Jump 17-18 Years Old
  • Hayden Smith: 2.10m 
• Girls Pole Vault 15-16 Years Old
  • Mya Strahm: 3.81m
• Women Shot Put 17-18 Years Old
  • Jazmine Thompson: 13.28m 
• Boys Shot Put 13 Years Old
  • Trace Calhoun, All American Throwers: 14.70m
• Girls High Jump 14 Years Old
  • Destini Gatling, Global Elite: 1.65m
• Girls Discus 14 Years Old
  • Bethany Preusse, Hill Country Comets Track Club 
• Women Triple Jump 17-18 Years Old   
  • Iyanna Webb, San Antonio Swift: 12.70m  
• Men Triple Jump 17-18 Years Old
  • Isaiah-Taji Kargo-Owens: 14.92m
• Boys Javelin 14 Years Old
  • Jaxon Talley, Ultimate Performance: 55.30m 
• Girls High Jump 13 Years Old
  • Shayleigh Sanchez, Track Dynamite Track Club: 1.55m
• Girls Shot Put 12 Years Old
  • Autry Young, Unattached; 12.11m 
• Boys Shot Put 12 Years Old
  • Christian Cravens, Unattached: 15.02m

How to Watch AAU Junior Olympics Track and Field 2023?

The AAU Junior Olympics is an 8 day long event that started on July 29 until August 5. 

FloTrack is live broadcasting every day of the event. The meet is set to at 9 a.m. EST every day throughout the week. 

Check out FloTrack’s podcast to stay up to date with their event coverage!