EUGENE, Ore. – On Friday, June 20 at Hayward Field, High Point University Track and Field student-athlete Camerin Williams participated in the men's 800m race at the USA Track and Field U20 Championships.
 
In his first competition at the Championships, Williams qualified for the 800m finals after clocking a 1:50.59 in the prelims on Thursday afternoon. Competing against the top U20's in the country, he gave it everything he had on Friday and walked away as the men's 800m champion. His 1:46.81 time broke the HPU program record and now sits second all-time in Big South history.
 
Emily Romano also competed at the Championships and placed seventh in the women's pole vault, clearing 4.00m on Thursday afternoon.
 
UP NEXT:
A select group of athletes will travel back to Eugene, Oregon for the USA Track & Field Championships on July 31 through August 5.