Nixon Wins Decathlon Gold with American Record, USA Grabs Three Junior Medals

BARCELONA, Spain – Team USA ordered one gold, one silver, and one bronze on day two of the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona. Historic Olympic Stadium was the stage for team co-caption Gunnar Nixon (Edmond, Okla.) to bring home the gold in the men’s decathlon, scoring a new American Junior Record of 8,018 points. Aaron Ernest (New Orleans, La.) grabbed silver in the men’s 100 and Jarrion Lawson (Texarkana, Texas) claimed bronze in the men’s long jump in what was a very productive day for the U.S. squad.

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