2006 Outdoor Nationals - Day 1

Richardson Wins 300 Meters
17-year-old notches new junior record
By Planet staff
(posted Friday, May 26, 2006)

Heather Richardson won the 300 meter track sprint this morning at the start of the Banked Track and Road National Championships in Colorado Springs. Her time of 28.434 seconds set a new US. junior record.

The old record of 28.444 was held by Luigino's Brittany Bowe, who is moving up to the adult (senior) division this year.

Richardson, 17, of High Point, N.C., has been a member of the U.S. junior women's team for three years.

Last year, she won three individual gold medals in the junior division of the World Speed Skating Championships in Suzhou, China. The medals came in the 300 meter time trial, the 500 meter track sprint and the 500 meter road sprint.

Richardson is a member of the High Point Speed Team in High Point, N.C., and has been skating since she was nine.

Top finishers:

1. Heather Richardson 28.444 seconds
2. Mariah Richardson (no relation to Heather) 29.343
3. Katelyn Horning 29.754

(Results provided by George Neal of Liberty Sports.)

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