The 2026 AAU Junior Olympic Games begin this Saturday, August 1 at 9:00 AM ET. With entries now out, we took a look at the records that are most likely to fall. Across the girls events, nine have top seeds that are faster or farther than the current Junior Olympic record, while two boys events have marks ahead of their respective records. 

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Here are the records to keep an eye on next week in Des Moines, Iowa.

Girls 100 Meters (8-Under)

Current Junior Olympic Record: 13.85 (Cerenity Bell, 2023)

Top Seed: 13.85 (Emeri Cotton, The Cotton Club Posse)

Girls 200 Meters (8-Under)

Current Junior Olympic Record: 27.99 (Emeri Cotton, 2025)

Top Seed: 27.98 (Emeri Cotton, The Cotton Club Posse)

Boys 800 Meters (8-Under)

Current Junior Olympic Record: 2:27.02 (Naye'Ron Hudson-Mcglown, 2016) 

Top Seed: 2:27.37 (Mekhi Thomas, Elite Feet Performance)

Girls High Jump (9 Years Old)

Current Junior Olympic Record: 4-04.00 (Essence Kendall, 2014)

Top Seed:  4-04.00 (Nyomi Darby, Unattached)

Girls 4x400 Meters Relay (10 Years Old)

Current Junior Olympic Record: 4:19.27 (Virginia Elite TC, 2024) 

Top Seed: 4:16.02 (St. Louis Blues Track Club 'A')

Girls 100 Meters (11 Years Old)

Current Junior Olympic Record: 12.45 (Aaliyah Brown, 2006)

Top Seed: 12.35, Kamryn Cooper (Space City Track Club)

Boys 200 Meters (11 Years Old)

Current Junior Olympic Record: 24.69 (Willie Washington, 2014) 

Top Seed: 24.55 (Yensin Miller, Alief Clovers Track Club)

Girls 200 Meters (11 Years Old)

Current Junior Olympic Record: 25.14 (Aaliyah Brown, 2006)

Top Seed: 25.12 (Kamryn Cooper, Space City Track Club)

Girls 3000 Meters (11 Years Old)

Current Junior Olympic Record: 10:22.97 (Aurora Scott, 2001)

Top Seed: 10:21.32 (Avari Dunbar, Las Vegas Elite Runners)

Girls 1500 Meters (12 Years Old)

Current Junior Olympic Record: 4:41.14 (Danae Rivers, 2010)

Top Seed: 4:38.05 (Arabelle Allersma, Maryland Blaze Track Club)

Girls 3000 Meters (12 Years Old)

Current Junior Olympic Record: 10:11.30 (Krianne McBride, 2017)

Top Seed: 10:10.03 (Arabelle Allersma, Maryland Blaze)

Boys 100 Meters Hurdles (14 Years Old)

Current Junior Olympic Record:13.17 (Jordan Bracy, 2009)

Top Seed: 13.21 (Damare Smith, Dayton Wolverines Track Club)

Women 2000 Meters Steeplechase (17-18 Years Old)

Current Junior Olympic Record: 7:02.94 (Ashlyn Sinclair, 2007)

Top Seed: 6:51.31 (Ruah Franzmann-Simmert, Unattached)

Men 4x400 Meters Relay (17-18 Years Old)

Current Junior Olympic Record: 3:08.23 (Jacobs Sports Academy, 2021)

Top Seed: 3:06.98 (The House Running Club ‘A’)

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