Day Four Recap: 2018 AAU Junior Olympic Games

Brandon Miller broke a long-held national record, and Cha'iel Johnson and Krianne McBride duked it out over 1500m.

Jul 31, 2018 by Gordon Mack

Brandon Miller broke a long-held national record, Cha'iel Johnson and Krianne McBride duked it out to the line in the 1500m and an 8-and-under 200m national record went down at the 2018 AAU Junior Olympic Games on Tuesday.

Here are some of the highlights of the fourth day of competition in Des Moines.

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Best Race:

Cha'iel Johnson was out to defend her 1500m title, but 3k national record holder Krianne McBride had other plans:

Krianne McBride Holds Off Cha'iel Johnson!

Best Tweet:

No matter what, she refused to DNF...

Athlete goes down in the 200m. Waves off help. Finishes the race. Entire crowd supports her through the line.

Track. Is. The. Best. pic.twitter.com/LLDMcLY0mr
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) July 31, 2018

Best Photo:

That's our boy Adam Oestreich, Drake alum and 4:45 miler, "coaching" Brandon Miller to his 1500m national record!