By: MileSplit's Johanna Gretschel

The final day of the USATF Junior National Outdoor Track & Field Championships is in the books! 

FULL RESULTS HERE

Michael Norman Runs Third-Fastest 200m of All-Time

Michael Norman always has something to critique about his performance, but on Sunday evening, he finally got his block start together to set a new personal record: 20.15 (+1.2), the third-fastest wind-legal mark in prep history.

The senior from Vista Murrieta High School in California torched the field, as runner-up Micaiah Harris ran 20.77 (+1.2). Both runners qualified to represent Team USA in Poland at the IAAF World U-20 Championships in July.

The USC commit was a little disappointed, as he enjoyed a nice start out of the blocks -- something he has struggled with this spring -- but stumbled coming off the turn.

"The [stumble] took me off-balance and messed up my rhythm," Norman said. "But can't be too mad at a new PR."

The USC commit is scheduled to run both 200m and 400m in Eugene, Ore. at the U.S. Olympic Trials next week.

He's not nervous at the prospect of racing rounds against pros. At least, not any more nervous than usual.

"Every race is a nervous thing," he confessed. "From a dual meet against a local high school to Juniors. Especially in the 400m. No matter what the race or situation is, it's always nerve-wracking."

Alexa Efraimson Ran Like A Pro

Well, she does have a professional contract with Nike, so that makes sense, but there was a sense of wonder about how Billings High School senior Christina Aragon would fare against the 19-year-old Efraimson in the 1500m finals on Sunday night in Clovis.

The pace went out slow -- like, 75 seconds for the opening quarter slow -- and Virginia state 800m champion Rachel McArthur found herself at the front. The clock read 2:09 with 800m to go and that's when Efraimson charged ahead of McArthur; Aragon was the only one to follow suit as the duo blitzed a 62-second third quarter to pass 1200m in 3:12.

Efraimson got tunnel vision at the bell, running a final winning time of 4:16.75 as Aragon clocked 4:18.07. Efraimson ran 2:07 over the last 800m.

The race was just round two for Efraimson and Aragon, who will meet again in Eugene, Ore. in two weeks for the Olympic Trials. The USATF Jr. Nationals 3K champion, Kate Murphy, will also compete.

Efraimson is a veteran of the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships and 2014 World Juniors. She talks in the video above about how she feels this is the best young group of distance girls ever for Team USA (count in 2:02 800m runners Watson and Aaliyah Miller, plus Murphy and Katie Rainsberger, who ran 9:10 and 9:11 for 3K last night). 

Just two short years ago, Efraimson was the one setting national records (3K) and rewriting the prep all-time list in the 1500m. At the time of her professional signing, the then-high school senior's best mark was 4:07.05 (No. 2 all-time) and she went on to set the American Junior record at 4:03.39, which stands as her PR.

Aragon became just the third prep to break 4:10 with her 4:09.27 win at the Portland Track Festival, as she made short work of the professional field to win her section by more than three seconds. 

Taylor McLaughlin Will Join Sister, Sydney, in Poland

Michigan freshman Taylor McLaughlin ran 50.74 to win the 400m hurdles final on Sunday evening, one day after clocking the fastest time in the preliminary round. He also had to sit through watching his sister --Sydney, the national high school record holder-- win the junior women's title in 54.51.

McLaughlin said he didn't feel any extra pressure to perform after Sydney locked up her ticket to Poland.

"We never try to pressure each other too much," he said. "Just always encourage: do the best you can, do what you gotta do. Put on a show. That's what we say."

The New Jersey siblings will next travel to Los Angeles for the week to vacation before heading to Eugene, Ore., where both Taylor and Sydney will compete at the Olympic Trials.

While Sydney ranks No. 4 in the U.S. and is favored by some to make the Olympic team, Taylor says he is simply looking forward to the experience.

"For me, I personally don't have any goals besides get the experience," he said. "I don't know about Sydney. Let's say she runs and get third, I don't know what the plan is. But I know a lot of people try to put things in her head, but she's sixteen years old and she has a lot of time to grow, so there's really no rush for her.

"Protective, yeah, I'm her older brother. I just want her to do her."

Hometown Hero Hannah Waller DQed, Makes Relay Pool

The USATF Jr. Nationals made their home at Buchanan High School in Clovis, Calif. this weekend -- the alma mater of one of the top competitors in the junior women's 400m, Hannah Waller.

The Oregon recruit took second at the CIF State Finals behind Kaelin Roberts --who scratched this event-- and won the Brooks PR Invitational last weekend, a trajectory that saw her as a likely candidate for Poland. 

And, at first, it appeared she had made it, as she followed event champion Lynna Irby of Indiana across the line, with a new PR of 52.86 to Irby's 52.51.

Shortly after the finish, officials disqualified Waller for a lane violation. The disqualification would stand, but it was later revealed that Waller would be included in the 4x400m relay bound for the World Juniors in Bydgoszcz.

You don't know what pain is until you make the junior team with a PR and then get disqualified for a lane violation

— 4Hunnidd (@HannahWaller5) June 27, 2016

God has blessed me ! I'm Still goin to Poland to Rep USA for the 4x4 !!

— 4Hunnidd (@HannahWaller5) June 27, 2016

still unreal pic.twitter.com/6As5ixnhKZ

— 4Hunnidd (@HannahWaller5) June 27, 2016

Items Of Note

- Candace Hill scratched the 200m finals after clocking the fastest time in yesterday's prelims at 22.76

UPDATE: Hill says she is not injured and that after looking at the order of events at World Juniors --which features the 200m final immediately following the 4x100m relay-- she and her coach decided to focus on the 100m and 4x100m relay.

- Multi-event star Tara Davis will not go to Poland, as she finished just fifth in the triple jump at 41-1 and fourth in the long jump at 20-7. The development is a shocking blow for the Agoura High School junior, who ranks U.S. No. 1 in the triple jump at 43-2 and won the IAAF World Youth title in the long jump last summer.

- Even though he placed third today, there's a chance that Austin Tamagno may advance to the Poland as 1500m runner-up Kendall Muhammad of Kentucky has not met the World Junior Championships standard of 3:48.0. Tamagno set his PR at 3:44.14 in May. Diego Zarate of Virginia Tech won today's race in 3:47.53; Muhammad and Tamagno ran 3:48.39 and 3:48.90.

UPDATE: Tamagno tweeted this, so it looked like Muhammed gets to go:

Welp it's been a fun high school career. Sucks to end it one spot off the US team. Thank you to everyone for your support. Time for college

— Austin Tamagno (@AustinTamagno) June 27, 2016