MONCTON, Canada — LSU sprinter Takeia Pinckney picked up her second medal at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada, Saturday after helping the United States win gold in the 4×100-meter relay.
Pinckney teamed with Stormy Kendrick, Dezerea Bryant and Ashley Collier to record a junior world-leading time of 43.44 seconds and hold off runner-up Germany by three tenths of a second to take the victory.
“Our chemistry was great,” Pinckney said following the race. “We got the stick around the track and did our best. We wanted the record, but we got the junior world-leading time and a gold medal.”
A sophomore-to-be from Atlanta, Pinckney also captured a silver medal at the competition on Wednesday with a runner-up finish in the 100-meter dash (11.49).