She is scheduled to run the 100 and 200 meters and is among a pool of runners expected to compete in the 4x100 relay.

"I think we can win all three," Mayo said. "I can win the 100 and 200 and our relay might be able to set a new world junior record."

Team USA will compete on Aug. 8 in Eugene, Ore. The event will be shown Aug. 12 on ESPN2.

"It is such an honor to represent the United States," Mayo said. "This is like a dream. I keep waiting to wake up."

This spring Mayo won the 100- and 200-meter sprints and the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4-A championships in Greensboro.

She later won the 100 in the Nike Outdoor National Track and Field Championships in Greensboro.

Mayo qualified for Team USA by winning the 200 meters and finishing second in the 100 in the USA Track and Field Junior Nationals in Indianapolis in June.

Joining Mayo on Team USA will be Southern Durham's Patience Coleman, the national junior high jump champion, and St. Augustine's high jumper Joe Kindred, a Fuquay-Varina graduate.

New Bern graduate Karjuan Williams will compete in the 800 meters along with N.C. Central's Brandon Jones.

Charlotte Harding's Kamorean Hayes, a bronze medalist in the World Juniors in 2005, will compete in the shot put.

NEW BERN NAMES COACH: Robert Curlings is the new head football coach at New Bern. He succeeds his longtime mentor Chip Williams, who retired.

As a middle schooler, Curlings was a ball boy for Williams, then played for him at Bertie High. Curlings, who played college ball at Guilford, joined Williams' coaching staff in 1997 after holding assistant coaching positions at SouthWest Edgecombe and Bertie.

"I've been with Coach Williams a long time and have seen how the offense and defense have evolved," Curlings said. "We'll make some changes because of personnel, but not in the basic philosophy."

The Bears, who have been to the state final in three of the past four seasons, had a passing quarterback in 2005 and outstanding receivers. This year, they have a running quarterback and young receivers.

WALLACE PICKS ECU: Devon Wallace, a versatile 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior at Southern Alamance, committed to East Carolina on Tuesday.

In 2005, Wallace, who runs 40 yards in 4.5 seconds, played running back (400 rushing yards), wide receiver (22 catches for 300 yards) and quarterback. This fall, coach Tony Perrou plans to use him at wide receiver and defensive back.

East Carolina was the first school to offer Wallace a scholarship although N.C. State, North Carolina and Wake Forest had shown interest. Wallace has ties to Eastern North Carolina, having started high school at New Bern.

"Devon is very excited about his decision," Perrou said. "He's the first player we've had to go D-I since the 1970s. We're very happy for him."