Connecticut Athletes Shine at USATF Junior Olympic Nationals!
At the USATF Junior Olympics National Championships held last week in Savannah, GA, 33 athletes from the Connecticut Association competed. Congratulations to the following athletes for achieving All-American status by earning a medal in this meet:
| Name | Club | Age Group | Event | Place |
| Hyde,Dixon, Ford,Simms | Central CT Jaguars | 9-10 | 4x400m Relay | 4th |
| Laila Sewell | Central CT Jaguars | 11-12 | 100m | 7th |
| Laila Sewell | Central CT Jaguars | 11-12 | 400m | 4th |
| Trey Acevedo | Unattached | 11-12 | Long Jump | 5th |
| Fiona Kennedy | Unattached | 15-16 | 3000m | 7th |
| Ashleen Walsh | Unattached | 15-16 | Javelin | 5th |
| Lorenzo Lopes | Danbury Hatters HCYS Track & XC Club | 17-18 | 2000m Steeple | 7th |
| Nicholas Zaprianov | Unattached | 17-18 | Decathlon | 7th |
The following is a full list of those who participated in the National Championships!
| Name | Club | Age Group | Event | Place |
| Sage Allen | Capital City Track Club | 7-8 | 100m | 22nd |
| Sage Allen | Capital City Track Club | 7-8 | 400m | 13th |
| Stephen Palmer | Capital City Track Club | 7-8 | 400m | 45th |
| Euriah Hewitt | Capital City Track Club | 7-8 | 100m | 36th |
| Euriah Hewitt | Capital City Track Club | 7-8 | 200m | 20th |
| Euriah Hewitt | Capital City Track Club | 7-8 | 400m | 35th |
| Olivia Marley | Central CT Jaguars | 7-8 | Long Jump | 50th |
| William Adams | Capital City Track Club | 9-10 | 400m | 53rd |
| William Adams | Capital City Track Club | 9-10 | 800m | 37th |
| Chase Brown | Capital City Track Club | 9-10 | Long Jump | 31st |
| Jhaylyn Hyde | Central CT Jaguars | 9-10 | 400m | 14th |
| Logan Herzog | Central CT Jaguars | 9-10 | 800m | 24th |
| Hyde,Dixon, Ford,Simms | Central CT Jaguars | 9-10 | 4x100m Relay | 14th |
| Hyde,Dixon, Ford,Simms | Central CT Jaguars | 9-10 | 4x400m Relay | 4th |
| Ella-Rose Sewell | Central CT Jaguars | 9-10 | Long Jump | 69th |
| Trey Acevedo | Unattached | 11-12 | 100m | 17th |
| Cory Swaby | Capital City Track Club | 11-12 | 100m | 37th |
| Cory Swaby | Capital City Track Club | 11-12 | 200m | 47th |
| Josiah Woodstock | Capital City Track Club | 11-12 | 200m | 55th |
| Josiah Woodstock | Capital City Track Club | 11-12 | 400m | 59th |
| Trey Acevedo | Unattached | 11-12 | Long Jump | 5th |
| Laila Sewell | Central CT Jaguars | 11-12 | 100m | 7th |
| Laila Sewell | Central CT Jaguars | 11-12 | 200m | 9th |
| Laila Sewell | Central CT Jaguars | 11-12 | 400m | 4th |
| Hannah Halas | Danbury Hatters HCYS Track & XC Club | 11-12 | Long Jump | 43rd |
| Aniya Allen | Capital City Track Club | 13-13 | 100m | 47th |
| Matthew Roseau | Danbury Hatters HCYS Track & XC Club | 13-14 | 3000m | 39th |
| Amir Shakir | Central CT Jaguars | 13-14 | Shot Put | 17th |
| Amir Shakir | Central CT Jaguars | 13-14 | Discus | 27th |
| Amir Shakir | Central CT Jaguars | 13-14 | Javelin | 11th |
| Jaxson Welch | NECT-Track Club | 13-14 | High Jump | 33rd |
| Gizelle Clarke | Capital City Track Club | 13-14 | 400m | 21st |
| Loren Gonzalez | Unattached | 13-14 | 800m | 33rd |
| Cailyn Williams | Capital City Track Club | 13-14 | 100m Hurdles | 12th |
| Cailyn Williams | Capital City Track Club | 13-14 | 200m Hurdles | 15th |
| Allen, Burgos,Clarke,Wilkins | Capital City Track Club | 13-14 | 4x100m Relay | 20th |
| Allen, Burgos,Clarke,Wilkins | Capital City Track Club | 13-14 | 4x400m Relay | 11th |
| Katelyn Michitsch | Unattached | 13-14 | Javelin | 11th |
| Gizelle Clarke | Capital City Track Club | 13-14 | Long Jump | 42nd |
| Eurel Hewett | Capital City Track Club | 15-16 | 100m | 82nd |
| Fiona Kennedy | Unattached | 15-16 | 3000m | 7th |
| Ashleen Walsh | Unattached | 15-16 | Javelin | 5th |
| Isabelle Gava | Unattached | 15-16 | Javelin | 16th |
| Kieran Boyle | Danbury Hatters HCYS Track & XC Club | 17-18 | 100m | 30th |
| Kieran Boyle | Danbury Hatters HCYS Track & XC Club | 17-18 | 200m | 53rd |
| Jeremiah Smith | Unattached | 17-18 | 110m Hurdles | 35th |
| Victor Wilkins | Capital City Track Club | 17-18 | 110m Hurdles | 59th |
| Lorenzo Lopes | Danbury Hatters HCYS Track & XC Club | 17-18 | 2000m Steeple | 7th |
| Victor Wilkins | Capital City Track Club | 17-18 | Long Jump | 82nd |
| Nicholas Zaprianov | Unattached | 17-18 | Decathlon | 7th |
| Bryanna Boroze | URBN Athletics Track Club | 17-18 | Shot Put | 19th |
| Maggie Pouder | Lebron Athletic Club | 17-18 | Heptathlon | 24th |