Press Release

((New Haven Age Group Track Club)

 Connecticut Youths Earns All American Honors

At Junior Olympics Cross Country Championship

The New Haven Age Group Track Club ended its Cross Country season on a high note.  The teamed captured a 3^rd place in the Bantam (9-10 yr) Girls division at the 2008 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship.  The event took placed in Mecanicicsville VA.   Over 2500 plus athletes competitors were in attendance.  

New Haven AGTC’s Bantam Girls team consisted of Danae Rivers , Leah Rivers, Erica Snape, Tiffany Snape, Lauryn Andrews, Emma Sellas and Dejanay Davis.  The 9-10 year olds each did their part by pacing themselves through the 1.9 mile course at an amazing 12 minutes and 49 seconds pace average per teammate.  It was good enough for a total team score of 97.  The team just missed the silver place finished by 1 point.  They were edged out by the Rain City Flyers out of Portland Oregon .  

Sisters Danae and Leah Rivers lead the team by placing 2^nd (11minutes 34 seconds) and 15^th (12 minutes 16 seconds), respectively.  Their efforts garnered them individual All American status as well. 

Coach William Thompson said; “I'm pleased with the way the girls ran. They ran as a team. Every runner position was important. It was a tight competitive race for the medal places.  The difference between 4^th and 2 place were a slim 3 points.”

For more information regarding The New Haven Age Group Track Club Call:

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Danae Rivers broke a 22-year National record in the girls 9-10-year-old 800-meter run, with a 2 minute 23.87 second mark at the Russell E. Blunt Track and Field Invitational last month in Durham, N.C.

Rivers, who earned the Outstanding Athlete Award for her age group, competed as part of the New Haven Age Group Track Club. She also set a meet record in the 1,500 and placed second in the long jump.

Competing in the 8-under age group, Alexis Holmes also won the Outstanding Athlete Award following a title in the 100 and 400 runs. Kellie Davis earned the Outstanding Athlete Award for the 13-14 age division. She captured titles in the 800, 1,500 and 3,000 meters.  She broke the meet record in a time of 10 minutes, 30.67 seconds in the 3000 meter run.

Other notable performances by the New Haven Age Group Track Club were: Medinah Nabadduka, second place in the 1,500 and third place in the 800; Brianna Sims, second place in the 100 hurdles; Craig Holmes, third place in the 100 meters; Dejanay Davis, third place in the 1,500. Nia Ruth, Paris Taft, Medinah Nabadduka and Kellie Davis also won the 4x800 relay (13-14 year old) with a 9:40.95 mark.

2008 Youth Outdoor

USATF-CT Outdoor Junior Olympic Track & Field
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Southern CT State University
MEET RESULTS
MEET INFORMATION

USATF Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships
June 24-29, 2008

Charlotte, NC
Qualifying standards

MEET INFORMATION

USATF Region 1 Outdoor Junior Olympic Track & Field Championship
July 11-13, 2008
NOTE DATE AND LOCATION CHANGE
Icahn Stadium
Randall's Island, NY

INFORMATION will eventually be posted at:
http://www.mactrack.org/MACHome.html

USATF National Outdoor Junior Olympic Track & Field Championship, Omaha, NE
July 22-28, 2008

Must qualify from Region 1 and USATF-CT Meets

MEET INFORMATION

2008 Youth Indoor
USATF-CT Indoor Track & Field
Sunday, March 16, 2007

Coxe Cage, Yale, New Haven

MEET INFORMATION

2008 USATF East Zone Junior Olympic Indoor Track & Field Championships, New Balance Track & Field Center, 216 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032
March 9, 2008
MEET INFORMATION

CT Youths take 1 and 3^rd @ the Prestigious NSIC

Kellie Davis and Medinah Nabadukka from the New Haven Age Group Track Club represented CT very well at the National Scholastic Track and Field Championship, in New York last month.  The talented duo from CT. ran personal bests in the 7^th/8^th grade division of the mile run.  Kellie’s time of 5:14:56 was also good enough for a new meet record.  Medinah’s time of 5:15:70 earned her a 3^rd placed finished.  This year’s 7/8grade division had talent from as far as Florida and Missouri.  New Haven Age Group Track Club Coach, Bill Thompson said: “This event allowed Kellie and Medinah to gain some valuable experience.”    

For Pictures and results visit: http://www.nsictf.org/78grade.html

 
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2008 Youth Cross Country

2007 Cross Country
USATF National Junior Olympic XC Championship
Sunday, December 8, Rim Rock Farm, Lawrence, KA
RESULTS
Wilton Running Club Athletes compete!
Alosha Southern placed 5^th overall in the Midget Girls race --  All-American

Danny Prospect placed 21^st overall in Youth Boys race --  All-American

Clint Corso placed 35^th overall in Bantam Boys race.

Spencer Brown placed 40^st overall in Bantam race

Lily Creighton placed 61^st overall in Youth Girls race.
Litchfield Track Club Team places 5th. 
JOSH OLSEN, RICH KLAUBER -- ALL-AMERICAN
See LTC PRESS RELEASE

USATF Region 1 Junior Olympic XC Championship
Sunday, November 18, Sunken Meadow State Park, Long Island, NY
RESULTS

USATF-CT XC Junior Olympic Championship
Sunday, November 11, White Memorial Foundation and Conservation Area, Litchfield
RESULTS
NOTE: Many course records fell! LINK to WMF JO Records
New 2007 Records:
Midget Boys:  Matthew Satkowski, Bullett Hill Str 3000m  10:56 (07)
Youth Boys:   Danny Prospect, Wilton RC  4000m  14:18 (07)

2007 Outdoor

NEW THIS YEAR:
All Clubs with Youth Athletes must submit Youth Coach/Volunteer Registration Forms for all coaches and volunteers working with the athletes on your team!
To download a form, go to: http://www.usatf.org/clubs/application/forms/USATFClubCoachVolunteerApplication.pdf 

USATF-CT Outdoor Junior Olympic Track & Field
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Southern CT State University, New Haven
RESULTS

NOTE: in the Intermediate and Young Men/Women, entries for the Region 1 JO meet include waivers received from those absent from the CT Association meet. They were received by Saturday, June 16 according to protocol and did not exceed the limit of 6 per event. Only athletes for individual events, combined events and steeplechase are accepted, no relays. Also includes athletes who did not compete because of rain.

USATF Region 1 Outdoor Junior Olympic Track & Field Championship
June 29, 30, and July 1, 2007
Mitchell Field, Long Island, NY
RESULTS 

2007 Mark Springer Youth Travel Grant largest in USATF Youth History: In partnership with the USA Track & Field Foundation, USATF is  pleased to announce that the 2007 Mark Springer Youth Travel Grant program will award almost $50,000 dollars in aid to send our youth athletes to USATF’s four National Youth and Junior championship events this year. Deadline May 1.

USATF Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships
July 3-8, 2007, Lisle, IL
Qualifying standards
INFORMATION

Fifth Annual Mid-Summer Youth All-Comers Track & Field
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Portland High School
Portland, CT
MEET WEB SITE

USATF National Outdoor Junior Olympic Track & Field Championship
Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
WEBSITE

2007 Indoor
USATF-CT Indoor Track & Field
March 18, 2007

2006 Indoor
USATF-CT JO Indoor Championship
March 19, Yale University, New Haven
8:30 a.m. - noon

2006 Outdoor
USATF-CT JO Outdoor Championship
Saturday, June 17
Southern CT State University, New Haven
RESULTS
NOTE:  Pole Vault, Steeplechase, and combined events are contested at Region I meet only.  Athletes in these events must declare at the June 17^th meet.

USATF Region I JO Outdoor Championship
July 7, 8 & 9
Kingston, NY
RESULTS

Mid-Summer Youth All-Comers Track & Field
July 15 - Portland High School (Brand New Track!!)
150 athletes participate.
RESULTS

USATF JO Outdoor National Championship
July 24-30
Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD

2006 XC
USATF National JO XC Championship
Saturday, December 9
Spokane, WA
RESULTS

After advancing through the state and regional qualifiers the past few weeks, three teams from the South Windsor Sports Group trekked to the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Cross Championships in Spokane WA on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006. The annual event sponsored by the USATF was held this year at the Plantes Ferry Sports Complex where 3k, 4k and 5k course were carved out of the four inches of snow. With the temperature at 35 degrees and the weather conditions worsening, Kyle McCartney ran as an individual qualifier in the Midget Girls division and finished the 3km course in 12:21 for 113 place overall. In the next race, the South Windsor Sports Group Youth Girls team started in a snow shower and ran to a 15th place finish out of 20 teams in a crowded 240 runner race over the 4km course with Emily Anderson (101-16:26), Julia Hickey (117-16:36), Andie Earwaker (132-16:48), Liz Knapp (144-17:01), Fiona Coleman (151-17:06) and Caitlin O'Connor (230-19:10). The winner was Kelly Robinson of the Ric Rojas Team in a time of 14:13.
The South Windsor Intermediate Girls team started and finished their race in a cold rain as Katherine Fitton ran to a strong 7th place in 18:48 for the 5km course as the team places sixth of eleven teams. Fitton was followed by Katherine Beam (36th-19:37), Andrea Walsh (58-20:18), Erica Forzley (64-20:27) and Lisa Sander (127-22:51). The race winner was Jacque Taylor of Santa Rosa Express in a time of 18:10.
The South Windsor Intermediate Boys Team also competed in the cold rain over the 5km course to finish in 13th place. Leading the way for the team was Chris Athas (85-17:43) followed by Chris Duclos (90-17:47), Matt Swan (98-17:55), Matt Velasquez (117-18:03) and Brody Secore (164-19:21). The race winner was Ryan Prentice of Federal Way in 16:01.

USATF Region I JO XC Championship
Sunday, November 19
Queensbury, NY
RESULTS
CT athletes qualify for USATF National Championship

USATF-CT JO XC Championship
Sunday, November 12
White Memorial Park, Litchfield
RESULTS

2006 Youth Boys Team Champions

2005 Indoor Track & Field
USATF JO Eastern Zone Indoor Track & Field
New Balance Armory Track Center, NYC
February 27, 2005

USATF-CT JO Indoor Track & Field, Coxe Cage, Yale University 
RESULTS

2005 Outdoor Track & Field
USATF National Junior Olympic Championship
Congratulations CT National Competitors
Britnee Watkins, Young Women, Rockville Revolution, 21st High Jump (1.50m/4-11)
Mike Elliott, Young Men, AGAA, 21st High Jump (1.90m, 6-02.75)
Stacy Ann Smith, Youth Girls, un, Champion: 100m (11.86), Champion: 200m (24.22)
Nora Miller, Intermediate Girls, CT Track Club: 2nd Long Jump (5.72m/18-9.25"); 7th 100m HH (14.53); 21st 200m (25.46)
Elaine McColgan, Intermediate Girls, CT Track Club, 20th, Heptathlon (3095)
Daniel Lane, Intermediate Boys, Litchfield Track Club, 22nd, 2000m Steeplechase (7.51.87)
Dennis Gaudet, Intermediate Boys, Rockville Revolution, 16th Javelin (40.56m/133-01)
Wahnetah Carty, Midget Girls, CT Track Club, 20th, 100m (13.33), 25th Long Jump (3.99/13.1m)
Hannah Cook, Bantam Girls, CT Track Club, 17th, Triathlon (SP, HJ, 200m), (455)

Mid-Summer Youth All-Comers Track & Field
(Includes Open and Master Mile)
Close to 180 athletes participate this summer
RESULTS

USATF-CT JO Region I Track & Field
July 8-10, Queensbury High School
Queensbury, NY
RESULTS

USATF-CT JO Outdoor Track & Field Championship
Southern CT State University, Saturday, June 18
REVISED RESULTS

USATF Youth Athletics National Championship

2005 Cross Country
USATF JO National XC Championship
December 10, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI
Congratulations to our Youth Athletes! 
Top 20 finishers include:
Bantam Girls 3K: Alosha Southern, 15th, Wilton RC 14:04.28
Youth Boys 4K: Aaron Mesham, 16th, UnAtt, 14:37.00
Intermediate Boys 5K: Anthony Colabella, 12th, Litchfield TC, 15:44.80; Michael Berkowicz, 14th, UnAtt, 15:45.66
Placing 3rd as a team in the Intermediate Boys 5K event was the South Windsor Sports Group with 150 points: 
Daniel Pilz (22), Chris Athas (35), Brian Krusell (77), Chris Krokus (79), Sean Callahan (135), Jonathan Wickliff (169), Jake Diddne (173), Andrew Foley (184)
FULL RESULTS

USATF Region I XC Championship
RESULTS

USATF-CT XC Championship
USATF-CT RESULTS

2004 Outdoor Track & Field
USATF National Junior Olympic Championship
Eugene, OR

USATF Region I Outdoor Championship
University of Maine, Orono, ME RESULTS
Congratulations to our Region I Winners!! CT Results

USATF-CT Junior Olympic Outdoor Track & Field Championship -- June 19
RESULTS

Youth Development Track Meets available this summer:
Mid-Summer Youth All-Comers Meet
July 17,  Middletown High School, Middletown
RESULTS

Danbury Area Track Club Twilight Meet - June 26
 RESULTS

Bethel High School
Wednesdays, July 21 - August 11
Tuesdays (cross country), July 6 - August 3
7:00 pm, $2

2004 Cross Country
USATF National JO XC Championships -- December 11. With cold and windy conditions -- thousands compete in Schaumburg, IL
RESULTS   Contact us to let us know how your athlete did.
Connor Rog, UN, Bantam Boys, 38, 11:46/3K
Kelsey Rooth, CT Track Club, Midget Girls, 60, 11:46/3K

Annie Secombe, Litchfield Track Club, Intermediate Girls, 92nd, 21:18/4K

USATF Region I Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship
Augusta, ME, November 21
RESULTS
Congratulations to our JO Region I participants and our CT National JO qualifiers!
TOP 25 FINISHERS

USATF-CT Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship
Litchfield, November 14
RESULTS

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2003 Indoor
USATF/CT Indoor Championships

2003 Outdoor Track & Field
Congratulations Connecticut athletes at the USATF National Junior Olympic Championships in Miami!!
Nora Miller of the CT Track Club won the Youth Girls Long Jump with a jump of 18'02.25". Other CT athletes include:
Stephen Cherry - Young Men 100m
Christine DeLosAng - Intermediate Girls 100m Hurdles
Nina Graziano - Intermediate Girls Discus
Tommy Guitard - Intermediate Boys LJ, TJ
Elaine McColgan - Youth Girls Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, TJ
Nora Miller - Youth Girls 100m, 200m, LJ
Spencer Sass - Youth Boys 3000m 
CT RESULTS  COMPLETE RESULTS

Youth Athletics National Championships
July 2-6, Buffalo, NY
Several of our CT athletes competed including a gold medal to Elaine McColgan, Youth Girls Javelin -- 25.12m (82' 5")! Others competing:
Elaine McColgan -- Youth Girls LJ, Shot, Discus, Javelin
COMPLETE RESULTS

USATF-CT JO Region I Outdoor Track & Field Championships
June 27-29. RESULTS

USATF-CT JO Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Saturday, June 21. RESULTS

Bethel Youth Meets
Wednesday evenings, July 9, 16, 23, & 30. Very basic for 3 yrs old to 8th grade. 4 track events and one field clinic each night; also one open event for anyone older. (400, 800, 1600, then 3200). More information to come.

Mid-Summer Youth All Comers Meet
Saturday, July 12, Middletown High School Track. 
RESULTS

Danbury Area Track Club Meet: July 12, Danbury High School
RESULTS

2003 Cross Country
2003 USATF/CT XC Junior Olympic Championships, Nov. 16
Complete Results 

2003 USATF Region I Junior Olympic Championship, Nov. 23, Van Cortland Park, Bronx, NY 
More than 850 runners competed...
Congratulations to Midget Girls Champion, Kelly Wallace, in the 3K race with a time of 11:22.77. 
Other top 10 finishers:
Bantam Boys - 5th Peter Merritt, 9th Mark Bogdanov
Midget Girls - 1st Kelly Wallace, 6th Katherine Fitton
(South Windsor Sports Team placing 2nd overall)
Youth Boys - 6th Anthony Colabella, 9th Spencer Sass
Intermediate Girls - 3rd Kerry Lyons, 6th Anja Kreiger
Young Women - 3rd Caitlin Garrity, 5th Laura Onderko, 6th Ashley Reichart, 7th Alison O'Brian, 8th Robyn Hudak
Young Men - 10th Keith Bushey
Complete Results

2002 Outdoor Results
USATF Connecticut Junior Olympic Outdoor Track & Field Meet, June 15, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven
RESULTS 

USATF Region 1 Junior Olympic Outdoor Track & Field Championships, June 21-23, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale, NY (Long Island)
FULL RESULTS
RESULTS FOR ONLY CT ATHLETES

2002 Junior Olympic Cross Country
2002 USATF National JO Cross Country Championships
RESULTS

2002 USATF Region I Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships
November 24, Bryant College, Springfield, RI
Congratulations CT Athletes!
Three bring home Gold:
  Catherine Breaux, South Windsor (IG 5K 19:48)
  Marisa Ryan, Club CT (YW 5K 19:15.9)
  Mark Oliver, Team Pfizer (YM 5K 16:34)
Also placing in the top 5:
  David Holiday, 3rd place, Team Pfizer (YM 5K 16:34)  
  Kerri Lyons, 4th place, Club Connecticut (YG  4K 15:37)
RESULTS