Velocity Track Club competed in the International Youth Championship in Landover, Maryland on July 12th – July 14th. Teams from across the USA, plus from Canada, Barbados and Jamaica were present. The competition was sanctioned by USA Track and Field (USATF). Medals were presented to the top eight places in their event and trophies to the top three teams. Our athletes qualified to attend this meet by placing in the top eight in a local meet. The competition was intense, and medals were hard to earn. But that didn’t stop our children from excelling in their events and taking a spot on the podium. We had 23 athletes that competed in this meet. Altogether they were Blessed with 31 medals (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 6 Bronze, 5 - fourth place, 6 - six place and 3- seventh place medals). Plus, Tiarra Jackson broke the meet record in the Girls 13/14 age division 3000-meter Race Walk and Pierce Parker broke the meet record in the Boys 11/12 age division 3000 meters run. Both, Tiarra and Pierce are at the bottom of their age division, therefore they have another year in that division. |
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