God is Good, All the Time!!! On Friday, December 6, 2014, Velocity Track Club New York had 4 student-athletes competed in Lawrence, Kansas for the AAU (American Amateur Union) Cross Country National Championship. The event was held at Rim Rock Farm’s cross country course, the course for the University of Kansas. This was one of the hardest XC courses that we ran on. There was a 400 meter incline at the beginning of the race, with rolling hills, which made it challenging. However, our athletes withstand the challenge and returned to New York with their medals. The top 25 athletes won medals and the rest received participation medals. The top 8 athletes stood on the podium to receive their medals. We won 3 medals and received 1 participation medal. The following student-athletes received medals: In the girls 13 years old division, Giovanna Tolbert took 21st place in the 4K (2.5 miles) race. In the 9 years old boys division, Dontae Lindo took 12th place and Julian Caldwell took 27th place 3K (1.8 miles) race. In the boys 15 &16 division, Darius Gordon took 25th over all & 8th among the 15 years old boys in the 5K (3.1) race. At the end of the race, Darius was given his 1st recruitment letter from the Head Coach of Highland Community College in Highland, KS. All of the athletes ran their personal best, when compared to a similar course. That’s all a coach could wish for, to have the athletes run your best at the National Championship!!! Congratulation, Go Velocity!!! |
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