News Article – JOTF Recap 8.3.15

13 All-Americans return home to TRA from National Junior Olympic Championships

8/3/15

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The 2015 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships wrapped up a week long competition yesterday. Over 130 youth athletes the Association spent the final week of July bringing additional heat to the sunshine state. This was the 49^th meeting of the USATF National Junior Olympics where athletes competed through a progressional series of competitions to earn their way to this national stage.  Athletes faced stiff competition and even stiffer conditions as the weather yo-yoed from steaming hot to sudden rain and thunderstorms even suspending competition on Thursday, July 30^th.

Our TRA youth athletes persevered through the conditions with many landing in the semi-final and final rounds of competition. Steel City Express used the momentum gained from their Regional Championship performances and earned spots on the podium for the 8 & under girls 4×100 and 4×400 relays. The quartet of Christa Sims, Gabrielle Layne, Nia Jones and Amina Josephs placed 6^th in the 400m relay and 4^th in the 1600m relay. Jayla Ellis of Next Level Athletics turned in her own multi-podium performances placing 2^nd in the pentathlon, 5^th in the 100mH and 8^th in the long jump for 13-14 girls. Other All-Americans include:

11-12 Girls

Danielle Bryant – Stallions Track Club – 400m 5^th

Grace Howard – Wings of Moon- HJ 6^th

13-14 Girls

Maura Huwalt – South Park Track Club – Javelin 4^th

17-18 Women

Jadyn Tiracave – Mountain Top Track & Field – Javelin 4^th

9-10 Boys

Michael Crawford – Next Level Athletics – HJ 6^th

15-16 Boys

Cameron Elma – Greenburg YMCA – Shot Put 5^th

Ayden Owens – Nadia TC – Decathlon 3^rd

17-18 Men

Nick Wagner – Greenburg YMCA – 800m 2^nd

 

TRA congratulates all the athletes and teams on their performances and thank you for representing the Association so well at this elite, national competition.

 

Complete Results for the National Junior Olympic Championships can be found here.

TRA youth competition opportunities can be found here.