2012 Junior Olympics

16 Youth Athletes competed for the Elm City Track Club at the New England Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships on Saturday, June 23^rd. 

Age division winners and runner-ups were:

Naomi Besson – Tied for 1^st in the high-jump

Noah Kress – 1^st in the long-jump

Tim Salamin – 2^nd in the Shot Put, 2^nd in the Discus

Other standout performances included:

Jaheim Lancaster – 14^th in the 200, 8^th in the 100, 8^th in the long-jump

Noah Kress – 3^rd in the 100, 7^th in the 800

Thomas Pitts – 4^th in the long-jump, 6^th in the 100

Spencer Pitts – 13^th in the 200, 11^th in the long-jump

Wyatt Ferrando – 12^th in the 200, 8^th in the 400

Adam Minahan – 11^th in the 400

Claire O’Connor – 13^th in the 100, 17^th in the 200

James West – 11^th in the 800, 12^th in the discus

Emma Cagney – 8^th in the 800

Reena Dalwadi – 8^th in the 400, 9^th in the long-jump

Sara Stillings – 13^th in the 400

Caitlin Swiger – 7^th in the 400, 13^th in the long-jump

Jett Giza -  5^th in the 1500, 9^th in the 800

Gunnar Shonbeck – 9^th in the 400, 17^th in the 200

Congratulations to all of the athletes on a fine day!

2012 Summer Track Opportunities:

7/11, 7/18, 8/8, 8/15

Wednesday Night Fun Runs, all ages, Keene Middle School Track, 6:00 p.m.

(Events: 100, 200, 400, Mile, 4x100 relay, Long-jump)

Friday, July 13^th, 6 p.m., Amherst Mass. All-Comer meet

Friday, August 3^rd, 6 p.m., Amherst Mass. All-Comer meet

(Events:  100, 200, 800, Mile, 2 mile, 4x400 relay, Long-jump)

Please email Erik Kress (ekress@sau29.org) if interested