Capital City Striders, Inc.

501 C (3) Non Profit

P O Box 1243

Charleston, WV 25325

 

July 27, 2010

 

 

Strider Sprinter clear first and second rounds and head to finals at the prestigious Russell Blount East Coast elite Track Meet at Duke University in Durham N.C.

 

In boys 7 & 8 Nathan Barham of Charleston will be in the 100 meters finals tomorrow after posting a personal best 15.05 se. in the semi – finals while, Teammate Jon Brown of Dunbar will be in the boys 9 & 10 100 meters 13.94 clocking.

 

Qualifying in to 100m in 12:12 and the 200m 25.12 is Bryce Jones of Huntington also setting personal best in both.

 

Sam Thomas of Charleston continued set PR’s with third place finished in both the boys 11 & 12,  3000m  in 10:39.22 and the 1500m in 5:00.46.

 

Trevor Barnes of Hurricane placed 5th in the 11-12 boys Shot put throwing 32 ft .76 inches.

 

Caleb Pell of Looneyville finished 10th in the 1500 in 5:02.47

 

More action tomorrow.  

 

 

 

 

Paul Gilmer                    304-389-1982        (pjgilmer@aol.com)   (Capitalcitystriders.org)

 

 

July 25, 2010

 

 

Mark Britton of Pennsboro smashed the Russell Blount East Coast Invitational meet record in the 17-18 men Discus with at 54.61 meters or 179 ft. 2 in. and also finished fifth in the Shot Put.

 

Striders Sprinters Take home medals in final day of Russell Blount East Coast elite Track Meet at Duke University in Durham N.C.

 

In boys 7 & 8 Nathan Barham of Charleston finished 5th  in the 100 meters finals in 15.14 after posting a personal best 15.05 sec. in the semi – finals while, Teammate Jon Brown of Dunbar was sixth in the boys 9 & 10 , 100 meters in 14.27 sec. before his performance of the year taking 2nd place in the 400 meters with a PR at 1:05.79 seconds. Bryce Jones of Huntington also won sixth in 13-14 boys 100 in12.11 an 8th in the 200 after running 24.80 in the semi finals. Sam Thomas of Charleston continued set PR’s with fifth place finished in the boys 11 & 12,  800 running 2:26.13.

Jordan Tate of Nitro was third in the girls 15-16 high jump clearing 5’ 1.75”.

 

Caleb Pell of Looneyville finished third in the boy 13-14 3000m in 10:47.74

 

Paul Gilmer                    304-389-1982        (pjgilmer@aol.com)   (Capitalcitystriders.org)