Eastman, Woodard win Regional titles, 5
qualify For USATF JR Olympic Nationals
Tri-State Athletic
Club athletes Faith Eastman (Huntington, WV/Hite-Saunders Elementary)
and Benjamin Woodard (Kenova, WV/Homeschool) each won a Regional
championship, leading 5 athletes total in qualifying for the USA Track &
Field Hershey National Jr Olympic Track & Field Championships based on
their Top-5 finishes at the USATF Region 5 Jr Olympic Championships that were
held July 5-7 at Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium on the campus of the
University of Louisville in Louisville, KY. Featuring athletes from West
Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio, it serves as the qualifying meet for
the USATF Hershey National Jr Olympic Track & Field Championships.
Additional athletes who qualified are Kieleigh
Railey (Huntington, WV/Buffalo Middle School), Trinity
Webb (Huntington, WV/Huntington East Middle School), and Caylor Eastman (Huntington, WV).
Faith Eastman won the Sub-Bantam (8 &
under) Girls 400m, and also qualified by placing 3rd in the Long
Jump and 4th in the 200m while setting new personal bests in all 3
events.
Benjamin Woodard won the Intermediate (15-16)
Boys 2000m Steeplechase in his first time ever competing in the event, and additionally qualified in 2 other events by
placing 4th in both the 1500m and Javelin.
Kieleigh Railey qualified by finishing as the Runner-up in the
Midget (11-12) Girls Aero-Javelin while setting a new personal best by 5 feet in
the process. This is her 2nd straight year qualifying for the
National Championships after competing there in the Turbo-Javelin in the Midget
(9-10) Girls age division a year ago.
Trinity Webb qualified by finishing 5th
in the Midget Girls Aero-Javelin and Caylor
Eastman qualified off a 5th place finish in the Bantam Boys 200m,
with both setting new personal bests in the process
Our
next meet will be the Queen City Invite on Saturday, July 13 at St. Xavier High
School in Cincinnati, OH
The
USATF Hershey National Jr Olympic Track and Field Championships are being held
July 22-28 at Hornet Stadium on the campus of Sacramento State University in Sacramento,
CA.
If you have any questions, please contact Coach Jason
Lea at 304-617-3044 or coach.lea@tristateac.org. You can also find us on
Facebook by searching for Tri-State Athletic Club