John, here is some information for posting to the Chips email on the results of the National Qualifying Meet this past weekend in Fresno's Woodward Park:
On November 25th at the USATF Region Qualifying meet for the National Junior Olympic XC Championship this December in Kansas, the Buffalo Chips Youth Running and Racing Team had the best results in the history of this storied program. Of the 5 Teams we took to the competition we had the following results, with the top 3 teams qualifying to the National Championships (Note: our region is one of 15 in the US and encompasses Northern and Central CA and Northern Nevada):
Midget Girls (11-12 yrs. old) 2nd Place Team (3 in the top 20)
Youth Girls (13-14 yrs. old) 1st Place, Regional Champions (5 in the top 14)
Youth Boys (13-14 yrs. old) 1st Place, Regional Champions (7 in the top 19)
Int. Girls (15-16 yrs. old) 2nd Place Team (8 in the top 15)
Young Women (17-18 yrs. old) 1st Place Regional Champions (8 in the top 13)
Additionally, we had 2 youth place 1st in their age divisions 3 place 2nd and a total of 11 runners finish in the top 5 positions. With the top 20 finishers and top 3 teams earning a berth to the National Championships, and the top 20 finishers earning medals, the Chips Youth garnered a total of 39 individual medals, 3 Region Champion Plaques and are taking a total of 46 youth to the National Championships. (3 additional youth qualified but will not be making the trip).
Congratulations YOUTH CHIPS!!
No comments:
Post a Comment