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Athletes from the Westfield Area Y Flyers Track Club traveled to the historic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR to compete at the 2023 USATF Junior Olympic National Championships. Two members of the Flyers placed in the top eight, earning them All-American honors. Brian Guterl placed 4th in the nation in the 13-14 boys 3000m Race Walk and set a new club record with a time of 18:13.5. Later in the week, Alex Kessler made the stadium come alive with his club record-setting throw of 161...
Athletes from the Westfield Area Y Flyers Track Club traveled to Cortland, NY this past weekend to compete in the USATF Region 2 Junior Olympic Championships. The meet was held at SUNY Cortland and hosted athletes from the New Jersey, Niagara, Three Rivers and Mid-Atlantic Associations. A total of 13 Flyers competed with 12 earning advancements to the National Championships. Additionally, five athletes brought home Region 2 titles. Brian Guterl earned a title win in the 13-14 Boys 3000m Race Walk division. The 13-14 Boys 4x100m relay team of Gabe...
JULY 28, 2022 FIELD EVENT FINALS REIGN SUPREME ON DAY THREE OF USATF NATIONAL JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPIONSHIPS SACRAMENTO, California — A bevy of field events took center stage in sunny Sacramento for the third day of competition for the USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships. There were several epic performances in the shot put, pole vault, and javelin, as well as some blistering prelims to set up scintillating finals on the track. In what was one of the most exciting competitions of the entire meet thus far, Roury...
Twenty-six athletes from the Westfield Area YMCA Flyers Track Club were among more than 700 athletes that competed at the State Junior Olympics on June 25-26 in Jersey City. One athlete set a meet record, three set club records and eight athletes brought home state championships. Two athletes won state championships in multiple events – Lidia Wright winning in three events and Millen Dhiman winning in two events. Overall, 18 athletes advanced to the Regional Junior Olympics in Slippery Rock, PA on July 7-10. STATE CHAMPIONS: Girls 13-14 Division: 4x100m...
Eighteen Westfield Area YMCA Flyers Track Club athletes joined nearly 500 athletes at the USATF New Jersey Junior Olympic Cross Country Meet on Nov. 7 at Central Park in Morris Plains. The Flyers brought home one team win and four top 10 finishes. The girls 13-14 year old team came out on top in their 4000m race. Leading the team was Ella Solorzano and Julia Ronnen, with second and fourth place finishes respectively. Rachel Biondo, ninth place, Anna Youssef, 16th place, and Grace Gloster, 19th place all played a vital...
Westfield Area YMCA Flyers Bring Home Regional and National Championship Titles August 22, 2019 at 8:00 AM Ten Westfield Area YMCA Flyers Track Club athletes joined nearly 1,000 athletes at the USATF Region 2 Junior Olympic Track & Field Championship Meet from July 11-14 at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. The Flyers athletes produced: two region championship titles, two team records, nine qualifiers for the National Junior Olympics to be held in Sacramento, CA, and several personal records. The two region champions were: Brian Guterl in the 1500m race walk...
Westfield Area YMCA Flyers Track & Field Club Headed to International Competition By WESTFIELD AREA YMCA June 28, 2019 at 3:40 PM Westfield Area YMCA Flyers athlete Grace Endy celebrates qualifying to compete in the Pan American Junior Championships in Costa Rica.Credits: Westfield Area YMCA Grace Endy, long-time Westfield Area YMCA Flyers athlete, recently finished second in the Women 10000 Meter Race Walk at the National USATF U20 Outdoor Championships held in Florida in June which qualified her to race in the Pan American Junior Championships in Costa Rica on...
Westfield Area Y Flyers Compete at Hunterdon Meet By JESSICA ARKEL May 22, 2019 at 2:59 PM Athletes from the Westfield Area Y Flyers Track Club competed against athletes from nine other teams at the Hunterdon Lions track & field meet on Sunday, May 19, at North Hunterdon High School. Finishers in the Top 3 earning medal were: Reean Dias - 9-10 Boys - 1500m 2nd Place Annabella Giudice - 9-10 Girls - 100m 2nd Place Brian Guterl - 9-10 Boys - 1500m Race Walk 1st Place Diya Jain -...
