INDIANA STORM TRACK CLUB

Congratulations to all the athletes who competed at the 2014 USATF Junior Oylmpics in Humble, TX!  The Indiana Storm athletes had a great meet and performed well.  The entire meet results can be found at the following link: RESULTS  The team earned 4 medals in total!  You can view the video of all races by visiting the USATF TV found at this link: JUNIOR OLYMPIC VIDEO

Ramiah Elliott (9-10 Girl) earned a 1st place medal in the 200m making her the USATF National Champion for this event.  She also competed in 100m and earned a 2nd place medal.  Congratulations to Ramiah on her success!  You can watch Ramiah’s 1st place finish by following this link: 9-10 Girls 200m Finals

Lynna Irby (15-16 Girl) also won two 2nd place medals in the 100m & 200m.  Congratulations to Lynna on her success!  

AAU Junior Olympics have just begun this week and Indiana Storm athlete Anna Ramsey is competing there.  She has qualified for the 15-16 Girls 800m and we wish her luck in the finals!

In addition to the medals the Indiana Storm Track Club had several athletes who earned PR’s during the USATF Junior Olympic competition.  Those athletes include:

• Ramiah Elliott 100m
• Ramiah Elliott 200m
• JJ Barker 100m
• JJ Barker 200m
• JJ Barker 400m
• Andre Davis 200m
• Andre Davis 400m
• Otto De St Jeor 400m
• Billy Young 200m
• Billy Young 400m
• Semira Killebrew 100m
• John Chavis 200m
• 4x400m 11-12 Boys (Micah Wilson, Otto De St Jeor, Billy Young, Donovan Duffy)
• 4x100m 15-16 Boys (Jordan Wilkerson, Elza Tender, Andrecus Eddington, and Jarrod Stiver)

Congratulations to all of the athletes!  And a special “thank you” to all the Indiana Storm Coaches and Parents who made the success of this meet possible! 

We also want to wish Coach Albert Vinson a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  Coach Albert celebrated his birthday during Junior Olympics competition and we are thankful and appreciative of his dedication to our team!

If parents have pictures from the USATF Junior Olympics they would like to submit to be included on the website please send them toindystormtrack@gmail.com by Friday. 

To celebrate the success and accomplishments of all the athletes this year, please be sure to SAVE THE DATE for the year end team picnic on AUGUST 17, 2014 at Sahm Park. We will send out additional information in the next couple of weeks.

Enjoy the rest of your summer and we hope to see you August 17th!

Congratulations to all the athletes who competed at the USATF Region 7 Meet in Huntington this past weekend!  The Indiana Storm athletes had a great meet and performed well.  The entire meet results can be found at the following link: RESULTS  The team qualified 35 athletes total!  Below are all the Junior Olympic qualifications earned by our athletes:

1st Place Medals (21 total):

• Ramiah Elliott 100m, 200m & 400m (9-10 G)
• Desmond Duffy 100m & 400m (9-10 B)
• Adrianna Boyd 400m & 800m (11-12 G)
• Micah Wilson 100m & 200m (11-12 B)
• Otto De St Jeor 400m & 800m (11-12 B)
• Semira Killebrew 400m (13-14 G)
• Lynna Irby 100m, 200m, & 400m (15-16 G)
• John Chavis 400m (15-16 B)
• 4x400m Relay 11-12 G (Arissa Boyd, Adrianna Boyd, Raven Colvin, & Emonie Miles)
• 4x400m Relay 11-12 B (Billie Young, Micah Wilson, Donovan Duffy, & Otto De St Jeor)
• 4x100m Relay 13-14 G (Brooklyn Chestnut, Seira Killebrew, Mylicia Wilson, & Sydney Hamilton Ragsdale)
• 4x100m 15-16 G (Alexis Franklin, Lynna Irby, Cederia King, & Nijah Colvin)
• 4x400m Relay 15-16 B Jarrod Stiver, Jordan Wilkerson, John Chavis, Andrecus Eddington

Congratulations to all our athletes who are headed to Regional competition this weekend!  The meet is being held at King Track & Field Stadium at Huntington University in Huntington, IN.  The schedule of events for this meet can be found here:  REGIONAL SCHEDULE  Please note, they have adjusted the Sunday schedule start time. A caravan will leave from McDonald’s in Fishers at I-69 and 116th Street at 7am.  Saturday arrival time for athletes is 9:30am.  The address to Huntington University is 2303 College Ave., Huntington, IN 46750. 

Directions to the school from the South: From Indianapolis, take I-69 north. At Exit 278 (Warren exit; Old Exit 78) take State Route 5 north to Huntington, Indiana. Go straight through light at the corner of SR 5 and Hwy 224. Continue north to US 24, a double-lane highway at the top of a hill. Turn left (west) and continue on US 24 until you reach the stop light at Guilford Street. Turn left. The main campus entrance will be on your left.  A campus map is attached for your convenience CAMPUS MAP

The team hotel is Homewood Suites in Ft. Wayne, IN.  The hotel address is 8621 US Hwy 24 West, Ft. Wayne, IN  46804.

Coach Pat Chavis is the Lead Volunteer Coordinator for the Regional meet.  If you are interested in volunteering during the Regional meet the following shifts are available:

July 12th, Saturday   8:00am-12:00pm and 11:30am-end (est. 4:00 pm)

July 13th. Sunday     7:00am-11:30am and 11:30am-end (est. 4:00 pm)

Per Coach Pat, lunch will be provided for all volunteers on Saturday and Sunday.  If you would like to volunteer please sign up at practice Thursday evening indicating which shift you will volunteer for.  The sign-up sheet will be located on the picnic table on your way into practice.

If your athlete qualifies for USATF Junior Olympic’s and you intend on traveling to Houston, TX the schedule for the Junior Olympics can be found here:  USATF JO SCHEDULE  The team hotel is the Double Tree Houston Intercontinental Airport. If you have booked a reservation and end up not needing it then you must cancel 72 hours prior to arrival date.  The link to the hotel is here: USATF JO HOTEL SITE.

Results for the USATF STATE MEET  can be found at the following link:  RESULTS .

The following athletes qualified for USATF Regional competition in individual events:

1. Ramiah Elliott
2. Maya Taylor
3. Sophia Yovanovich
4. Sidney Sanders
5. Maya Hobbs
6. Desmond Duffy
7. Jeremiah Barker
8. Andre Davis
9. Myles Colvin
10. Jaliaya Mollett
11. Carris Sloan
12. Emonie Miles
13. Raven Colvin
14. Adrianna Boyd
15. Imani Barnes
16. Elishabeth Cunningham
17. Katia Pryor
18. Reese Sanders
19. Sasha Wybrow
20. Micha Wilson
21. Antwon Durrett
22. Billie Young
23. Donovan Duffy
24. Otto De St Jeor
25. Semira Killebrew
26. Mylicia Wilson
27. Jaicey Bledsoe
28. Sydney Hamilton Ragsdale
29. Noah Malone
30. Genesis Cunningham
31. Edmond Schilling
32. Lynna Irby
33. Nijah Colvin
34. Alexis Franklin
35. Cederia King
36. Anna Ramsey
37. Ralen Campbell
38. Olivia Sanders
39. Sydney Spears
40. Elza Tender
41. John Chavis
42. Jarrod Stiver
43. Abdelrahman Nada
44. Mychal Vinson
45. Anthony Hicks
46. Isabel Bradley
47. Devyn Vandever
48. Rayder Hobbs
49. Will Hargis
50. Pat Chavis
51. Nick Ash
52. Johnny Crawford
53. Kanon Mosley

In addition, the Indian Storm had the following relay teams qualify:

1. 4×400 11-12 Girls “A” Team
2. 4×400 11-12 Girls “B” Team
3. 4×400 11-12 Boys
4. 4×100 13-14 Girls
5. 4×100 15-16 Girls
6. 4×100 15-16 Boys
7. 4×400 15-16 Boys
8. 4×100 17-18 Boys
9. 4×400 17-18 Boys

Another USATF Youth Championship is officially in the books!  The Indiana Storm athletes had a great meet and performed well.  The entire meet results can be found at the following link: RESULTS  The team earned 47 medals total!  Below are all the medals earned by our athletes:

1st Place:

• Ramiah Elliott 100m, 200m & 400m (9-10 G)
• Semira Killebrew 100m (13-14 G)
• Lynna Irby 100m & 200m (15-16 G)
• 4x400m Relay (11-12 B) Billie Young, Micah Wilson, Donovan Duffy, & Otto De St Jeor
• 4x400m Relay (15-16 B) Jarrod Stiver, Jordan Wilkerson, John Chavis, Andrecus Eddington

Day 2 at USATF Youth Championships is complete.  Again, the Indiana Storm Athletes had a great day of competition!  

The athletes who qualified for finals are listed here in no particular order:   Sophie Yovanovich, Ramiah Elliott, Jerimiah Barker, Micah Wilson, Sydney Hamilton-Ragsdale, Semira Killebrew, Noah Malone, Lynna Irby, Andrecus Eddington, Jordan Wilkerson, Andre Davis, Adrianna Boyd, Otto De St Jeor, Billy Young, John Chavis and Johnny Crawford.

One day down!  The Indiana Storm Athletes had much success in the first day of their competition.  The following people medaled in today’s competition:

Anthony Hicks (Long-Jump) 7th Place

The athletes who qualified for finals are listed here in no particular order:  Sydney Davis, Elishabeth Cunningham, Adrianna Boyd, Arissa Boyd, Otto De St Jeor, Billy Young, Ramiah Elliott, Jeremiah Barker, Micah Wilson, Semira Killebrew, Noah Malone, Lynna Irby, Andrecus Eddington, Isabel Bradley, and Patrick Chavis.

We look forward to a great meet in Bloomington, IN this week!  The schedule for this meet can be found here: YOUTH NATIONALS SCHEDULE.  The IU Bloomington Track address is 1601 N. Fee Lane, Bloomington, IN 47408.  Please note they do not allow tents or umbrellas in the stands.  The facility info is located at this link: FACILITY INFO.  For those who will not be attending the meet you can cheer on your Indiana Storm athletes by watching them compete live via the following link: USATF TV YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS.  Thursday an Indiana Storm coach will be at the entry gate with bibs for the 800m athletes at 7:45am.  Coach Vinson has asked that athletes report by the following times:

• 800m Thursday at 7:45am
• 200m Thursday at 10:00am
• 100m Friday at 7:00am
• 400m Friday at 11:00am

Remember for those partaking in the team dinner we will meet in the Holiday Inn Express Banquet room at the Team Hotel located at 117 S. Franklin Road on Friday evening at 6:30pm.

By now you should have booked your room for the USATF Junior Olympic competition for Houston, TX.  There are just 10 rooms left as of today.  Please get a call or email in by tonight in order to secure a room at our guaranteed rate.  I have been told the hotel is sold out so do not delay in booking your room. All rooms must be booked by today!!  The schedule for the Junior Olympics can be found here:  USATF JO SCHEDULE

The rate is $99/night at the Double Tree Houston Intercontinental Airport. The reservations must be made by Tuesday, June 24^th.  If you need to cancel, you must cancel 72 hours prior to arrival date.  The link to the hotel is here: USATF JO HOTEL SITE.

You can ONLY book your room by calling Alicia Roane at 281-848-4001 or by emailing alicia.roane@hilton.com . This booking cannot be booked via internet or the general hotel phone number.

If you email, you will need to state the following:

• Indicate the block is under the Indiana Storm Track Club
• Number of rooms you need (All rooms are rooms with two queen beds)
• Name to book rooms under
• Credit Card number and expiration
• Date of arrival and departure
• If you are a Hilton member also give your Hilton Number
• Be sure to ask for a confirmation email!

Stay tuned throughout the week for updates and information regarding the USATF Youth Championships at IU!  Good luck to all the athletes!

Indiana Storm Track Club