BY COACH DINKINS
Blessing on Blessings! On Friday,
June 25th to Sunday, June 27th, Velocity
Track Club competed in the
AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) Region
1 Championship & Junior Olympics
qualifi er at Lincoln Park in Jersey
City, New Jersey. The best AAU
Track & Field Region 1 athletes from
throughout New York and New Jersey
were in attendance. The competition
was fi erce and only the top six
athletes in their event can advance to
the Junior Olympics in Texas. Medals
were only awarded to the top
three athletes in their event.
Our children shown why VTC is
one of the top Teams in the Northeast
Area! After three long days of competing,
we were Bless with 40 medals
(17 Gold, 9 Silver & 14 Bronze)! Plus,
majority of the team punch their
ticket to the AAU Junior Olympics,
Outstanding!
If this was a basketball game,
the coach will give the game ball to
an athlete that was the MVP of the
game. However, we had many MVPs,
but if it was a basketball game, the
game ball will go to 13 years old Steven
Monegro. He is AAU Region 1
Champion in three events, 100, 200
& 400 meters. Other AAU Region 1
Champions are: Shyenne (80-meter
hurdles & Long Jump), Adonijah &
Candice in 3000 Race Walk. Julian
(2000 steeplechase & Silver in Discus),
Bryce in the 200 meters & Silver
in the Long Jump and 100 meters.
Cameron in the 100 meters & Bronze
in the 200 meters. Savanna B in the
Shot Put. Dakota (High Jump). Olyvia
(High Jump and Bronze in the
Long Jump) and Saniah C, Royana,
Talia and Kenese in the 4×400 meter
relay (Kenese also won Bronze in the
1500m).
Other medalist: Drea (Bronze in
the Turbo Javelin & Shot Put). Brianna
(Silver in the Long Jump), Hannah
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Velocity Track Club at the AAU Region1 Championship. Photo courtesy of Velocity Track Club
(Bronze in the 200m). Pierce (Silver
in the 1500 meters & Bronze in the
800m). Zuriel (Bronze in the 200 & 400
meters). Chase (Silver in the 400m &
Bronze in the 100m). Lyon (Bronze in
the 100m). Romel (Silver in the 400 &
1500 meters and Bronze in the 800m).
Xoan (Bronze in the 400 & 800 meters).
Saagi (Silver in the Long Jump
& Bronze in the Triple Jump). Great
job VTC!
Our next meets are on Saturday,
July 3, NHAGTC Youth Series #2 @
Bowen Field- 218 Crescent Street,
New Haven, CT. Come out to see your
future Olympians!
Velocity Track Club New York is
a 501C3 non-for profi t. 100% of your
donation will go towards helping
our children. Support your youth, so
they can continue to do great things!
For additional information, please go
to our web site Velocitytrack.org or
contact me, Coach Winston Dinkins
at 914-441-6196 or email me WATCLT@
AOL.COM.
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