6 Westfield Y Flyers named Junior Olympic Athletes of the Year
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Six athletes from the Westfield Area Y Flyers Track Club were honored by the USA Track & Field New Jersey Association as Junior Olympic Athletes of the Year and Youth Chair recipients.
The awards were presented on January 21, 2017 at the annual awards gala at the Pines Manor in Edison, New Jersey. These awards are presented annually to athletes who have excelled at the State, Regional and National Junior Olympics.
The six athletes that won the awards are:
Ages 9-10 Girls Division - Race Walker of the Year Elizabeth Koizumi
Ages 9-10 Boys Division - Distance Runner of the Year Eamon Mason
Ages 11-12 Girls Division - Youth Chair- Hurdles Alexandra Bonn
Ages 13-14 Boys Division - Race Walker of the Year Paul Koizumi
Ages 13-14 Girls Division - Race Walker of the Year: Grace Endy
Ages 17-18 Girls Division - Race Walker of the Year: Melissa Endy
In addition to the above awards, Melissa Endy finished third in the Women's Race Walk Grand Prix for the State of New Jersey. The Westfield Area Y Flyers Track Club is a USATF certified club that serves over 700 athletes throughout the year. For more information, you can contact the club at: www.YFlyersTrackClub.com, or contact Paul Garwood at (908) 233-2700 x256.
This item was submitted by Michael Endy.
from http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2017/01/6_westfield_y_flyers_named_jun.html and https://www.tapinto.net/towns/cranford/sections/sports/articles/6-westfield-area-ymca-flyers-named-usatf-junior-o-2
