Westfield Y Flyers Track Club win 5 regional championships

Posted on July 21, 2017 at 2:21 PM

Thirty athletes from the Westfield Area Y Flyers Track Club were among the more than 1500 athletes that competed at the Regional Junior Olympics July 6th-9th in Brockport, New York. Four Flyers captured five Regional Championships and twenty-two Flyers qualified to advance to the National Junior Olympics. The National Junior Olympics will be held July 24-30 th in Lawrence, Kansas.

Athletes that finished in the top three  in the Region include:

Regional Champions
Alexandra Bonn -  Girls 11-12 Division - Pentathlon and Long Jump
Grace Endy - Girls Ages 13-14 Division - 3000m Race Walk
Melissa Endy - Girls 17-18 Division - 3000m Race Walk
Chris Salkowski - Boys 15-16 Division - Javelin

Silver Medalists
Emma Muir - Girls 9-10 Division - Javelin and Triathlon
Alexandra Bonn - Girls 11-12 Division - 80m Hurdles
Gabriel Jackson - Boys 11-12 Division - Javelin
Bryan Tucker - Boys 11-12 Division - 200m Dash
Damian Scouloukas - Boys 11-12 Division - Long Jump
Katherine Hamilton - Girls 13-14 Division - 800m run
Paul Koizumi - Boys 13-14 Division - 3000m Race Walk
Braden Stryker - Boys 13-14 Division - Discus

Bronze Medalists
Emma Muir - Girls 9-10 Division - High Jump
Alexandra Bonn - Girls 11-12 Division - High Jump
Elizabeth Koizumi - Girls 11-12 Division - 1500m Race Walk
William McGlynn - 800m Run and 3000m Run
Damian Scouloukas - Boys 11-12 Division - Pentathlon
Gabriel Jackson, Caudell Cajuste, Andrew Vilarin and Orlando Guzman Jr - Boys 11-12 Division - 4x400m relay

The Westfield Area Y Flyers Track Club is a USATF certified club that has grown to train over 700 athletes in grades 2-8 throughout the year with programs in Westfield and Cranford. They offer two levels of participation - developmental and competitive. The Flyer's Track Club is dedicated to healthy competition, teamwork and individual development. For more information call 908-233-2700.

This item was submitted by Michael Endy.

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