The Westfield Area Y Flyers Compete at Two Meets By MICHAEL ENDY, WESTFIELD AREA Y FLYERS May 31, 2017 at 1:47 PM Flyers siblings Paul, Justin, and Elizabeth Koizumi display their new gold medals The Flyers Track Club competed on May 7 at the New Jersey Striders meet in Fairlawn and on May 21 at the Hunterdon Lion’s Skylands meet. At the Striders meet the Flyers recorded 24 top three finishes and at the Hunterdon meet they recorded 30 top three finishes. Below is a listing of all the athletes...

Westfield Area Y Flyers Track Team Starts the Season By WESTFIELD AREA Y FLYERS May 12, 2017 at 11:23 AM Mychaela Fields (l) and Braden Stryker (r) of the Flyers Track Club The Flyers Track Club were among the 1,000 athletes that recently participated in the NJ Striders Track meet on April 23 at Hackensack High School. The Flyers had 36 top-10 finishes and set 8 team records. Below is a listing of all the athletes placed in the top 10 at the April 23 rd meet: Girl’s Ages 9-10...

Westfield High School Freshman Tapped by Competitive Youth Soccer League Heads to International Tournament April 17, 2017 at 10:21 AM Westfield High School freshman Ronit Rao headed to Holland on April 10 to compete in the Rotterdam Cup 2017 tournament, as part of the Next Gen USA College Prep soccer program. This comes on the heels of Rao’s selection in the highly-competitive North American youth soccer league, the Super Y League, in January. Rao,15, will compete against international champions league teams, including Bayern Leverkusen, Sparta Rotterdam and Stabaek FC. Rao...

Westfield Area Y Flyer Crowned National Champion, Four Named All-Americans By WESTFIELD AREA Y FLYERS March 16, 2017 at 5:49 PM Six athletes from the Westfield Area Y Flyers Track Club were among the more than 1,000 athletes who competed at the USATF Hershey Indoor Championships held March 10-12, 2017 at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island. Grace Endy was crowned National Champion and named an All-American in the 3000 meter Race Walk, Girls 13-14 division. Melissa Endy was fourth in the 3000m Race Walk, Girls 17-18 division and...

6 Westfield Y Flyers named Junior Olympic Athletes of the Year 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:...

Westfield Area YMCA Flyers Compete at Regional and National Junior Olympics By WESTFIELD AREA YMCA FLYERS December 23, 2016 at 1:13 PM Athletes from the Westfield Area YMCA Flyers Track Club recently competed in the Regional and National Cross Country Junior Olympics. Seven Flyers at the Regional Junior Olympics qualified for the National Junior Olympics and six were among the more than 3,000 athletes that competed at the Cross Country National Junior Olympics December 10, 2016 in Hoover, Alabama. The seven athletes that qualified for the National Junior Olympics are:...

Flyers Cross Country – 17 Top Ten Finishes By ANNE ENDY November 1, 2016 at 4:51 PM The Westfield Area Y Flyers Track Club competed at three cross country meets and had seventeen top 10 finishes. On Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and Oct. 16, the Flyers competed at the Lakeland Cross County and Track Club’s meet in Parsippany, NJ. Athletes that finished in the top 10 are: September 25, 2016 13-14 Boys Division - William McGlynn finished 1st 11-12 Girls Division - Jordyn Ament finished 5th 11-12 Boys Division -...

WF ‘Y’ Flyer Wins Bronze at Jr. Olympics, 4 All-Americans Fifteen athletes from the Westfield Area “Y” Flyers Track Club were among the more than 7,500 athletes who competed at the USATF National Junior Olympics held July 25 through 31 at Sacramento State University in Sacramento, Calif. Four athletes were named All-Americans and five athletes set new team records. Melissa Endy won the Bronze medal in the 3,000-meter Race Walk, Girls 17-18 division and was named an All-American. Other All-Americans include: Grace Endy- 4th place and All-American in the 3,000-meter...

Westfield Y Flyers capture 9 Regional Championships/22 athletes qualify for National Championships Thirty-seven athletes from the Westfield Area Y Flyers Track Club were among the more than 1,500 athletes that competed at the Regional Junior Olympics July 7-10th in Chester, Pennsylvania. Seven Flyers captured nine Regional Championships and twenty-two Flyers qualified to advance to the National Junior Olympics. The National Junior Olympics will be held July 25th- July 31st, 2016 in Sacramento, California. Athletes that won Regional Championships include: Girls 8 and Under Division - Mychaela Fields – 100m Dash,...