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Meet Recap
Penn Relays 2010: Usain Bolt Stole the Show
April 22-24, 2010: Approximately sixty thousand spectators flocked the Franklin Field Stadium for the Penn Relays Carnival on Saturday, April 24th to see the world’s greatest sprinter, Usain Bolt, compete. At a press conference on Friday, April 23rd, seven of the gold medal caliber athletes to compete on Saturday in the opening of the Visa Championship series, shared their own perspective on the Penn Relays. All the athletes expressed that they were excited about the meet. Kerron Stewart and Shelly-Ann Frazer of the Jamaican 4x100m team, revealed that they are looking forward to the competition.
Sanya Richards a member of the USA 4x400m team told us that she was looking forward to competing but had doubts, because she tweaked her quad during practice earlier that day. She also revealed that her favorite thing about the Penn Relays is the whoop…whoop, which she thinks is unique to this event. Read more.....
2009 USATF National Club Championships,Randall’s Island, NY – July 10-11, 2009
After two days of several rounds and hot sticky weather, the competition finally came to an end. The U.S. Elite women placed 7th and the men placed 15th overall at the 2009 USATF National Club Track and Field Championships. Keishia Thorpe was the Most Valuable Athlete for the team at this event as she survived three rounds of the 200m dash with a qualifying time of 24.97 seconds and then missed the medal spot by one place in the finals. She also competed in the 400m hurdles (1:00 secs., 2nd) and ran a leg of the 4x100m and the 4x400m relays over the weekend. The team did a splendid job by medaling in all the relays and dominating the sprint medley relay as they have in previous years. There was great competition by the Southwest Sprinters and the Norfolk Real Deal as they took a large team of sprinters that showed out in all the sprint events. U.S. Elite also has a strong sprint team, however we were outdone by there numbers. Tammy King-Foster was a great addition to our team this year and one of our best long distance runners the team ever had. She showed great fortitude and team spirit as she competed aggressively and put some points on the board for the team in the 800m (2:10.52 secs.) and on the final day she ran the 800m leg of the sprint medley relay (SMR). U.S. Elite holds the meet record in the 800m since 2007 and Tammy did her best to redeem a close spot by medaling among the top three.
Keith Anderson who was named U.S. Elite’s Most Improved Athlete of the year held on to his seeded spot in the 400m hurdle final placing second with a time of 53.37 seconds behind Jerome Miller of the Southwest Sprinters. New comers Maurisa Williams and Andria Smallwood along with veteran members Treisha Thorpe and LaTrica Dendy were a great asset to the relay teams that competed fiercely this weekend. Other team participants included Godson Akinnawo, Rannon Harris, Dominic Berger, Brittany OgunMokun, and Keya Willis.
U.S. Elite still remains the number one Elite Olympic Development Club to represent Maryland under the Potomac Valley Association. Read more....
U.S. Elite Tradition: The Penn Relays Report
On April 23-25, 2009, it was time again for the annual historic meet, the Penn Relays. It has become a tradition for U.S. Elite to participate at this event, and this year the club was present with a women's 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams and two individual male athletes.
The relay teams competed on Friday in the Olympic Development Women's (ODW) section. The women's 4x100m relay team (Keya Willis, Sirdonea Davis, Treisha Thorpe and Keishia Thorpe) placed third (47.94) behind long time rival The Executives Track Club who placed second and the New Horizon Track Club who stole the championship title.
Later that afternoon, the U.S. Elite women were back on the track for the 4x400m relay which consisted of the Thorpe sisters and Davis who ran earlier that day on the on the 4x100m relay and added Tammy King-Foster to complete the relay team. They were determined to take the title from the Executives who took first place last year. The women gave a very competitive performance, however, in the same exact order as the WOD 4x100m relay event, the teams placed in the same position with U.S. Elite taking the bronze medal in a time of 3:48.
On Saturday, Keith Anderson, former Morgan State University standout competed for the first time in the Olympic Development Men's (ODM) 400m hurdles placing 4th overall with a time of 54.69. Rondrick Parker also placed 7th in the ODM 100m dash with a time of 10.71 among some great elite athletes. The team represented well at the games this year and is looking forward to entering both the men and women relay teams next year as the 2010 Penn Relays countdown starts. Read more....
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April 22-24, 2010: Approximately sixty thousand spectators flocked the Franklin Field Stadium for the Penn Relays Carnival on Saturday, April 24th to see the world’s greatest sprinter, Usain Bolt, compete. At a press conference on Friday, April 23rd, seven of the gold medal caliber athletes to compete on Saturday in the opening of the Visa Championship series, shared their own perspective on the Penn Relays. All the athletes expressed that they were excited about the meet. Kerron Stewart and Shelly-Ann Frazer of the Jamaican 4x100m team, revealed that they are looking forward to the competition.
Sanya Richards a member of the USA 4x400m team told us that she was looking forward to competing but had doubts, because she tweaked her quad during practice earlier that day. She also revealed that her favorite thing about the Penn Relays is the whoop…whoop, which she thinks is unique to this event. Read more.....
2009 USATF National Club Championships,Randall’s Island, NY – July 10-11, 2009
After two days of several rounds and hot sticky weather, the competition finally came to an end. The U.S. Elite women placed 7th and the men placed 15th overall at the 2009 USATF National Club Track and Field Championships. Keishia Thorpe was the Most Valuable Athlete for the team at this event as she survived three rounds of the 200m dash with a qualifying time of 24.97 seconds and then missed the medal spot by one place in the finals. She also competed in the 400m hurdles (1:00 secs., 2nd) and ran a leg of the 4x100m and the 4x400m relays over the weekend. The team did a splendid job by medaling in all the relays and dominating the sprint medley relay as they have in previous years. There was great competition by the Southwest Sprinters and the Norfolk Real Deal as they took a large team of sprinters that showed out in all the sprint events. U.S. Elite also has a strong sprint team, however we were outdone by there numbers. Tammy King-Foster was a great addition to our team this year and one of our best long distance runners the team ever had. She showed great fortitude and team spirit as she competed aggressively and put some points on the board for the team in the 800m (2:10.52 secs.) and on the final day she ran the 800m leg of the sprint medley relay (SMR). U.S. Elite holds the meet record in the 800m since 2007 and Tammy did her best to redeem a close spot by medaling among the top three.
Keith Anderson who was named U.S. Elite’s Most Improved Athlete of the year held on to his seeded spot in the 400m hurdle final placing second with a time of 53.37 seconds behind Jerome Miller of the Southwest Sprinters. New comers Maurisa Williams and Andria Smallwood along with veteran members Treisha Thorpe and LaTrica Dendy were a great asset to the relay teams that competed fiercely this weekend. Other team participants included Godson Akinnawo, Rannon Harris, Dominic Berger, Brittany OgunMokun, and Keya Willis.
U.S. Elite still remains the number one Elite Olympic Development Club to represent Maryland under the Potomac Valley Association. Read more....
U.S. Elite Tradition: The Penn Relays Report
On April 23-25, 2009, it was time again for the annual historic meet, the Penn Relays. It has become a tradition for U.S. Elite to participate at this event, and this year the club was present with a women's 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams and two individual male athletes.
The relay teams competed on Friday in the Olympic Development Women's (ODW) section. The women's 4x100m relay team (Keya Willis, Sirdonea Davis, Treisha Thorpe and Keishia Thorpe) placed third (47.94) behind long time rival The Executives Track Club who placed second and the New Horizon Track Club who stole the championship title.
Later that afternoon, the U.S. Elite women were back on the track for the 4x400m relay which consisted of the Thorpe sisters and Davis who ran earlier that day on the on the 4x100m relay and added Tammy King-Foster to complete the relay team. They were determined to take the title from the Executives who took first place last year. The women gave a very competitive performance, however, in the same exact order as the WOD 4x100m relay event, the teams placed in the same position with U.S. Elite taking the bronze medal in a time of 3:48.
On Saturday, Keith Anderson, former Morgan State University standout competed for the first time in the Olympic Development Men's (ODM) 400m hurdles placing 4th overall with a time of 54.69. Rondrick Parker also placed 7th in the ODM 100m dash with a time of 10.71 among some great elite athletes. The team represented well at the games this year and is looking forward to entering both the men and women relay teams next year as the 2010 Penn Relays countdown starts. Read more....
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reached and kept,
Were not attained by
sudden flight
But they, while their
companions slept;
Kept toiling upwards
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"The heights that great men
reached and kept,
Were not attained by
sudden flight
But they, while their
companions slept;
Kept toiling upwards
through the night."
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March 27, 2010 UMD Invite
April 2, 2009 Aggie Relays
April 3, 2010 UPenn Invite
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Princeton Quad
April 16, 2010 NCA&T FF Games
MSU Legacy Meet
April 22-24, 2010 Penn Relays
April 29, 2010 Coppin St. Twilight
May 1, 2010 Del State Invite
May 6, 2010 UMD Twilight
May 8, 2010 Lockhaven Qualif.
NY Qualifier
May 15, 2010 Aggie Classic
May 20, 2010 Oneonta St. Meet
May 25, 2010 Cornell Big Red O
June 5, 2010 Lakeland Champs
July 4, 2010 Club Regionals
July 9-10, 2010 (CA) Club Champs
April 2, 2009 Aggie Relays
April 3, 2010 UPenn Invite
April 9, 2010 Bucknell Bison Inv.
April 10, 2010 Hampton Invite
Princeton Quad
April 16, 2010 NCA&T FF Games
MSU Legacy Meet
April 22-24, 2010 Penn Relays
April 29, 2010 Coppin St. Twilight
May 1, 2010 Del State Invite
May 6, 2010 UMD Twilight
May 8, 2010 Lockhaven Qualif.
NY Qualifier
May 15, 2010 Aggie Classic
May 20, 2010 Oneonta St. Meet
May 25, 2010 Cornell Big Red O
June 5, 2010 Lakeland Champs
July 4, 2010 Club Regionals
July 9-10, 2010 (CA) Club Champs
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