2022 XC wrap up

Our cross country season was a great success. All athletes that competed in the qualifying meet punched their tickets to nationals and did amazing. This was their first time competing on the USATF national stage.  Everyone came home with personal records and Liz Brasil came home with some hardware. 

Congratulations to all of our Texas Thunder Athletes. 

Great start to 2022 Cross Country

This your cross country has begun on a great foot! Everyone is doing a great job and we have seen great improvement. Our younger ones are making a name for themselves. Our middle school and high school athletes are representing their schools well and putting into place all of the awesome training and lessons taught by our Texas Thunder Coaches! 

Special Story - From a wreck to track.

 Hello Track and Field Lovers. In this article, we are highlighting Arethea Roddy.

This young lady has many national medals. She has set records since the age of 7 and enjoys the  track.

The week before her 14th birthday she had a great time with friends and her sisters.

Then right before her 14th birthday (June) she was out getting her nails done with a

friend at a local nail shop. Out of the blue a car came crashing through the

nail salon right through the wall of windows at Arethea. It flung her chair across the room.

Crashed into the salon employee and her friend. The car then proceeded to hit

Arethea again and push her chair into the wall. God had a hand on her. She was taken by

ambulance to the hospital to check on her injuries. Her leg was sore and full of glass.

After weeks of physical therapy she was released to try to run track again.

She qualified for the AAU Junior Olympics (end of July)

in the pentathlon, open high jump, and 4x800 relay. She brought home a medal! Then

came her high school cross country season. She was not able to do the type of base

training needed during the summer due to the accident.

She worked hard and had a successful season.

Entering with excitement into her Indoor season this year. As a freshman, she is trying

to navigate training schedules and extra curricular schedules.

She is an avid participant in FFA and her school theater program.

This brings us to her Texas AM indoor performance in the 800.

She received a lifetime PR and is ready to take on the next opportunities full force.

Why Texas Thunder

Jacobi Washington Explains 

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Texas AM HS Classic.

 

Texas AM HIgh School Classic. Our athletes this year have over come a lot to get here. The pandemic has been a true trial and these athletes are dedicated. This is a two day meet and day 1 went great. 

Texas Thunder Indoor Season

 Wow!! Indoor is here and we are enjoying watching these athletes prepare for there season. The indoor season is a time for athletes to shake off the cobwebs and get back to competition. 

What is indoor season?

In the south, most teams practice outside and compete indoor during December, January, and February, 

More prestigious meets are held at the beginning of March. AAU and USATF nationals, NASAF, New Balance, and many more.

Experienced athletes understand the indoor season helps prepare them to reach PRs and break records during their out door season. 

Looking forward to a great season.

Thunder Cross Country is in full swing!

The Texas Thunder athletes have been doing an amazing job this season. Even after having to stay in quarantine last season. It has been a pleasure to watch these young athletes compete and regain their legs. They have competed in a few local meets and a few in the Houston area. They will be competing at the  Footlocker meet at the end of the season. We also want to send a congratulations to all of our middle school and high school athletes representing their schools with hopes to make it to the next level. 

Our next season will be our indoor season and we are looking for to it.