2020 Cross Country Succes!

There are two young ladies I would like to highlight from Texas Thunder Track Club. 1st Emma Wade, an 8th grader, 2nd Isa Conde Frankenberg, a freshman. 

These two young ladies embraced and conquered their cross country seasons. 

Emma Wade is an 8th grader in LISD at Styles Middle school. She won all of her races, was district champ and dropped amazing times in her 2 mile races. 

Isa Conde Frankenberg is a freshman in LISD at Cedar Park High School. She was always in the top 3 finishers her entire season, low 17’s in her 5k races, and was crowned the 5A state champion. 

Both of these young ladies have great work ethic and embraced the process with Coach Roddy to help them reach their goals. We are very excited to see what their future holds. 

Consistency is key

Our world is upside down and inside out right now. The one things these kids know, is that Coach Roddy and Texas Thunder is here for them. Offering 3 different practice times helps keep the groups small and helps everyone feel safe. This allows the athletes to continue to train, gain speed, and reach their goals. We cannot control the ever changing policies of today in dealing with the pandemic, but this team is doing a great job at keeping it ‘normal’ at the track. 

2020 1st meet domination

Texas Thunder Track Club ventured out this weekend to compete. Masked up and ready, these athletes did an amazing job. Texas Thunder represented in almost every event possible with only a handful of athletes. The sprinters were hungry for competition and ate up the track in the 60, 100, and 200. Mid-distance Texas Thunder athletes showed up and showed out. First meet of their season due to the Pandemic, but you wouldn’t know it. Texas Thunder came and looked very comfortable on the track while leading the way.  3000 and 1500 was the playground for Texas Thunder athletes. Looking forward to seeing them continue to bring it to the table. 

Track Coaches bring something special to the table!

Day in and day out there are track and field coaches out there helping athletes of all sports get better and reach their goals. Track coaches teach discipline and respect beyond the sport. Athletes working under the specialized track coach, gain life lessons that lead them through situations they didn't know they would encounter. I have seen Coach Roddy of Texas Thunder Track Club drive all over to train athletes. He coaches elementary age athletes to professional adults, the novice to the elite.

The athletes depicted above are high school football players and NFL picks, professional baseball players, youth basketball players, etc. They have become unstoppable with adding the special ingredients track and field adds. The strength of the lungs, the understanding of the body, and the ability to combine the knowledge with the skill allow these athletes to reach levels beyond imagination. 

Day 8 (final day)

Today, our 13 and up athletes competed in the 3000m. Most of these athletes had huge PRs. First Bella and Paige took to the track. Bella dropped 6 seconds finishing with a 6 place medal while Paige dropped 14 seconds landing her at #10 in the nation!! DaMante ran a great race in his national competition and Octavio faught his way up and won his heat dropping 23 seconds. Alexis was up next, went straight for the lead, won her heat while dropping 27 seconds from her time. Next Logan was ready for the challenge. He dropped 33 seconds from his time and landed himself a third place spot on the medal stand. Manny and Paul ran a great race in thier national races. Lisbeth laid the law down. She dropped 6 seconds and earned herself a sixth place medal. TxMile Split was proud of the 4 Texas ladies on the medal stand in the 3000.

This brought the Texas Thunder medal count to 19!!! Way to go!

Looking forward to many more successful seasons.

Day 6 wrap up

Once again Texas Thunder came to take care of business. We started the day with the 1500 run. Leona dropped a PR and earned herself an 8th place medal. Max faught his way up and placed 5th after being spiked at the beginning of the race. Arethea ran an exciting race and placed 6th. Krianne's and Isa's race was a nail biter. Amazing PRs acheived with grit and determination, these ladies landed themselves on the medal stand. A 2nd for Krianne and 3rd for Isa. Isaiah, Journey, and Daniel faught great battles. Some PRs acheived and lessons learned. Emi placed 7th in the 80m hurdles finals!! Starla threw an amazing distance for her first national experience in the Javilin. This brought our medal total to 16!! Highest in Texas Thunder history. And we were able to take pictures and get autographs with Paul McMullen, semi-finalist Atlanta 1996. Won multiple National Championships. He attended Eastern Michigan University. 1500m PR 3:33.89.

Day 5 wrap up

Today was so full of excitement!! To start things off, our steeplechase  runners took to the track. Helen placed 4 and Lisbeth placed 6th. Abbi, Helen and Lisbeth dropped huge PRs. Paul and Manny ran a great steeplechase race. This particular race is tough and anything can happen. Way to persevere and keep fighting. Then our 800 athletes did amazing!! Leona 8th with a huge PR. She was two heats from the fastest and made it to the medal stand. Remember, always run your race and stay focused. Isaiah and Daniel did great in thier races. Arethea and Journey dropped a PR. Max was in the 2nd to fastest heat and ran his way to a 4th place. Krianne gave a fight and placed 3rd. Amanda and Emi did great in their shot put. Ianna moved from 31st to 9th in the nation in her shot put! Judah did great and Emi qualified for the finals in their 80m hurdles. This now brings the Thunder total to 10 medals so far!!