Texas Thunder has been featured in an article as one of the top 25 running clubs for youth athletes Nationwide. Thanking God for this opportunity to be the only Texas team mentioned in the article.
https://youth1.com/track/america-runs-25-running-clubs-youth-athletes-nationwide
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.
Our relays took to the track today and Amanda in the Javilin. We had 2 4*800 relays and a 4*100. Although we did not see the medal stand today, many personal records were met!! Great job to everyone. Looking forward to our last day of competition. Texas Thunder has represented Texas very well. Great job everyone!!!
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.
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!!
We had a full day of competition today. Our 13 and up 1500 runners did great, with Helen landing on the medal stand. Bella, Paige, David, and Lisbeth did an amazing job. Amanda threw a PR and Angela triple jumped in thier first national meet. Max faught hard in his 400 prelims. Looking forward to more great performances by these young athletes.
Helen ran her way to the medal stand. 6th in the nation!!! Running for 10 yrs. Way to go.
These two young athletes are relaxing by making loom bands while waiting to watch the excitement on its way on day 4 of our Junior Olympics national meet.
Our cross country season was a great success. All athletes that competed in the qualifying meet punched their tickets to nationals and did a...
