2010 Junior Olympic National Champions
JO National Record Holder
National Medalists
All American Recognition

BAKERSFIELD, California - August 1st, 2010
The 44th USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships were held Sacramento City College Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California.  The USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships is the most visible youth athletic development program in the world. Many of today's Olympic stars began their track and field careers competing in the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships. The weather was perfect for competition with temperatures in the upper 80 degrees and some light breezes flowing throughout the week long competition.

Entry for this championship is based on athlete performances at preliminary, Association, and Regional levels of the 2010 USATF Junior Olympic Program. Competition takes place in five two-year age divisions, with athletes generally falling between the ages of 8 and 18. Over 3,000 top athletes came from throughout the United States to Sacramento to compete in this year's National Junior Olympics.

Team RAW Track Club qualified 23 athletes, over 50% of our team, to participate in the week long competition. The results were extraordinary, with a total of two National Champions crowned (no other other track club in Central California can say the same), a new National Record set (the only Junior Olympic record set in Central California), and a total of 8 medals being earned.

Daniel Richardson was entered in the Midget Boys (born 1998) division where  he captured a total of four medals during the competition. Midget Boys are limited to compete in three events and a multi-event (the pentathlon). He earned a medal in each of his events and more than any other Midget Boy in the competition. This is certainly a very rare occurrence.

Richardson earned a gold medal and is recognized as the 2010 National Junior Olympic Champion in the Discus. His event mark was a personal best throw of 133-11 and ranks as the third longest throw of all time. His mark also set a new National Junior Olympic record surpassing the previous record by almost 5 feet. Richardson is ranked number one in the Nation for 2010 in this event according to eliteyouth.com by a whopping 13 feet over the next closest competitor.

Richardson placed second in the Pentathlon with a score of 2,493, a mere 2 points behind the first place winner. The pentathlon consists of five events with a 30 minute rest period in between each event. The five events are: 80m hurdles, Shot Put, Long Jump, High Jump, and the 1,500m run. Richardson is ranked number one in the Nation in this even with scores of 2,545, 2,546, and 2,616. He also competed in the Shot Put and captured third place with a personal best throw of 45-09.5. He is ranked sixth in the Nation in this event. Lastly, he competed in the High Jump where he cleared 4-11, but based on previous misses in the competition, earned a sixth place finish. His personal best season mark is 5-02.25.

Media Links:
USATF Press Release Discus
USATF Press Release Multi
USATF Video Interview
Bakersfield Californian Sports Article
EliteYouth.com Midget Boys

Johnny Carter, represented Team RAW in two events at 2010 National Junior Olympic Track and Field Finals in Sacramento, California. Carter was entered in the Young Men (born 1993-1994) division Triple and Long Jump events.

Carter out distanced his fellow competitors in the Triple Jump and captured the gold medal. He is recognized as the 2010 National Junior Olympic Champion in the Triple Jump. His event mark was 49-04.5, a full one foot further than the second place finisher. Carter placed second in the Triple Jump at the California State CIF Track and Field championships held earlier this year. Carter is currently ranked 2nd in the Nation in the Triple Jump with a season best of 50-10.

Carter also earned a fourth place finish in the Long Jump with a leap of 23-05.5, only one-half inch separated third and fourth place in the event. He was the runner up in this event at the California State CIF Track and Field Championships held earlier this year. Carter is currently listed on the National Elite Youth website where he is ranked third the Nation in the Long Jump with a leap of 24-05.

Media Links:
USATF Press Release Triple Jump
Channel 29 Video Interview
Bakersfield Californian Sports Article
EliteYouth.com Young Men

Asia Chesley, 8th grade, competed in the 2010 National Junior Olympic Track and Field National Finals in Sacramento, California. Chesley was entered in the Youth Girls (born 1996) division where she medaled in two separate events. Chesley placed second in the High Jump with a season best of 5-03. She was able to make each succeeding height without any misses. Chesley currently ranks 12th in the Nation in the High Jump. Chesley placed sixth in the Long Jump with a mark of 16-09.25. Her season best mark in this event is 17-0.25.

Media Links:
EliteYouth.com Youth Girls

USATF National Junior Olympics Video Highlights

 

Boys
Tyler Sabo Bantam 800m, 30th Place
Dennis Hicks Midget 400m, 28th Place
Dennis Hicks Midget Long Jump, 11th Place
Kevin Larson Midget Shot Put, 18th Place
Kenton Lei Midget 200m, 26th Place
Kenton Kei Midget Long Jump, 18th Place
Daniel Richardson Midget Discus, National Champion, New Record Holder
Daniel Richardson Midget Shot Put, National Medalist, 3rd Place
Daniel Richardson Midget High Jump, National Medalist, All American, 6th Place
Daniel Richardson Midget Pentathlon, National Medalist, All American, 2nd Place
Jacob Barger Intermediate 800m, 23rd Place
Jacob Barger Intermediate 1500m, 14th Place
Issiac Espinoza Intermediate 800m, 36th Place
Issiac espinosa Intermediate 1500m, 26th Place
Fondereaux Wilson Intermediate 100m,
Johnny Carter Young Long Jump National Medalist, All American, 4th Place
Johnny Carter Young Triple Jump National Champion, All American
Shawn Hicks-Daniels Young 800m, 34th Place
Shawn Hicks-Daniels Young 1500m, 30th Place
Rusty Muncy Young 400m hurdles, 33rd Place

Girls
Falon Wilson Midget 80m hurdles, 14th Place
Falon Wilson Midget Long Jump, 20th Place
Asia Chesley Youth Long Jump, National Medalist, All American, 7th Place
Asia Chesley Youth Triple Jump, 14th Place
Asia Chesley Youth High Jump, National Medalist, All American 2nd Place
Emily Richardson Youth Triple Jump, 13th Place
Emily Richardson Youth High Jump, 18th Place
Syrea Hicks Intermediate 400m, 30th Place
Syrea Hicks Intermediate 100m hurdles, 22nd Place
Kaulyn Lee-Mcneill Intermediate 200m, 32nd Place
Kaulyn Lee-Mcneill Intermediate 100m hurdles, 19th Place
Kaulyn Lee-Mcneill Intermediate 400m hurdles, 16th Place
Kaulyn Lee-Mcneill Intermediate Triple Jump, 27th Place
Riddhi Patel Intermediate 1500m, 22nd Place
Riddhi Patel Intermediate 3000m, 18th Place
Jordan Chesley Young 200m, 34th Place
Jordan Chesley Young 100m hurdles, 29th Place
Jordan Chesley Young 400m hurdles, 29th Place

Team RAW traveled to beautiful Reno Nevada to compete in the AAU West Coast Junior Olympics over the July 4th weekend. The skies were electric blue and the temperature was in the middle 80's as our athletes put on a competive show in breaking a few West Coast meet records.

Two athletes stood out among the competition as they set new West Coast Olympic marks. Johnny Carter, young men division, and Daniel Richardson, midget boys division, set marks that placed them on top of the National leader board in their respective events as they begin to tune up for the USATF National Junior Olympics at the end of July in Sacramento, California.

Carter won Gold in the triple jump with a meet record 50-0 and won Gold in the long jump with a meet record of 23-11.5. Carter leads the Nation in both of these events according to EliteYouth.com, a national youth tracking system.

Richardson won Gold in the pentathlon with a score of 2,545 and won Gold in the discus with a throw of 133-7 (this mark is the 4th longest thow ever by a midget boy). Richardson leads the Nation in both of these events according to EliteYouth.com, a national youth tracking system.

Event 166  Men Triple Jump Young
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West Coast J: R 50-00  7/4/2010    Johnny Carter, Team Raw TC                 
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Wind         
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  1 Carter, Johnny            93 Bakersfield, CA       50-00.00R  NWI    15.24m

Event 158  Men Long Jump Young
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West Coast J: R 23-11.50  7/3/2010    Johnny Carter, Team Raw TC              
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Wind         
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  1 Carter, Johnny            93 Bakersfield, CA       23-11.50R  NWI     7.30m

Event 186  Boys Discus Throw Midget
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West Coast J: R 133-07  7/3/2010    Daniel Richardson, Team Raw TC             
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals          
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  1 Richardson, Daniel        98 Bakersfield, CA         133-07R    40.71m

Event 508  Boys Outdoor Pentathlon Midget
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West Coast J: R 2545   7/3/2010    Daniel Richardson, Team Raw TC    
   Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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  1 Richardson, Daniel        98 Bakersfield, CA           2545R

Click on the "Results" link below to find the competition marks for all of the Team Raw athletes that competed at the AAU West Coast Junior Olympics.



 AAU West Coast Junior Olympic Results
AAU West Coast Junior Olympic Records