In the Hall: John Martinez of Colorado AAU Honored

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:07:51 -0500

Story originally found at www.thebrightonblade.com on November 4, 2009. Photos by Elizabeth Tew, CSU-Pueblo BHS (Brighton high School) cross country coach John Martinez (also Colorado AAU Athletics Director) addresses the hall of fame dinner. In his speech, Martinez was overcome with emotion and thanked his coach at the time, James “Spank” Blasing for recruiting him to come [...]

AAU 2009 Cross Country Nationals!

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:54:24 -0500

The 2009 AAU Cross Country National Championship was a huge success!  Runners from 33 different states converged on Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex to compete for an AAU National Championship.  The soggy conditions didn’t stop these athletes from giving it their all!  A few athletes left it all on the course … including a [...]

Golden start for Rashid at AAU

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:11:25 -0400

Courtesy: Suffolk News-Herald By Andrew Giermak Published Friday, August 14, 2009 Originally found here. Zakiya Rashid was already a multi-talented athlete at a young age. She was already active in cheerleading, soccer and volleyball before she picked up track and field a little less than a year ago. “I’m an athlete in other sports, but I just wanted to do [...]

8-year-old track star is a blur in a pink bandanna

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:19:51 -0400

Originally found at www.twincities.com Jianna Cager, 8 year-old, is perhaps the fastest 8 year-old in Minnesota, taking home the 3 gold medals at the 2009 AAU Junior Olympic Games in Des Moines, Iowa. She won the 100, 200 and 400 meter dash events. Jianna whose favorite cartoon is Tom and Jerry is motivated to get good grades so she [...]

A Strong Finish at the Track in Reno

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:04:55 -0400

“Go West young man, haven’t you been told,” Reno’s full of medals-bronze, silver, and gold!  The 2009 AAU West Coast Junior Olympic Games Track and Field competition was a huge success.  The fourth year of the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games saw both Track & Field and Multi-Events/Racewalk continue to grow above and beyond [...]