Columbia youth win four championships, 13 All-American crowns at AAU

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

A total of 51 athletes from Columbia's Blue Thunder Track Club qualified and 39 competed in the AAU National Junior Olympic Games track and field events held at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The athletes also competed in the USA Track and Field (USATF) Jr. Olympics in Lawrence, Kansas.  More than 10,000 athletes from all over the U.S. and Puerto Rico competed from July 29 to Aug. 5 in Ypsilanti and 8,000 competed in Lawrence the week prior.

Four total national championships were won; and 13 All-American crowns were earned.

Blue Thunder's All American performances are:

            AAU

Jackson Cantwell, 9-year-olds, shot put, 30-6 1/2, 2^nd place

Jackson Cantwell, 9-year-olds, turbo javelin, 89-9, 4^th place

Nicholas Timbrook, 9-year-olds, triathlon, 551 points, 4^th place

Collin Wise, 10-year-olds, 1500-meter race walk, 8:14.35, national champion  

Jayden McCaster, 10-year-olds, high jump, 41 1/4, 4^th place

Jayden McCaster, 10-year-olds, turbo javelin, 83-4, 6^th place

Brock Schweikert, 10-year-olds, 1500-meter race walk, 9:12.67, 2^nd place

Chiasia Maxwell, 10-year-olds, 1500-meter race walk, 9:01.44, 2^nd place

Kaleb Schweikert, 12-year-olds, 1500-meter race walk, 9:42.82, 7^th place

Hannah Wise, 13-year-olds, 3000-meter race walk, 18:59.98, 4^th place

Kevin Schweikert, 14-year-olds, 3000-meter race walk, 17:19.66, national champion

Joshua Henderson, 14-year-olds, discus, 151-4, 3rd place

Mya White, 14-year-olds, 3000-meter race walk, 23:37.72, 8^th place

Kurtis Schweikert, 15-16-year-olds, 3000-meter race walk, 17:30.86, 3^rd place

Peyton Davis, 15-16-year-olds, high jump, 6-3/4, 5^th place

            USATF

9-10 year olds   Collin Wise        1500-meter race walk     8:38.37             national champion

15-16 year olds Peyton Davis    decathlon                      6112 Points       national champion

Those remaining of the young men & women that qualified for the national championships from Blue Thunder who did not medal are:  Stefan Appold, Tate Fletcher, Zachary Henderson, Tara Hillebrand, Aleah Horn, Keylan Horn, Conner McCullah, Bailey Moore, Serena Newby, Iyannah Newsom, Deryon Newsome, Julian Newsome, Karly Parcell, Lacey Pavlak, Savannah Pemberton, Kayshun Prince, Holly Schweikert, Tommy Signars, Micah Stevens, Reese Tennison, Dominic Viet, Makaylin Viet, Me'Khi Williams, Zaida Williams, Jacob Wright, and Zachary Wright.