TRICITY STRIDERS ONCE AGAIN MADE A TREMENDOUS SHOWING AT THE RECENTLY HELD JUNIOR OLYMPICS IN DETROIT (YPSILANTI) MICHIGAN WHERE OVER 15,000 STUDENT ATHLETES COMPETED FOR THE RIGHT TO BE TABBED AAU CHAMPIONS/ALL AMERICANS. EVEN THOUGH WE HAD INJURIES AT THE WRONG TIME, OUR ATHLETES STILL LEFT THEIR FOOTPRINT AT EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. GETTING ON THE PODIUM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN VARIOUS EVENTS SPEAKS VOLUME OF ALL THAT THEY ENDURE DURING THE SEASON AND HOW VERSATILE THEY ARE IN SOAKING UP THE EXPERT TRAINING THEY GET FROM OUR COACHING STAFF (COACH FORTUNE, COACH GALLOWAY, COACH TANKSLEY, COACH BRITTON, COACH MACKEY, COACH ARAGON, COACH CHAZ. I'M SO GLAD TO HAVE BEEN ALONG FOR THE RIDE AND DEFINITELY BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL OF THE PARENTS WHO BOUGHT INTO OUR MADNESS THAT THEIR STUDENT ATHLETE WOULD PREVAIL!!!!!!AND "ALL" THE SACRIFICES, THAT YOU MADE TRAVELING TO DIFFERENT SITES UP & THE DOWN THE EAST COAST.ANOTHER KEY POINT IS THAT WE DID ALL OF THIS WITHOUT GOING TO DISTRICT & REGIONS BUT TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE AT CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS,WHICH IS A GREAT DEAL MORE OF AN OBSTACLE TO QUALIFY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING THAT MEDALED AT THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS AND WON THE RIGHT TO BE CALLED "AAU ALL AMERICANS"

TYRIAN JILLES- 3000M RACEWALK

RENEE TRAPP- JAVELIN

QUANDAVEUS "Q" GILLIAM- 4x8 RELAY

MARQUISTE "MAC" JACKSON- 4x8 RELAY

DAVID COPELAND- 4x8 RELAY

JONATHAN MYRTHIL- 4x8 RELAY

ALEC TANKSLEY- 4x4 RELAY

TREYVON JONES- 4x4 RELAY

TRE'VION BROWN- 4x4 RELAY

JONATHAN MYRTHIL- 4x4 RELAY

AT THIS POINT WE HAVE A COOLING OFF PERIOD, WELL DESERVED, BUT REST ASSURED WE WILL NOW READY OURSELVES FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE  (CROSS COUNTRY) FOR MANY OF YOU, IF FOR NOTHING ELSE TO KEEP/STAY IN SHAPE AND INCREASE OUR ENDURANCE FOR INDOORS. HAVE A GREAT DAY FULL OF BLESSINGS

COACH G