NHAGTC IN THE NEWS

2016-2017 USATF/AAU Nationals

2016-17 AAU Cross Country National Championship

**Leilani Gibson-5th  Place- 10 girls

 

2016-17 USATF Indoor Track and Field Championship

**Azaan Dawson- 4th place- 500m -13-14 boys

** 3rd place- 3000m-13-14 boys

** Leilani Gibson- 9th Place-800m- 11-12 girls

**6th Place -1500m-11-12 girls

**7th Place- 3000m-11-12 girls

**Leila Best- 7th place- 55m Hurdles 11-12 hurdles

**Marquis Rose- 8th Place- 55m -8 Under boys

** 4th Place- Long Jump

Cayden Drost- 11th Place- 55m Hurdles- -12 boys

Ayannuah Williams-Monroe- 13th place- Long jump- 11-12 girls

Caleb Bolden- 15th Place- 800m- 13-14 boys

17th place- 1500m- 13-14 boys

Alona Taylor- 12th place- shot put- 11-12 girls

 

2017 AAU Outdoor Track and Field Championship

**Leliani Gibson- 9th place- 1500m- 11 girls

**6th place- 3000m- 11 girls

Ayannuah Williams-Monroe- 13th place- Pentahlon- 11 girls

18th place- Long Jump- 11 girls

Jasmin Ali- 15th place- Shot put- 12 girls

16th place Discus - 12 girls

Caleb Bolden-18th place-1500m- 14 boys

2016

USATF Hershey National Youth Outdoor Championships

  • Azaan Dawson: 1500 Meters 13-14 10th place: 4:30.67a

  • 3000 Meters 13-14: 10th  Azaan Dawson 9:52.17a

  • Leilani Gibson: 800m: 9-10 3rd place: 2:40.30a

  • 1500 Meters 9-10 4th place: 5:22.96a

USATF National Junior Olympic Championships

  • Parker Paragas: 800m 11-12

2015

USATF Hershey Youth Indoor Nationals Landover, MD                        March 13-15, 2015

  • Azaan Dawson 2nd place          11-12 y/o boys           1500 m            4:47.58

  • Azaan Dawson 2nd place          11-12 y/o boys           3000 m            10:14.04

  • Parker Paragas 4th place           11-12 y/o boys           3000 m            10:24.36

  • Caleb Bolden 4th place           11-12 y/o boys           800 m              2:23.14

  • Parker Paragas 5th place           11-12 y/o boys           1500 m            4:54.81

  • Azaan Dawson 5th place           11-12 y/o boys           800 m              2:23.46

  • Caleb Bolden 6th place           11-12 y/o boys           1500 m            4:54.82

  • Caleb Bolden 6th place           11-12 y/o boys           400 m              1:01.23

AAU Jr. Olympics                                         Norfolk, VA                August 1-8, 2015

  • NHAGTC 1st place           12 y/o boys                 4 x 800 m        9:42.77

    • Caleb Bolden, Azaan Dawson, Parker Paragas, Matthew Gibbs

  • Caleb Bolden 1st place           12 y/o boys                 1500 m            4:39.37

  • Azaan Dawson 1st place           12 y/o boys                 3000 m            10:15.49

  • Azaan Dawson 3rd place          12 y/o boys                 1500 m            4:46.27

  • Parker Paragas 5th place           11 y/o boys                 1500 m            4:51.19

  • Parker Paragas 5th place           11 y/o boys                 3000 m            10:56.16

  • Caleb Bolden 7th place           12 y/o boys                 800 m              2:17.20

  • David Judd 9th place           13 y/o boys                 3000 m            10:21.66

 

AAU XXC National Championships          Danville, AL               December 12, 2015

  • NHAGTC 2nd place          11-12 y/o boys

  • Parker Paragas 1st place          11 y/o boys

  • Azaan Dawson           3rd place          12 y/o boys

2014

USATF Hershey Youth Indoor Nationals Landover, MD                        March 8-9, 2014

  • Parker Paragas 2nd place          9-10 y/o boys             1500 m            5:09.66

  • Azaan Dawson 3rd place         11-12 y/o boys           3000 m            10:20.50

  • Parker Paragas 4th place           9-10 y/o boys             800 m              2:23.1

  • Caleb Bolden 5th place           11-12 y/o boys           800 m              2:27.82

 

USATF Jr. Olympics                                                Humble, TX                            July 26, 2014

  • Parker Paragas 1st place          9-10 y/o boys             1500 m            4:49.73

  • Parker Paragas 4th place           9-10 y/o boys             800 m              2:26.5

 

AAU Jr. Olympics                                         Des Moines, IA          July 26 - August 2, 2014

  • David Judd 4th place           12 y/o boys                 3000 m            10:32.55

 

USATF National Jr. Olympic XC Championships       Myrtle Beach, SC       December 13, 2014

  • Parker Paragas 2nd place         9/10 y/o boys              10:29.93

2013

AAU XXC Championships                          Fort Gordon, GA                    December 7, 2013

  • NHAGTC 2nd place          9-10 y/o team

  • Azaan Dawson 2nd place          10 y/o boys                 10:37.16

  • Parker Paragas 4th place           9 y/o boys                   11:21.84

  • Caleb Bolden 5th place           10 y/o boys                 10:53.72

  • Max Fujimori 6th place           9 y/o boys                   11:39.87

  • Angel Perez 9th place           9 y/o boys                   11:54.32

 

AAU Outdoor Junior Olympics

  • Anneliese Troidle – 2,000m Steeple Chase 2nd place in the 14-15 age division

  • David Judd – 3,000m 4th place in the 11-12 age division

  • Nia Christie – Triathlon 6th place in the 9-10 age division

  • Gary Moore Jr. - Triathlon 7th place in the 9-10 age division  

AAU Indoor National Championships                         

  • 2013 Azaan Dawson became a 2 time AAU Indoor National Champion in the Bantam 800m and Bantam 1,500m

 

Cross Country Nationals

  • Azaan Dawson, Caleb Bolden, Gary Moore, Matthew Gibbs, and Angel Perez placed 2nd as a team in the 9-10 age division.

2012

USATF Outdoor Junior Olympics

  • Danae Rivers – 1,500m Youth National Champion & 800m 3rd place

  • Leah Rivers – Sub-Youth 1,500m 5th place

  • Kristen Washington – Long Jump 4th place

  • Michael Christie - Pentathlon 8th place

2011

USATF Cross Country National Championships

  • Azaan Dawson – Sub Bantam National Champion

  • Caleb Boland – Sub Bantam 8th

  • Nia Christie – Sub Bantam 7th

2010

  • Danae Rivers became a 3-time Outdoor National Champion in the 3,000m, 1,500m & 800m.  She also broke National Records in the 800m and 1,500m midget divisions.

  • Leah Rivers – 3rd place 800m sub-midget division

2009

NHAGTC athletes earned All American status by finishing in the top 8 of their individual event within their respective age division:.

  • Danae Rivers – National Champion in 1500m & 3rd in 3000m

  • Precious Holmes – 2nd in 4 X 800 relay, 3rd in 100m & 400m and 4th in 200m)

  • Kellie Davis – 3rd in 1500m & 6th in 3000m

  • Leah Rivers – 8th in 1500m

2008

NHAGTC breaks multiple meet and youth national records.

AAU Junior Olympic Outdoor National Champions:

  • Danae Rivers – Bantam (age 9-10) 1500 & 800 Meters

  • Kellie Davis – Youth (age 13-14) – 3000 Meters

  • Kellie Davis, Nia Ruth, Paris Taft and Medinah Nabadduka – Youth (age 13-14) – 4 X 800 Meter Relay

USATF Cross Country National Championship

  • Bantam girls placed 3rd in team scoring

2006

National Cross Country Championship

NHAGTC participated in their first National Cross Country Championship.

  • Multiple runners placed in the top 50 in their age divisions.

1983

  • The team won 9 medals at the US Youth Games – University of Massachusetts.

  • Vanessa Thompson won the 880 yard run (14-15 age group) with a time of 2:16

  • New state records set by the boys and girls relay teams at a competition hosted by Duke University

1978

  • Vanessa Thompson (age 12) set a new national age group record in competition at Wayne State University in Detroit.

1976

  • NHAGTC athletes placed at or near the top at the United States Youth Games and the Hershey National Track and Field Youth Program. 

  • At the 1976 Hershey National Track and Field Youth Program they won 13 of 45 divisional medals (8 were first place awards).