Despite the fact that there’s a brand new indoor track and field facility nearby on Staten Island, the old New Balance Armory in New York City still ranks supreme for producing many of the world’s fastest times. And that includes fast times for area youth as well.
Yesterday, at the Armory Youth Championships for USATF (USA Track and Field) club teams, PRs (personal bests) were set in numerous events to the delight of a mainly city (and Toronto) crowd that numbed in the thousands.
Andrew Reice, 13, of Perkasie, competed in the 13-14 boys' 1 mile run. His finishing time of 5:32.9 on the banked track was good enough for 6th place. This result came on the heels of a PR in the 400 meters (1:04.31, 17th) and an earlier finish in the 8.8 pound shot put.
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Teammate Jessica Merena, 14, of Doylestown took the bronze in a supposed tie for 3rd place in the girls’ 13-14 triple jump. However, her final attempt and mark of 24’ 2” broke the deadlock of 24’ 10”. Jessica held off Eugenie Dicker (Unattached) whose next best result was only 23’ 6”.
In the 11-12 boys division, Joshua Hickson, 11, a fifth-grader at Tohickon Elementary School, Doylestown, was the Bucks County-LSA Cougars‘ other medal winner. Josh PRed in the 55 meter high hurdles. His 10.83 on the infield was almost a second faster than his finishing time of 11.80 on February 7 at Albright College, Reading.
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This Sunday the Bucks County-LSA Cougars head to Staten Island. There the tri-county area club will compete indoors against Middle Atlantic region athletes ages 5 to 18 from New England, New Jersey, New York, and DELMARVA, as well as, Pennsylvania. For more information on youth indoor track in your neck of the woods call Bucks County-LSA at 267-227-8673.
