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For release May 2, 2011 New Records Set at Central Florida Gliders 19th Annual Spring Track Classic
PRESS RELEASE Re: AAU Cross Country National Championships December 5, 2009
Today, 37 athletes from the Central Florida Gliders Track team competed at the 2009 AAU National Cross Country Championships held this year in windy wet weather on a flat, muddy course at the Disney Wide World of Sports. The Gliders were honored with two Gold Medal team championship titles and 11 individual medalists.
The Glider’s Intermediate Boys team (15-16 age division) earned a Gold Medal first place finish this year after winning the Silver medal in 2007 and the Gold medal in 2006. Kamal Koroso of Terry Parker High School in Jacksonville led the team with a 3rd place finish, followed closely by medalists Will Bridges of Edgewater High School in 4th place, Mitchell Moore of Olympia High School in 15th place and Daniel Millay of Dr. Phillips High School in 20th place. Other members of the team include Josh Boggs and A.J. Cunningham, both from Dr. Phillips High School’s cross country team that finished 2nd in Florida’s 4A state championship., Peter Licari of Haggerty High School and Daniel Dey of Olympia High School.
The Gliders Midget Boys (11 & 12) also earned first place gold medal team championship with Jesse Millson leading the team with a 2nd place finish in the Sub-midget division followed by medalists Brandon Maquez, 4th in the Sub-midgets and Jerod Fuller, 8th in the Midget Boys division. The other team members include Colten Thomas, Jackson Boucher, Matthew Clapp, Jack Dey, Malik Lee and Corbin Wapshott.
Other Glider medalists include Alex Boucher who finished 12th, Wade Cuda who finished 21st, both of the Bantam Boys division (10 years); Chad Bolten of the Sub-Bantam Boys (9 years) and Caroline Jackson of the Sub-youth girls division (13 years) who finished 24th.
Other Central Florida Gliders competitors included Kathryn Boucher and Juan Moscoso in the primary division (7-8 yrs); Jenna Terry, Jackson Geib, Jarret Pond, and Gregory Barnlund in the sub bantam/bantam division; Norma Durango, Josephine Spiegelberg, Alexis Terry in the sub-midget/midgets division; Maite Moscoso, Lindsay Zollars, Amanda Cooksey, Bianca Fazio as well as Caleb Gruner, Blake Bolten and Sam Millson in the sub-youth/youth division.
In all, an impressive showing by the Glider athletes against some of the best youth runners in the United States. Complete results and pictures can be found at www.aausports.org and www.cfgliders.com Coach Craig Wise/Coach Mark Robinson
Press Release December 23, 2008
Re: Central Florida Gliders Academic Scholarship Program Today, the Central Florida Gliders Track Club awarded scholarships of $250 to five (5) and $100 to one (1) Glider students in college and graduate school totaling $1,350.
Valarie Martinez - Senior at UCF Ryan Truchelut - Graduate student at FSU Caleb Vogt - Junior at the University of Georgia Dafina Wise - Medical Student at Wayne State University Omari Wise - MBA student at Wharton Business School Gerald Christian - FAMU
More information about the Gliders running, scholarships and community outreach program can be found on the web site: www.cfgliders.com
PRESS RELEASE December 6, 2008 Re: AAU Cross Country National Championships Today, 44 athletes from the Central Florida Gliders Track team competed at the 2008 AAU National Cross Country Championships held this year in cold weather on the flat, muddy course at the Jesse Owens Sports Complex in Decatur, AL. The Gliders were honored with a Gold Medal Individual Championship title; 15 individual medals; and two team championship medals.
Brandon Marquez of Orlando won the Gold Medal with an impressive first place finish the 3000 meter race in 10:40 in the Bantam Boys 10 year-old age division while leading the Glider’s Bantam Boys team to a Bronze Medal third-place finish. Brandon had finished 2nd last year. Other members of Bantam’s team included Alexander Boucher who raced to earn a medal with a 7th place finish, followed by Jaylen Rodriques who earned a 14th place medal, both in the Sub-Bantam 9 year-old division; and Jackson Boucher who finished 24th in the Bantam division earning a national medal. He was followed by the other supporting team members: Jarrett Pond, Cameron Sparks, Jesse Millson and Russell Algorri. The Glider’s Bantam Boys team won the AAU National title last year.
The Glider’s Intermediate Boys team (15-16 age division) earned a Silver Medal second-place finish this year after winning the Gold medal title last year. William Bridges of Edgewater High School led the team earning a medal with an 11th finish in the 5000 meter race followed by Novian Middleton who earned a medal with a 18th place finish and Daniel Millay who also earned a medal with a 19th place finish. Other members of the Silver medal team included Grayson Moore, Nick Lehman, Daniel Dey of Olympia High School, Joshua Boggs and AJ Cunningham. Middleton, Millay, Boggs and Cunningham were members of Dr. Phillips high school cross country team that finished 3rd in Florida’s 4A state championship.
The Gliders Bantam Girls team finished 7th with Daesha Rogers leading the team with a 3rd place bronze medal in the 3000 meter race with a time of 12:05 and was followed by Brenda Villarreal-Acevedo who earned a medal with a 17th place finish, both in the 9 year-old Sub-Bantam division. Other members of the Bantam Girls team (10 & 9 year old division) were Janay Shuler, Kailiece Harris, Brenda Shuler and Leilani Torres.
The Midget Girls team finished 6th in the competition and was led by Caroline Jackson who earned a medal by finishing 24th in the 12 year-old Midget division with a time of 11:33 in the 3000 meter race and was followed by Abby Nicks who earned an 8th place finish in the 11 year-old Sub-Midget division. Other members of the team included Alexis Romeo, Lindsey Zollars, Amanda Cooksey, and Domonique Turner.
The Glider’s Midget Boys team finished 5th and was led by Jerod Fuller who ran 10:50 in the 3000 meter race to earn a 4th place medal, Max Robinson who earned a 8th place medal and Jose Torres who earned a 12th place medal, all in the 11 year-old Sub-Midget age division. Other members of the team include , Matthew Gargiulo, Paul McCloud, Matthew Clapp, Caleb Gruner, Jack Dey and Blake Bolton.
Other medalists for the Gliders include Chad Bolton who finished 9th in the 2000 meter race with a time of 8:11 in the Primary Boys 8 & under age division and Mitchell Moore who finished 7th in 14:02 in the 4000 meter race in the Youth Boys 14-year old age division. Also competing for the Gliders were Justin Dixon and Kyle Meerdo, in the 13 year-old Youth Boys division; Giovani Villarreal in the Youth boys 14 year-old division; and Tiffany Gargiulo in the Intermediate girls 15-16 year-old age division.
In all, an impressive showing by the Glider athletes against some of the best youth runners in the United States. Complete results can be found at www.aauathletics.org and www.cfgliders.com.
PRESS RELEASE August 3, 2008
At the recent AAU Jr. Olympics National Track & Field Championships in Ypsilanti (Detroit), MI at the Eastern Michigan University track, the Central Florida Gliders Track Club earned a Bronze Medal third place in the boys 4x 800m relay team in the Midget Boys (11 & 12 yrs) age division, two Silver Medals in the Multi-event competition and three other medals in the distance events.
Brenda Villarreal-Acevedo of Altamonte Springs earned the Silver Medal with a second place finish in the Triathlon in the girls Sub-bantam (9 year old) age division while Neamen Wise also of Altamonte Springs earned the Silver Medal in the Decathlon in the Young Men (17 & 18 yrs) age division. Neamen also earned special recognition for winning the Joe Ferrell Memorial Award as the Outstanding Performer in all the Multi-event competition based on his performance, sportsmanship and attitude.
The baton of the Bronze Medal third place Midget relay team was moved around the track by Matthew Gargiulo of Chuluota, Max Robinson of Altamonte Springs, Xavier Wilson of Orlando and anchored by Paul McCloud of Orlando. Max also earned two other medals on the track with fourth place finish in the 3000 meters and a fifth place finish in the 1500 meters while Paul earned a fifth place finish in the 1500 meters. Also in the 1500 meters, Alex Boucher of Maitland earned a national medal with a seventh place finish in the Boys Sub-bantam (9 year old) age division.
Also competing for the Gliders at the AAU National Championships was Jackson Boucher of Maitland, Trace Christian of Altamonte Springs, Maurice Nock of Sanford and Jaylen Rodriquez of Altamonte Springs, all in the Bantam Boys division; Alyssa Christian of Altamonte Springs in the Midget Girls (12 year old) division; Giovani Villarreal of Altamonte Springs and Tiffany Gargiulo of Chuluota in the Intermediate Girls (15-16 year old) division.
Many thanks to our sponsors and supporters that helped make it happen from coaches Al Clay, Felix Acevedo, Mark Robinson and Craig Wise. Complete results available at www.aausports.com ###
PRESS RELEASE May 11, 2008
RE: 2008 Gliders Spring Classic & Inaugural Race of Champions
The Central Florida Gliders held its 17th Annual youth and open & age group track meet at Lake Brantley High School this past Saturday. This year the meet was attended by over 700 athletes throughout Florida.
In its Inaugural Race of Champions, there was an exceptional performance in the women's open 100 meters by Octavious Freeman of Lake Wales High School. She set a new meet record of 11.63 which ranks her 12th in the nation. Brianna Frazier 400 meter state champ from Raines High School ran a 12.03 and Tatiana Fisher from Oakridge HS ran a 12.11. 4A state champion Meagan Martin of Lake Mary won the women's pole vault with a performance of 11’ 7" while Andrew Layhe of Lake Brantley, the 4A pole vault champion, jumped 15'1". Noah Thompson was runner up with a jump of 14 feet and Logan Vanhouteghem was third with a jump of 13 feet. Another 4A state champion, Ariel Cavazos from Osceola HS won the women's long jump in 17'9''. Kayla Funderburk broke the meet record in the Open 400m Race of Champions with a time of 57.30 at the Gliders Meet, a Freshman at Lakewood High School. On the men's side, Leon Covington ran an impressive 10.3 in the men's Open 100 meter dash. Additionally, there were several meet records broken in the youth division. Complete results can be found at www.cfgliders.com, www.flrunners.com or www.coachO.com
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PRESS RELEASE March 5, 2008
RE: Central Florida Gliders Spring Track Classic on May 10th
Mark you calendar for the 17th Annual Spring Track Classic with on-line registration and Finish-Lynx timing. We have added some dedicated competition for the high school athletes and request that you inform the high school coaches in your area. We will also continue to feature the Parents & Coaches Relay.
As in previous years, we continue to give the first place winners a special award as well as Gold, Silver & Bronze medals. Ribbons will be given to the 4th, 5th, & 6th place finishers. With the help of certified officials, we pride ourselves in running this meet on time and efficiently as possible.
Online entries will be processed through www.coachO.com and the system is now set up to receive entries which will be capped at 1000 athletes so get your entries in as soon as possible. Information brochures have be sent out to all registered track clubs in the state and the entry information about the Gliders Spring Classic can also be found on our web site: www.cfgliders.com.
Look forward to seeing you at the track!
Craig Wise Meet Director (407) 682-1368
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01/07/08
PRESS RELEASE RE: High School Multi-events Competition & “Race of Champions”
To help revive and promote two areas of high school track, the Central Florida Gliders Track Club and Lake Brantley High School will offer a multi-event competition and a “Race of Champions” meet specifically for high school athletes. This will be a meet where all the high school state champions in the different classifications will compete against each other in an end-of-the-season race the weekend following the high school state track meet.
This meet will be an opportunity to revive and create more interest in the multi-events this year and hopefully will lead to a few more scholarships for our athletes. In past years the multi-events used to be a state high school event at the end of the season and then a decade ago it was discontinued. The multi-events competition is open to all high school athletes from Florida and the Southeast United States. On Saturday, May 10th the first day of the multi-events will take place with the second day being held on Sunday, May 11th.
The Race of Champions competition will be on Saturday afternoon (field events) and Saturday evening (running events) right after the annual Gliders Classic Track Meet. The competition will be in select events this first year (100m, 400m, 1600m, 100m & 110m hurdles, long jump, high jump, shot put and pole vault) and then expanded next year to possibly include all the events.
Invitations will be extended to the following:
We appreciate your support and your help to increase Florida’s prominence as a leader in high school track. If you are interested in being a volunteer for this meet, please contact coachwise@hotmail.com. All entries will be processed through www.coachO.com. For entry info, please visit: www.cfgliders.com or contact coachwise@hotmail.com. ###
PRESS RELEASE Re: AAU Cross Country National Championships December 1, 2007
Today, 22 athletes from the Central Florida Gliders Track team competed at the 2007 AAU National Cross Country Championships held this year in cold weather on the flat, rocky course at the Virginia Beach Sports Complex in Virginia Beach, VA. The Gliders were honored with 2 Gold Medal Team Championship titles; 8 individual medallists; and a Silver Medal second place finish by Brandon Marquez of Orlando in the sub-bantam boys division.
For the Bantam Boys Gold Medal team, Jerod Fuller finished 6th with a time of 11:07; Max Robinson finished 7th with a time of 11:08; Jose Torres finished 19th with a time of 11:22; Chris Pioche finished 22nd with a time of 11:41; Mathew Clapp finished 30th with a time of 12:27; and Jack Dey finished 56th with a time of 12:44.
For the Youth Boys Gold Medal team, William Bridges finished 7th with a time of 13:10; Daniel Dey finished 19th with a time of 13:53; Daniel Millay finished 32nd with a time of 14:29; Joshua Boggs finished 36th with a time of 14:42; and Michael Melendez finished 38th with a time of 14:50. Other medallists for the Gliders were Peter Licari who finished 9th in the sub-youth boys division and Brenda Villarreal-Acevedo who finished 22nd in the primary girls division.
Additionally competing for the Gliders was Mia Wilson in the girls sub-bantam division; Amanda Cooksey and Caroline Jackson in sub-midget girls division; Stephan Fasold in the sub-midget boys division; Giovani Villarreal in the sub-youth boys division; Melissa Marquez in the youth girls age division; and Ryan Dey & Michael Moeller in the young men’s division. In all, an impressive showing by the Glider athletes against some of the best youth runners in the United States. Complete results can be found at www.aausports.org and www.cfgliders.com
Coaches: Felix Acevedo, Mark Robinson and Craig Wise ###
Press Release November 12, 2007
Re: Central Florida Gliders Academic Scholarship Program
Today, the Central Florida Gliders Track Club awarded scholarships to four (4) Glider students in college and graduate school totaling $1,200:
Steve Christian Law student FAMU Law School Dafina Wise Medical Student Wayne State University Kamal Wise Senior FAMU MBA Program Gerald Christian Senior FAMU
More information about the Gliders running and community outreach program can be found on the web site: www.cfgliders.com.
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