Track & Field Meets

The Gliders began the season with our kick-off meeting in March and practice started later in the second week. In May, high school Gliders competed in the district, regional and state championships with several Gliders named to the Central Florida Track Honor Roll.

The Gliders again hosted the 19th Annual Spring Track Classic which was attended by over 700 athletes and over 13 records were broken. Later in May, the team competed in the annual BAYTAF Classic in Clearwater. In June the Gliders competed at the CoachO meet at Lake Brantley and then next week the AAU National Qualifier in Jacksonville where the club won several regional championships and qualified 23 athletes for the AAU Jr. Olympics in New Orleans. Earlier in the spring, one of our athletes competed internationally in the race walk at the Pan American Games and also the Jr. Nationals setting record times. We also had a college Glider win Gold in the triple jump at the Junior Nationals and a spot on the USA International team. At the end of June at the USATF Youth Outdoor Nationals in Myrtle Beach, SC., the Gliders earned 4 medals with 2 Gold medals in the race walk events. In the second week of July, several Gliders won medals at the AAU Club Nationals at Disney and more of our athletes qualified for the AAU Jr. Olympics.

At the end of the July, the Gliders had 15 athletes compete in the AAU Jr. Olympics in New Orleans, winning 7 medals including 2 Gold Medal National Championship Titles. In August, the Gliders concluded the season with the annual picnic at Rock Springs Park where the athletes and coaches were recognized.

Many thanks go to Altamonte Springs Recreation, Track Shack, Kohls, Publix, and a host of other sponsors that made this track season possible. Visit www.cfgliders.com for pictures and detailed results.

We encourage each athlete to compete in at least 4 track meets for the season and athletes are welcome to compete in other meets on their own, but please discuss with a coach first.

March 1: Track Information Session and First Practice @ Sanlando Park - 6:00 pm

April 2: Break Away Invitational Track Meet @ National Training Center, Clermont, FL

April 16: Hersey Track & Field District Meet @ Daytona Beach, FL (14 and younger)

*April 30: 19th Annual Central Florida Gliders Spring Track Classic @ Lake Brantley HS, Altamonte Springs, FL

June 11: Coach O Florida Youth Festival @ Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs, FL

*June 23-26 : AAU Florida National Qualifiers @ Jacksonville, FL and Miramar, FL (Jax suggested)

In the oft-ignored event of the racewalk, Maite Moscoso has been an age group standout for many years. She earned a national championship this weekend in the 3000 Meter Racewalk with a blazing time of 15:50.40 that was the second fastest time of the meet... including the males! She is #1 in the country for her Intermediate age group and #2 overall in the nation for high schoolers.

Moscoso's 3000m win came after a victory last week in the 5K Race Walk at the USA vs. Canada meet in Toronto, where she broke the international competition (including members of the US and Canadian national teams) with three laps to go... finishing in 26:30. At 15 years old, she was the youngest competitor in that field.

Big congrads to Juan Moscoso for getting the Gold medal and big congrads also to Jenna Terry for medaling in 5th place in the 1500m racewalk!!

Yesterday (7/27/10), Juan Carlos Guillermo finished 14th and Mikaela Martin finished 16th in the Youth Pentathlon at the USATF Nationals in Sacremento.

Representing the USA, Neamen Wise finished 12th out of 24 competitors in the World Jr Track Championships in Moncton, Canada. He came into the competition ranked 16th.

Neamen is the 3rd Glider to represent at the World Jrs following the efforts of Rolf Steier and Ryan Deak. Many thanks go out to his support group including his coaches, USF, Orlando Sports medicine, the Gliders Track Club, its sponsors, and a host of friends and other interested parties who contributed along the way.

Today (6/29/10), Mikaela Martin of Lake Mary and Juan Carlos Guillermo of Orlando medaled in the USATF National Championships in Lisle, Il. Iowa in the Youth Division Pentathlon (13-14 years) with Mikaela placing 5th with 2301 points and Carlos finishing 8th with 2058 points. Carlos finished with 2 PRs and Mikaela won the long jump. Congrads to both of them for competing against athletes from across the country.
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Over the weekend, Neamen Wise won the decathlon at the Jr. Nationals Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa with 7300 points. He won 2 events plus 2 PR's. He will represent the USA at the World Jr. Nationals Championships in late July in Moncton, Canada. Maite Moscoso of Longwood also competed in the 10k race-walk finishing 6th qualifying for the national racewalk team that will compete against Canada at Moncton. Last week she copeted at the New Balance High School Championships in Greensboro, NC finishing 4th overall and setting a new freshman racewalk record. http://www.usatf.org/events/2010/USAJuniorOutdoorTFChampionships/schedule.asp

Over the weekend (5/1/10) Ryan Paquin won the Gold medal in the 110m hurdles in the 2A High School State Championships! He also got 4th in the triple jump. New Glider Marcus Martinez of Pointe Verde won the third place medal in the 800m. Big congrads to these athletes!

In the recent Central Florida High School Track Honor Roll, several Gliders were mentioned as having some of the areas leading times and marks.

Donald Scott of Apopka High is ranked 2nd in the triple jump while Daniel Dey of Olympia is ranked 4th in the 800 meters. Adam Piercy and Christian Ogle of Lake Brantley High School are ranked 4th in the high jump and 5th in the 300 meter hurdles respectively while Will Bridges of Edgewater is ranked 5th in the 3200m. Novian Middleton of Dr. Phillips is ranked 1st in the 1600 meters; 2nd in the 3200 meters; and third in the 800 meters. Ryan Paquin of Bishop Moore is ranked 2nd in the long jump, 4th in the triple jump, 4th in the 400 meters and 5th in the 110 meter hurdles. Also, Ryan place 7th in the pentathlon at the NCIS High School Indoor Championships in New York and has received a full track scholarship from Lehigh University in Philadelphia.

Congratulations to Lindsay Zollars, Max Robinson and Norma Durango for finishing 1st in their respective age divisions at Seminole County Middle School Cross Country Championship on 2/27/10.

Congratulations to Jesse Millson for finishing 1st at the Track Shack Smile Mile on 2/13/10.

Congratulations to Lindsay Zollars for finishing 1st in her age division and 9th overall out of a field of 2079 at the Florida Hospital Lady Track Shack 5k on 2/6/10.

Congratulations to Christian Ogle of Lake Brantley High School who was inducted in the National Honor Society!

Congratulations to all Gliders that competed in the 2009 USATF Junior Olympics in Greensboro, NC - July 28-August 2

Max Robinson – 20th – 800m prelims - 2:26.71; 14th – 1500m – 4:57.45

Carlos Guillermo – 26th - Javelin - 31.12m 102-01; 28th - Discus - 28.92m 94-10

Donald Scott – 11th – Triple Jump - 13.91m 45-07.75; 28th – Long Jump - 6.11m 20-00.50

Bianca Miller – 17th – 100m prelims – 12.23; 14th – 200m prelims – 24.79

Max Robinson of Altamonte Springs was a triple medal winner in the Midget Boys (12 year old division) with a Gold medal in the 1500m, a Silver Medal in the 3000m and a 4th place medal in the 800m.

Alex Boucher of Maitland was a triple medal winner with a Silver Medal in the 1500m, a 4th place finish in the 800m, and an 8th place medal in the long jump in the Bantam Boys Division(10 years).

Donald Scott of Apopka High School won the Gold Medal in the triple jump with a 47' 10 3/4 leap. He also medaled with an 8th place finish in 400m hurdles in the Young Men's Division(17-18).

Bianca Miller of Oviedo High school won the Silver Medal in the 200m and a 4th place medal in the 100m in the Intermediate Girls Division(15-16).

Adam Pearcy of Lake Brantley won the Silver Medal in the High Jump in the Young Men's Division.

Carlos Guillermo of Orlando was also a double medal winner with a Silver Medal in the Javelin and a 6th place medal in the discus in the Sub-Youth division(13 yrs).

Mikaela Martin of Lake Mary won 2 medals with a Silver Medal in the 80m hurdles and a 7th place medal in the long-jump in the Midget Girls(12) Division.

Ryan Paquin of Bishop Moore High School won the Bronze Medal in the Decathlon in the Young Men's division.

Jesse Milson of Winter Park won the 4th place medal in the 1500m and 5th place medal in the 3000m in the Boys Sub-midget (11) Division, Jackson Boucher of Maitland won the 8th place medal in the 3000m in the Boys Sub-midget (11) Division, Michael Taylor of Sanford won a 5th place medal in the 200m hurdles in the sub-youth boys division and Marcus Taylor of Sanford won a 5th place medal in the 1500m race walk in the boys sub-midget division, while Christian Boscan of Orlando won an 8th place medal in the 400m in the Youth Boys(14) division.

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At the USATF Outdoor Youth Championships in the Detroit area, Donald Scott won the triple jump and earned a Gold medal as a National Champion in the Young Men's age division jumping over 46 feet and setting a PR! Donald also came in 4th in the 400m hurdles and 4th in the triple jump in the USA World team youth trials also contested at Eastern Michigan University. Complete results at www.usatf.org

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Also, at the USA Junior National Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Neamen Wise won the Bronze medal for a third place finish in the decathlon scoring 6854 points (PR) competing against primarily college age athletes. By virtue of his 3rd place finish, he was chosen as an alternate for the JR Pan-American team to compete in Trinidad later this month. Complete results at www.usatf.org

Additionally, last week, it was announced that Neamen was chosen as the Gatorade Player of the Year for track & field for the state of Florida, the first Glider to achieve that distinction.

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Gliders and Lake Brantley HS Athlete NeamEn Wise

WINS ORLANDO SENTINEL 2008-09 VARSITY SPORTS AWARD

Neamen Wise, Lake Brantley -- Wise accounted for all 26 of the Patriots' points at the 4A state track and field meet. He won state titles in the 300-meter hurdles (36.49 seconds) and the long jump (23 feet, 8.25 inches). Wise placed third in the 100 hurdles final, marking his first loss all season. His showing gave Lake Brantley enough points to tie for third in the boys rankings. He is undecided on his choice of colleges. Finalists: Ian Karbiener, Olympia volleyball; Nick Franklin, Lake Brantley baseball

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In 100 degree heat and a headwind, Neamen, a senior at Lake Brantley High School, won the gold medal in the long jump with an effort of 23'8". He also won first place in the 300 meter hurdles, lowering his best time to 36.48, the fastest in Florida and third best time in the nation. He also won the Bronze medal in the 110 meter hurdles and lowered his best time to 14.16 in the prelims. Neamen's 26 points enabled Lake Brantley High School to place 3rd in the team competition.

Neamen Wise had a great meet competing 6 times during the day in prelims as well as a relay. He won the long jump with a PR of 23'10" in the wind. He scratched on the 5th jump many thought was close to 25'. He hurt his ankle pretty bad on the jump and had to taped up for the remainder of the competition. He won the 110m hurdles in windy conditions in 14.65 and won the 300m hurdles in 36.81,(PR in windy conditions) best in Florida and 3rd in the nation at this point in time.

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Glider athletes were recognized in the Central Florida Track honor roll this week. Ryan Jones, Daniel Millay, Will Bridges and Novian Middleton were recognized in the mile and 2 mile while Neamen Wise and Christian Ogle were recognized in the hurdles. Ryan Pacquin of Bishop Moore was recognized in the triple jump. Wise was also recognized in the long jump has the best 300m hurdle time in the state and has the second best time in the 110m hurdles. He recently won the Most Outstanding Boys performer at the recent prestigious Bob Hayes Invitation in Jacksonville. The previous week he won the Gold medal in the pentathlon at the Nike Indoor High School Nationals in Boston, MA.

Nike High School Indoor Track Nationals at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, MA

Neamen won the pentathlon by 54 points with a score of 3805 which puts him in the record book as the 4th best. He was first in the 60m hurdles(8.24), 4th in the long jump(21’10 1/4”), 6th in the shot put(43’3”), 7th in the high jump(6”1”) and first in the 1000m run(2:46.64). Complete results can be found at http://www.nationalscholastic.org/nikeindoor/

Glider athletes perform well at the 2009 SCPS Middle School CC Champs on February 28th, with JV Girls Norma Durango, Lyndsay Zollars, and Abby Nicks finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd. In the JV Boys division, Matthew Gargiulo and Max Robinson finished 1st and 2nd.

Gliders also performed well at the 2009 Track Shack Smile Mile with Abby Nicks taking 2nd in the 11-yo girls; Max Robinson and Jose Torres taking 1st and 2nd in the 11-yo boys.

Max also placed first in the 800m and mile at the 2009 Jimmy Carnes Indoor Track & Field Meet at the University of Florida.

Gliders also performed well at the 2009 Smile Mile with Brandon Marquez, Jesse Millson and Jackson Boucher taking 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the 10-yo boys; Alex Boucher taking 1st in the 9-yo boys; Chad Bolton taking 2nd in the 8-yo boys; and Kathryn Boucher taking 1st in the 7-yo girls.

2009 Track & Field season starts March 7th 2009 with our registration/information sessions. Registrations accepted now through May 31, 2009.

The Gliders began the season with our kick-off meeting in March and practice got underway later in the month. In May, high school Gliders competed and won medals in the High School State Championships while the Gliders hosted its 17th annual Spring Track Classic Track Meet at Lake Brantley High School. The meet was attended by over 700 athletes from all over the state and several meet records were broken.

Later in May, the team participated in the Baytaf Classic in the Tampa area and then in June the AAU State Qualifying Track Meet for Central Florida. The Gliders qualified 27 athletes to the AAU State Championships here in Orlando and captured 6 state titles and qualified 17 athletes to the AAU National Jr. Olympic Games, in Detroit, MI. Several Gliders also competed in the AAU National Club Championships at Disney and captured 4 national titles and won 17 total medals. Additionally, this year we had an athlete compete in the USA Jr. Nationals in Columbus, OH for the World Jr. Team.

At the recent AAU Jr. Olympics National Track & Field Championships in Ypsilanti (Detroit), MI at the Eastern Michigan University track, the Gliders earned 10 medals, including a Bronze Medal in the Midget boys 4x800m relay, two Silver Medals in the Multi-event competition and four other medals in the distance events. Travel stipends were awarded by the club to the athletes that participated in the AAU National Olympic Games. While in Detroit, the Gliders had a picnic on Belle Isle and attended a concert.

The Gliders concluded the season with the annual picnic this year at Rock Springs Park catered by CK Jerk Shack, where the athletes and coaches were recognized. It should also be noted that the track team this year helped several needy families with food, cloths and a computer. Many thanks go to our major sponsors that made this track season possible: Altamonte Sports, Bioplus, Bubbalou’s Bar-B-Q, Cocoa Cola, Glatting Foundation, Joseph CPA, Fleet Feet, Margarita’s Restaurant, Podschun Eyecare, Turner Construction, Wal-Mart, Velocity Sports and the Track Shack Foundation. www.cfgliders.com

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, Xaviera 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 sixth 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