2013 AAU New England District
Track & Field Championship

Saturday June 15th
Thayer Academy, Braintree, MA
Hosted by Cambridge Jets

[Meet Info]

Cambridge Jets Win Youth Relay in
New Balance Grand Prix Meet
Feb 2013

Cambridge Jets continue to dominate the Youth Relay race at the New Balance Grand Prix meet winning the last 6 of 7 years. Every February, the New Balance meet is held at the Reggie Lewis track, where world class and Olympic runners come to compete. The meet holds a youth relay where local track teams send their best young sprinters (must be younger than High School age). The race has 2 boys and 2 girls running in a 4x200m. This year Olivia, Sam, Mianci and Davonte ran for the Jets, beating 5 other local teams.

The race was especially exciting because Mianci (10 years old) was asked to participate in the race only an hour before race time. Even though Mianci is fast for her age, all the other participants were 3-4 years older, quite a disadvantage, but she held her own. The Jets ran hard, had good hand offs and persevered. Watch the exciting race here:

• Olivia to Sam

• Sam to Mianci

• Mianci to Davonte and victory

JORDAN USATF ATHLETE OF THE MONTH FOR JULY

Photo: Kikki

Jordan Samuels is the USA Track & Field (USATF) - New England Athlete of the Month for July 2012. At the USATF Junior Olympic National Championships in Baltimore, Maryland, the last week of July, Samuels was a double medalist in the Boys' Intermediate (15-16) age division, earning 4th place in the triple jump with a mark of 44'11.75" and 5th place in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.87. He also won three events at the Region I Junior Olympic meet on July 8 to qualify for Nationals, and was a 2 event winner in the scholastic division at the Bay State Games on July 14. [more]

Quinn Sets Two Meet Records at Bloomfield Invitational

May 18, 2012

Quinn won both the midget boys 400m and 800m setting meet records in both. He won the 800m by less than a second, an exciting finish. Peyton also won both of her events: 100m and 200m. Overall the Jets had strong showing at Bloomfield. [Full results]

Jordan and Olivia place at USATF Indoor Nationals

March 10-11, Normal, IL

Olivia Thorsgaard, Midget, ran to silver in the hurdles - 9.86 - and placed fourth in both the high jump and long jump.
Jordan Samuels, Intermediate, won both the Triple Jump (42'8") and 55m Hurdles (8.00, New National record), and also took 2nd in 55m (6.77).

Congratulations to Jordan winning 3 events with 3 meet records at the Needham Indoor Youth Classic

Jordan won 55m Hurdles in 8.10, 200m in 23.31 and 400m in 53.20. All three victories were Intermediate Boy meet records. He also came in second in the 55m. Jordan is having a geat season. He qualified for nationals in 55m hurdles, 55m, 400m and triple jump, and will compete in the USATF National Championships on March 10-11 in Normal, IL. Good Luck Jordan!

Other Jet victories at Needham Indoor Classic were: Davonte in 55m and 200m, Spikey in 200m, 400m, Peyton in 200m (33.10, tied meet record), Juila in 55m Hurdles, 4x200 Meter Relay Bantam Boys, 4x200 Meter Relay Youth Boys, and 4x200 Meter Relay Intermediate Girls (Emma, Sereena, Camille, and Spikey) ran 1:50.22 setting a meet record. [Full Meet Results](2/12/2012)

Congratulations to Alexis!

National Champion in the Girls Bantam High Jump at
AAU Outdoor National Jr. Olympic ChampionshipsAugust 1-6 2011, New OrleansShe was also 4th in the Triathalon and Davonte was 5th in the Sub-Midget 100m

Alexis and Maya W. are selected Athletes of the Meet
at the Needham Youth Classic Meet

Cambridge Jets had a small yet strong showing at the Needham Youth Classic on July 15-16. Maya W. won the 50m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 50mH and the Long Jump with a new meet record. Alexis D. won 50m, Shot Put, Long Jump, High Jump and Triple Jump with a new meet record. Jordan S. won the 100mH, Long Jump, Triple Jump and Standing Long Jump. Spikey F. won the 400m and 300m setting a new meet record. Kaori T. and Kayla L-G also had strong performances.