Sioux Falls Project TJ/Jav Clinic with Sanford Health a huge success!
Our Project Triple Jump and Project Javelin Gold convened last weekend for an historic joint clinic in Sioux Falls -- held with our new partner, Sanford Health -- and suffice it to say that the several dozen 
participants came away dazzled, exhilarated and enriched with a battery of physical and mental training tools to launch the 2017-18 campaign.
Some of the many highlights:
- Participation by not only our combined 19 Project athletes (including two multi-eventers), but about 50 others of all ages plus coaches -- our largest Project clinic ever.
- Extraordinary education from coaches Tom Pukstys, Duncan Atwood, Barry Krammes and Kim Hamilton with Project Jav; Peter Pratt, Macka Jones and special guest Willie Banks -- 2-time Olympian and former WR-holder -- with Project TJ; and our Sports Psychologist Dr. Margaret Ottley.
- Special individual and group testing opportunities for our Project athletes from the Sanford Sports Science Institute and Sanford POWER.
- Three dazzling facilties: The Sanford POWER Fieldhouse, Sanford Pentagon and Howard Wood Field.
- A side-trip to U. of South Dakota for roundtable discussions with SEVEN Olympians!
- Video analysis with VULCAM’s synchronized multi-angle production and a chance to try Agogie’s new wearable resistance tights
More details in clinic preview and recap stories
- (Preview) Project athletes to get tested, meet Olympians at special Sioux Falls clinic with Sanford POWER
- (Recap) Sioux Falls Project TJ and Jav Clinic with Sanford is a massive success
- Also, interviews and clinic videos on our Facebook and YouTube pages
Thanks to Sanford, our coaches and the NSAF staff -- especially Sioux Falls-based Director of Special Projects Kristi Rieger -- who all made last weekend a massive success.
If you enjoyed last weekend's clinic, or want to see what it's all about, register now for our upcoming clinics: Project Triple Jump in the Bahamas or Project Javelin in East Stroudsburg, PA. Our Project TJ will also be returning stateside for a clinic at IMG Academy in Florida (details coming soon).
GAXC just seven weeks away!
Don't look now, but cross-country season is already here and this year's Great American Cross Country Festival and Shumake/Walker HBCU Challenge -- set for Saturday, October 7, 2017 at WakeMed Soccer 
Park in Cary, N.C. -- is less than 7 weeks away | REGISTER NOW
We were thrilled last year to partner with Nike for the event and this meet will again serve as the Official NXN Southeast Pre-Regional Meet. The 2017 NXN Southeast Regional will be held at WakeMed on Saturday, November 25, 2017.
The performances at last year's GAXC and HBCU Challenge were outstanding, highlighted by a thrilling individual dual in the Nike Boys Race of Champions, as Brodey Hasty (14:32.2) and DJ Principe (14:32.4) both smashed the course record. The team title in that race went to St. Xavier HS (KY), while the Girls Nike ROC winners were Kate Murphy (17:11.8) and Blacksburg HS (VA).
In the Shumake/Walker HBCU Challenge, the men's champions were North Carolina A&T State and Trey Simons of Morehouse (24:47.2), while Hampton U. and Darroneisha Lott of Coker College (18:37.0) were the women's champions.
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3rd American JavFest goes big
3rd American JavFest goes bigThe 3rd American JavFest in East Stroudsburg, PA -- held July 7-9, 2017 and expanded back to three full days -- was a huge success with super competition on Sunday bringing the weekend to a worthy climax.
Many of the men's and women's elites were searching for IAAF World Champs qualifiers post-USATF and Cyrus Hostetler thrilled the crowd with his two throws beyond the 83.00(272-3) standard and his victory. Women's winner Ariana Ince missed her qualifier by an agonizing 2cm, but still became the 7th U.S. 200-footer ever and would make it to London anyway.
Meanwhile, the high-schoolers -- namely NSAF Project Javelin throwers -- produced fireworks of their own. Roman Mitchell led five at 195 ft. or better with his PR 207-6, while Dana Baker outthrew NSAF teammate Skylar Ciccolini, 169-2 to 162-6.
FULL RESULTS and detailed highlights
Of course the JavFest also included great clinics and discussions, led by the Project's coaches, as well as a sports psychology session by Dr. Margaret Ottley.
East Stroudsburg-based coach Barry Krammes and the NSAF want to thank profoundly the following sponsors who helped make the American JavFest possible:
- Mountain Valley Orthopedics, including Dr. Gregory Menio, who has personally done so much for the JavFest.
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Momento Restaurant -- Athletes dined there and met Chef
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Nicola! - Mobility Doc
- 2nd Wind Fitness
- Bovino's Restaurant
- Rudy's Tavern
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Foundation (NSAF) announced today that they will host an open/professional, collegiate, high school and youth “Super Meet” from February 8-11, 2018 at the LakePoint Sports Champions Center in Emerson, GA (about 30 minutes northwest of Atlanta). It will be the first full-fledged indoor meet in the state in more than 20 years, since prior to the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
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Park in Cary, N.C. -- is less than 7 weeks away | 
Caitlyn Little
be on the #CSICuba16 team. This was an amazing opportunity that helped me meet many people and open up many doors. Secondly, New Balance Nationals has given many high school athletes a venue for some of the highest competition in the nation.”
sprints. As a thrower, it is rare to be treated as an equal. For the past two summers, I've had the privilege to compete at the Iron Wood Throws Classic, all expenses paid, a competition that gave me the chance to throw far, learn new things and mature as an athlete.”
Motivated by the stellar performances of her teammates and the elite pros around her in the previous events, as well as her own PR in the hammer (172-8) earlier in the morning, Young practically leapt into the shot put ring that day with uncommon energy and a galvanizing smile on her face.
and was grateful to have done so before Hurricane Irma made its assault on the Caribbean, Florida and beyond.
as athletes. Most of them, when they first come here, have no idea how much privilege and luxury we have in the U.S. They saw that you don't need a lot of gadgets and multimillion-dollar facilities to produce quality athletes.”
“The biggest highlight was working out on the beach!” Coach Macka agreed. With a laugh, he added, “There was a moment when Titiana was afraid to go in the ocean because of the fish. Coach Pratt told her that any fish in the water would be more afraid of her!”
annually – the Cedric Walker typically in late September and the Tony Wells typically in early February.
founding the Flower City Track Club in New York, serving as a coach and manager for several U.S. national teams, and contributing in countless ways to our Foundation – including service on our Board of Directors. Please read 
The National Scholastic Athletic Foundaton's new partnership with Sanford Health and the Sanford Sports Science Institute now includes a new online educational feature called 
Athletics Foundation (NSAF) to compete in the upcoming Great American Cross Country Festival on October 7.
“All of us are very grateful,” said Mustangs boys’ head coach Tate Symons. “This is an opportunity we wouldn’t have had if it wasn’t for the NSAF. The kids are very excited about it.”
In fact, the 
years – trophies, records, articles, photos, as well as uniforms and equipment. The ordeal has received significant media attention. 
Coach Symons said he has a young team, currently led by the 10th-grader Majerus – who has won one invite and placed second in two others. As a team, they won the Oak Ridge Invite, were 2nd at their own Kingwood/Andy Wells Invite, then 3rd at the Texas A&M Invite. Coach Dye’s girls’ squad won Oak Ridge and their own meet, then was 2nd at A&M. The sophomore James has been the Mustangs’ #1 on each occasion.
in Cary, N.C. | 
Project Triple Jump held its 
Quanera Hayes, 
a 2015 Livingstone College (Salisbury, N.C.) grad and Hope Mills, N.C. native – now one of the world’s top long sprinters with four IAAF World Champs/Relays medals and an American record – will return to join us as we celebrate the 7th Challenge since the event was launched in 2010.
That summer she was 8th at the Olympic Trials, not quite attaining her goal of making it to Rio following a bone-marrow transplant.
and meet co-organizer. Kendall is also a Livingstone alum (’81) and a member of the college’s Hall of Fame. She was one of the founding members of the pioneering Livingstone women’s track and field teams of the late 70s and early 80s as the sport was launched at the school.
McCorory has gone on to win nine medals for Team USA at Olympic and World events, including golds in the 4x400 at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, as well as the 2014 World Indoor 400.
But in 2017, Hayes came back better than ever. During the indoor season, she set an all-time American best at the 300m distance at Clemson at 35.71. Hayes followed that up just weeks later at the IAAF World Relays, racing on the gold medal 4x4 quartet there (3:24.36).
at the Great American Cross Country Festival.
Kansas City (UMKC) and then at U. of New Mexico – where she would win the 2016 NCAA 3kST title (collegiate record 9:24.41) as a senior prior to her runner-up finish in the Olympic Trials. She racked up seven All-American finishes in XC and track, in the fall of ’15 leading the Lobos to an NCAA team title. She now resides in Portland where she competes for Nike and the Bowerman TC.
before having a senior year for the ages. But when his younger mates joined him for relay triumphs at NBNI and Penn, it was clear the school was developing more than just an individual superstar. Under coaches Joan and Marc Hunter (Drew’s parents), LVHS was 3rd here last year post-Drew and nailed the same spot at NXN SE.
match, and have done so over a long time. Now they are back at WakeMed for the first time since 2014 and clearly the favorites. Team leader Kelsey Chmiel (more on her below) could finish as the greatest ‘Toga runner ever (and that’s really saying something) and upperclassmen Ciara Knott, Keellyn Cummings, Carly Vetter and others provide a strong supporting cast.