Willis/Camden PAL

Blair Williams completed his remarkable 1st season of track by winning the 2005 Region II USATF Sub-Bantam cross country title at Holmdel Park, NJ in a time of 8:43 seconds for the 2000 meter course. Darius Green finisnhed 10th in the Bantam Boys division. Both these young athletes faced adversity and rose up to the challenge. The Holmdel course is definetely one of the toughest in the country and their experiences at this young age will definitely benefit them in the future.

Darius Green and Blair Williams set personal bests when they competed at the 2005 USATF-NJ cross country championships. Green ran a personal best time of 11:48 for the 3000 meter course and finished in fourth place, qualifying for the regional championships on November 20th. Williams blew away the field in winning the sub-bantam division title in a personal record time of 5:29. Williams also qualified to compete at the regional championships. Both of these young athletes in their first season of cross country have trained very hard and have truly enjoyed the season.

The midget boys 4x100 relay squad of Tareek Standard, Derrick Dyer, Jeremiah Carmichael, and Bradeem Black finished in 7th place at the USATF Junior Olympic National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana receiving the first ever relay medals in our club history.

Shaquanda Meylor, Cherie Wilson, Bradeem Black and Tareek Standard met US Olympic gold medalist John Drummond at opening ceremonies of the 2005 USATF National Junior Olympic Championships. Drummond gave an inspirational speech to the young athletes about working hard to achieve their dreams.