Announcement
From: USATF Junior Elite Race Walk – Olympic Development Camp
The week long camp took a break today from the daily grind of twice a day workouts to assess the high end speed of the camps attendees. In the always friendly competition billed as Texas’s Largest 1 Mile Race Walk - and without doubt it is - numerous PRs were set.
Hometown hero Alex Chavez, walking on his high school’s track, dominated the field in posting a 6:31.4 winning time. Rachel Seaman, one of the camp’s instructors’, helped lend an international flavor of the field by claiming the women’s title.
Second place in the men’s race went to Edinburg’s own Ricardo Vergara who attends college at Lindsey Wilson University in Kentucky. Third went to Pickens, South Carolina, high school senior Jonathan Hallman.
Second in the women’s event went to Chihuahua, Mexico, high school star Nirvana Zalbo, in a lifetime best of 7:16. Katie Burnett, who attends William Penn University in Iowa was third, also in a lifetime best.
In the division for 13 & 14 year old girls Katie Michta from Long Island, New York, was the winner. Pharr’s own Geraldo Flores took home the title on the men’s side. In the 12 year old division for girls Kasandra Rodriguez from Alamo was the winner. In the 11 year old category Brianna Sanchez from Alamo was champion. On the boys side it was Alamo’s Jonathan Aguilar taking the title for boys 10 year olds and younger. Bianca Garza from Pharr was tops in the 10 year old and younger girls division.
The race walk camp will continue thru Sunday with TEXAS’ LARGEST 5 K RACE WALK taking place Saturday morning, January 1st, 8am. That event, and an accompanying 5 kilometer run, will begin and finish at Liberty Middle School, at the corner of Ridge Road and Fir in Pharr.
1 Mile results:
1) Alejandro Chavez (17M) South Texas WC 6:31.4
2) Rachel Seaman (24F) Canada 6:50.6
3) Ricardo Vergara (20M) Lindsey-Wilson College 6:51.2
4) Jonathan Hallman (17M) Pickens HS, SC 7:08.2
5) Nirvana Zalbo (17F) Chihuahua, Mexico 7:16.0
6) Katie Burnett (22F) William Penn Univ. 7:23.4
7) Jessica Ching (23F) Hong Kong (Lindenwood U) 7:24.0
8) Janelle Brown (22F) Cornerstone Univ. 7:29.2
9) Mitchell Brickson (16M) Miami Valley TC, Ohio 7:38.2
10) Miranda Melville (21F) U.of Wisconside-Parkside 7:41.4
11) Erika Shaver (18F) Miami Valley TC, Ohio 7:41.6
12) Molly Joshephs (16F) Garden City HS, NY 7:48.7
13) Rachel Zoyholsky (19F) R.I.T., NY 7:59.2
14) Aleks Jakobson (20M) Ashford College, Iowa 8:01.8
15) Katie Michta (14F) Sachem HS, NY 8:21.0
16) Geraldo Flores (14M) South Texas WC 8:22.4
17) Mallory White (16F) Lakeland Christian HS, Fla 8:24.7
18) Annie Schiede (17F) Gardiner Area HS, Maine 8:28.0
19) Lila Haba (15F) Lynbrook HS, Saratoga, Ca. 8:32.5
20) Emily Reed (18F) Farmington HS, Maine 8:48.8
21) Ellerie Lagerausen (17F) Dobson HS, Mesa, AZ 8:53.1
22) Ruth Barless (16F) WHHE, Katy, Tx. 9:27.3
23) Kasandra Rodriguez (12F) South Texas WC 9:30.4
24) Jonathan Aguilar (10M) South Texas WC 9:32.4
25) Diana Flores (16F) South Texas WC 9:44.3
26) Bianca Garza (10F) South Texas WC 9:48.6
27) Desiree Espericueta (12F) South Texas WC 9:50.0
28) Julisa Juarez (10F) South Texas WC 9:52.2
29) Brianna Sanchez (11F) South Texas WC 10:20.8
30) Ryan Hernandez (10M) South Texas WC 10:38.2
31) Abisai Aguilar (13M) South Texas WC 11:37.4
32) Mariana Juarez (9F) South Texas WC 11:57.5
33) Kayla Rodriguez (8F) South Texas WC 12:28.7
34) Natasha Zarate (12F) South Texas WC 12:52.7
35) Bryan Hernandez (7M) South Texas WC 12:53.0
36) Willian Lopez (52M) Wearm, Alabama 13:05.6
37) Sabrina Aguilar (12F) South Texas WC 13:40.4
38) Elaine Dispo (29F) Our Lady of the Lake Univ. 15:07.4
39) Melanie Cruiz (8F) South Texas WC 15:12.6
40) Ashley Cruz (9F) South Texas WC 15:13.0
41) Richard Jaime (14M) PSJA HS, Pharr Tx 16:27.8
42) Ochou Marifer (4F) San Juan, TX 16:45.6
43) Ulysses Samerripa (22M) Danna, TX 16:50.3
44) Silvia Duran (15F) PSJA HS, San Juan, Tx 16:50.8
DNF Roberto Vergara (20M) Lindsey-Wilson College
3000m Race Walk:
1) Tim Seaman (38M) New York AC 12:08.9
2) Vince Peters (56M) Miami Valley TC 16:16.4
DNF Jonathan Aguilar (10M) South Texas WC
DNF Elaine Dispo (29F) Our Lady of the Lake Univ
Judges: Tish Hanna, Dave Gwyn, Janis Blum, Pete Ramero
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