South Texas Walking Club

Sunday November 2nd, 2003 The start of the 2004 racing season has begun. Today was the first practice of the year. There were 24 amazingly hungry and anxious kids ready to begin the process of trying to make their dreams of becoming a National Champion a reality. Ready to strive toward greatness while at the same time, ready to be great team players. Both Coach AC Jaime and Coach Bert Jaime were on site to witness the first steps of the many newcomers who have never racewalked before. It was a good mix with the "veterans" of the group who have been training each and every Sunday as they prepare to try and qualify for their next big goal - the High School Indoor Nationals.

Please check out the new photos from the USATF Jr. Olympic Games that Coach Kuhles took. Click on Photo Albums and you will see it.

Sub-Bantam girls: 1 Allison Turner 94 Bellefontaine, OH 9:52.06 2 Diana Flores 94 Pharr, TX 9:52.07 3 Brandi Schneider 94 Great Bend, KS 10:37.85 Bantam-girls Finals 1 Claudia Ortiz 93 Mission, TX 8:20.04 **** 2 Amani Salinas 93 Elgin, IL 8:33.82 3 Jessica Reybal 93 McAllen, TX 8:38.88 **** 12 Cristal Mireles 93 Alamo, TX 10:28.15 Sub-Midget girls: 1 Brooke Shannon 92 Mission, TX 8:37.47 **** 2 Bailey Shannon 92 Mission, TX 8:37.86 **** 3 Maria Villarreal 92 Donna, TX 8:40.54 **** 4 Sarah Garcia 92 Edinburg, TX 8:50.79 **** Midget girls: 1 Samantha Olivarez 91 Edinburg, TX 7:55.77 **** 2 Alesha Cain 91 Hyattsville, MD 8:16.78 3 Rachel Apostoles 91 Williamsburg, VA 8:18.11 4 Jeanette Avitia 91 Pharr, TX 8:31.05 **** 9 Karla Mireles 91 Alamo, TX 8:56.20 **** Youth Girls 3000m Walk: 1 Allison Snochowski 90 Fairlawn, NJ 16:39.14 2 Ruby Perez 89 Weslaco, TX 17:19.42 **** 3 Corina Ortiz 90 Mission, TX 17:19.51 **** 4 Amanda Huff 89 Morganfield, KY 17:34.84 5 Mercedes Mancha 90 Elgin, IL 17:35.59 6 LeAnn Young 89 St. Charles, MO 18:00.23 7 Deiona Frenche 90 Riverdale, MD 18:12.33 8 Ashley Ramsay 90 Courtlandt Manor, N 18:29.20 9 ReShai Reeves 89 Atlanta, GA 18:31.77 25 Total finishers Intermediate Girls 3000m Walk: Finals 1 Dana Vered 88 Paramus, NJ 16:41.52 2 Amanda Johnson 88 Morganfield, KY 17:52.09 3 Cindy Resendez 88 Pharr, TX 18:36.07 **** 4 Vannessa Bula 87 Takoma Park, MD 20:07.88 5 Alyska Anderson 88 Houston, TX 20:47.02 6 Kristin Hill 87 Mt. Vernon, OH 20:48.72 7 Nicole Collins 88 Upper Marlboro, MD 20:55.59 8 Shaina Smith 87 Round Rock, TX 21:42.62 9 Shanae Pearson 87 Tampa, FL 23:19.42 10 Roya Lemon 88 Philadelphia, PA 24:33.41 11 Kimberly Mercado 88 Deltona, FL 24:37.70 12 Tiffany Jaramillo 88 Fayette, OH 25:46.44 -- Turqurise Dancy 87 Kansas City, MO DNS Young Women 3000m Walk: 1 Anine Stanley 86 Rosedale, NY 16:34.11 2 katrina lease 86 south brunswick, NJ 16:35.57 3 Kelli Johnson 86 Morganfield, KY 17:52.50 4 Amelia Adams 86 Canoga Park, CA 18:19.73 5 Becky Pichardo 86 San Juan, TX 18:42.31 **** 6 Nicole Pleakis 86 Mauldin, SC 19:44.84 7 Valerie Davis 86 Ellenwood, GA 20:47.47 8 Brenda Sheapard 86 Converse, MI 23:56.94 9 Crystal Smith 86 Raleigh, AK 26:43.46 -- Geneva Terrell 86 Bessemer, AL DNS -- Amy Serna 85 Vinton, LA DNS Sub-Bantam Boys 1500m Walk: 1 Esteban Kellar 94 Pharr, TX 10:16.71 **** 2 Leon Tomlinson 94 ST Petersburg, FL 10:52.49 3 Darrian Butler 94 Capital Heights, MD 11:03.31 4 AJ (Allen) Ray 94 St. Louis, MO 12:32.27 5 Gregorio Silva 94 Daytona Beach, FL 13:34.51 -- Daniel Somodi 94 Bradenton, FL DQ Sub-Midget Boys 1500m Walk: 1 William Mix 92 Arlington, SD 8:54.05 2 Marcos Kellar 92 Pharr, TX 9:06.35 **** 3 Corey Abbott 92 Houston, TX 9:07.70 4 Ricardo Mancha 92 Elgin, IL 9:16.55 5 Ryan Spring 92 Seffner, FL 9:39.27 6 Anton Aikens 92 Raleigh, NC 9:43.26 7 Arcadio Resendez 92 Pharr, TX 9:43.91 **** 8 Nicholas Burroughs 92 Bessemer, AL 9:58.33 9 Roland Fahie 92 Fort Meade, MD 10:30.70 10 Ryan McGEE 92 Eunice, LA 10:38.14 11 Cesar Rodriguez 92 Pharr, TN 11:03.95 12 Lee Danzy 92 Gainesville, FL 11:49.09 13 Robert Davis 92 Greer, S 11:52.95 -- Nathan Loraine 92 St. Louis, MO DQ Midget Boys 1500m Walk: Finals 1 Kyle Regul 91 Elgin, IL 7:38.81 2 Andres Jaime 91 McAllen, TX 8:05.80 **** 3 Christopher Stuart 91 Paramus, NJ 8:14.28 4 Bernie Garcia 91 Edinburg, TX 9:02.74 **** 5 William Smith 91 Raleigh, AK 9:33.37 6 Aston Anglin-Stone 91 Raleigh, NC 10:15.92 7 Trevor Foreman 91 Vinton, LA 10:19.05 8 James Mackey 91 Ballwin, VA 10:31.80 9 Byron Mitchell 91 Sarasota, FL 10:38.34 10 Casey Simon 91 Vinton, LA 12:45.06 Youth Boys 3000m Walk: 1 Roberto Vergara 90 Edinburg, TX 15:29.52 **** 2 Ricardo Vergara 90 Edinburg, TX 15:56.35 **** 3 Eric Lawson 90 Crystal Lake, IL 16:30.37 4 Ryan Ashley 89 Midlothian, VA 17:37.63 5 Kyle Ashley 90 Midlothian, VA 17:40.24 6 Evan Crowdus 90 Morganfield, KY 17:43.60 7 Gama DelaTorre 90 Elgin, IL 18:00.21 8 Abraham Villarreal 90 Donna, TX 18:13.45 **** 9 Chris Lovelace 89 Houston, SC 18:14.96 10 Eric Coleman 90 Aurora, IL 19:20.19 11 Jonathan Collins 90 Upper Marlboro, MD 19:36.26 12 Jordan McGEE 90 Eunice, LA 19:42.18 13 Andrew Loewen 89 Thurmont, MD 20:13.37 14 Anthony Sims 89 St. Louis, MO 20:15.17 15 Sterling Jones 90 Andover, KS 20:18.70 16 Rashard Smith 90 Tampa, FL 21:02.30 17 Leon Hill 89 Memphis, TN 21:31.28 18 Henry Ford 89 Hilton Head, SC 21:31.31 19 Donald Barnes 89 Florda Elite 21:54.82 20 Matthew Redden 90 Cleveland, TN 25:20.00 21 Spencer Moore 90 Memphis, TN 25:26.58 -- Micheal McGriff 89 Lancaster, SC DNF Intermediate Boys 3000m Walk: 1 Paul Regul 88 Elgin, IL 14:55.43 2 Tim Davidson 87 Mohegan, NY 15:00.60 3 Ernesto Vergara 87 Edinburg, TX 16:52.08 **** 4 Orlando Contreras 88 Laredo, TX 16:56.34 5 Marquise Gray 88 St. Pete, FL 18:15.95 6 Reginald Johnson 88 San Antonio, TX 21:03.74 7 Christopher Janice 88 Vinton, LA 29:40.28 Young Men 3000m Walk: 1 Christopher Diaz 86 McAllen, TX 14:52.11 **** 2 Adrian Jaime 86 McAllen, TX 16:05.99 *** PR 3 Marcel Raphael 85 Belleview, FL 16:48.56 4 Harry Bowden 86 Atlanta, GA 17:43.09 5 Liam Carroll 86 Ann Arbor, MI 18:15.29 6 Shane Lisius 86 Bay City, TX 22:37.26 7 Reginald Steveson 84 Baltimore, MD 23:09.32 -- Corey Green 86 Dayton, TX DNS **** = STWC Team Member

Here at the USATF National Jr. Olympic Games, the South Texas Walking Club showed the country the power of the fighting turtles. I think that the STWC t-shirt was more popular than the official meet t-shirt, because everyone seemed to want one. The kids were trading their shirts right after they raced with the other kids from all over the country and it really showed what great sportsmanship this team has. It did not matter whether they won or lost, all of the kids made the coaching staff very proud. Here are some results: Claudia gets first USATF Jr. Olympic GOLD Medal for the STWC. Also, Jessica walks an amazing race. She only started racewalking earlier this year and she has brought her time down from 10:24 all the way to her time today. 1500 Meter Race Walk Bantam Girls ========================================================================= Name Year Team Seed Finals ========================================================================= 1 Claudia Ortiz S. Texas Walking 8:30.82 8:26.90 2 Jessical Reybal S. Texas Walking 8:57.82 8:39.13 PR 3 Nicole Woelper Pacesetters 9:43.61 9:06.99 4 Madeline Muraida Abq Athletics 9:56.14 9:22.04 5 Windy Wike Texas Storm 9:28.36 9:43.40 6 Kelli King NE ShootingStars 9:56.28 9:47.58 7 Emily Dallager Flying Pigs 9:41.37 10:06.50 8 Hannah Kisley Junior Striders 9:49.43 10:10.79 9 Heather Sinkler Unattached 10:18.33 10:21.09 10 Vershayla Munnerlyn Fast Forward TC 11:37.93 11:03.51 11 Samantha Dubois New Jersey S 11:13.97 11:30.79 12 Avionne Allgood PS Vegas Flyers 10:56.63 11:44.51 13 Brittni McElroy St. Chas. Strid. 11:35.36 12:21.43 14 Arnell Hodge Memphis Hurd 13:03.24 13:05.46 15 Rebecca Good Pacer 13:38.53 13:08.56 16 Hailey Ray Focus 13:37.56 13:47.29 17 Haven Chambers Dodge City Storm 13:53.68 14:46.31 Samantha and Jeanette did an amazing job today. They started off at the back of the pack for the first lap, just like they were supposed to do, and then they started to move up and start passing people. Samantha got her BEST TIME ever by 23 seconds, and Jeanette was able to get her best time also. Samantha and Jeanette now might have the possiblitity to qualify for the HIGH SCHOOL Nationals next year in New York. 1500 Meter Race Walk Midget Girls ========================================================================= Name Year Team Seed Finals ========================================================================= 1 Caroline Muraida Abq Athletics 8:15.23 7:31.28 2 Samantha Olivarez S. Texas Walking 8:24.00 7:34.28 *** PR 3 Irais Villa Elgin Sharks 8:35.29 8:01.75 4 K.C. Keegan-Twombly Diablo Valley TC 8:24.47 8:01.80 5 Tyeasha Savage New York Sta 8:42.34 8:05.60 6 Ariel Callis Texas Storm 8:31.35 8:06.01 7 Jeanette Avitia S. Texas Walking 8:36.47 8:07.25 *** PR 8 Sophia Hernandez Brea Track C 9:20.23 8:12.00 9 Damouysha Smith PS Vegas Flyers 8:39.91 8:22.02 10 Safiya Linley New York Sta 8:49.80 8:28.32 11 Stephanie Martinez Elgin Sharks 8:49.59 8:35.68 12 Soroya Hudson New York Sta 9:59.53 9:25.47 13 Megan Bollerman New Jersey S 10:24.30 9:39.88 14 Shelby Powell Cctc 9:53.04 10:00.20 15 Jessica Perry Fast Forward TC 10:36.93 10:33.92 16 Sunny Pacillo New Jersey S 11:15.68 10:36.19 17 Tania Moore Memphis Hurd 13:51.98 14:11.96 -- Misty Goings 11-Two Medicine 10:54.30 DQ -- Shannon Myers In City Step 8:26.85 DQ -- Le'Shawn Tomlinson Fast Forward TC 10:36.40 DQ Ruby and Corina did a great job. Just like they have done all season long, they finished very close together, but it was a great battle. They made a great effort at trying to catch Allison, but she was able to hold them off today. This is both Ruby and Corina's second best time of thier lives and they were able to do it at the National Championships - great job!! 3000 Meter Race Walk Youth Girls ========================================================================= Name Year Team Seed Finals ========================================================================= 1 Susan Muraida Abq Athletics 17:37.89 16:20.07 2 Alexandra Bishop Brea Track C 16:57.56 17:12.06 3 Allison Snochowski Unattached 17:31.17 17:23.33 4 Ruby Perez S. Texas Walking 17:30.36 17:28.23 5 Corina Ortiz S. Texas Walking 18:16.79 17:28.45 6 Mercedes Mancha Elgin Sharks 19:24.06 18:01.78 7 Carla Redfearn Rising Stars 17:35.20 18:05.37 8 Nicole Lajeunesse Silver State Str 19:00.23 18:23.17 9 Kara Steele WarrenSAC 20:36.94 19:15.76 10 Devin Philson Spartanburg 20:37.30 19:32.70 11 Ashley Ramsay New York Sta 19:38.07 20:02.07 12 Mary Claire Nemeth Unattached 20:06.87 20:37.63 13 Elizabeth Porchey Jets 21:04.73 20:49.22 14 Tashi Sibble FL City Parks 22:59.93 21:05.50 15 Katie Hallman Woodstock Tr 24:49.94 21:26.39 16 Kristina Bonfiglio South Brunsw 20:01.68 21:46.43 17 Allison Lyke Cctc 23:33.67 21:48.89 18 Shavonda Wilson Road Runners 25:44.71 22:06.05 19 Esther Underwood Miami Valley 18:24.59 23:22.58 20 Natasha Sullivan Fast Forward TC 22:11.79 23:37.76 -- Anastasia Ward DoRight 23:25.56 DQ Andres, our walker with the best technique, did a great job today. He was struggling with a small injury but that never stopped the kid who never makes excuses. Walking with a sore shin, he was able to pull through and walk a very smart race. This was his 2nd best time of the year - great job ANDRES!! 1500 Meter Race Walk Midget Boys ========================================================================= Name Year Team Seed Finals ========================================================================= 1 Trevor Barron Pacer 7:53.71 7:26.07 2 Andrew Adams Spartanburg 8:35.01 7:36.19 3 Alika Okamitsu Diablo Valley TC 7:35.41 7:37.22 4 Kyle Regul Elgin Sharks 7:48.54 7:59.38 5 Andres Jaime S. Texas Walking 8:54.27 8:06.83 6 Matthew Forgues WiscasettRec 8:39.42 8:10.83 7 Nicholas Parker Spartanburg 8:35.67 8:17.93 8 Bernardo Garcia S. Texas Walking 9:39.21 8:37.18 9 Alex Fagen Westside 9:35.80 9:06.01 10 Actavione Buckle Start 2 Finish 9:23.67 9:08.65 11 Chandler Lawson PS Vegas Flyers 10:01.68 9:28.61 12 Andre Price PS Vegas Flyers 9:49.56 9:40.90 13 Caleb Chapman Gkd 10:27.02 10:19.51 14 Anthony Day Gatc 10:08.77 10:53.08 15 Jared Ford Faith Track 10:29.03 11:05.19 16 Christian Jones Faith Track 13:54.80 11:58.34 -- Javier Ramirez Run for the Star 9:54.65 DQ This race was a battle!! R + R started off very smart and then slowly started to move up towards the leader. Once they caught up they stayed there for a few laps before the war between Jose and Roberto heated up. They went at eachother for almost four laps, but Jose, who sat behind Roberto for most of the 2nd part of the race, walked smart and out sprinted Roberto. R + R did a great job, and Abraham made us all very proud, surviving the heat and making sure that he got a medal. Great job guys !! 3000 Meter Race Walk Youth Boys ========================================================================= Name Year Team Seed Finals ========================================================================= 1 Jose Moncada Brea Track C 16:32.70 15:21.58 2 Roberto Vergara S. Texas Walking 16:14.78 15:25.30 3 Richardo Vergara S. Texas Walking 16:27.62 16:08.95 4 Eric Lawson Elgin Sharks 16:03.23 16:37.65 5 Andy Peters Miami Valley 14:07.23 17:36.88 6 Abraham Villameal S. Texas Walking 18:28.84 18:41.68 7 Eric Coleman Elgin Sharks 19:32.30 18:49.87 8 Kevin Campbell Wolverine Track 21:40.74 19:22.02 9 Gamaliel Dela Torre Elgin Sharks 18:41.14 19:48.62 10 Ronnie Anderson Faith Track 14:48.38 19:53.01 11 Guillaume Jefferson AZ Cheetahs 22:14.35 20:23.40 12 Kasey Fontana LA Express 25:38.26 22:21.45 13 Shirlante Jackson Nwtc 23:03.14 23:09.12 14 Donald L Barnes Florida Elite 21:58.55 23:09.19 -- Tony Mosher Unattached 22:19.93 DQ The STWC had one of our newest team members participate in this race, and for her first time at Nationals she did an excellent job. Cindy started off a little fast but was able to over come some major stomach problems to finish very strong. Great job Cindy - you get my Sportsmanship Award. 5000 Meter Race Walk Intermediate Girls ========================================================================= Name Year Team Seed Finals ========================================================================= 1 Dana Vered Unattached 29:57.52 27:34.79 2 Tina Peters Miami Valley 26:18.49 28:10.38 3 Katy Hayes Parkside Athleti 28:06.82 28:22.09 4 Le'erin Voss Lake Country Rac 29:30.78 30:09.05 5 Lauren Forgue WiscasettRec 32:37.62 30:15.49 6 Cindy Resendez S. Texas Walking 34:39.00 30:33.40 7 Keelin Yenney Sterling 29:55.18 31:05.94 8 Helen Pottle Unattached 32:39.93 31:47.34 9 Gwendolyn Underwood Miami Valley 34:48.35 10 Catherine Adams Spartanburg 35:47.33 36:03.19 11 Marie Kasprzyk Unattached 36:06.60 39:20.26 12 Katie Burnett 13-Cascade Strid 34:57.29 39:47.20 13 Andrea Reategul Run for the Star 41:21.62 40:54.32 14 Maurisha Jackson Nwtc 46:24.68 42:49.98 Becky, one of our veterans did a very good job in this race. She started the season late, but was still able to qualify for nationals and win a medal for the team. Great job Juanita. 5000 Meter Race Walk Young Women ========================================================================= Name Year Team Seed Finals ========================================================================= 1 Jennifer Reekie Unattached 28:26.08 27:22.48 2 Abby Berg Lake Country Rac 28:03.31 28:07.13 3 Mahala Stewart Unattached 28:10.98 28:09.57 4 Annie Nemeth Unattached 28:14.56 29:00.53 5 Juana Pichardo S. Texas Walking 34:17.00 33:28.29 -- Jasmine Brooks Maine RW DQ Neto, walking in his first ever Nationals, walked a very smart race to get his best time of his life. Starting out conservative, he started picking people off one by one. Great job Neto and we look forward to even greater things from him next year. 5000 Meter Race Walk Intermediate Boys ========================================================================= Name Year Team Seed Finals ========================================================================= 1 Jared Swehosky Salem Track 26:10.30 23:30.93 2 Paul Regul Elgin Sharks 27:07.77 27:50.13 3 John Koziel Unattached 28:20.18 28:25.82 4 Timothy Davidson New York Sta 29:29.49 28:38.63 5 Ernesto Vergara S. Texas Walking 29:53.00 29:22.56 6 Billy Wides Unattached 31:38.84 29:49.19 7 Jeremy Evans Unattached 30:56.43 31:31.89 8 Padric Gleason Unattached 31:46.19 32:43.26 9 Marquise Gray Fast Forward TC 30:56.47 33:24.23 10 Sam McMillian Mprd 34:21.39 33:45.11 11 Mark Cudnik Unified in Flt 33:53.05 -- Diego Mori Run for the Star 42:22.50 DQ Chris and Adrian did a very good job today. Adrian broke 29 minutes for the first time, and there is little doubt that if it was better weather that he would have been able to walk even faster. Adrian will be trying the 10km for the first time next year, and try and qualify, along with Chris, for the National Scholastic Indoor Nationals to be held in New York City. 5000 Meter Race Walk Young Men ========================================================================= Name Year Team Seed Finals ========================================================================= 1 Zachary Pollinger New Jersey S 24:18.28 2 Terran Swehosky Salem Track 25:59.50 25:13.70 3 Christopher Diaz S. Texas Walking 26:10.00 26:24.42 4 Adrian Jaime S. Texas Walking 28:28.00 28:23.59 5 Michael Lee Heartland RW 27:37.51 29:20.96 6 James Hertneky Lake Country Rac 31:52.81 32:44.15

News out of the AAU National Championships in Detroit, MI: 24 Medals out of 27 Athlets -- Last year we only had 20 -- Great job Team !!! SIX NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Esteban Kellar - Sub Bantam Boys 1500m Walk Claudia Ortiz - Midget Girls 1500m Walk Brooke Shannon - Sub Midget Girls 1500m Walk Samantha Olivarez - Midget Girls 1500m Walk Roberto Vergara - Youth Boys 3000m Walk Chris Diaz - Young Men 3000m Walk We also won 4 Silver Medals and a few Bronze. Those results, along with times will be posted shortly. Other results: Adrian Jaime - 2nd place 16:05 Ricardo Vergara - 2nd place - 15:53 (?) Ruby Perez - 2nd place 17:19 Youth Girls ** PR Corina Ortiz - 3rd place - 17:21 Youth Girls ** PR Cindy Resendez - 3rd place Intermediate girls Jessica Reybal - 3rd place Bantam girls Abraham Villareal - 8th place Youth boys Bailey Shannon - 2rd place Sub-Midget girls Maria Villareal - 3nd place Sub-Midget girls Sarah Garcia - 4th place Sub-Midget girls Marcos Kellar - 2nd place - Sub-Midget boys Diana Flores - 2nd place - Sub-Bantam girls More news to come later..... OFFICIAL RESUTLS WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY. The Team has just arrived into Orlando for a few days to visit Mikey.