Summer rundown of Juniata Valley Striders Youth Athletes

By rscaife
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Updated: September 30, 2017

Courtesy of Ron Sprecher

2017 Summer rundown for the Juniata Valley Striders Youth Athletes

Five Juniata Valley Striders Youth athletes won Mid-Atlantic USATF Championships Saturday and Sunday in Philadelphia. Brayden Harris won the 13-14 Boys 1500 and 1500, Noah Shepherd won the 13-14 Boys 800, Quentin Houtz won the 8 & Under Boys 1500, Layla Fetzer won the 8 & Under Girls Mini-Javelin and Justice Sheaffer won the 11-12 Girls Aero-Javelin.These athletes and other top 6 finishers advance to the Mid-East USATF Regional at Rochester, New York July 6-9, 2017.
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Juniata Valley Strider’s Brayden Harris advanced in the 1500 meter semi-final at the USATF National Championship in Lawrence, Kansas winning his heat with a pr of 4:15.11. He now moves into the Saturday final in the 3000 meter and the Sunday final in the 1500.
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Taylor Ciccolini has just given the Juniata Valley Striders their 3rd National Championship Medal. Taylor placed 3rd in the 13-14 Girls Pole Vault with a jump of 9′ 5 3/4″. Taylor and her sister, Skylar, will now compete in the Javelin Finals on Thursday afternoon going for two more medals.
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Skylar Ciccolini has just won the AAU Track and Field National Championship in the 15-16 Girls Javelin throwing 47.43 Meters (155′ 7″) breaking the AAU National Record of 149’1″. This is the 4th National Medal for the Juniata Valley Striders in National Track & Field Championships this week.
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Taylor Ciccolini finished 3rd in the 14 Girls Age Group Javelin at the AAU National Championships today with a throw of 31.95 Meters (104′ 10″) to finish the Juniata Valley Striders participation in the 2017 National Track and Field Championships.
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