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************NEXT MEETING*************

WHEN: Monday, March 1, 2010 at 7:00 PM

WHERE: Johnny's New York Pizza, 104 Carrington Park Drive (1/2 mile west of McEver on Dawsonville Highway), Gainesville, GA

PROGRAM: To Be Announed

2010 chickEKIDEN 30K Relay

Registration is now open for the "2010 chickEKIDEN 30K Relay" which is scheduled for Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 8:30am. For details and registration information, go to the 2010 chickEKIDEN page.

New for 2010!!!

A companion event, the "Spring Chicken Festival 5K" will be held in 2010. The 5K starts at the same time and location as the chickEKIDEN. For details and registration information, go to the 2010 Spring Chicken Festival 5K page .

Ty Wins In Reno!!!!

On Saturday, December 12th, after a one-hour delay and with 17 inches of snow on the ground, the USATF Region 3 Young Men's Champion Ty (Raymond) McCormack covered the 5 kilometer course in 16:07 to take the Gold Medal at the 2009 USATF Junior Olympics National Cross Country Championships in Reno, NV. This was a fitting end to an outstanding high school cross country season in which McCormack, a Senior at North Hall High School, led the Trojan cross country team to Hall County and Region Championship titles and a 4th place finish at the Georgia High School Cross Country Championships. McCormack finished 13th in the 2009 Foot Locker South Regional Cross Country Championships in a personal best of 15:05. This is McCormack's second cross country season competing for the Lanier Running Club, and he led Lanier's Young Men's Team to a USATF Region 3 Junior Olympic title in Spartanburg, SC earlier this year with his first place finish.

USATF Press Release:

Finish Line Video:   Ty goes by in Ty goes by at the finish in the “blink of an eye” as the video starts.

Race Results:







23 individuals and 4 teams received medals at the USATF Region 3 Junior Olympics XC Championships

Ty McCormack was our individual Region Champion and Kiara McCue-Woods and Kenny Slavik were our individual runner-ups. Our Intermediate Boys (age 15 & 16), Young Womens (age 17 & 18) and Young Mens (age 17 & 18) finished first in their divisions. Our Youth Girls (age 13 & 14) finished second in their division. Our Youth Boys (age 13 & 14) finished fourth in their division, missing a podium finish by onle 6 points.

All Individual and Team Medalists qualified for the Nationals on December 12, 2009 in Reno, Nevada. Ty McCormack and A. J. Clendennin are planning to compete.

Follow the link below to see detail results.

2009 USATF Region 3 Junior Olympics Cross Country Results.

Video from Association meet.   Check out Coach Charlie's motivational pre-race talk.

Lanier Running Club runners excell at USATF Georgia Junior Olympics Cross Country Meet

44 of 49 runners advance to the USATF Region 3 Junior Olympics XC Championships on Saturday, November 21, 2009. In the team competition, Young Men (age 17 & 18), Young Women (age 17 & 18) and Youth Boys (age 13 & 14) finished first in their divisions; Intermediate Boys (age 15 & 16) and Youth Girls (age 13 & 14) finished second in their divisions. Top individual finishers were: Ty McCormack (1st place) and David Farist (2nd place) in Young Men; Kiara McCue (2nd place) in Young Women; Macquel Woodard (2nd place) in Youth Boys and AJ Clendenn (2nd place) in Intermediate Boys. The meet takes place at the Roger Milliken Center, 910 Milliken Rd., Spartanburg, SC (approx 2 hr 15 min drive time from Gainesville). Follow the link below to see detail results.

2009 USATF Georgia Junior Olympics Cross Country Results

Flowery Branch boys win 2009 State AAA Cross Country Championship

Flowery Branch girls finish third, North Hall boys finish fourth and North Hall girls finish eleventh. Top ten individual finishers are: Kiara Woods - 2nd in the girls race with a time of 18:37; Ty McCormack - 2nd in the boys race with a time of 15:47; Cody Barger - 4th in the boys race with a time of 16:16 and Kenny Slavik - 9th in the boys race with a time of 16:28.

Boys AAA State Cross Country Championship Results        Video of AAA Boys race

Girls AAA State Cross Country Championship Results          Video of AAA Girls Race

2009 State Junior Olympics Preview Meet

Several members of our Youth Team participated the Preview Meet on December 8, 2009 at Clinton Farm Nature Preserve, the site of Georgia Association Championships. Cory Schrader, Nitzia Barcenas and Narsheem Barcenas won their age divisions.

2009 State Junior Olympics Preview Meet Results       Video from Meet

High School Cross Country Results:

Region 7AAA Cross Country Championships

Carrolton Last Chance Invitational

Asics Alexander Invitational

Wendy's Invitational

Hall County Championships

West Hall Invitational

War Eagle Invitational

Northeast Georgia Cross Country Championships

USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Results

Two athletes represented the Lanier Running Club at the USATF Junior Olympica Track & Field National Championships. The meet was held in Greensboro, North Carolina from August 27 to August 2, 2009.

Ty McCormack placed fifth in the Young Men's division of the 2000 Meter Steplechase. Ty's time was 6:28.35. David Smith of the Texas Storm won the event with a time of 6:18.97. 27 athletes competed in the race.

2000 M Steeplechase Video

Erica Rucker competed in the Intermediate Girls 200 Meter Dash and 400 Meter Dash. Erica finished second in her 200 Meter heat with a time of 24:83 but did not advance to the finals. She won her 400 Meter heat with a time of 56:80 and advanced to the finals where she placed sixth with a time of 55.65.

200 M Preliminary Heats Video

Region 3 USATF Track & Field Junior Olympics Results

We were extremely proud of our athletes competing in the Junior Olympics in the Washington, DC area this weekend as many personal bests were set.

Four Athletes from Lanier Running Club and Hall County performed well at the Region 3 USATF Track & Field Junior Olympics in Landover, Maryland July 9-12, 2009 with 2 athletes qualifying in 3 events for USATF Track & Field Junior Olympic National Championships in Greensboro, NC July 28-August 2,2009. Top 3 in each event qualify to advance to Nationals.

Erika Rucker competed in 2 events in the Intermediate Girls Division

400 meters - 0:56.97 - 2nd place (seeded 4th going into finals)(qualified for Nationals)

200 meters - 0:24.63 - 1st place - (seeded 5th going into finals)(qualified for Nationals)

Erika had 2 tremendous races in the finals of the 400 meter and 200 meter dashes. The 200 meter champion had the 5th fastest qualifying time and was assigned lane 7. The field could not catch her as she took the lead with 90 meters to go.

Ty McCormack competed in 3 events in the Young Men Division

5000 meters - 16:01 - 5th place (personal best)

1500 meter - 4:11:12 - 4th place (personal Best)

2000 meter steeplechase - 3rd place (first time he had ever run the steeplechase and qualified for Nationals!)

Kelsey Neukum competed in 2 events in the Intermediate Girls Division

3000 meters - 11:26.92 - 4th - (PR)

1500 meters - 5:27.31 - 5th - (PR)

Kenny Slavik competed in 2 events in the Intermediate Boys Division

3000 meters - 9:50.30 - 5th - (PR)

1500 meters - 4:44.19 - 11th

The team performed extremely well against athletes from the Georgia, North and South Carolina and Maryland.

Congressman Nathan Deal's office provided the team, coaches and familes a tour of the United States Capitol on Friday afternoon.

GEORGIA Association USATF Track & Field Junior Olympics Results

We now have 45 members in the Club's youth program. We have 19 athletes from ages 9-18 participating in the summer USATF Junior Olympics Track and Field Championships. This is the coaches and athletes' first experience with the summer USATF Junior Olympics and several athletes are new to running. The coaches are very proud of all who are involved and how they have worked in their running with all the other summer activities. The athletes have represented the Lanier Club extremely well as we all are working through the learning process.

We had 14 athletes qualify to compete in the USATF Georgia Association Championships this weekend and several others that barely missed the cut. Although the heat and humidity conditions were very difficult, we had 7 athletes to qualify to compete in the Region 3 Championships in Maryland (Washington, DC area) in July which included two State Champions. Five athletes are going to be able to make the trip to Maryland to compete in 10 events.

Athletes qualifying for Region:

Intermediate Girls Division:

Erika Rucker: 1st - 400m Dash (55.19) (Meets Junior Olympic Performance Standard)

2nd - 200m Dash (24.67 qualifying time meets Junior Olympic Performance Standard) (24.74 in finals)

Janet Whittaker: 4th - 3000m run (12:23.02) - Unable to attend Region Meet

Kelsey Neukum: 4th - 1500m run (5:31.26)

5th - 3000m run (12:30.62)

Intermediate Boys Division:

Kenny Slavik: 4th - 3000m run (10:16.50)

8th - 1500m run (4:34.52)

Young Men Division:

Ty McCormack: 1st - 5000m run (16:18.33)

3rd - 1500m run (4:18.24)

Bye - 2000m steeplechase

Nolan Clark: 3rd - 5000m run (16:38.12) - Unable to attend Region Meet

Brett Mullins: 6th - 5000m run (18:16.85)

Thanks to the coaches, athletes, parents and Lanier Running Club for making this a great first year.

Coach Charlie

YOUTH TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAMS

2009 USATF Junior Olympics for Ages 18 and under

The Lanier Running Club (LRC) is an approved USA Track & Field (USATF) competitive club that provides coaching and training for anyone ages 8-18 who is interested in competing for LRC in the USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field and Cross Country Championships. The Junior Olympics provide an excellent opportunity for your runners to compete after their regular school season with other Hall County athletes in their Division.

The Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships are patterned after the Olympic Games. Beginning with the Georgia Association Championships, LRC Athletes have the opportunity to advance to the Regional and National Cross Country Championships. Individuals who place in the top 20 and the top 4 Teams (with a min. of 5 runners & a max. of 8 runners) in each age Division at the Georgia Association Championships advance to the Region III Championships.

Last year, 25 LRC Athletes competed in the Georgia Association Country Championships, and almost all qualified to compete in the Region Championships in Richmond, VA. Our Intermediate Girls Team won the Region III Championships and qualified for National Championships, also in Richmond, VA.

2009 USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship Dates and Locations

Georgia Association Championships: November 14, 2009, Location TBA

Region III Championships: November 21, 2009, Spartanburg, SC

National Championships: December 12, 2009, Reno, Nevada

Divisions

Athletes compete in 2-year age group Divisions according to gender:

Bantam (8-10) born in 1999, 2000, 2001 – 3K Distance

Midget (11-12) Born in 1997, 1998 – 3K Distance

Youth (13-14) Born in 1995, 1996 – 4K Distance

Intermediate (15-16) Born in 1993, 1994 – 5K Distance

Young Men and Women (17-18) Born in 1991, 1992 – 5K Distance

Athletes must be members of the Lanier Running Club ($10/yr) and USATF ($20/yr). The total Registration Fees for the Georgia Association and Region Championships are $25. We have very nice Club uniforms and warm-ups that can be purchased for $105.

For further information, visit the Lanier Running Club website at www.lanierruningclub.org click on the Youth Program tab. You may also email Coach Charlie Patterson at cwpatter42@bellsouth.net or call at 770-967-4465.

Go to the YOUTH PROGRAM page for more details.

Saturday Morning Group Runs

We are going to have an informal group run on the third Saturday of the month at 8:00 a.m. at Riverside Track.

All ages and abilities are welcome. You can make the runs as long or as short as you desire; it’s just more fun running with others.

For more information: Contact either Shari Lunsford - shariluns@att.net or Natalie Kean - nataliekean@gmail.com.

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