Youth track - Junior Olympics

This summer, a number Running Unlimited Fitness team members made travel arrangements for Bend, OR and Baltimore, MD for the annual Junior Olympics competition.

The Association meet, held at Chief Sealth HS in Seattle featured athletes from western Washington.  The top 8 in each event qualified for the regional meet. 14 Oak Harbor athletes competed in 31 separate events. 11 athletes in 19 of the events finished in the top 8.  In 5 events, RU Fitness athletes were crowned Association champions.


Complete association results are HERE

The regional meet, with athletes from Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho was held at Summit High School in Bend.  All 11 athletes that qualified at the association meet traveled to Bend for the regional meet.  At the end of the meet, RU Fitness had an individual who was champ in 2 events and the girls 4x800m relay team also finished first.

Of the 11 competitors, 6 qualified for the national meet in the Midget Boys discus, Youth Girls 200m hurdles, Intermediate Girls 1500 and 3000m run, Intermediate Boys 1500 and 3000m run, Young Womens 3000m run and 2000m steeplechase and the Youth Girls 4x800 relay.

Complete regional results are HERE

Photos from the regional meet are posted HERE

The national meet was at Morgan State University in Baltimore.  There, in the heat (over 90) and humidity, Whidbey Islanders competed in the discus, 200m hurdles, 2000 steeplechase, 1500 and 3000m runs.  OHHS student Christina Wicker finished 6th in the steeplechase and 7th in the 3000m run.

National meet photos are posted HERE.

Read more about it HERE at the Whidbey News Times