Grimm takes 3rd in 100 meters – Many other Flyers PR It was a very long day at the track last Saturday, not because our Flyers didn’t perform well, but because the meet ran for almost 9 hours. But luckily, the meet was at Mountain Pointe High School (our club’s home track) and so that took a bit of the…
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Three Young Flyers Make Their Mark in Kansas
“Isa” Allison – National Champion in 8U Mini-Javelin Weather was all-over the map in Lawrence Kansas, the site of the 2018 USATF Junior Olympics National Championship from July 24-30. There was lightning, thunder, flash flooding, wind and sunshine over the four days our three young Phoenix Flyers were competing. Our kids represented both the Flyers and the Arizona USATF Association…
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Flyers Make Their Presence Known at Region 10 Meet
8 Flyers Qualify for National Meet in Kansas Temperatures were in the triple-digits on July 8-9 in Mesa, Arizona, the site for the Region 10 USATF Championships, but there was nothing hotter that weekend than our own Phoenix Flyers. 8 of our 9 athletes who competed qualified for the National Championship Meet in Kansas due to placing in the…
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Saving the Best for Last
14 Flyers Qualify for JO Region Meet – 18 PRs Set – 9 Club Records All things being equal, the weather for the 2017 Arizona Junior Olympics meet this past weekend was pretty fair for Phoenix standards. And with this good AZ climate came performances from our Flyers which were quite impressive; as the majority of them who competed over…
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Max Goes Straight Thunderdome at State Meet
Emerson takes 2nd in Long Jump; Flyers Sweep Javelin There were many great story lines for the Flyers at this past weekend’s USATF AZ State Meet at Mesa Community College (May 20-21). There were over 20 personal records for our young athletes and five new club records as well set under the sunny skies of Arizona. 8 & Under Division…
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Pecheco & Allison Set 3 PRs Each at Phoenix Invitational
Henry Makes it to 100 meter Finals Due to the NCAA Final Four being in town, other large track meets in the region and the Phoenix Invitational being a bit earlier this season, the number of athletes at “PIs” this weekend were lower than usual but the performances didn’t suffer one bit. Beautiful weather both Saturday and Sunday made for great…
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West Siiiide Meet at Youngkers Good for Flyers
Ribbons, Club Records and PRs Abound at Youngkers HS We thought the last meet was impressive for the Flyers, but on Saturday there were 18 personal records and 11 club records set at the March 18th USATF Regulation Meet at Youngkers High School in Buckeye. With it being so early in the season and so many great performances from our athletes,…
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You Get a PR! …And You Get a PR! … And You Get a PR! | Rhodes Wins Long Jump!
Flyers Soar In Regulation Meet with Great Personal Results There were 24 personal records and 7 club records set at the March 4th USATF Regulation Meet at Millennium High School in Goodyear. To say the Flyers had a good day would most definitely be an understatement. Let’s break down how our little Flyers fared. 8 & Under Division Isa…
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Great Start for Flyers in ’17
The season is well on its way and the Flyers have been to three meets thus far. Let’s take a look at how our athletes have competed over these past 4 weeks. 8 & Under Division Ellie Amsbaugh competed in her first track meet back in late January at Westwood High School, where she ran in the 100 and 200 meter races.…
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First Day of Practice Tomorrow!
Track is back for 2017! We hope you all had a great summer/fall and are ready once again for an enjoyable and exciting season with the Phoenix Flyers! This will be our 5th year and are looking forward to meeting and coaching all the new and returning young athletes. We will meet at Mt. Pointe H.S. tomorrow, Monday, January 9th at…
