Supersonic set to make noise this summer

The Supersonic Track Club made the transition last summer from the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation to the Amateur Athletic Union with success, qualifying seven athletes to the Junior Olympics.

This summer is off to a solid encore as the team qualified 22 athletes for the upcoming AAU Southwest Regional Meet from June 24-28 at the University of Texas at Arlington. They qualified by finishing in the top 16 of their respective events at the AAU Southwest District Meet — also at UTA — earlier this month.

The top six from regionals will qualify for the AAU Junior Olympics from July 27-Aug. 8 in Des Moines, Iowa. 

While two of the athletes have opted out of competing at regionals, according to coach Richard Searcy, Supersonic is still taking a healthy contingent into the meet.

Sawyer Loe will compete in five events in the 14-Under Boys division. At district he was second in the 800-meter run, third in the 200, and ran legs of the first-place 4x400 and third place 4x800 relays. In addition, he plans to compete in the pentathlon at regionals, an event not at district.

Several athletes will compete in four events, including Anna Wyatt (16U Girls) in the 400 hurdles, 800, 1500, triple jump; Colsen Ing (14U Boys) in the 400, 800, 4x400 relay, 4x800 relay; and Carlito Richards (14U Boys) in the 400, long jump, 4x400 relay, 4x800 relay.

“Just a lot if hard work is paying off. We been practicing since spring break, but some have been working since our winter Saturday workouts,” Searcy said. “I’m hoping we send all 20 to the JO’s.”

AAU Southwest District Meet

at University of Texas at Arlington

Running events in meters, field events in feet

Supersonic Track Team regional qualifiers

Girls

10U

Leah Williams, ninth in long jump, 10-10.

13U

Ashlyn Gunter, fifth in 100, 17.84; fifth in 200, 31.99.

14U

Iluciana Craven, fifth in 800, 2:35.72.

16U

Cecilia Richards, ninth in triple jump, 33-0.

Evelyn Woody, 12th in 1500, 5:30.55; 15th in 800, 2:39.02. Will also compete in the 2000 steeplechase at regionals.

Anna Wyatt, fifth in 1500, 5:08.88; sixth in 800, 2:30.04; 15th in triple jump, 28-1.5; 16th in 400 hurdles, 1:12.89.

Boys

8U

Ryan Kelly, fifth in 800, 3:22.45.

Mark Kupchynskyi, fifth in long jump, 10-01.

10U

Bridger Jarrett, second in 1500, 5:18.02 (PR by 25 seconds); third in 800, 2:35.68; 13th in 400, 1:09.19.

13U

Lawson Loe, first in 3000 race walk, 23:47.22; 11th in discus, 60-09; 12th in shot put, 20-02.

Asher Davis, 12th in discus, 58-04 (coach said has opted not to compete at regionals).

14U

Easton Lawrence, seventh in shot put, 34-7; seventh in discus, 97-8.

Sawyer Loe, second in 800, 2:08.62; third in 200, 27.65; first leg of first-place 4x400 relay, 3:41.10; third leg of first-place 4x800 relay, 9:06.14. Will also compete in the pentathlon.

Colsen Ing, first in 800, 2:04.78; seventh in 400, 52.88; fourth leg of 4x400 relay; fourth leg of 4x800 relay.

Carlito Richards, third in long jump, 18-9; 14th in 400, 55.58; third leg of 4x400 relay; second leg of 4x800 relay.

Rayce Blair, 11th in long jump, 16-3; second leg of 4x400 relay, first leg of 4x800 relay.

Aiden Wallace, seventh in 300, 11:53.97; ninth in 1500, 4:59.20 (PR by 41 seconds); 14th in 800, 2:20.23.

Blake Galbreaith, sixth in 3000, 11:48.53; 11th in 1500, 5:07.20.

Mason Griggs, will compete in pole vault.

Marco Mendoza, 14th in long jump, 14-6.5 (coach said has opted not to compete at regionals).

16U

Henry Westvang, fourth in discus, 132-03. Will also compete in javelin.

Justin Fidler, ninth in discus, 121-05. Will also compete in javelin.