The 12 and

under girls ran a 3K race with 263 athletes competing. Fumika Shimada,

place 193rd with a time of 13:43.7. Shimada just barely missed qualifying

for the USATF Nationals, finishing 22nd, just two short of the top twenty.

However, she did not sit idle while her team mates competed in Lincoln.

She proudly represented PTC Flash in the local Jingle Bell Trail 5K Road

Race finishing first in her age group with a personal best 5K time of

22:20. Jonathan Garrett placed 129th in the 12 and under boys race with

a time of 12:48. Lacey Garrett finished 191st in the 14 and under girls

race, a 4K, with a time of 20:46.

In the USATF

meet, the 10 and under girls finished 11th overall. There were 180 athletes

competing in the race. Roberts placed 50th with a time of 13:28. Roberts

was followed by Fujii, 113, 14:36; Markle, 119, 14:43; Herbal, 123, 14:47

and Phillips, 129, 14:59. Garrett placed 192nd in the 14 and under girls

race with a time of 19:39.

The official

results of the 12 and under boys and girls teams are not out yet because

of a protest filed following the race. However here are the approximate

times and places as recorded by the coaches. For the 12 and under girls

Rebecca Stokes, 61st place, 12:47 and for the 12 and under boys Vince

Brown, 98th place, 12:06.

The team expresses

their thanks to the Peachtree City Running Club for their support to get

these athletes to the meets. Many members of the team would have been

unable to attend without the generous donation to help these young athletes

with plane fares and/or room accommodations. The team also wishes to thank

several Delta employees who donated several buddy passes.

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