The Flash is back after his hospital appendicitis illness last November that made him miss the USATF Cross Country Region 2 meet at Slippery Rock, Pa. This is a picture of Daniel going into the 8 and Under age group at age 5 at his first indoor Track Meet.
Kathy Derr said to Daniel how does it feel to be back at a track meet? It feels good! I been away from it for too long. I can remember being in Jr. High and I could not wait until track season was over. This shows the difference between Daniel, a real athlete and his Grand Father, someone who was playing track.
In the United Age Group Track Coaches Association (UAGTCA), Daniel ran the 1500 for the first time as a Bantam (9 and 10 year old) even though he is only 8 years old. He is also coming off of Appendix surgery. He lost his running edge and is in the process of getting it back. This showed in his two races.
Daniel's 2014 Indoor Track Schedule
Kathy Derr said to Daniel how does it feel to be back at a track meet? It feels good! I been away from it for too long. I can remember being in Jr. High and I could not wait until track season was over. This shows the difference between Daniel, a real athlete and his Grand Father, someone who was playing track.
In the United Age Group Track Coaches Association (UAGTCA), Daniel ran the 1500 for the first time as a Bantam (9 and 10 year old) even though he is only 8 years old. He is also coming off of Appendix surgery. He lost his running edge and is in the process of getting it back. This showed in his two races.
UAGTCA Practice Field - Site License 1/25/2014 - 1:15 PM
2014 UAGTCA Indoor Development Meet #2 - 1/25/2014
2014 Indoor #2
Widener University - Chester PA
Event 24 1500 Meter Run 9-10 Division Boys
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Name Year Team Finals Points
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Finals
1 Drumwright, Aaron 04 Mallery T.C. 5:32.69 10
2 Oshodi, Fazl 05 SJ Rising Stars 6:00.09 8
3 Muhammad, Mushin 05 St. Lukes T. C. 6:21.38 6
4 Tulloch, Daniel 05 St. Lukes T. C. 6:30.35 5
5 Suter, John 05 Grtr Phila O. C. 6:39.25 4
Daniel placed 4th behind his running mate Mushin Muhammad. The flash finished 32 seconds behind his 2013 outdoor time.
Mushin seen in the picture above on the left and Daniel is on the right.
UAGTCA Practice Field - Site License 1/25/2014 - 1:15 PM
2014 UAGTCA Indoor Development Meet #2 - 1/25/2014
2014 Indoor #2
Widener University - Chester PA
Event 14 800 Meter Run 9-10 Division Boys
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Name Year Team Finals H# Points
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Finals
1 Oshodi, Fazl 05 SJ Rising Stars 2:57.49 1 10
2 Drumwright, Andrew 04 Mallery T.C. 3:01.10 1 8
3 Johnson, Mahkai 04 Chester Cheetahs 3:03.70 1 6
4 Cade, Darien 05 Omega Track 3:06.24 1 5
5 Cosby, Quamere 05 Chester Cheetahs 3:13.60 1 4
6 Moat, Zamareon 05 Chester Cheetahs 3:18.03 1 3
7 Muhammad, Mushin 05 St. Lukes T. C. 3:18.09 1 2
8 Massey, Anas 05 Cambria Y.A. 3:19.84 1 1
9 High, King 05 SJ Rising Stars 3:20.09 2
10 Harper, Germain 05 SJ Rising Stars 3:26.48 2
11 Bantam, Jaydon 05 Chester Cheetahs 3:33.88 2
12 Brown, Tajamir 05 Omega Track 3:35.13 2
13 Norwood, Xavier 05 Omega Track 3:37.14 2
14 Thornton, Shaun 05 Phila. Express 3:38.35 2
15 Johnson, Roman 05 Mo Bettah T. C. 3:41.12 2
16 Suter, John 05 Grtr Phila O. C. 3:42.78 2
17 Tulloch, Daniel 05 St. Lukes T. C. 3:48.35 1
18 Yanney, Vance 05 Gladwyne Gliders 3:57.87 2
19 Gordon, Calvin 05 Chester Cheetahs 3:59.91 2
20 Willing, Tristan 04 Gladwyne Gliders 4:00.51 2
Daniel placed 17th in the 800 meter run with a time of 3 minutes, 48.35 seconds. His time was way off his 2013 outdoor time. This showed that he lost a lot in running ability being off for 2 months.
Andrew Lofton decided to change his training schedule to include wall training.
In the picture above, the coach demonstrated what he wants Daniel to do.
Here is a picture of the coach talking to another coach from a rival track club.
Daniel Had Company
One of Kathy Derr's neices Nikki Parker Yoder along with her daughter Peyton Grace Yoder who lives in the Philadelphia area came to see Daniel at the meet. They all sat and chatted with Daniel between races.
We have until Feb. 23, 2014 to get Daniel ready to run and qualify for USATF Indoor Nationals come March 8th and 9th. It will be hard for him to pull this off since he is at the bottom of the Division in age.
Daniel's 2014 Indoor Track Schedule
UAGTCA 2014 Indoor Meet 3 Widener University
Chester, PA Saturday 2/1/2014
UAGTCA 2014 Indoor Meet 3 Widener University Chester,PA Saturday 2/1/2014
The USATF Zonal Qualifier meet in Toms River, NJ on Sunday 2/23/2014. Places 1 thru 6 will qualify for the national meet.
If Daniel qualifies to move on to nationals, he will compete at the Indoor Nationals at Prince George Sports and Learning Complex in Maryland on
Saturday and Sunday March 8th and 9th.
If Daniel does not qualify for nationals, he will
compete at the UAGTCA 2014 Indoor Championship at
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA Sunday 3/2/2014.
Developing Outdoor Schedule
All we know about the Jamaican Flash's outdoor summer schedule is;
The Outdoor
Region 2 Jr. Olympic Track and Field Championships will be in New Jersey the weekend of July
10-13.
The Outdoor
National Track and Field Championships this year will be in Houston, Texas, July 21-27.