Sunday, March 10, 2013

The 2013 USATF Elite of the Elite





Daniel (No. 6) is on the winner podium receiving his 1500 Meter Medal. He is one of the National elite to place in the top six 8 and under boys in the 1500 Meter.


Daniel's time in the 1500 Meter was 6 Minutes 4.95 Seconds. 


1500 Meter Run 8 & Under Division Boys
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Youth Indoor: $ 5:59.31  3/11/2012   Josue Valencia, Elgin Shark
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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Finals
  1 Levy, Caleb               05 Waukegan Invaders      5:38.67$
  2 Ortega, Jael              05 Elgin Sharks Track     5:42.31$
  3 Kraft, Tristan            05 Tri-City Relays TC     5:59.99
  4 Peacock, Henry            05 Jaguar Track           6:01.50
  5 Lawrence, Landen          05 Unattached             6:04.52
  6 Tulloch, Daniel           05 Unattached             6:04.95
  7 Brown, Jamir              06 Jersey Heat TC         6:07.98
  8 Harris, Tarik             06 Track Express TC       6:15.49
  9 Bussone, Marco            05 Unattached             6:19.49
 10 Robertson, Nicholas       06 Team Sports            6:36.87
 11 Boutin, Nate              05 Prospect Par           6:38.46
 12 Green, Jemmel             06 Woodlawn Track Pack    6:52.99
 13 Smith, Lathan             06 New Wave TC            7:30.80
 

 
 
 
Photo: Daniel medaled in the USA track and field youth nationals 
 
Caleb Levy (No. 1 on the stand) from Waukegan, Illinois, broke the record and is now the current 
national record holder. Jael Ortega (second place) from Elgin, Illinois would have gotten the record if it was not 
for the the first place person. Tristan Kraft recieved third place from Winston-Salem, NC, Henry Peacock (No. 4 
on podium) from Greenville, North Carolina came in fourth, while Landen Lawrence (No. 5 on the podium) unattached came 
in fifth.  
 
Let's look at the race!
 
 
The 1500 Meter Run on March 10, 2013 at 12:15 PM.

This was the award ceremony after the race. This ceremony is closed to athletes
involved, family, and their coaches. 


This is Daniel Tulloch (the Jamaican Flash) receiving his 1500 Meter award.

 
Daniel had other events as well!
 

The meet started with the usual getting up at 5:00 AM and traveling to the meet
registration preparing for Daniel's events. 

 
 
Here is Daniel waiting to start the Long Jump with his mother Stephanie
Tulloch behind him. After the picture was taken, the officials made us
go to the coaches box while Daniel made his jumps. 
 
Long Jump 8 & Under Division Boys
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Youth Indoor: $ 3.72m  3/10/2012   Gregory Foster, Unattached
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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Finals
  1 Ritzie-Pouncey, Jahnaul   05 Tri-City Relays TC       3.22m   10-06.75
  2 Torres, Marcos            05 Miles Per Hour           3.04m    9-11.75
  3 Bryant, Derrick           05 Unattached               2.97m    9-09.00
  4 Darden, Donovan           06 Unattached               2.65m    8-08.50
  5 Brown, Jamir              06 Jersey Heat TC           2.51m    8-03.00
  6 Mack, Kobe                06 Tri-City Relays TC       2.49m    8-02.00
  7 Dawson, Jared             05 Zodiacs Trac             2.24m    7-04.25
  8 Peace, Johnnie            05 Hummingbird TC           2.21m    7-03.00
  9 Tulloch, Daniel           05 Unattached               1.92m    6-03.75
 10 Hood, Donovan             06 I5 Elite                 1.70m    5-07.00
 -- Mullen, Je'mere           06 Ft Belvoir S                ND 

Without any practice, Daniel found his way placing 9th in the nation with a jump 
of 6 feet, 3.75 inches. This spring and summer, we will start practicing 
the Long Jump and prepare for his out door track meets starting this May.
 
 800 Meter Run 8 & Under Division Boys
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Youth Indoor: $ 2:54.76  3/10/2012   Chase Nicholas, Prospect Pa
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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Finals
  1 Levy, Caleb               05 Waukegan Invaders      2:55.13
  2 Ortega, Jael              05 Elgin Sharks Track     2:56.01
  3 Kraft, Tristan            05 Tri-City Relays TC     3:02.58
  4 Anderson, Cameren         05 Unity Expres           3:02.67
  5 Peacock, Henry            05 Jaguar Track           3:06.46
  6 Lindo, Dantae             05 Zodiacs Trac           3:08.64
  7 Harris, Tarik             06 Track Express TC       3:08.81
  8 Brown, Jamir              06 Jersey Heat TC         3:10.43
  9 Tulloch, Daniel           05 Unattached             3:11.34
 10 Lawrence, Landen          05 Unattached             3:12.67
 11 Battle, Maurice           05 Firebirds AC           3:13.18
 12 Albergo, Anthony          05 Firebirds AC           3:14.86
 13 Menay, Mateo              05 Southwestern           3:18.83
 14 Green, Jemmel             06 Woodlawn Track Pack    3:19.97
 15 Bussone, Marco            05 Unattached             3:22.31
 
The results came in on the leader board at the end of the race saying that 
Daniel came in 8th. But the official results online says he was 9th. 
 
Watch the race for yourself.
 
On the video, I read the information off the leader board and it said that 
Daniel came in 8th place. Now the online website says that he came in 9th 
place. Since it does not mean a medal or advancement to International
Meets, technically, it does not matter. 
 
This is Daniel's national standings!
 
1500 Meter Run -- 6th Seed in the Nation
800 Meter Run -- 9th Seed in the Nation
Long Jump -- 9th Seed in the Nation. 

Daniel had visitors 


Vida (my first cousin)is the one in the Black and White stripped blouse. The little 
boy in the red shirt is Marc, Vida's grandson. He is playing with
my grandson Daniel.
 
Daniel is on the left, Marc is on the right. They are 5th cousins.

Where do we go from here?

We will not participate in any international meets this year. Instead, we will 
prepare for Daniel's out door track and field program starting in the month of 
May in Philadelphia. That series will end hopefully in Daniel going to Nationals 
in North Carolina at the end of July. Daniel's practice starts on March 11, 2013. 


2 comments:

  1. A Great day for Daniel. No disappointment from family that attended his events for the first time.
    As his younger brother has been saying while watching Pop-Pop training Daniel for the past 4+ years.
    !!!!!!!!!! GO DANIEL GO !!!!!!!!!!

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  2. And that is what David was saying this time. He was Daniel's biggest fan. On Sunday, USATF Officials found out that someone hacked into the computer system and changed around the results. It held up Daniel's awards from 1:30 to almost 4:00. I think they hacked into the system on Saturday because the leader board had Daniel at 8th place in the 800 Meters but on the USATF Website, he is 9th. We will not protest because it cost $20.00 to submit a protest and Daniel will get nothing out of it if we won the protest.

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