2014 USATF Northeast Zone Youth Indoor Track and Field Championships

Hey Nixon's Back!!!

At age 4, Tom's River, NJ is the place where Daniel got his start and won his first chance to compete in National Competition (8 and Under Division). The problem at that time was that Rule 100C did not allow 4 year old children to compete on a National Level.

John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex  1519 Hooper Ave. Toms River, NJ  08753

Sunday, February 23, 2014, Daniel Tulloch also known as the Jamaican Flash ran the 800 Meter and 1500 Meter Run, in the 9 and 10 year old division. This is the first USATF Meet where he runs in this division. The top 6 finishers move on to the National Indoor Championships in Landover, MD, March 8 and 9, 2014.

No, the Flash will not be going to National competition this year for indoor track. In the 1500 Meter Daniel came in with a time of 6 Minutes 18.14 Seconds.  He was 21st out of 26 athletes competing.  First place took the race in 5 Minutes 11.77 Seconds. Six place took it in 5 Minutes 35.19 Seconds.

In the 800 Meter, Daniel came in 31^st out of about 40 people with a time of 3 Minutes 19.60 Seconds. The winner's time was 2 Minutes, 39.77 Seconds. The 6th place winner had a time of 2 Minutes 46.51 Seconds.   

  Our Problems

Daniel's problems with his illness has affected him more than what we realized. His coach, Andrew Lofton, the head of the St. Luke Spirit Track Club, has in so many words made the same statement to Damine Tulloch, Daniel's father.

• Daniel may not have fully recovered from his Appendicitis operation last November. He could not practice until early January. This 6 week layoff put him out of condition. Because of this, his development fell behind others of his same age.

• Because of the cold and snowing weather this winter, Daniel could not practice outside. In the eastern part of the state, New Jersey and New York, children have an indoor track or large gym where they can practice.

• Daniel is in a new division, running against 10 year olds who are far more advanced than Daniel. As of this meet, Daniel is still 8 years old.

The Solution

This illness has interrupted Daniel’s development. He has sharpened his skills continuously from age 3 until November 2013. We will have to continue to train hard and sharpen his skills again so that he can compete in this division.   

We hope to have him ready to compete in the 3000 Meter and Hurdle races once he is placed in the 11 and 12 year old Division.  

2014 UAGTCA Indoor Development Meet #3 - 2/1/2014

Daniel (# 10) as he waits at the starting line. Mushin Muhammad (#9) his team mate is standing beside him.

As Daniel completed his two races on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, his coach, his mother, and I desperately worked on his running problems. We have to make him faster and stronger in the next three weeks before he enters into the USA Indoor Track and Field Zonal Meet in Toms River, N.J., Saturday & Sunday, February 22 & 23, 2014 .

The zonal race is the race that counts. The UAGTCA meets are just practice meets. In the USA Indoor Track and Field Zonal Meet, the top 6 individuals in each event in the 9 and 10 age divisions will advance to the National Indoor Championships in Landover, MD, on March 8-9, 2014.

How he did in the 1500 Meter

You know how in football or basketball an officials call can change the nature of the game. You hear coaches say after the game that sometime the call goes in your favor and sometimes the call goes against you.  In Daniel's case, an official who I had problems with when Stephanie, Daniel's mother was in the 9 and 10 year old division was officiating Daniel's 1500 meter run. He made a big mistakes declaring Daniel third instead of forth. It was very obvious that Mushin Muhammad came in third by at least 10 seconds. Mr. Muhammad, a football coach in Philadelphia was hopping mad and I do not blame him. I thought that the official would have review and changed the results of the race after the meet but he did not.  

UAGTCA Practice Field - Site License                2/1/2014 - 1:58 PM
           2014 UAGTCA Indoor Development Meet #3 - 2/1/2014           
                            2014 Indoor #3                             
                    Widener University - Chester PA                    
 
Event 14  1500 Meter Run 9-10 Boys
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  UAG Indoor: > 4:59.79  1/16/2011   Ethan Rice, Prospect Park         
    Name               Year Team                    Finals  Points
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Finals                                                                 
  1 Oshodi, Fazl         05 SJ Rising Stars        5:48.43   10   
  2 Drumwright, Andrew   04 Mallery T.C.           5:54.45    8   
  3 Tulloch, Daniel      05 St. Lukes T. C.        5:56.81    6   
  4 Muhammad, Mushin     05 St. Lukes T. C.        6:28.64    5   
  5 Jones Jr, Cherron    05 SJ Rising Stars        6:43.17    4   
  6 Suter, John          05 Grtr Phila O. C.       7:22.04    3   

Daniel in the clerking area waiting for the 800 Meter Run.

How did Daniel do in the 800 Meter Run

We have Daniel run the 800 Meter Run to develop his speed. He is not a runner that can run on a National or Regional level in the 800 Meter or lower events. They are to short. In fact, we are developing him to be the dominant runner in the country in the 3000 run (2 Miles).

UAGTCA Practice Field - Site License                   2/1/2014 - 1:57 PM
            2014 UAGTCA Indoor Development Meet #3 - 2/1/2014             
                              2014 Indoor #3                              
                     Widener University - Chester PA                      
 
Event 4  800 Meter Run 9-10 Boys
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  UAG Indoor: > 2:33.59  3/2/2013    Payton Taveras, Juventus T. C.       
    Name               Year Team                    Finals  H# Points
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Finals                                                                    
  1 St.Fort, Jalen       04 Comets Track Club      2:45.10   1  10   
  2 Drumwright, Aaron    04 Mallery T.C.           2:46.63   1   8   
  3 Oshodi, Fazl         05 SJ Rising Stars        2:56.60   1   6   
  4 Johnson, Mahkai      04 Chester Cheetahs       2:57.39   1   5   
  5 Smallwood, Mekhi     04 Kappas Dashers         2:57.42   2   4   
  6 Douglas, Marquise    05 Cambria Y.A.           3:00.36   2   3   
  7 Young, Robert        05 Comets Track Club      3:03.18   1   2   
  8 Woolbright, Kenton   05 Newark Elite           3:03.44   2   1   
  9 Saie, Answer         05 Cambria Y.A.           3:07.96   2       
 10 Cosby, Quamere       05 Chester Cheetahs       3:11.08   1       
 11 Cade, Darien         05 Omega Track            3:12.21   2       
 12 Byrd, Masai          04 Winslow Elite          3:12.80   1       
 13 Pauling, Quincy      04 Kappas Dashers         3:13.97   2       
 14 Muhammad, Mushin     05 St. Lukes T. C.        3:17.74   2       
 15 Coleman, Haneef      05 Winslow Elite          3:17.78   1       
 16 Barnett, Davin       04 Kappas Dashers         3:21.59   3       
 17 High, King           05 SJ Rising Stars        3:23.00   1       
 18 Norwood, Xavier      05 Omega Track            3:24.20   3       
 19 Brown, Tajamir       05 Omega Track            3:27.68   3       
 20 Smith, Jaron         04 Chester Cheetahs       3:27.95   3       
 21 Tulloch, Daniel      05 St. Lukes T. C.        3:28.67   2       
 22 Johnson, Roman       05 Mo Bettah T. C.        3:29.73   2       
 23 Brown, Ramir         05 Winslow Elite          3:31.19   3       
 24 Harper, Germain      05 SJ Rising Stars        3:31.45   1       
 25 Kirkley, Shaun       04 Winslow Elite          3:35.11   3       
 26 Bantam, Jaydon       05 Chester Cheetahs       3:36.28   3       
 27 Suter, John          05 Grtr Phila O. C.       3:36.53   3       
 28 Davis, A. J.         05 Omega Track            3:58.22   3       
 29 Gilbert, Kylee       05 Cambria Y.A.           3:59.01   3       

Wish Daniel luck in his hard practicing before the USATF Zonal Meet.