AAU Northern Indoor Championships
Friday-Sunday, January 16-18, 2015 at Auburn HS. Results
AAU athletes competed at the new field house facility at Rockford [IL] Auburn High School Field House. The meet was hosted by the Heart of Illinois Track Club and the Rockford FIRE Track Club.
AAU athletes fall into one of the age groups: Female 8 and under, Female 9, Female 10, Female 11, Female 12, Female 13, Female 14, Female 15, Female 15-16, Female 17-18.Age divisions are determined by year of birth. Listed below are the AAU Age Divisions.
Wisconsin Track Online Feature For 2015
Age Division Limitations
8 & Under Girls/Boys (Born 2007 and later) Maximum 3 Events including relays
9 Year Old Girls/Boys (Born 2006) Maximum 3 Events including relays
10 Year Old Girls/Boys (Born 2005) Maximum 3 Events including relays
11 Year Old Girls/Boys (Born 2004) Maximum 3 Events including relays
12 year Old Girls/Boys (Born 2003) Maximum 3 Events including relays
13 Year Old Girls/Boys (Born 2002) Maximum 4 Events including relays
14 Year Old Girls/Boys (Born 2001) Maximum 4 Events including relays
15-16 Year Old Girls/Boys (Born 1999-2000) Maximum 4 Events including relays
17-18 Women/Men (Born 1996*-1998) Maximum 4 Events including relays.
Teams Competing At The AAU Northern Indoor Championships
AMP Track Club College Park, GA. AMP Track Club Kennesaw, GA, Ann Arbor Track Club Ann Arbor, MI, Athletes Lives Network Track Indianapolis, IN, Aurora,, Flyers AAU Aurora, IL, Aurora Sundowners Aurora, IL, Cougar Track Club Fayetteville, GA, Decatur Dominators Decatur, IL, Detroit Pal Elite Detroit, MI, Elgin Sharks Track Club Elgin, IL, Greater Houston Track Club Stafford, TX, Haverhill Elite TC Haverhill, MA, Illinois Jets TC Roscoe, IL, Illinois Lightning-USATF North Aurora, IL, Illinois RUSH Plainfield, IL, Illinois Titans Bloomington, IL, Indy's Racing Cheetahs Indianapolis, IN, JUMP HIGH Athletic Club Plainfield, IL, Milwaukee Mustangs Track Milwaukee, WI, No Limits Track Club Hammond, IN, Oak Creek Track Club Oak Creek, WI, Pulaski Orland Park, IL, Pure Talent Elite Kansas City, MO, Rockford Wildcats Rockford, IL, Silver Spring Spartans Milwaukee, WI, St. Louis Blues St. Louis, MO, Throwasaurus Rex, Track Club Mount Prospect, IL, Ultimate Speed Academy TC St. Louis, MO, University of Chicago TC Chicago, IL, Unleashed Speed Track Club Lansing, MI, Wings of Glory Track Club Milwaukee, WI, and the Platte River Track Club Brighton, CO.
In addition a large number of 'unattached' athletes competed at Rockford.
Above 17-18 year old 60m dash athletes: Azya Mclin [#189, Wauwatosa West, 8.12. 7.96 in finals], Yakira Love [#404, University of Chicago Track Club, 8.00], and Tyra Buckley [#168, Wisconsin Lutheran, 8.69].
*Athletes who are born in 1996 and will not turn 19 years of age during the meet are eligible to compete in the Young Womens/Mens divisions.
Above left and center: Young athletes in the 800m races. Above right: Two boys congratulate each other after their 800m race.
800m runners
Above: 8 and under 60m dash athletes.
Right and below: 60m dash athletes.
Above: Jefferson junior Mikaela Grant in the HJ [4' 11] and 60m HH events. Grant who is the defending D2 champion in the 300m LH had the best time in the HH prelims [17-18 year old] with a clocking of 9.66. She won the finals held Sunday with a time of 9.80. Courtney Manning from Normal Community [IL] High School had the second best time in the prelims [9.81].
Above left: Rockford Auburn opened a new field house in 2014. The 200m track has a nine lane straightaway with 6 lanes for longer races.
Above right: Snow covered the outdoor track at Auburn. The Illinois high school indoor season begins Monday, January 19.
Far left: Meet official J French organizes a group of young long jumpers prior to their event.
Left: An 8 and under LJ athlete.
Right: AAU Marketing Chair for Track and Field Laurie Gunn. Laurie is a former track and field athlete from Milwaukee Madison High School.
Starter Fred Pelley helps 800m runners prepare for their race.
Rockford Auburn assistant football coach Kevin Anderson organizes runners.
Above and below: 800m runners.
Left: 800m [15-16 year old race] winner Khady Diarrassoupa [Menomonie Falls, 2:31.15].
Above left: Milwaukee Mustang athlete Alaina Holt in the 15-16 year old 60m dash. Above center: Ashlin LaFond [Brookfield Academy] in the 60m dash event. Above right: Siarah Jones [#183, Milwaukee King] had the second best time in the 60m HH 15-16 year old prelims with a 9.83.
Above right: Jazsmin Washington [Oak Creek] in the 60m HH event [10.51]. #347 is Katelin Johnson Bureau Valley HS, IL.
Above 60m 15-16 year old dash athletes: Madison Thompson [#387, 2nd from left] from Shorewood ran unattached and #198 Jaycie Stewart from Milwaukee. West Side HS [Gary, IN] sophomore athlete Antonise Christian won the 60m finals with a time of 7.93. Photo of Christian in the prelims.
Above: 17-18 year old 60m dash prelims showing Ashley Malone [#429, Milwaukee Riverside, 8.58] and Jaliyah Elliott [#173, Beloit Memorial, 8.28]. Brittny Ellis a sophomore from Warren HS in Gurnee, IL [#402, University of Chicago Track Club] had the best time in the prelims- 7.89 and won the finals with a time of 7.80]. Megan Blair [#312, St Paul, MN] recorded a 8.21 in the prelims.
Harper LaFond [Brookfield Academy] in the 17-18 year old 800m run.
17-18 year old 800m runners: Liz Karina [#360, lane 3] from Aurora [IL] Catholic Central had the best time in the 800m run [2:16.17]. She was the 2A Illinois State Champion in 2014 [2:10.73]. Dominque Lewis [#358] is from Clear Brook High School in Friendswood, TX.
Above: 17-18 year old 60m dash prelims showing Michaela Baker [#305, Robbinsdale Armstrong HS, Brooklyn Park, MN], Devin McDuffie [#160, Brebeuf High School, Indianapolis, IN], Wauwatosa West's Azla Mclin, Yakira Love [Westinghouse College Prep HS, Chicago, IL], and Wisconsin Lutheran's Tyra Buckley.
The Honor Roll has started its 22nd season with coverage of the AAU Northern Indoor Championships. Seeing so many athletes at Rockford Auburn surrounded by families and coaches who have a passion for the sport is the fuel that keeps the Honor Roll going. The Honor Roll is a volunteer effort that will only succeed if coaches, parents, and track fans provide results. I take photographs in the hope that the pictures will give personality to a great sport and allow track fans to see some of the outstanding students who make the sport so special.
The ideal situation would be for each coach to send their results to a national website like Athletic Net and the Athletic Net Performance Lists in order to publish comprehensive results. This has not happened yet. When Wisconsin Sports Net dropped its coverage of track and field for the 2014 season I decided to continue compiling the Honor Roll.
Hopefully there is another person out there who would be interested in providing coverage of results for the 2016 season. As the 2015 season unfolds please send results, ideas for features and corrections to the Honor Roll. Dave Figi, January 18, 2015.
