| ARCHIVED INFORMATION 2009!!! |
| 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK The 2009 Outdoor season is now underway. We have registered new athletes into the program since registration began. Every week, new faces are appearing from various areas throughout the Eastern North Carolina Area. Spaces are still available for Athletes on a Case by Case basis. Athletes, parents and coaches are all very excited about the upcoming season. PTFP will unveil new coaches in 2009 with experience that be a huge asset to the club. This year the USATF Junior Olympic National Championships are being hosted by NCUSATF! What this means is that our Association (State) Meet count as our Regional. So, if you place in the top 3 of your event, you automatically qualify for the USATF JO Nationals! Basically, we have an incredible opportunity this year to qualify as many athletes as we ever have! |
| PTFP ** NEWS ** CONGRATULATIONS!!! Kenneth Rowland won the State Championship in the Shot-Put with a State Meet Record Throw of 58'7"!!! Kenneth Rowland won FOUR Conference Championships (100 Meter Dash, Long Jump, Shot-Put & Discus) en route to winning MVP Field Athlete!! This lead his team to winning the Conference Championship for the 2nd Straight year! Geoffrey Decker was Runner-Up in the Carteret County Middle School Championships in the Shot-put!! Geoffrey Rowland made the FINALS and SCORED in ALL 3 Events (110M Hurdles, 300M Hurdles & Discus) he qualified for the Conference Championships! That is an outstanding Achievement for a Freshman!! Kenneth Rowland won the NC State Indoor Track & Field Championships in the Shot-Put. He also place 4th in the 55-Meter Dash. He then went on to the National Scholastic Indoor Championships and placed 9th in the Shot-Put. He also competed in the Indoor Weight Throw for the first time placing 23rd with a throw of 57'9 1/2". Kenneth Rowland accepted East Carolina University's Scholarship Offer for Track & Field and has officially signed his National Letter of Intent to attend ECU next fall!!! |
| NC JUNIOR OLYMPIC STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!!! FRIDAY: Kenneth Rowland, Young Men Hammer State Champion with a throw of 151'3 3/4" (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) Leigh Haigh, Intermediate Girls Hammer State Champion with a throw of 79'3 1/4" (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) Ben Sterett, Young Men 5000 Meter Run, Runner-Up with a time of 16:42.34 (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) Victor Campbell, Intermediate Boys Hammer, 3rd Place with a throw of 82'7 1/4" (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) Darryl Barnes, Intermediate Boys, 4th Place with a throw of 81'2 1/2" |
| SATURDAY: Kenneth Rowland, Young Men Shot-Put State Champion with a throw of 55'10" (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) Kenneth Rowland Young Men Discus Runner-Up with a throw of 158'4" (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) James Rowland, Youth Boys Discus State Champion with a throw of 134' 1/4" (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) James Rowland, Youth Boys Shot-Put 5th Place with a throw of 39'5 1/4" Leigh Haigh, Intermediate Girls Discus 4th Place with a throw of 98'5" Dharyus Thomas, Sub-Bantam Boys Long Jump with a jump of 10'1" (JO REGIONAL QUALIFIER) Jessica Coltabaugh, Young Women Discus 8th Place with a throw of 83'5" Darryl Barnes, Intermediate Boys, Discus 7th Place with a throw of 116'6" Geoffrey Decker, Youth Boys Discus 7th Place with a throw of 99'6" Victor Campbell, Intermediate Boys Shot-Put 8th Place with a throw of 32'7" STATE FINALIST TOMORROW!!! Geoffrey Rowland 110 Meter Hurdles Desire Brown 100 Meter Dash & 400 Meter Dash |
| SUNDAY: Kenneth Rowland, Young Men Javein State Champion with a throw of 177'11" (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) James Rowland, Youth BoysJavelin State Champion with a throw of 138'2" (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) Geoffrey Decker, Youth Boys Javelin Runner-Up with a throw of 111'9" (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) Geoffrey Rowland, Intermediate Boys Javelin Runner-Up with a throw of 117'11" (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) Danielle Neufville, Bantam Girls Javelin 3rd Place with a throw of 63'10" (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) Ben Sterett, Young Men 1500 Meter Run 3rd Place with a time of 4:17.13 (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) Jessica Coltabaugh, Young Women Javelin 3rd Place with a throw of 79'4" (JO NATIONAL QUALIFIER) Lance Freeland, Sub-Bantam Boys Javelin 4th Place with a Throw of 34'8" (JO REGIONAL QUALIFIER) Leigh Haigh, Intermediate Girls Javelin 6th Place with a throw of 69'6" Darryl Barnes, Intermediate Boys, Javelin 7th Place with a throw of 90'11" Geoffrey Rowland, Intermediate Boys 110 Meter High Hurdles 7th Place with a time of 17.04 Preston Elwell, Youth Boys Javelin 7th Place with a throw of 82'9" Victor Campbell, Intermediate Boys Javelin 8th Place with a throw of 89' |
| USATF YOUTH OUTDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!! James Rowland (Youth Boys) threw a P.R. of 137' in Discus to take the Bronze Medal (3rd Place), giving him All-American Status!!! James Rowland (Youth Boys) threw 142'11" in Javelin to take home the Silver Medal (Runner-Up), giving him All-American Status!!! Kenneth Rowland (Young Men) threw 163'9" in Javelin to take home 5th Place, giving him All-American Status!!! Kenneth Rowland (Young Men) threw 57'11 3/4" in Shot-Put to take home the GOLD!!! He is the National Champion and has All-American Status!!! Geoffrey Rowland (Intermediate Boys) threw 117'3" in Javelin to take 7th Place, giving him All-American Status!!! Kenneth Rowland (Young Men) threw 148'9" in Discus to take 5th Place, giving him All-American Status!!! Kenneth Rowland (Young Men) threw a P.R. of 165'4" in the Hammer Throw to take the Bronze Medal (3rd Place), giving him All-American Status!! |
USATF JUNIOR OLYMPIC UPDATES!!!
Tuesday, 28 JULY 2009
- Leigh Haigh (Intermediate Girls) Hammer Throw
- Threw a P.R. of 91'3" and took 11th Place!
- Victor Campbell (Intermediate Boys) Hammer
Throw
- Threw a P.R. of 105'1" and took 11th Place!
- Kenneth Rowland (Young Men) Hammer Throw
- Threw a P.R. of 171'6" and took 8th Place!
Thursday, 30 JULY 2009
- Kenneth Rowland (Young Men) Shot-Put
- Threw 58'3 1/4" and took 5th Place!
- Geoffrey Rowland (Intermediate Boys) Javelin
- Threw 107'11"
Friday, 31 JULY 2009
- Kenneth Rowland (Young Men) Discus
- Threw 131'11"
- James Rowland (Youth Boys) Javelin
- Threw a P.R. of 150'1" and took 4th Place.
- Geoffrey Decker (Youth Boys) Javelin
- Threw a P.R. of 50' with his off-hand (due to
injury)!!!
- Kenneth Rowland (Young Men) Javelin
- Threw 153'10" and took 13th Place.
Sunday, 2 AUGUST 2009
- James Rowland (Youth Boys) Discus
- Threw 137'1" and took 9th Place.
- Danielle Neufville (Bantam Girls) Javelin
- Threw 50'9"
- Jessica Coltabaugh (Young Women) Javelin
- Threw 84'11"
Russell E. Blunt/East Coast Invitational NEWS!!!
We took 27th Place out of 93 Teams!! Which is
great considering we only took SIX Athletes!!
James Rowland won the Discus with a P.R. throw
of 143'3"!!
He also won the Javelin and took 3rd in the
Shot-Put!
Geoffrey Decker took 2nd in the Javelin with a P.R.
Throw of 113'1"! He also took 6th in the Discus and
8th in the Shot-Put!
Leigh Haigh took 3rd in the Discus with a P.R.
Throw of 110'11"!!!
Jessica Coltabaugh took 3rd in the Javelin with a
P.R. Throw of 85'!!!
Desire Brown qualified for the 200-Meter Dash
Finals on Sunday with a P.R. Time of 27.21
seconds!! She also ran a P.R. in the 400-Meter
Dash with a time of 1:03.07, just missing the finals
by one spot!!!
Desire Brown took 4th Place in the 200-Meter Dash
Finals with a P.R. Time 26.87 seconds!!
Tuesday, 28 JULY 2009
- Leigh Haigh (Intermediate Girls) Hammer Throw
- Threw a P.R. of 91'3" and took 11th Place!
- Victor Campbell (Intermediate Boys) Hammer
Throw
- Threw a P.R. of 105'1" and took 11th Place!
- Kenneth Rowland (Young Men) Hammer Throw
- Threw a P.R. of 171'6" and took 8th Place!
Thursday, 30 JULY 2009
- Kenneth Rowland (Young Men) Shot-Put
- Threw 58'3 1/4" and took 5th Place!
- Geoffrey Rowland (Intermediate Boys) Javelin
- Threw 107'11"
Friday, 31 JULY 2009
- Kenneth Rowland (Young Men) Discus
- Threw 131'11"
- James Rowland (Youth Boys) Javelin
- Threw a P.R. of 150'1" and took 4th Place.
- Geoffrey Decker (Youth Boys) Javelin
- Threw a P.R. of 50' with his off-hand (due to
injury)!!!
- Kenneth Rowland (Young Men) Javelin
- Threw 153'10" and took 13th Place.
Sunday, 2 AUGUST 2009
- James Rowland (Youth Boys) Discus
- Threw 137'1" and took 9th Place.
- Danielle Neufville (Bantam Girls) Javelin
- Threw 50'9"
- Jessica Coltabaugh (Young Women) Javelin
- Threw 84'11"
Russell E. Blunt/East Coast Invitational NEWS!!!
We took 27th Place out of 93 Teams!! Which is
great considering we only took SIX Athletes!!
James Rowland won the Discus with a P.R. throw
of 143'3"!!
He also won the Javelin and took 3rd in the
Shot-Put!
Geoffrey Decker took 2nd in the Javelin with a P.R.
Throw of 113'1"! He also took 6th in the Discus and
8th in the Shot-Put!
Leigh Haigh took 3rd in the Discus with a P.R.
Throw of 110'11"!!!
Jessica Coltabaugh took 3rd in the Javelin with a
P.R. Throw of 85'!!!
Desire Brown qualified for the 200-Meter Dash
Finals on Sunday with a P.R. Time of 27.21
seconds!! She also ran a P.R. in the 400-Meter
Dash with a time of 1:03.07, just missing the finals
by one spot!!!
Desire Brown took 4th Place in the 200-Meter Dash
Finals with a P.R. Time 26.87 seconds!!
| We had our end of the Season Party & Awards Banquet for the 2009 Season on 5 Aug 2009. Here were our Awards: Coaches Award Girls: Kasiyah David Coaches Award Boys: Benjamin Stich Most Improved Girls: Jessica Coltabaugh Most Improved Boys: Brandon Horsley Most Valuable Track Girls: Jhatanah Thomas Most Valuable Track Boys: Dharyus Thomas Most Valuable Field Girls: Holly Smith Most Valuable Field Boys: Darryl Barnes II MOST VALUABLE PLAYER GIRLS: Desire Brown MOST VALUABLE PLAYER BOYS: James Rowland |
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