Y OUT H C O R N E R
S HER YL H A L L - C H A I R
2013 YOUTH ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
MALE FIELD: SAMUEL RYBA
2013 USATF Highlights
Indoor
Outdoor
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USATF Long island Champion in
the Long Jump (3.78m), 100M
(14.62) and the 200M (31.66).
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Won the Long Jump at the
USATF Region 1 Junior Olympic
Championships with a Long
Island age group record of
4.13m.
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Placed 4th in the 100M (14.58)
and 6th in the triathlon (307pts)
at the USATF Region 1 Junior
Olympic Championships.
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Sam and his Dad with Youth Chair,
Sheryl Hall and Vice Chair, Clive Walters
USATF Northeast Zonal
Championships.
✴ 3rd Long Jump - 3.54m
✴ 4th High Jump - .97m
✴ 5th 55M - 8.79
USATF Youth Indoor National
Championships. Achieved All
American status in the High
Jump and Long Jump.
✴ 4th High Jump - .95m
✴ 5th Long Jump -3.57m
Broke the Long Island age group
record in the Long Jump with a
jump of 4.06m at the Armory
Youth Classic.
Upcoming Youth Events
June 1 - Long Island Track Festival - Baldwin High School
June 6 - USATF Long Island Youth Team Championships
June 15 - USATF Long Island Youth Association Championships & JO Qualifier
June 24-29 - USATF Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Bloomington, IN
July 11-13 - USATF Region 1 Junior Olympic Championships - Location TBD
July 21-27 - USATF Junior Olympic Championships - Humble, TX
Weds. in July - USATF Long Island Summer Series
12 • Spring 2014 • ONE STEP AHEAD