MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Several area youth competed as Team Bird 2 at the USATF Junior Olympics Cross Country Meet Saturday, held at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Carmen Yoder, Delanie Bame and Madison Miller traveled along with additional Indiana runners to make their mark on the nation’s finest youth cross country runners.
After spending the late fall training in cold and snowy conditions it was most refreshing to have temperatures in the high 50s and just a perfect runner’s day.
The trio was competing by age groups with Yoder and Bame in the midget division with the two coming across the finish line together.
Yoder smashed her previous best 3K time by over 30 seconds finishing 116th with a time of 11:54.7 the North Webster elementary fifth grader competes regularly with the club.
Bame was 119th with a time 11:55.1 equaling her previous best.
“These girls were working hard the past couple of weeks, in all types of weather” coach Gary Bird said.
Miller, a Wawasee Middle School eighth grader, also posted her best time of the season with a 16:22.02 for 4K distance, in the youth division.
She finished 161st after having a nasty spill at the start was able to regain her composer to run a 6:12 mile.
At this level however any mistakes can take its toll on a runners overall success.
Next on tap for Team Bird 2 is the Indoor Track Season starting in January. If interested to learn more about youth running club www.teambird.org
