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Albuquerque, NM:
Ten runners won national
championships at
the 2009 Native American
5K National
Championships. More than
25 tribes were
represented. The number
of runners doubled from
last year's races. Age divisions consisted
of:
Children; 5th grade and
under
Youth; Grades 6th-8th
Young Adults; grades 9th
– 12th
Open,
out of high school
Masters, age 40 and over
Overall Winners
The event
also included an open
community run with
participants from as far
away as North Carolina and New Hampshire.
There were also youth 1K
and 400 meter dashes,
and one and two mile
fitness walks.
The top ten division
winners each received beautiful Zuni
pottery plates. Overall
winners earned new
national championship
titles.
Male division national
champions:
Children:
Victor Daney; Choctaw/Assinboine
Sioux; 34:38;
Youth:
Kelvin Aspoas; Navajo;
21:18;
Young Adult:
Jonas Ruybalid, Jemez
Pueblo; 16:20;
Open:
Brandon Leslie, Navajo;
15:58;
Masters: Gary Toya, Jemez Pueblo;
20:13.
Overall:
Brandon
Leslie,
Navajo |
Female division national
champions:
Children:
Morgan Davanport; Acoma
Pueblo; 23:51;
Youth:
Miranda Daney; Choctaw/Assinboine
Sioux, 29:55;
Young
Adults: Jasmine Chimoni;
Zuni Pueblo; 25:47;
Open: Kelly McCabe;
Navajo, 20:04;
Masters:
Lenore Tsattie; Zuni
Pueblo: 23:05
Overall:
Kelly
McCabe,
Navajo |
Proceeds from the race
go towards funding the
Sports Warriors Track
Club competitions at sanctioned USATF
National Championship
races. The next
championship race for
the Sports Warriors will
be this
December in Lexington,
KY.
Native American
5K National
Championships is hosted
by the Native American
Sports Council. NASC is
a community based
member of the United
States Olympic Committee.
It promotes athletic
excellence and wellness
through
sports programs which
combine traditional
Native American values
with those of the modern
Olympics.
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