NEEDHAM YOUTH CLASSIC 2006: MEET SUMMARY
Overall Athletes of the Meet
Kali Kendall of Brooklyn NY (10 years old)
Trevor Tuplin of Weymouth (11 years old)
Age Group Athletes of the Meet
Cleverina Cong of Malden (6 year old girls)
Lexi Richards of Quincy (7-8 year old girls)
Jalilissa Marcus of Brooklyn NY (11-12 year old girls)
Liann Devereux of Dedham (13-14 year old girls)
Jenna Poggi of Norton (15-16 year old girls)
Davonte Burnett of Dorchester (6 year old boys)
Brendan Smith of Needham (7-8 year old boys)
Jordan Samuels of Malden (9-10 year old boys)
Jared Kadich of Danvers (13-14 year old boys)
David Hurley of Ashaway RI (15-16 year old boys)
Team Results
1 - Saugus Track Camp 736
2 - Needham Track Club 518
3 - South Shore Firebolz 488
4 - Attleboro Jaguars 370
5 Ð Hudson 256.5
6 - Cambridge Jets 211.5
7 - Hampden ME 148.5
8 Ð Springfield 139
9 - Sugarloaf 120
10 - Brooklyn Adams 117.5
Notable Performances
Davonte Burnette of Dorchester (6-year-old) broke the oldest meet record, one that was set in 1989 at the very first Needham Youth
Classic Ð 11 years before he was born! In his other record breaking performance in the Standing Broad Jump, Davonte broke a record that
was tied twice and dates back over 10 years.
Remarkable Mark
Margaret Thorsen of Cumberland RI (12-year-old) soared 8'1" in the Standing Broad Jump, better than any girl of any age has jumped
before.
Best Running Performances
Davonte Burnette of Dorchester (6-year-old) won all 5 running events contested in his age group from the 50 to the 800, setting a record
in the 200!!
Trevor Teplin of Weymouth (11-year-old) won 6 individual running events (every one except the 1500), setting a record in the 300!!
Best Field Event Performances
Rachel Bloznalis of Upton (11-year-old) won all 8 field events contested in her age group, setting records in 2 of them!!
Gage Neirinckx of Cambridge (11-year-old) set records in the Softball Throw and Turbo Jav, and just missed a record in the Shot Put by 1.5
inches!!
Most Meet Records
3 Ð Trevor Tuplin of Weymouth (11-year-old) broke records in the 300 Meter Run, Standing Broad Jump, and Standing Triple Jump
2 Ð Davonte Burnett of Dorchester (6-year-old), Jared Kadich of Danvers (13-year-old), Kali Kendall of Brooklyn NY (10-year-old),
Rachel Bloznalis of Upton (11-year-old)
Most First Places
11 - Rachel Bloznalis of Upton (11-year-old) (50, 80 Meter Hurdles, Long Jump, Standing Broad Jump, Shot Put, Softball Throw, Triple
Jump, Turbo Jav,High Jump, Standing Triple Jump, 4x100 Meter Relay)
10 - Brendan Smith of Needham (7-year-old) (50, 200, 300, 400, 50 Meter Hurdles, Long Jump, Standing Broad Jump, Softball Throw,
Standing Triple Jump, High Jump)
9 - Trevor Tuplin of Weymouth (11-year-old) (50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 800, 80 Meter Hurdles, Standing Broad Jump, Standing Triple
Jump)
8 Ð Jared Kadich of Danvers (13-year-old) (50, 200, 300, 400, Long Jump, Shot Put, Softball Throw, Standing Triple Jump)
7 Ð Luke Doherty Munro of Hudson (14-year-old)(50, 300, 400, 100 Meter Hurdles, Standing Broad Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump)
7 Ð Davonte Burnett of Dorchester (6-year-old) (50, 100, 200,400,800, Standing Broad Jump, Softball Throw)
7 - Nicholas Gilpin of Hampden ME (8-year-old) (30000, 800, 1500,
High Jump, Jump for Height, 4x100 Relay)
7 Ð Myles McDermott of Milton (9-year-old) (50, 300, Long Jump, Standing Broad Jump, Shot Put, Triple Jump, Standing Triple Jump)
Iron Kids (most events placed in)
14 Ð Rachel Bloznalis of Upton (11-year-old) (50, 100, 200, 300, 80 Meter Hurdles, Long Jump, standing Broad Jump, Shot Put, Softball
Throw, High Jump, Triple Jump, Turbo Jav, Standing Triple Jump, 4x100 Meter Relay)
13 Ð Luke Doherty Munro of Hudson (14-year-old)
13 Ð Katlyn Correa of Hudson (14-year-old)
13 Ð Trevor Tuplin of Weymouth (11-year-old)
Sister Act
The Bloznalis girls of Upton won 14 events (7-year-old Sarah (3), 11-year-old Rachel (11))
Brother Act
The Samuels boys of Malden won 9 events (10-year-old Jordan (6), 15-year-old Desmond (3))
Family Act
The Gilpin Family of Hampden ME won 13 events (6-year-old Marissa (3), 8-year-old Nicholas (7), and 10-year-old Zachary (3))
Coming from Farthest Away
Daniella Espinoza (7 years old) came from Venezuela for the Classic and walked away with 6 wins.