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12/13/14: Youth athletes shine at USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The 11-12 boys 3k was one of the closest races of the day, with the trio of Xander Black, Derrick Silva and Maxwell Wilson breaking away from the pack early. Wilson led for much of the race before Black kicked to the front in the last kilometer. On the final straightaway, Silva made his move in front of Black and the two broke away with Silva just edging Black, 9:36.68-9:37.04. Wilson maintained his position and held off the chase pack, finishing third in 9:52.50. Read more.

7/26/14: USATF Junior Olympic National Track & Field Championships

HUMBLE, TX – Congrats to Max Wilson and family! Max is the USATF National Champion in the 3000m 11-12 yr old division! Houston rocks! Go Waves! Read more.

12/8/12: Junior Olympic Cross Country Champions crowned in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Maxwell Wilson won the Bantam Boys race in convincing fashion in a time of 10:47.60. Derrick Silva took the runner-up spot in 10:54.91. Albuquerque’s Cougar Track Club won the team title with 43 points. Read more.

12/14/11: Junior Olympics Cross Country National Championship Recap: Boys Divisions

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The USATF Junior Olympic National Championships were as exciting as ever, with champions being crowned in all divisions. The battle of wills came down to a battle of Wilsons, as San Diego’s Max Wilson edged out Indiana’s Zachary Wilson for the Bantam division title. 9-year old Max finished in 10:24, with Zachary stopping the clock at 10:25. A runner winning on the younger half of a division is very rare, but is not peculiar for a runner as talented as Wilson who was also the 9-10 age group’s leading 1500m runner this past spring. Read more.

7/3/11: USA National Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Day 6 Updates

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – 1,500m San Diego SoCal RoadRunner Maxwell Wilson dipped below the five-minute mark to win the bantam boys’ 1,500m in 4:58.23. Read More.

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Athletic Highlights:

National Titles: 6

Regional Titles: 8

Association Titles: 13

USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field National Champion 3000m (2014); 1500m (2011, 2012)

USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country National Champion (2011, 2012)

IronKids Triathlon National Champion (2011)

USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Regional Champion 1500m (2011, 2012, 2014); 800m (2012)

USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Regional Champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Association Champion 3000m (2014, 2015); 1500m (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014); 800m (2012, 2013, 2014)

USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Association Champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

2015

December: USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships @ Albuquerque, NM (27th Place, Boys 13-14 yrs)

November: USATF Region 15 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (25th Place, Boys 13-14yrs) – National Qualifier

November: USATF San Diego – Imperial Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (2nd Place, Boys 13-14yrs) – Regional Qualifier

July: USATF Hershey National Youth Outdoot Track & Field Championships @ Lisle, IL (5th Place, Boys 13-14yrs 3000m) – All-American; (5th Place, Boys 13-14yrs 1500m) – All-American

June: USATF Region 15 Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships (2nd Place, Boys 13-14yrs 3000m) – National Qualifier; (5th Place, Boys 13-14yrs 1500m) – National Qualifier

June: USATF San Diego – Imperial Association Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships (1st Place, Boys 13-14yrs 3000m) – Association Champion; (6th Place, Boys 13-14yrs 1500m) – Regional Qualifier

2014

December: USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships @ Myrtle Beach, SC (3rd Place, Boys 11-12 yrs) – All-American

November: USATF Region 15 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (2nd Place, Boys 11-12yrs) – National Qualifier

November: USATF San Diego – Imperial Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (1st Place, Boys 11-12yrs) – Association Champion

July: USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships @ Humble, TX (1st Place, Boys 11-12yrs 3000m) – NATIONAL CHAMPION; (6th Place, Boys 11-12yrs 1500m) – All-American

June: USATF Region 15 Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships (3rd Place, Boys 11-12yrs 3000m) – National Qualifier; (1st Place, Boys 11-12yrs 1500m) – Regional Champion; (3rd Place, Boys 11-12yrs 800m) – National Qualifier

June: USATF San Diego – Imperial Association Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships (1st Place, Boys 11-12yrs 3000m) – Association Champion; (1st Place, Boys 11-12yrs 1500m) – Association Champion; (1st Place, Boys 11-12yrs 800m) – Association Champion

2013

December: USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships @ San Antonio, TX (6th Place, Boys 11-12 yrs) – All-American

November: USATF Region 15 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (1st Place, Boys 11-12yrs) – Regional Champion

November: USATF San Diego – Imperial Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (1st Place, Boys 11-12yrs) – Association Champion

June: USA Youth National Outdoor Track & Field Championships (3rd Place, Boys 11-12yrs 3000m) – All-American; (2nd Place, Boys 11-12yrs 1500m) – All-American

June: USATF San Diego – Imperial Association Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships (1st Place, Boys 9-10yrs 1500m) – Association Champion; (1st Place, Boys 9-10yrs 800m) – Association Champion

2012

December: USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships @ Albuquerque, NM (1st Place, Boys 9-10 yrs) – NATIONAL CHAMPION

November: USATF Region 15 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (1st Place, Boys 9-10yrs) – Regional Champion

November: USATF San Diego – Imperial Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (1st Place, Boys 9-10yrs) – Association Champion

July: USATF National Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships (1st Place, Boys 9-10yrs 1500m) – NATIONAL CHAMPION; (4th Place, Boys 9-10yrs 800m) – All-American

June: USATF Region 15 Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships (1st Place, Boys 9-10yrs 1500m) – Regional Champion; (1st Place, Boys 9-10yrs 800m) – Regional Champion

2011

December: USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships @ Myrtle Beach, SC (1st Place, Boys 9-10 yrs) – NATIONAL CHAMPION

November: USATF Region 15 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (1st Place, Boys 9-10yrs) – Regional Champion

November: USATF San Diego – Imperial Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (1st Place, Boys 9-10yrs) – Association Champion

September: IronKids US Championship @ West Des Moines, IA (1st Place, Boys 9yrs) – NATIONAL CHAMPION

July: USATF National Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships @ Myrtle Beach, SC (1st Place, Boys 9-10 yrs 1500m) – NATIONAL CHAMPION

June: USATF Region 15 Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships (1st Place, Boys 9-10yrs 1500m) – Regional Champion; (3rd Place, Boys 9-10yrs 800m) – National Qualifier

June: USATF San Diego – Imperial Association Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships (1st Place, Boys 9-10yrs 1500m) – Association Champion; (2nd Place, Boys 9-10yrs 800m) – Regional Qualifier

2010

December: USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (5th Place, Boys 9-10 yrs) – Junior Olympic All-American (Age 8)

November: USATF Region 15 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (4th Place, Boys 9-10 yrs) – National Qualifier (Age 8)

November: USATF San Diego – Imperial Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (4th Place, Boys 9-10 yrs) – Regional Qualifier (Age 8)

October: IronKids Triathlon National Championship @ St. Petersburg, FL (31st Place, Boys 8 yrs)

May: IronKids Triathlon @ San Diego, CA (4th Place, Boys 8 yrs) – National Qualifier

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Junior Olympic Cross Country Champions Crowned in Albuquerque

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Monique Henderson Award Recipient: Maxwell Wilson

The Monique Henderson Award is presented annually by the USATF San Diego-Imperial Association to an outstanding youth track and field or cross country athlete(s) that have distinguished themselves in the sport.

Monique Henderson was a local youth standout in the San Diego-Imperial Association. She began running at the age of six (6). Monique’s sprinter speed was quickly recognized in youth track and field. She achieved her first national record in her premiere event, the 400 meters, turning in a time of 59.81 seconds when she was just ten (10) years of age. As she grew in the sport and in age, she consistently repeated as the age group national champion in the 400 meters.

Monique continued her dominance in track while attending Morse High School in San Diego, CA. She became the first and only girl in California high school history to win four consecutive titles in the 400 meters. In 2000, she set a National High School record in the 400 meters running 50.74. In the summer of 2000, at the young age of seventeen (17) she became the youngest athlete named to the US Olympic Track Team since the 1976 Olympics. Monique is a two-time Olympic 4x100m gold medalist.

Maxwell Wilson is the sole recipient of the 2011 Monique Henderson Award for his outstanding achievements in Track & Field and Cross Country.

NC Times (Tom Pfingsten Column): Max goes to Washington.. Read More

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Ten students from around the nation have been named ASAP Student Ambassadors. Leaders in their schools and communities, these students have offered their valuable perspective on top competition applicants. Read more

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Junior Olympic National Championship Recap: Boys Divisions

(Youth1) – The USATF Junior Olympic National Championships were as exciting as ever, with champions being crowned in all divisions. The battle of wills came down to a battle of Wilsons, as San Diego’s Max Wilson edged out Indiana’s Zachary Wilson for the Bantam division title. 9-year old Max finished in 10:24, with Zachary stopping the clock at 10:25. A runner winning on the younger half of a division is very rare, but is not peculiar for a runner as talented as Wilson who was also the 9-10 age group’s leading 1500m runner this past spring… (Read more)

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Champions Crowned at Junior Olympic Cross Country in Myrtle Beach

12/10/2011

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Twelve young athletes were crowned as Junior Olympic Champions after advancing through the association and regional levels to compete at the 2011 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Saturday, December 10… (Read more)

Winners table: USATF Junior Olympics

9-Year-Old Carlsbad Kid Wins 3rd National Running Championship

Maxwell Wilson is a 4th grader at Rancho Carrillo Elementary School who has fastest running time in the country and #1 ranking for his division in the 1500m event… (Read more)

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Record Breaking Day for Rocha, Wilson, Arriaga at Wildcat Invite

(Youth1) – The trend for breaking course records was started on Sunday by San Diego Road Runner Maxwell Wilson, who flew around the Laguna Niguel Regional Park at 5:31 mile pace, to break the course Bantam record and run a staggering 12:19. He beat a young runner with a legendary last name, Jack Keough who ran a shocking 12:23. Wilson and Keough each had over 40 seconds on the field and got the crowd and their teammates going for the rest of the day… (Read more)

9/17/11 Results – IRONKIDS U.S. Championship (1st Place, 9 yo Boys) NATIONAL CHAMPION!!!!!

9/10/11 Results – Grape Day 5K (Time – 19:22 >> 1st Place, Mens 15-and-under, 11th Place Overall) *New Personal Record!

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July 25, 2011 – 9-year old finds he likes to run (online article)

The Ranking System is a database of thousands of performances by thousands of athletes during the outdoor track and field season. These performances are from USATF and AAU Association, Regional and National Championships, from CYO meets, from the largest most popular Invitational Meets, and from local meets near you. Top 100 performers earn National Elite Youth Honor Roll. Top 20 performers earn National Elite All-American status.

2011 Bantam Boys 1500m Final Standings – Maxwell Wilson (#1)

Best In Nation

2011 Bantam Boys 800m Final Standings – Maxwell Wilson (#11)

National Elite All-American

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – San Diego SoCal RoadRunner Maxwell Wilson dipped below the five-minute mark to win the bantam boys’ 1,500m in 4:58.23. (Read more)