Six athletes from the local track club Track and Field United, left Junction City today for the 50th USATF Junior Olympic Nationals in Sacramento, CA.

The meet runs from July 25th through 31st, with the six athletes competing on varied days.

In order to advance to the USATF Junior Olympic National meet, the athletes had to place in the top five in their respective events at the Regional meet held in Joplin, MO on July 9th through 11th.

All  of the 15 athletes from the small team advanced to the Regional meet with 10 competing and ultimately 7 advancing to Nationals.

The athletes competing in the 50th Annual USATF Junior Olympic National meet include:

• Ninti Little, Fort Riley, 100m, 200m, long jump (15-16)
• Morgan Little, Fort Riley, 100m, 200m, long jump (11-12)
• Aaron Modrow, Chapman, 1500m (15-16)
• Skyler Mitchell, Fort Riley, 3000m (11-12)
• Tiara Smith, Fort Riley, 400m (15-16)
• Clyde King Jr., Junction City, 400m, 200m (15-16)

DeMarcus Smith, 17, from Fort Riley,  also advanced  but is unable to attend.

To watch the races live visit www.usatf.tv.

A complete schedule of events can be found at usatf.org.

For information on joining the club during their upcoming USATF Cross Country and Indoor track season please email: tracknfieldunited@gmail.com. You can also find them on Facebook at Track and Field United.

Track and Field United has athletes ranging in age from 5 to 18; as well as adult members interested in personal fitness goals.

If you’d like to make a donation to the athletes while they are in California this week, you can do so by visiting:  https://www.gofundme.com/tfunited .