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Money mouthTwo of the athletes that train under the Acala program, are now off playing football for their respected professional teams.

Stacey Thomas:  Who played for Texas Southern University, was the defensive player of the year three times while playing for the Tigers. He is now in his second year with two teams in Europe.  The first part of his season is with the "Nice Dolphins" team located in Nice France.  The second half of his season is spent in Finland with the "Northern Lights".
Last year Stacey was the defensive player of the year on both teams, we want to wish him the very best in 2010.


Clyde Edwards:  Is going into his first year of arena football, he was a standout receiver with Gambling Universtiy.  He signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars out of college and was one of the last players cut by Jacksonville. He was a standout receiver as he helped lead Gambling to two division titles and one conference title, while leading the team in catches and receiving yards for three years, which are still school records.  He will be playing wide receiver for the "Lafayette Wildcatters". 

Good luck to Clyde in his first season!

Last Updated (Thursday, 07 January 2010 17:47)

 






March 1 - 6 World Indoor Championships

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada


The entry level for the indoor worlds has picked up, but it looks like it will be the smallest field ever.  At this point we have around 230 athletes from the United States.  The entries from Europe seem to be very low, with only 17 from Germany, last indoors, they had over 400.  Most that I have talked with are saving for the Outdoor Worlds in 2011 which will be held in Sacramento, California

Houston Elite members going to Kamloops:

Ken Thomas
Charles Green
George Haywood
Horace Grant
Bill Collins







 

 

Last Updated (Thursday, 07 January 2010 16:34)

 

You will find information that was voted on during the national meeting, the major area will be the changes in relays at the indoor nationals.


USA Championships Awarded 

The following sites were awarded:

2011 Indoor     Albuquerque NM

2012 Indoor     Bloomington ID 

2012 Outdoor  Lisle IL

Additional details to follow soon. In addition various meets for the multi events, throws and race walk were awarded by those committees.

 

Exhibition 4x200

 

An exhibition 4x200 relay will be added to the schedule in Boston . The intent is to move toward including it as a championship event as it is in the WMA Indoor meets. 

Records Revisions

I will announce a three person committee to review the records process and report to the committee at the next Annual Meeting.

I have identified the following areas as candidates for change:

1.      Form is awkward and complicated as told to me by both competitors and officials.

2.      Records set at certain meets such as Millrose Games; Penn Relays etc should be accepted via a different process.

3.      An online status for individual applications should be developed.

4.      An MTF appeal process put in place.

 

WMA Relay Procedures 

The current process will continue for the upcoming WMA Indoor Championships in Kamloops . A revised process will be discussed and voted on during the next Annual Meeting in December 2010.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 15 December 2009 20:50)

 

Track & Field Meets 2010:

 

The follow is a list of meets that many of the Houston Elite athletes will be attending:

January 16,                               Texas A&M Inv.

January 22,                               Purple Tiger Inv. (LSU)

January 15/16                           Univ. of Houston

February 5                                LSU Invitational

February 6                                University of Houston Open

February 13                              LSU Masters and Youth meet

February 13/14                         Tyson Invitational (Ark)

February 27/28                         USATF National Indoor Championship, Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 28-March 6                  WMA World Indoor Championships, Kamloops, British Columbia

March 12-14                              IAAF Indoor World Championships, Doha, Qatar

March 20/21                              TSU Relays (Texas Southern University)

March 26/27/28                         Masters Indoor Nationals, Boston MA

March 26/27                              Victor Lopez/Bayou Classic (Rice University)

April 1-3                                   Texas Relays, Austin, Texas

Will be updated as information on other meets come in.

Last Updated (Thursday, 07 January 2010 16:24)

 
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