ATHLETICS ANNOUNCES
2013 JOEL FERRELL
WINNER BY: AAU STAFF
AAU ATHLETICS
The AAU Athletics Committee is proud to announce the following six athletes as the 2013 Joel Ferrell Award winners: Brandon Miller (Track), Daesha Rogers (Track), Jeremy McDuffie (Field), Lloydricia Cameron (Field), Steele Wasick (Multi-Events), and Kendell Williams (Multi-Events). Brandon Miller is an 11 year oId from O’Fallon, MO. He competed in the 2013 AAU Junior Olympic Games with Ultimate Speed Academy.
Brandon received
three gold medals at this year’s event in the 800m run, 1500m run, and 3000m run. He also currently holds the records for the 9 year old boys 800m run, 10 year old boys 800m and 1500m run, and broke the record this year in the 11 year old boys 800m and 1500m run. Daesha Rogers is a 14 year old from Miami, FL who competes with the Metro-Dade Track Club.
She
received four gold medals at the 2013 AAU Junior Olympic Games in the 400m dash, 800m run, 1500m run, and the 4x400m relay. She also currently holds 9 AAU Junior Olympic Games records, including one for the 14 year old girls 800m run which she broke this year with a time of 2:08.15. In addition to her success at the 2013 AAU Junior Olympic Games, Daesha also received three gold medals at the 2013
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Daesha Rogers