Zodiacs compete in Colgate Women’s Games

Zodiacs compete in Colgate Women’s Games

“Wow,” that’s all the spectators could say while watching the Colgate Women Games Semi Finals on Saturday, January 23.

There were athletes competing from different parts of the country. One flew in from California to compete in these games.

The Zodiacs had eight athletes compete in the semi finals and five advance to the finals. Captain Francine Pinnock is currently in 3rd place in the high school shot put division. Francine is in the 11th grade and she competes against girls in the 12th grade. Captain Simone Grant is currently in 6th place in the high school 200 meter race. Simone is a sophomore who competes against juniors and seniors. Andrea Amoroso is currently in 4th place in the mid school shot put. Andrea is in the 7th grade and she competes against girls in the 8th grade. Dominique Jackson is currently in 4th place in the Elementary B 55 meter race. Elementary B division consist of 4th and 5th grades. Dominick is in the 4th grade competing against girls in the 5th grade. All of them were able to advance to the finals competing against older girls.

Giovanna Tolbert is currently in 5th place in the elementary A division, elementary A consist 1st through 3rd grade.

This is Giovanna’s first year running track and what a year she is having. She medal in the AAU National Cross Country Championship. She qualified for the 8 years old fastest girl in New York, with the finals at the Melrose Meet at Madison Square Garden. Now she qualified for the Colgate finals in the 800 meter race. She will be running at Madison Garden on 1/29 and 1/30.

Others that perform well and did not advance to the finals were Alyah Lightbourne and Beverly Seignious. They ran their personal best, they took seconds off their previous races. Beverly is a freshman in high school and competed against seniors. Jealah Eargle fell in 55 meter hurdles got up and came up short for advancing to the finals. This was Jealah’s first year jumping the hurdles, she will be back. Come out on Friday, January 29 for the 103rd Mellrose Games or Saturday, January 30 Colgate Women Games and watch the Olympians of the Future. Tickets are free (for Colgate) and you can order them on line at http://www.colgategames.com/TicketInformation.htm

Zodiacs’s will be having orientation in March for the spring and summer season, continue to read the Bronx Times or check our web site Zodiacstrack.org for date and time. For additional information, contact president Thomas Francis at (718) 679-2060 or co-president Winston Dinkins at (914) 441-6196, email WATCLT@AOL.COM or visit tehir web site ZODIACSTRACK.OR