STRIDERS IN COLLEGE

Malika Houston 

Luke Nichols

Christian Buckley

Will Walker

Emily Godwin

Tristan Slater from Tennessee.

Carly Hinkle of the Capital City Striders brings home the gold!  The Capital City Striders youth track & field club had six members competing in USA & AAU National Championships in this Olympic year. Carly Hinkle, the first to compete, won the Gold Medal in the Women 17-18 High Jump clearing 5’ 8.75” on her first attempt in Sacramento California Wednesday.  Also competing in Sacramento will be high jumpers Luke Nichols and Shawn Arthur while Striders at the AAU Championships in Houston Texas will be Diane Goodman in 13-14 Pole Vault, Laurel Miller in 17-18 High Jump, and Malcolm Fletcher in 15-16 100m and 200m. All have reached their personal bests in summer competition.  Congratulations to Strider Dianne Goodman earning a fifth place medal in the 14 year old girls pole vault at the AAU National Championships in Houston Texas.  

Shannon Riley from Winfield HS signed with Murray State University.

Tristan Slater is a sophomore at TN in 2018 where he is active in track and field (pole vault) and swimming.   In 2016, he made the MileSplit All-American Boys Team which is presented by New Balance. He was also the WV Track and Field Gatorade Player of the Year, Third Place and All-American at New Balance Nationals, and fourth WV State Championship title, then he proceeded to the Canadian National Championships and World Junior Championships in Poland!  

POLE VAULTING PAGE may be found here .