UPDATE 2: 2019 AAU Junior Olympic Games
07/31/2019
AAU hit the three-quarter mark for the 53rd AAU Junior Olympic Games. The second and third largest participation events came to a close after several days of intense competition. Baton Twirling, Field Hockey, Track and Field, Taekwondo, Basketball and Cornhole are still in the lineup for the final days of the Games.
2019 AAU Junior Olympic Games
Dates: July 24 – August 3
Location: Greensboro Coliseum Complex and North Carolina A&T Stadium
Photo Galleries | Results | Schedule
GREENSBORO, N. C. – The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) hit the three-quarter mark for the 53rd AAU Junior Olympic Games on July 31. The second and third largest participation events came to a close after several days of intense competition. Baton Twirling, Field Hockey, Track and Field, Taekwondo, Basketball and Cornhole are still in the lineup for the final days of the Games.
The event with the second highest participation, Swimming, had another terrific year at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The RAD relay team from Florida took home the gold in the Girls 15-18 400m Medley Relay with a time of 4:48.35. The team was composed of Saige Fentsor, Savannah Trezza, Grace Molinaro and Madeline Rideout. On the boys side, ROCO, another Florida based team, snatched the gold for the 15-18 400m Medley Relay. Their team included Slater Sabel, Ben Castillo, Kyle Loi and Garett Cone.
A full list of results can be found here.
Track and Field kicked off the first two days of competition with the multi-events and 3000m racewalk. Athletes participated in several different styles of multi-events: triathlon, pentathlon, heptathlon and decathlon. There were three repeat champions in the racewalk, two of those being three-time champions, Reese Gentry and Marquis Phifer. Bryanna Craig became the back-to-back Heptathlon champion, and D’Asia Duncan took gold in the Pentathlon after winning the same event at AAU Club Championships two week before.
A full list of results can be found here.
Trampoline and Tumbling hosted five different events throughout their five days of competition- power tumbling, trampoline, synchronized trampoline, single mini-trampoline and double mini-trampoline.
A full list of results can be found here.
Rhythmic Gymnastics held its inaugural event at the 2019 AAU Junior Olympic Games. Its youngest competitor was Holly Ryan, who was five years old, competed in the hoop event.
A full list of results can be found here.
In wrestling, the girls’ competition wrapped their two-day event. For the first time, AAU wrestlers competed in freestyle and folkstyle. Participants represented seven different states- Michigan, Ohio, Nebraska, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina and Iowa. The boys competition will continue for the next two days in the Greensboro Coliseum.
A full list of results can be found here.
Results for completed events:
All Sports Combine
Jump Rope
Karate.
Powerlifting, Male, Female.
Swimming
Track & Field Multi Events
Trampoline & Tumbling
Wrestling
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Sport Stacking
Other upcoming events still competing at the 2019 AAU Junior Olympic Games:
Baton Twirling
Field Hockey
Track and Field
Taekwondo
Basketball
Cornhole
Visit www.aaujrogames.org for more information about the AAU Junior Olympic Games.
Get Social! Get up to date information and share your photos with us by following @TheRealAAU on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, or use #AAUjrogames.
Dates: July 24 – August 3
Location: Greensboro Coliseum Complex and North Carolina A&T Stadium
Photo Galleries | Results | Schedule
GREENSBORO, N. C. – The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) hit the three-quarter mark for the 53rd AAU Junior Olympic Games on July 31. The second and third largest participation events came to a close after several days of intense competition. Baton Twirling, Field Hockey, Track and Field, Taekwondo, Basketball and Cornhole are still in the lineup for the final days of the Games.
The event with the second highest participation, Swimming, had another terrific year at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The RAD relay team from Florida took home the gold in the Girls 15-18 400m Medley Relay with a time of 4:48.35. The team was composed of Saige Fentsor, Savannah Trezza, Grace Molinaro and Madeline Rideout. On the boys side, ROCO, another Florida based team, snatched the gold for the 15-18 400m Medley Relay. Their team included Slater Sabel, Ben Castillo, Kyle Loi and Garett Cone.
A full list of results can be found here.
Track and Field kicked off the first two days of competition with the multi-events and 3000m racewalk. Athletes participated in several different styles of multi-events: triathlon, pentathlon, heptathlon and decathlon. There were three repeat champions in the racewalk, two of those being three-time champions, Reese Gentry and Marquis Phifer. Bryanna Craig became the back-to-back Heptathlon champion, and D’Asia Duncan took gold in the Pentathlon after winning the same event at AAU Club Championships two week before.
A full list of results can be found here.
Trampoline and Tumbling hosted five different events throughout their five days of competition- power tumbling, trampoline, synchronized trampoline, single mini-trampoline and double mini-trampoline.
A full list of results can be found here.
Rhythmic Gymnastics held its inaugural event at the 2019 AAU Junior Olympic Games. Its youngest competitor was Holly Ryan, who was five years old, competed in the hoop event.
A full list of results can be found here.
In wrestling, the girls’ competition wrapped their two-day event. For the first time, AAU wrestlers competed in freestyle and folkstyle. Participants represented seven different states- Michigan, Ohio, Nebraska, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina and Iowa. The boys competition will continue for the next two days in the Greensboro Coliseum.
A full list of results can be found here.
Results for completed events:
All Sports Combine
Jump Rope
Karate.
Powerlifting, Male, Female.
Swimming
Track & Field Multi Events
Trampoline & Tumbling
Wrestling
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Sport Stacking
Other upcoming events still competing at the 2019 AAU Junior Olympic Games:
Baton Twirling
Field Hockey
Track and Field
Taekwondo
Basketball
Cornhole
Visit www.aaujrogames.org for more information about the AAU Junior Olympic Games.
Get Social! Get up to date information and share your photos with us by following @TheRealAAU on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, or use #AAUjrogames.
