The action is underway in Norfolk and the Sonics are off to a very nice start. Octavia Gee picked up where she left off from last year by winning the gold medal in the 9 Girls Shot Put with a toss of 28′ 6-1/2″. Davon Beckles won a medal with his 6th place finish in the 12 Boys 3000 Meter Run.
Anthony Chatman was our first competitor on Saturday and just narrowly missed a medal with this 9th place finish in the 1500 Meter Racewalk. Michelle Mayer also just missed advancing to the final in the 13 Girls 800 Meter Run with her 14th place time. Hannah Nicholas finished 27th out of 72 competitors in the 12 Girls Long Jump, Jonathan Cooper finished 33rd out of 83 in 10 Boys 100 Meter Dash, and Makenli Raspberry finished 60th out of 83 in the 15-16 Girls 800 Meter Run.