Over the summer, Star Track racers earned 10 National Championship jerseys and more than 25 medals at Jr. Road Nationals in Hagerstown in June and Jr & Elite Track Nationals in Carson in July. Highlights for our New York City area riders include:
Enzo Edmonds, Star Track, Brooklyn, NY, 11-12. National Jr. Road Champion, National Jr. Crit Champion, National Jr. Time Trial Champion (Hagerstown); National Junior Track Champion (Carson)
Jayden Li, Star Track, Queens, NY, 13-14. National Jr. Crit Champion (Hagerstown); 5th Place, National Junior Track Championships (Carson)
Billy Taylor, Star Track, New York, NY, 17-18, Madison, National Jr. Track Championships (Carson) Bronze Medal; Team Pursuit, National Jr. Track Championships (Carson) Bronze Medal
Anton Gibson, Star Track, Brooklyn, NY, 15-16, 5K Scratch, National Jr. Track Championships (Carson) 5th place
Eziel Hernandez, Star Track, Levittown, NY, 11-12, Omnium, National Jr. Track Championships (Carson) 5th place; 1k scratch,, National Jr. Track Championships (Carson) 5th place
We are also extremely proud of Justin Pak, our 17-18 junior rider from Queens who, partnering with Elite riders Matthew Harrison and Ian Buss, made up part of our Star Track II Men’s sprint team, which took 4th place in the Elite competition, and also riding at the Elite level, Josh Hartman, Star Track, Brooklyn, NY, Elite. Team Sprint National Elite Track Championships, Silver Medal (Carson).
The performance of our riders besides Josh who live and train in Trexlertown, the Olympic Development Center in Colorado Springs, and Indianapolis was also extraordinary:
Sophia Shuhay, Star Track, Trexlertown, PA,, Team Sprint National Elite Track Championships, Gold Medal (Carson); Team Sprint Jr. Track Championships, Gold Medal, new American Record (Carson); Jr. Women’s Sprint, Gold Medal; 500 M. Time Trial Jr. Track Championships, Gold Medal, new American Record (Carson)
Joe Christiansen, Star Track, Colorado Springs, CA, Team Sprint National Elite Track Championships, Silver Medal (Carson); Keirin, National Elite Track Championships, Bronze Medal (Carson)
Peter Bock, Star Track, Indianapolis, Indiana, Team Sprint National Elite Track Championships, Gold Medal (Carson)
Star Track is immensely grateful to NYSBRA, the entire NYC racing community, and the donors to the Go Star Track! Travel Fund, which enabled many of our riders to compete and excel at these events.
