Angel
Elite Track and Field
The
History:
Since
2003, the track program has produced
2 individual USA Track and Field
(USATF) state championships,
8 AAU individual state titles,
along with 5 silver medals and
6 bronze medals. The club has
also produced 14 Region 3-A individual
championships (Region 3-A includes
Tennessee
,
Alabama
and
North Carolina
) as well as 4 silver and 4 bronze
regional medals. Angel Elite has
produced 3 national champions who
have combined for a total of 6
championships (2 indoor titles
and 4 outdoor titles) including
one AAU Jr. Olympic Championship.
Club athletes have also set 4 national
records. Angel Elite competitors
have achieved “All-America"
status 29 times (top 8 at the Junior
Olympic games, Club National Championships
and AAU National Indoor championships)
collecting 29 national championship
medals including 8 AAU Junior Olympic
Medals. At the Club National Chamionship
meet in Orlando in 2007, Angel
Elite finished 8th of 35 teams
in the female 12U age division
and 14th of 58 teams in the overall
12U division (male and female combined).
Currently, the track program features
a coaching staff that is USATF
Level I certified and boasts a
total of 12 years collegiate track experience.
Medal
Count (AAU Events) |
|
|
|
|
State |
10
|
5
|
8
|
-
|
Regional |
12
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
National (indoor,
club, Jr. Olympic) |
6
|
5
|
1
|
17
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Total |
28
|
14
|
13
|
21
|
AAU
Jr. Olympic |
1
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
|
 |
 |
2007
Junior Olympic Team:
Seated (L-R): Justin Jacobs, Brandon Brown
Standing (L-R): Jaynell Brown, Aminah Ghaffar, Jamicia Jones
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Aminah
Ghaffar receives her 2007
National
Championship Medal for 12u (Midget) High Jump
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Schedules
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Track practice:
Monday - Thursday - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Taylor Track at UNC Pembroke
See you there!!! |
COACHING STAFF:
Candace
Foster
: Native of
Knoxville
, TN. Ran track for over 15 years (started
in the 3rd grade). Won East Tennessee
HS Regional title as a senior in
the Long Jump. Placed 7th at the
Tennessee HS State championships.
Ran at the
University
of
Tennessee
at
Chattanooga
where she was a 5 time All-Conference
performer in the 4x100, 4x400 and
Sprint Medley Relay. Graduated
with honors (3.8 GPA) with a Degree in
Sports Administration and minor
in Business Administration. Ran
with
Knoxville
Track Club. Qualified for Junior
Olympic Games five times. Began
coaching in 2001 with Knoxville
Track Club. Has coached with the
Angel Elite Track Club since 2002.
Became a Level I Certified Coach
in January of 2006.
Rasheeda
Ghaffar: Born in
Chapel Hill
,
NC
. Rasheeda attended high school in
Knoxville
,
TN
where she began running. While at South Doyle High she broke 2 school records
in the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles. She was All-KIL(all city) in both hurdles
as well as all-region and all-state. She qualified for the AAU Junior Olympic
Games in 1998 and 1999 in the 400m hurdles and the 4x100m relay. Rasheeda
graduated high school with a 3.5 GPA. She attended The University of Tennessee
at
Chattanooga
on an academic and athletic scholarship. Rasheeda finished 5th (all-conference)
in the heptathlon as a freshman. She made all-conference in the indoor 55m
hurdles her junior year and all-conference outdoor in the 100m hurdles, 400m
hurdles and heptathlon as a senior. She was all-conference every year of
her college career. Rasheeda graduated with a B.A. in Communications and
minored in athletic coaching. She has coached for 6 years and is a level
one certified USATF coach. |