2011 Track Schedule |  Angel Elite Track Highlights

 

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The History:

Since 2003, the track program has produced 2 individual USA Track and Field (USATF) state championships, 30 AAU individual state titles, along with 8 silver medals and 12 bronze medals. The club has also produced 17 Region 3-A individual championships (Region 3-A includes;Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina) as well as 7 silver and 8 bronze regional medals. Angel Elite has produced 3 national champions who have combined for a total of 8 championships (2 indoor titles and 6 outdoor titles) including one AAU Jr. Olympic Championship. Club athletes have also set 4 national records. Angel Elite competitors have achieved “All-America" status 28 times (top 8 at the Junior Olympic games, Club National Championships and AAU National Indoor championships) collecting 30 national championship medals including 11 AAU Junior Olympic Medals.  At the Club National championship 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). In 2008 AE finished 6th of 36 in the sub-youth age division at club nationals and 68th of 136 with just two athletes.In 2009 Angel Elite recorded its highest finish ever with a 5^th place performance (of 48) in the Youth age group. Aminah scored 33 pts and was just 3 points away from a 3^rd place team finish by herself. The team finished 72^nd of 170 with just two athletes. Currently, the track program features a coaching staff that is USATF Level I certified and boasts a total of 12 years collegiate track experience.

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Medal Count (AAU Events)
State	28	8	14	-
Regional	15	7	8	-
National (indoor, club, Jr. Olympic)	8	7	3	26
AAU Jr. Olympic	1	0	0	10
USATF Medal Count	3	1	2	-
Total	55	23	27	36
Grand Total Medal Count: 141

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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.