South Texas Walking Club capture Junior Olympic National Championship
Tue, 2015-08-18 21:20
News Staff
The South Texas Walking Club Turtles were the top race walking Junior Olympic team in the U.S. for many years, but nine members of the Illinois Sharks came to the Junior Olympic National Championship in Jacksonville, Florida aiming to claim that honor. As for the Turtles, they began the year with 17 members but dismissed four during the year; four could not make the trip; and to complete the team's tally: two of the remaining nine athletes never made it to the stadium, encountering auto trouble on the way there. In terms of team size, the odds were in favor of the Sharks.