The Cheetahs once again fly into the motor city of Detroit and impress everyone with outstanding finishes in several events. Fourteen Cheetahs qualified from the regionals to make the trip.

Excellent finish by Imani Jackson - Midget Girls:
100m finals - 3rd - 12.43
200m finals - 2nd - 25.63
400m finals - 18th - 1:02.28
Fantastic finish by Destiny Moore - Sub Midget Girls:
100m semi finals - 15th - 13.44
200m finals - 8th - 27.75
400m finals - 13th - 1:03.16
Fantastic finish by Najatee McNeil -
100m Hurdles - 8th -
Fantastic finish by Malcom Roberts - Midget Boys
High Jump - 4th - 4-10.00
80m Hurdles Prelim. - 22nd - 13.69
200m Prelim. - 46th - 27.15

These athletes finished in the top 8 for their individual events and earned AAU Jr.Olympic Championship Medals. Great Job!!

These athletes also had great perfomances at this year's championship:

Nyjari McNeil - 16th - 800m - primary girls - 3:01.21
Peter Merritt - 23rd - HighJump - 5-02.00 - Youth boys
- 38th - 1500m - 4:50.74
- 52nd - 800m - 2:27.91
- 13th - 4x4 - 3:41.62
Nicolas Smith - 14th - 1500m - 4:34.54
- 18th - 3000m - 10:14.88
- 13th - 4x4 - 3:41.62
Thomas Davis - 13th - 4x4 - 3:41.62
- 18th - 4x1 - 46.93
Ian Miles - 13th - 4x4 - 3:41.62
- 18th - 4x1 - 46.93
Parris Davis - 18th - 4x1 - 46.93
James Winfield- 18th - 4x1 - 46.93
Mike Jones - 15th - Longjump - 17-04.25
Darius Howe - 28th - 1500m - 5:23.41
- 19th - Pentatholon - 1365 - Sub Midget boys
China Davis - 35th - 1500m - 6:00.05 - Sub Youth Girls

Congratulations to all the Cheetah athletes for a job well done. Your hard work and dedication brought you to the championships where you showcased your talents. We are proud of each of you.