Lilian Rose, 12, of Carmel Middle School, and her brother Brock Rose, a third grader in at Smoky Row Elementary, recently competed at the USATF Championships in Valparaiso.
Lilian won the 3,000-meter and placed second in the 1,500-meter dash. This moved her onto the USATF regional meet in Lisle, Ill. In Illinois, she placed second in the 1,500 and third in the 3,000. The top five finishers in region moved on to the USATF national competition in Jacksonville, Fla. which lasted from July 27-Aug. 2.
Brock was Indiana’s top regional qualifier for national championship in the boys 9-10 age group javelin throw . Throwing 21.31 meters (69.9 feet) and finishing in fourth place, he is looking forward to another great meet as well.
