Achievements
Club History & Accomplishments
New Haven Age Group Track Club (NHAGTC) is Greater New Haven’s premier youth track club. Founded in 1975 by [then] head coach of Southern Connecticut State University track team, James Barber and two of his athletes, Dianne Wright and Rachel Hamlet, NHAGTC introduced youth and their families to the sport of track and field as a means of physical fitness and healthy competition.
2017-18 USATF/AAU Nationals
AAU 2017-18 Cross Country Nationals
** Azaan Dawson- 1st Place finish( National Champion)- Individuals 14 boys
1st Place team 13-14 boys
**Aiden Puffer- 1st Place finish ( National Champion)- Individual 13 boys
1st Place team 13-14 boys
** James Donahue- 3rd Place individual 14 boys
1st Place team 13-14 boys
**Caleb Bolden- 10th Place individual 13 boys
1st Place team 13-14 boys
**Leilani Gibson- 4th place team 11 girls
10th Place 11 girls
**Anoa Dawson- 4th Place- 7 girls
**Jihn Klaus- 10th place- 8 boys
Parker Paragas- 26th place-13 boys
**1st Place team 13-14 boys
Adam Hagans- 24th Place- 12 boys
Matthew Gibbs- 41st Place- 13 boys
**1st Place team 13-14 boys
Angel Perez- 42nd Place- 13 boys
**1st Place team 13-14 boys
Evan Migdole- 65th Place- 13 boys
**1st Place team 13-14 boys
Sebastian Halpern- 45th Place-11 Boys
USATF 2017-18 Indoor Nationals Staten Island, NY
** Anoa- 5th place- 1500m- 8ugirls
**Lelani- 4th Place- 3000m- 11-12 girls
8th Place- 1500m- 11-12 girls
**Matthew- 6th place- 55mhurdles-13-14boys
7th Place-400m dash-13-14 boys
**Jazmine- 6th Place- Shot Put- 11-12 girls
AAU 2017-18 Indoor Nationals Landover, MD
**Tyler Gibson- 6th Place- High Jump- 13Boys
**Ayannuah Williams-Monroe- 4th Place- High Jump- 11girls
**Amaira Traynham- 1st Place (National Champion) 800m- 8u girls
3rd Place- 400m- 8u girls
2016-2017 USATF/AAU Nationals
2016-17 AAU Cross Country National Championship
**Leilani Gibson-5th Place- 10 girls
2016-17 USATF Indoor Track and Field Championship
**Azaan Dawson- 4th place- 500m -13-14 boys
** 3rd place- 3000m-13-14 boys
** Leilani Gibson- 9th Place-800m- 11-12 girls
**6th Place -1500m-11-12 girls
**7th Place- 3000m-11-12 girls
**Leila Best- 7th place- 55m Hurdles 11-12 hurdles
**Marquis Rose- 8th Place- 55m -8 Under boys
** 4th Place- Long Jump
Cayden Drost- 11th Place- 55m Hurdles- -12 boys
Ayannuah Williams-Monroe- 13th place- Long jump- 11-12 girls
Caleb Bolden- 15th Place- 800m- 13-14 boys
17th place- 1500m- 13-14 boys
Alona Taylor- 12th place- shot put- 11-12 girls
2017 AAU Outdoor Track and Field Championship
**Leliani Gibson- 9th place- 1500m- 11 girls
**6th place- 3000m- 11 girls
Ayannuah Williams-Monroe- 13th place- Pentahlon- 11 girls
18th place- Long Jump- 11 girls
Jasmin Ali- 15th place- Shot put- 12 girls
16th place Discus - 12 girls
Caleb Bolden-18th place-1500m- 14 boys
2016
USATF Hershey National Youth Outdoor Championships
Azaan Dawson: 1500 Meters 13-14 10th place: 4:30.67a
3000 Meters 13-14: 10th Azaan Dawson 9:52.17a
Leilani Gibson: 800m: 9-10 3rd place: 2:40.30a
1500 Meters 9-10 4th place: 5:22.96a
USATF National Junior Olympic Championships
Parker Paragas: 800m 11-12
2015
USATF Hershey Youth Indoor Nationals Landover, MD March 13-15, 2015
Azaan Dawson 2nd place 11-12 y/o boys 1500 m 4:47.58
Azaan Dawson 2nd place 11-12 y/o boys 3000 m 10:14.04
Parker Paragas 4th place 11-12 y/o boys 3000 m 10:24.36
Caleb Bolden 4th place 11-12 y/o boys 800 m 2:23.14
Parker Paragas 5th place 11-12 y/o boys 1500 m 4:54.81
Azaan Dawson 5th place 11-12 y/o boys 800 m 2:23.46
Caleb Bolden 6th place 11-12 y/o boys 1500 m 4:54.82
Caleb Bolden 6th place 11-12 y/o boys 400 m 1:01.23
AAU Jr. Olympics Norfolk, VA August 1-8, 2015
NHAGTC 1st place 12 y/o boys 4 x 800 m 9:42.77
Caleb Bolden, Azaan Dawson, Parker Paragas, Matthew Gibbs
Caleb Bolden 1st place 12 y/o boys 1500 m 4:39.37
Azaan Dawson 1st place 12 y/o boys 3000 m 10:15.49
Azaan Dawson 3rd place 12 y/o boys 1500 m 4:46.27
Parker Paragas 5th place 11 y/o boys 1500 m 4:51.19
Parker Paragas 5th place 11 y/o boys 3000 m 10:56.16
Caleb Bolden 7th place 12 y/o boys 800 m 2:17.20
David Judd 9th place 13 y/o boys 3000 m 10:21.66
AAU XXC National Championships Danville, AL December 12, 2015
NHAGTC 2nd place 11-12 y/o boys
Parker Paragas 1st place 11 y/o boys
Azaan Dawson 3rd place 12 y/o boys
2014
USATF Hershey Youth Indoor Nationals Landover, MD March 8-9, 2014
Parker Paragas 2nd place 9-10 y/o boys 1500 m 5:09.66
Azaan Dawson 3rd place 11-12 y/o boys 3000 m 10:20.50
Parker Paragas 4th place 9-10 y/o boys 800 m 2:23.1
Caleb Bolden 5th place 11-12 y/o boys 800 m 2:27.82
USATF Jr. Olympics Humble, TX July 26, 2014
Parker Paragas 1st place 9-10 y/o boys 1500 m 4:49.73
Parker Paragas 4th place 9-10 y/o boys 800 m 2:26.5
AAU Jr. Olympics Des Moines, IA July 26 - August 2, 2014
David Judd 4th place 12 y/o boys 3000 m 10:32.55
USATF National Jr. Olympic XC Championships Myrtle Beach, SC December 13, 2014
Parker Paragas 2nd place 9/10 y/o boys 10:29.93
2013
AAU XXC Championships Fort Gordon, GA December 7, 2013
NHAGTC 2nd place 9-10 y/o team
Azaan Dawson 2nd place 10 y/o boys 10:37.16
Parker Paragas 4th place 9 y/o boys 11:21.84
Caleb Bolden 5th place 10 y/o boys 10:53.72
Max Fujimori 6th place 9 y/o boys 11:39.87
Angel Perez 9th place 9 y/o boys 11:54.32
AAU Outdoor Junior Olympics
Anneliese Troidle – 2,000m Steeple Chase 2nd place in the 14-15 age division
David Judd – 3,000m 4th place in the 11-12 age division
Nia Christie – Triathlon 6th place in the 9-10 age division
Gary Moore Jr. - Triathlon 7th place in the 9-10 age division
AAU Indoor National Championships
2013 Azaan Dawson became a 2 time AAU Indoor National Champion in the Bantam 800m and Bantam 1,500m
Cross Country Nationals
Azaan Dawson, Caleb Bolden, Gary Moore, Matthew Gibbs, and Angel Perez placed 2nd as a team in the 9-10 age division.
2012
USATF Outdoor Junior Olympics
Danae Rivers – 1,500m Youth National Champion & 800m 3rd place
Leah Rivers – Sub-Youth 1,500m 5th place
Kristen Washington – Long Jump 4th place
Michael Christie - Pentathlon 8th place
2011
USATF Cross Country National Championships
Azaan Dawson – Sub Bantam National Champion
Caleb Boland – Sub Bantam 8th
Nia Christie – Sub Bantam 7th
2010
Danae Rivers became a 3-time Outdoor National Champion in the 3,000m, 1,500m & 800m. She also broke National Records in the 800m and 1,500m midget divisions.
Leah Rivers – 3rd place 800m sub-midget division
2009
NHAGTC athletes earned All American status by finishing in the top 8 of their individual event within their respective age division:.
Danae Rivers – National Champion in 1500m & 3rd in 3000m
Precious Holmes – 2nd in 4 X 800 relay, 3rd in 100m & 400m and 4th in 200m)
Kellie Davis – 3rd in 1500m & 6th in 3000m
Leah Rivers – 8th in 1500m
2008
NHAGTC breaks multiple meet and youth national records.
AAU Junior Olympic Outdoor National Champions:
Danae Rivers – Bantam (age 9-10) 1500 & 800 Meters
Kellie Davis – Youth (age 13-14) – 3000 Meters
Kellie Davis, Nia Ruth, Paris Taft and Medinah Nabadduka – Youth (age 13-14) – 4 X 800 Meter Relay
USATF Cross Country National Championship
Bantam girls placed 3rd in team scoring
2006
National Cross Country Championship
NHAGTC participated in their first National Cross Country Championship.
Multiple runners placed in the top 50 in their age divisions.
1983
The team won 9 medals at the US Youth Games – University of Massachusetts.
Vanessa Thompson won the 880 yard run (14-15 age group) with a time of 2:16
New state records set by the boys and girls relay teams at a competition hosted by Duke University
1978
Vanessa Thompson (age 12) set a new national age group record in competition at Wayne State University in Detroit.
1976
NHAGTC athletes placed at or near the top at the United States Youth Games and the Hershey National Track and Field Youth Program.
At the 1976 Hershey National Track and Field Youth Program they won 13 of 45 divisional medals (8 were first place awards).