Greenhill Freshman Wins Junior Olympics

Greenhill School freshman Chelsey Sviensson won the 1500 meter run in the nation’s largest and most prestigious youth meet July 24-29 at the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Championship at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California.

Chelsey’s winning time of 4:33.88 seconds in the 1500 meter run was seven seconds faster than that of her nearest competitor in the intermediate age division. She finished with a bronze medal in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:12.32, and also competed in the 4x800 meter relay. As a freshman at Greenhill, Chelsey plans to compete in cross country, swimming and track and field.

The USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships is the largest and most visible youth athlete developmental program in the world. Many of today's Olympic stars got their start by competing in the USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships.

The Championships are a national competition with entry based upon qualifying standards for each event. The Junior Olympics feature the following age divisions: Bantam (10 and under), Midget (11-12), Youth (13-14), Intermediate (15-16) and Young Men/Women (17-18). Entry for this championship is based on athlete performances at preliminary, Association, and Regional levels of the 2007 USATF Junior Olympic Program.