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2007 Team photo
AZ Flames Let it Burn!!
We managed to get most of the team together for this end of year team picture. Great job team.
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2007 Penn Relays
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Masters Men M40 4x100 2nd Place Felton Turnage, Don Fields, James Smith, Aaron Thigpen. Cold and rainy conditions did not deter this team from competing at their best.
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2007 Age Group National Championship
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Ashlee 2007 Midget Girls High Jump National Champion. 1.60m (5ft 3in). Ashlee had a great day jumping 8 inches over her nearest competitor in the High Jump. This was a national best jump for her age group. She also was national runner-up in the Long Jump.
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2007 USATF Convention
Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix 2007 Jessie Owens Award winners. 2007 IAAF World Championship:
Tyson won the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m. Allyson won the 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m.
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2007 Indoor Classic.
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Great height and Long Jump. Jeremiah - Sub-Bantam Boy
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2007 Pre-season Training
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We start Pre-season training in September. Here a small group of mixed age group athletes do sprints and plyos up a small hill. Great pre-season conditioning and workout.
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2007 Indoor Classic
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Sub-Bantam James battles for first. Great form and intensity!
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2007 Junior Olympic National Championship
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Team mates having fun in the parade of athletes. The competition at Junior Olympic Nationals is very tough. The Flames athletes performed very well bringing home 7 medals and one national champion.
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2007 Indoor Classic
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West Region Indoor Champion. Ashlee wins Midget Girls Long Jump in great form.
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2007 Phoenix Invitational
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Ashlee breaks Phoenix Invitational Midget Girls High Jump record with 1.56m 5'1-1/2"jump. She broke Jacqueline Johnsons meet record. Heads and shoulders above the other competitors.
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2007 Phoenix Invitational
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Sub-Bantam Boys getting ready for the 4x100m Relay. These are bottom subs who will be a force next year.
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Women's 60m Dash
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Julie and Chandra compete against open and masters competition in the 60m dash at Glendale Community College.
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2007 Junior Olympic National Championship
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Ashlee - Midget Girls High Jump Junior Olympic national Champion. 1.55m - 5'1". Ashlee overcame some early nagging injuries that kept her from going 100% by winning both Junior Olympic and Age Group National championships convincingly. Great job Ashlee.
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2007 USATF West Region Masters Championship
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Coach James Competing in 400m Intermediate Hurdles at Occidental College, CA.
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2006 Junior Olympic Nationals
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The Midget Boys team ran a great race with 3 out of 4 athletes running personal best. Justin, Jorge, Ryan, and Andrew. They won their heat and all ran personal best.9th overall, just missing a medal by a few seconds.
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Junior Olympic Nationals 2006
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Samantha in High Jump competition. Don't hate on the socks!
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2006 Regulation Meet
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Mixed age group 1500m run
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2006 USATF State Championship
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Flames athletes in great position.
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2006 USATF State Championship
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Marcus and Eric competing in the 110HH.
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2006 USATF Regulation Meet
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AZ Flames Sub-Bantams take over the 100m Dash
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2006 JO National Championship
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Asha on Medal stand Bantam Girls High Jump
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2006 USATF Masters National Championship
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Buster Quist M70 National Champion Javelin. Charlotte, NC. Buster has been throwing the Javelin longer than some of us have been born. A great competitor and athlete.
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2005 USATF Convention
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Coach James with Allen Johnson. 1996 Olympic gold medalist; 4-time World Outdoor champion; 3-time World Indoor 60mH champion; 7-time U.S. Outdoor champion; 4-time U.S. Indoor champ.
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2005 Junior Olympic National Championship
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Indianapolis, IN. Ashlee National Champion Bantam Girls Triathlon. Her 1st national championship.
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2005 Region 10 Championship
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AZ Flames team members competing in Region 10 Championship in Colorado.
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2005 Phoenix Invitational
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Jalissa in 100m prelims. 70+ heats of the 100m dash. This is a very large track meet with 1500+ athletes competing.
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1984 AZ High School Metro Division Championship
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Very old picture of Coach James Smith (Maryvale High School) winning the 110 high hurdles held at Phoenix Community College. Look around the picture you will find a lot of the same faces you see today at AZ high school track meets.
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