AAU Hockey Club wins essay contest

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:24:28 -0500

Article originally found at www.ducks.nhl.com Jr. Ducks Win Essay Contest 2009 AAU Inline Hockey Junior Olympic Games Champions Video – http://ducks.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=651&id=51620 Friday, 11.13.2009 / 6:35 PM The Mite 10U Jr. Ducks out of Corona Inline were this year’s winners of the Practice with the Ducks Essay Contest. The team will have the opportunity to skate with the Ducks players at [...]

AAU Taekwondo Represented at Youth Olympic Games Team Trials

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:22:35 -0500

On November 6th, the USAT held its Youth Olympic Games Team Trials at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. The six athletes chosen will represent the US at the Youth Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Tijuana, Mexico, March 3-4. U.S. Athletes that place in the top six at the YOG Qualification Tournament will qualify for the 2010 [...]

AAU Launches Badminton in Florida

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:32:19 -0500

The Amateur Athletic Union would like to welcome Watkins Fessal as the Florida Badminton Director. He has been ranked as high as 7th in the USA and competes in mixed doubles,singles and doubles tournaments, and has won several awards whilst competing in the sport. Watkins, a St. Lucia native  was educated in England, where he was also [...]

AAU Graduate Intern Wins McLendon Scholarship

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:25:52 -0500

Jerryl Randolph, Amateur Athletic Union Graduate Intern, has been named a recipient of the prestigious John McLendon Memorial Minority Postgraduate Scholarship. Randolph interned during the summers for the past two years at the AAU National Office in Orlando, FL.  Interesting in learning more about internships with the AAU? Click here. In 2009, he served as the [...]

AAU Surfing Championships

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:52:04 -0500

Originally found at www.floridatoday.com Written by John M. Janokaitis While most of the country turned back the clock to enjoy an extra hour of sleep, for 13-year old surfer Nikki Viesins, Sunday’s events could not unfold soon enough.That’s what happens when you are the day’s biggest winner — with a trio of gold medals — in the [...]