Sports
Pass Area Youth Athletes Shining In National Events
Five local kids are taking it to a new level.
SAN GORGONIO PASS AREA, CA — Five Pass Area youth athletes are raising the bar — on a national level — in their respective sports.
Hailey Landingham, 11, of Beaumont rolled her way to the top in the Elementary B Girls Freeskating Final on July 26 at the USA Roller Skating National Championships held in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The event brings out the best roller skaters in the country with a mission is to "enable athletes to achieve sustained competitive excellence in domestic and international competitions," according to USA Roller Sports.
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Four other Pass Area kids are looking to claim hardware, too, during the 2023 AAU Track and Field Junior Olympics currently underway through Aug. 5 at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
Matthew Edwards, 14, Caleb Edwards, 12, Anaiah Edwards, 9 — all siblings from Beaumont — and Banning's Naveah Langford, 8, are representing 10 East Youth Conference at the event.
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Matthew is the only Southern California representative for the 14 boys pentathlon multi-sport event, competing against 27 other athletes from across the country. He is also representing his hometown in the 100-meter hurdles, 200-meter hurdles, high jump, and javelin.
Anaiah is competing in the the girls triathlon, high jump, and 800-meter race. Caleb will compete in long jump.
Naveah is competing in the 8 and under 4x100 meter team with one of the fastest records in the country. She will also compete in the 800-meter race and long jump.
Congratulations to all!
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