Long, Long Ago, In A Township Far, Far Away, lived a young girl that was not allowed to compete on the Track & Field team, because she wasn’t a boy, and there was not a Girl’s Track & Field Team.  She was faster than all of the boys on the team, but will never be remembered in the record books.  Her name was Mary Elizabeth Razzano (later Mary E. Mills).  It was Knox Field in Johnstown, NY at a time when only cinder tracks were the latest innovation, and 3” spikes held the Starting Blocks in place.  Now some 55 years later, with a recently installed rubber surface track, and every marking on the track for every conceivable event, Knox Field was the host for the 2009 Adirondack Junior Olympic Championships.

With overcast skies, the looming threat of rain; and for the first time in Empire State Liberty Tour history, no Music Man, as he was checked into the hospital that morning for the Swine Flu, there was no absence of resolve for the participating athletes.  One of the key highlight records of the day was a new Liberty Tour record in the Midget Girls 4x400m Relay, when the Delmar Whippet’s posted the record time of 5:36.09 (Pictured Above).  With nearly 50 meet records broken on the day, it was one of the most record setting days in the short five (5) years of Empire State Liberty Tour Track & Field Series events.

The next stop of the Liberty Tour is the Independence Invitational, which will be held on July 3^rd at Ichabod Crane High School.  It was originally scheduled to be at Bethlehem High School, but issues of Holiday help has forced the unexpected change in venue.

For more record breaking performances, scroll down the page and witness all of the excitement of the 2009 Adirondack Junior Olympics.  If you finished 1^st in the 100m Dash in your age category, you have passed the first marker to being a recipient of the “Mary E. Mills Youth of the Year Award”, which will be presented to one Youth Boy and Youth Girl at the 2010 Adirondack Championships.

To view the Results from the Adirondack Junior Olympic Championships, click “Results” from the navigation bar.  For all of the current Records for the Adirondack JO’s, or the Empire State Liberty Tour Track & Field Series, click “Records”.  Remember to join us on MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter.

   Courtney Richardson from the Country Mills Eagles sets a new Adirondack JO and Liberty Tour Record in the Intermediate Girl's100m Dash with a blistering time of 12.72 seconds, also securing a bid for the Mary E. Mills Youth Athlete of the Year Award, which will be presented at the Adirondack Championships in 2010.

   From the Glencadia Bullets, Jacob Gellert wins the Bantam Boys 100m Dash, making him a finalist for the Mary E. Mills Youth Athlete of the Year Award.

   In the Bantam Girl's division, Cydney De LaRosa from the Delmar Whippets takes 1st Place, also solidifying her entry for the Mary E. Mills Youth Athlete of the Year Award.

   In the Youth Boy's 800m Run, Matthew Lange from the Hudson Mohawk Road Runner's Club (HMRRC)set a new Adirondack JO and Liberty Tour Record with a time of 2:16.77, but also set a new 3000m Run Record for the Adirondack JO's.

   A new Adirondack JO and Liberty Tour Record was also set by Brian Hickey in the Intermediate Boy's 2000m Steeplechase, as he posted a time of 7:26.12.