Youth Sports: Aug. 3, 2022
Courtesy photo McKenna Kozeluh, a rising senior at Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy, won two national championships at the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics over the weekend in Sacramento, Calif.
Courtesy photo The CDA Lakers went 5-0 and finished first in the 3rd/4th grade girls bracket at the SilverHoops 3-on-3 basketball tournament over the weekend in Kellogg. From left, are: Kyal Carson, Brylee Brown and Teagan Phenicie. In the front is Kinsley Wallis.
Courtesy photo The CDA Lakers went 5-0 in the 5th/6th grade girls division to win the championship at the SilverHoops 3-on-3 basketball tournament over the weekend. From left, are: Brynlee Johnston, Payton Brown, Remi Day and Gretah Angle.
• TRACK AND FIELD
McKenna Kozeluh, a rising senior at Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy, won the women's 17-18 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs at the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics, becoming an All-American in her first year of national competition.
Kozeluh bested Kassandra Jimenez of El Paso in the 3,000 by over 24 seconds (10 minutes, 16.27 seconds) to win her first championship on Saturday, and followed up with a four second win over Orlaan Winston from XTreme Speed in a time of 4:46.58.
"The one thing that caught my eyes about McKenna is that she is a fighter," North Idaho Blaze distance coach Chris Carvajal said. "It's a testimony to how remarkably well she performed at nationals. She truly is a pleasure to coach."
Kozeluh won the state 3A cross country championship last fall at Eagle Island State Park in Eagle.
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