Fantastic News! Anfernee Joseph Takes GOLD at Junior Olympics in Detroit, Michigan.

Friends & Supporters:

This morning, shortly after 9 am, 13 year-old Anfernee Joseph brought all New Jersey to its feet with a thrilling win in the 3,000 meters at the Junior Olympic Games in Detroit, Michigan.

Anfernee's mom, Audrey Gill, a resident of East Orange, New Jersey spoke with great joy, pride and excitement of Anfernee's strategic win over the final 300-meters. She said : " with 300 meters to go, Anfernee moved to the front, but with 200 meters left he was lying second; however with 100 meters to go Anfernee had retaken the lead; and as the top three or four runners tried hard to catch him, Anfernee delighted the crowd with a burst of speed that made him the clear winner!"

Two days before, that is on Thursday, July 31, 2008, Anfernee had taken second place in the 1500 meters run, and on Wednesday, July 30 was third in the 800 meters run.

Congratulations to Anfernee, his coaches and all who helped to make this possible, on a tremendous overall performance at the 2008 Junior Olympics in Detroit, Michigan.

The picture (at right) showing Anfernee crossing the winning tape in the 3000 meters run, speaks for itself.

Anfernee Joseph Says Welcome

A warm welcome to my many friends and supporters!

I understand that people all over the world can view this blog, so for those who have not yet met me, and those who have not yet seen me run, I would like to introduce myself by sharing a recent note I sent to a friend of my mom, who asked for some information about me:

Hello my name is Anfernee Isiah Joseph. I’m in the 6 th grade at St. Phillips Academy. My grades are mostly A’s and B’s.

In my spare time I do track and field for two organizations: Amature Athletics Union and USA Track and Field. I compete each and every weekend.

I run for an elite club based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, called "Green Streakers" and my coach’s name is Ron McBride. He’s a very good coach.

I have been competing in track and field since 2003 , and I have won more than 300 medals. I have 2 national cross country medals , and 5 nationals medals from the summer olympics.

Later on, I will tell you more about how I train and about the various places we have to travel to in order to take part in track & field meets. I hope also to have videos about our track & field meets, for you to enjoy.

I want to meet you all in person, someday.