Cedric Walker Development Grants for ‘14 awarded to 13 clubs and teams
Photo (submitted) of 1st Coast TC after NSAF grant award.
The National Scholastic Athletics Foundation is proud to announce its Cedric Walker Development Grant recipients for September, 2014. Grants have been awarded to 13 track clubs and high school track teams (see below) in honor of the late Mr. Walker, who passed in March, 2013, shortly after the New Balance Nationals Indoor. Cedric was a “irreplaceable” part of the NSAF, who served for more than 20 years – as a board member; founder of the Flower City TC in New York; coach, mentor and team manager at many levels, from local to international; and beloved family member, among many other things. See Joy Kamani’s memorial.
The grant recipients:
- 1st Coast Track Club of Orange Park, Fla.
- Abbeville HS track team of Abbeville, S.C.
- Arizona Flames Track Club of Chandler, Ariz.
- Career Academy South Bend Track and Field of South Bend, Ind.
- Cypress Springs High School of Cypress, Texas
- Gastonia Jaguars Track Club of Gastonia, N.C.
- Gotham Spark Athletic Club of Bronx, N.Y.
- Greer All-Stars Track Club of Greer, S.C.
- Revelation Peak Performance Track Club of Winterville, N.C.
- South Philadelphia High School of Philadelphia, Pa.
- Timberview High School Boys Track and Field of Arlington, Texas
- West Central Track and Field of Winchester, Ill.
- Westwood High School of Mesa, Ariz.
The above list includes some of the outstanding and historic programs in youth track and field. 1st Coast, for example, has been the club home of recently crowned World Junior men’s 100 meter champion, Kendal Williams.
The grants are designed to help teams and clubs purchase equipment, improve facilities, meet the needs of their student-athletes, enable coaches education, defray expenses related to travel to the NSAF events, and much more. Average grants of $500 (some larger, some smaller) are awarded and may be used for any reasonable purpose pertaining to the recipient’s track and field program. These are development grants.
As an additional dimension to the program, each recipient must also participate in a volunteer service program in their community, sign the USATF’s “Win with Integrity” pledge card and take the IAAF’s “Real Winner” education program.
We’ll look forward to hearing about and publishing stories, photos and videos of the activities of these clubs and teams, both in terms of their community service projects and the goals they are able to accomplish with these funds.
