Benjamin, Bayly, Nesselson, Wapshare, selected as August Athletes of the Month

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OPEN - RAI BENJAMIN
RAI BENJAMIN, 23, of Mount Vernon, NY has been selected as the USATF New York Open Athlete of the Month for August 2021.   Benjamin, a 2015 graduate of Mount Vernon High School, competes for Nike.




August Performances

Olympic Games  (August 1-7; Tokyo, Japan)
400m Hurdles	2nd	46.17 #2 world all-time
4x400m Relay	1st	2:55.70 split 43.40 (fastest in race)

 

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MASTERS - FIONA BAYLY
FIONA BAYLY, 54, of New York has been selected as the USATF New York Masters Athlete of the Month for August 2021.  Bayly competes for Urban Athletics.
 

 

NYRR Harlem 5k  (August 14; New York, NY)
5 km	1st (W50-54) 1st (age graded)	19:20 89.45% age graded score

 

 

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YOUTH - COLE NESSELSON
COLE NESSELSON, 17, of New York  has been selected as the USATF New York Youth Athlete of the Month for August 2021. Nesselson is a senior at the Trinity School in New York.

12th Rock Throws Invitational  (August 7; Middletown, NY)
Javelin	2nd (HS)	53.48m (175-5) '21 NY #1; all-time NY #23

 

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HIGH SCHOOL - EMMA WAPSHARE 
EMMA WAPSHARE, 18, of Goshen, NY has been selected as the USATF New York High School Athlete of the Month for August 2021. Wapshare recently graduated from Goshen High School and has matriculated to the University of Vermont.




August Performances

12th Rock Throws Invitational  (August 7; Middletown, NY)
Javelin	1st (HS)	44.37m (145-7) NY state high school record
Shot Put	1st (HS)	10.52m (34-6¼)

   
   

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