Holt, Seki, Pender, Perazzo selected as May Athletes of the Month

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OPEN - ERIC HOLT
ERIC HOLT, 28, of New Milford, Conn. has been selected as the USATF New York Open Athlete of the Month for May 2023.

Holt competes for the Empire Elite Track Club.

 

photo: Johnny Zhang

Track Night NYC (May 19; New York, NY)
Event	Place	Performance
1500m	5th	3:40.39

USATF LA GRAND PRIX  (May 27; Los Angeles, CA)
Event	Place	Performance
1500m	1st	3:37.57

 

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MASTERS - TOMOMI SEKI
TOMOMI SEKI, 66, of New York, NY has been selected as the USATF New York Masters Athlete of the Month for May 2023. 

Seki competes for the Central Park TC - Tracksmith.


photo: Johnny Zhang

USATF LA GRAND PRIX (May 127; Los Angeles, CA)
Event	Place	Performance
100m (Masters)	4th	16.19 82.64% age graded

   

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YOUTH - MY'RIAH PENDER
MY'RIAH PENDER, 12, of New York, NY has been selected as the USATF New York Youth Athlete of the Month for May 2023.

Pender competes for Ruff Kutz.

photo: Lianne Schulman

USATF New York Youth Challenge - Spring Fling (May 21; New York, NY)
Event	Place	Performance
200m Hurdles	1st (11-12)	31.19 NY Assoc. record

 

V02Max Track Club Invitational (May 27; Mount Vernon, NY)
Event	Place	Performance
800m	4th (11-12)	2:39.82
200m Hurdles	1st (11-12)	33.07

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HIGH SCHOOL - JOSEPH PERAZZO
JOSEPH PERAZZO, 18, of Staten Island, NY has been selected as the USATF New York High School Athlete of the Month for May 2023.

Perazzo is a senior at Susan E. Wagner High School and competes for the Island Express Track Club. He has announced he will matriculate to the University of Florida in the fall.

Staten Island Championships (May 7; Staten Island, NY)
Event	Place	Performance
1600m	1st	4:17.78
3200m	1st	9:58.54

 

Glenn D. Loucks Games (May 1; White Plains, NY)
Event	Place	Performance
3200m	3rd	9:01.69

Track Night NYC (May 19; New York, NY)
Event	Place	Performance
1 mile	2nd	4:08.03 Staten Island & PSAL NYC records

   

PSAL City Championships (May 28; New York, NY)
Event	Place	Performance
1600m	1st	4:18.23
3200m	1st	9:27.08