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September 15, 2021

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

photos: Mike Scott (photo of Rai Benjamin); John Nepolitan (photo of ColeNesselson)
 

Open     Masters     Youth      High School


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)
 


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.
 

 



August Performances
NYRR Harlem 5k  (August 14; New York, NY)
5 km      

1st (W50-54)
1st (age graded)

19:20

89.45% age graded score

 

 




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.
August Performances
12th Rock Throws Invitational  (August 7; Middletown, NY)
Javelin 2nd (HS)

53.48m (175-5)

'21 NY #1; all-time NY #23

 

 


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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