Coach Miami Presents

As the outdoor season comes to an end, our CMP team would like to say thank you to each coach, athlete, parent, and spectator who attended our meets in 2024. We also extend our gratitude to the volunteers and officials. We appreciate your long days and sacrifices. We look forward to an even better season next year. To those who supported us behind the scenes, we appreciate you. Special thanks to Trayvon Bromell, the Holloway family, the Lyles family, and the foundation. We love and appreciate you all. We set the bar. We are the blueprint. We are the trendsetters. We are CMP!

Congratulations to GETDOWN ‼️ Mila places 3rd Over all for the Bronze medal and Ranked #3 in the country in 10 year old girls at

took 16 District Qualifiers to AAU Region 9 Qualifier in Lake City Florida for a chance to make it to the Junior Olympics. All 16 Athletes Qualified for THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS IN GREENSBORO, North Carolina‼️ Just being 💪🏾.

The inauguration of BAYCHAMPS was an immensely successful event. Despite the heat, we had a great time under the sun. We would like to express our gratitude to all the teams that participated and have already committed to next year—thank you. A special thanks goes to Trayvon Bromell, also known as "The Bullet," for allowing us to use his likeness for the 100m showcase. We hope to foster a lifelong relationship with him for BAYCHAMPS. Planning for next season is already underway. In closing, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all the officials, coaches, athletes, spectators and those who worked exceptionally well behind the scenes to make this meet happen.

Congratulations

Big shout out to Chase Archie for winning the MVP of his division in track meet today. Came in first in all 3 of his events. Congrats Chase, we are proud of you.

Shirts will be available this weekend

V12 Athletics District Meet

Total Domination
Stayed Tuned

Field Events Placements
Girls Shot put 8u-Lexi 1st
Boys 9 Shot Put-Roy'el 2nd
Girls Shot Put 12- Hallie 2nd
Girls Shot Put14-Alayah 2nd
Girls Shot Put15-16
Zoe 3rd
Amaya 6th
Girls Shot Put 13
Jaliyah 5th

Girls Discus 13
Jaliyah-4th
Girls Discus 14
Alayah -2nd
Girls Discus 12
Hallie-3rd
Girls Discus 15-16
Zoe 1st
Amaya 2nd

Girls Turbo 8u
Alexis-4th
Boys Turbo 9
Roy'el 3rd
Girls Turbo 12
Hallie-1st
Girls Javelin 13
Jaliyah-6th
Girls Javelin 14
Alayah-1st
Girls Javelin 15-16
Zoe-2nd
Amaya-4th

The first 200 athletes who pay will receive an Adidas bag from the Lyles Brothers Foundation, accompanied by autographed memorabilia. Awards include Top 8 Medals, MVPs, and Top 3 Team Trophies.

CMP would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who attended the Memorial Day Shut Down in Jacksonville, FL, last week. Your support means the world to us, no matter where our events take place. A special thanks goes to everyone who worked tirelessly at the meet despite the challenging temperatures in the 90s. Your effort and dedication make it look effortless, and we want you to know that it doesn’t go unnoticed. This year marked our inaugural Memorial Day event, but it certainly won’t be the last. We hope to see you next year and in the years to come!

Reposted from Another great day at the track!! Hallie PR’d in javelin and brought home gold medals in all three of her events! She also got the MVP medal for her age group! We love our .athletics family and are grateful for and . Thank you, for another amazing event! (Hey Coach, next time can we turn the A/C on? 🥵)

I AM MVP!!

of proving that she is RARE AIR in the 13-14 girls Long Jump‼️ Davika was also MVP RUNNER UP 13/14 Girls to her teammate Alayah Dickerson ‼️.

Reposted from First 🇺🇸 medal of belongs to ! 😤

She wins her first career worlds medal and the first worlds frame running medal EVER for Team USA!

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Last Year’s Disappointment At Worlds Is Behind Sayers Grooms As She Prepares For Kobe

The 2023 Para track and field world championships didn’t go as planned for frame runner Sayers Grooms.

Hoping to at least set a personal best in Paris last year, Grooms’ chances were derailed shortly after the start of the women’s 100-meter T72. Her right shoe fell off, as the special laces she uses were not fastened securely. Still, she pushed through the rough opening of her race and finished eighth out of eight competitors in a time of 22.51 seconds, less than 2 seconds out of seventh place.

The 18-year-old from Gainesville, Florida, has brushed that race off, however, and took some positives away that she is building toward the upcoming world championships, which run May 17-25 in Kobe, Japan.

“I learned how to race alone and set myself up to race,” said Grooms, who has ataxic cerebral palsy. “Also, I got so many connections from being with the athletes and the coaches on the team.”

Not much has changed in the way she has been training in frame running, which she describes as an oversized “tricycle without pedals,” grabbing the handlebars and leaning into the frame and running. One area Grroms is focused on is achieving better starts — which goes beyond just keeping both shoes on.

“(I’ve been working on) my start the most because Coach Miami shows that how my start goes dictates the rest of my race,” Grooms said. “It’s definitely the place that I’ve always been the worst at and have been improving over the last few years.”

Worlds will be the highlight of Grooms’ 2024, as frame running is not yet part of the Paralympic program. In fact, the 100 is the only event available to frame runners. It was proposed for the Paralympic Games Paris 2024, but ultimately was not chosen.

Grooms has won the last two gold medals at the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships, winning the title in 2023 in 18.46 seconds and improving on that in 2024 with a time of 18.29 seconds — her current personal best.

“I definitely want to break 18 seconds,” Grooms said. “It’s been a goal of mine for years and I feel like I’m definitely ready. And then I don’t know how low I’ll get in the 17s.”

Despite setting a new PR at nationals, Grooms is confident her performance at worlds will be better and could be good enough to get her on the podium.

“When I set my PR, the 18.29 race, I did not execute the best,” Grooms said. “So I know that if I execute, I can run much faster.”

Her PR would have been the third-best time at last year’s worlds, with only one runner breaking the 18-second mark.

May is a big month for Grooms. In addition to the world championships, she is graduating high school on May 24. This fall, she will attend Cornell University and plans to major in industrial labor relations with the hope of helping the disabled community as an advocate.

When she competes at worlds, Grooms will be the only American frame runner in Kobe. Last year, the U.S. also sent Michel Anwar, but the U.S. is taking 15 fewer athletes than it took to Paris last summer.

“I’m the only one, so I’ll perform for the American frame runners and do my best to perform for them,” Grooms said. “It makes me feel honored because I know how hard the team was to make. So I’m just honored that they selected me to be one of the people that gets to go.”

While the 100 is the only frame running event at worlds, Grooms enjoys both the short- and long-distance races — she said she has done everything from the 100 to the 1,500 in competitions — for different reasons, as you might expect from someone who enjoys playing board games and putting together puzzles.

“I learned how I can pretty much shut off my mind and just go and be able to completely rely on my training and not have to think about anything I’m doing,” Grooms said about shorter races.

“I like how I need to use tactics and how important pacing is,” she said of longer races.

Grooms is hoping frame running is included in the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics, with potentially more than just the 100. However, just having one race on the world’s biggest stage would be a huge win.

“The thing that we’re going to push for is to be included in the Paralympics because we can’t compete yet there,” Grooms said. “So that’s more important than adding events.”


Steve Drumwright is a journalist based in Murrieta, California. He is a freelance contributor to usparatf.org on behalf of Red Line Editorial, Inc.

Happy Mother's Day !!

Join us at Bishop John Snyder High School in Jacksonville, Florida, for the Memorial Day Shut Down on May 25th during Memorial Day weekend. CMP will host another efficient and exciting track meet, giving you ample time to explore the city and relax at the beach before sunset. Registration is now open at CoachO.com.

Another track meet is in the books for CMP. As the year progresses, I grow increasingly appreciative of my immediate and extended teams. Without you all, I could never keep this going. With the season nearing its end for CMP, I can only imagine what 2025 will bring. We always aim for bigger and better, and I'm excited to see that happen. Let's be bigger, better, and stronger."

We had a beautiful meet yesterday and we made sure every kid got a picture with Grant Holloway before the meet was over.