Five Athletes Bring Junior Nationals Wins Home to Northeast Indiana

Five Athletes Bring Nationals Wins Home to Northeast Indiana

FORT WAYNE, IN (July 26, 2019) – The Adaptive Sports USA 2019 Junior Nationals recently concluded in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Five local athletes collectively brought home 35 first place finishes and numerous national records in various sports including team relay paratriathlon, individual triathlon, swimming, track, field, archery, and air rifle.

This year’s Junior Nationals team consisted of: Caytlin Lucas (Edgerton), Maggie Peters (Fort Wayne), Zachariah Pfenning (Ligonier), Zebidiah Pfenning (Ligonier) and Zephira Pfenning (Ligonier). The athletes, who all train at Turnstone Center, also accumulated enough points throughout the competition to bring home a third-place overall team finish in the Medium Size Team category.

The team’s full results can be found below.

The Adaptive Sports USA’s annual Junior Nationals competition is a week-long national sports championship event for young elite athletes with a physical disability and/or visual impairment through the age of 22. Junior Nationals is an avenue for young people to advance along the athlete pipeline that may one day lead them to compete at the elite
international level and the Paralympic Games.

The Adaptive Sports USA 2018 Junior Nationals competition was previously held in Fort Wayne, IN during the summer of 2018. More event information can be found online at http://juniornationals.adaptivesportsusa.org.

Preparations for the 2019-2020 competitive sports season are also underway with call-out meetings for many of Turnstone’s competitive sports teams beginning August 18. These meetings will include information about Sled Hockey, Wheelchair Rugby, Adult Wheelchair Basketball, Varsity Wheelchair Basketball, and Power Soccer. Those interested in attending a call-out meeting should contact Molly Cinker, Turnstone’s Competitive Sports Coordinator, at [email protected] or call 260.483.2100.

PARATHRIATHLON

• Maggie Peters – 1^st Place* – 200 Yard Swim, 6 Mile Bike & 1 Mile Run

Time: 26:48
*Top finisher regardless of classification and gender

PARATRIATHLON (cont’d)

• Maggie Peters, Zachariah Pfenning, & Zebidiah Pfenning -1^st Place Team Relay

Time: 23:37*

*16 minutes & 46 seconds faster than 2nd place team

AIR RIFLE SHOOTING

• Zebidiah Pfenning – 1^st Place*

Score: 185 Preliminary & 95 Finals

*Top score regardless of classification and gender

ARCHERY

• Zachariah Pfenning – 2^nd Place Cub Compound - Score: 490
  
• Zephira Pfenning – 1^st Place Bowmen Compound - Score: 330

SWIMMING

• Maggie Peters – 1^st Place 50 Yard Breaststroke Time: 42.82 (Personal Record)

1^st Place 200 Yard Freestyle Time: 2:31.00 (National Record)

1^st Place 50 Yard Freestyle Time: 30.08

1^st Place 100 Yard Breaststroke Time: 1:33.06

1^st Place 100 Yard Butterfly Time: 1:13.56

1^st Place 100 Yard Freestyle Time: 1:07.70

1^st Place 100 Yard Backstroke Time: 1:25.58

1^st Place 4x50 Yard Individual Medley Time: 2:55.35

• Zachariah Pfenning – 1^st Place 50 Yard Backstroke Time: 56.06

TRACK

• Caytlin Lucas – 1^st Place 400m Time: 1:58.72
  
• Maggie Peters – 1^st Place 100m Time: 15.67

1^st Place 200m Time: 31.87 (National Record)

1^st Place 400m Time: 1:10.36

• Zachariah Pfenning – 1^st Place 100m Time: 16.39

1^st Place 200m Time: 34.60

1^st Place 400m Time: 1:20.37

• Zebidiah Pfenning – 2^nd Place 100m Time: 15.18

1^st Place 400m Time: 1:10.54

2^nd Place 200m Time: 31.44

• Zephira Pfenning – 3^rd Place 100m Time: 28.89

3^rd Place 200m Time: 1:00.86

3^rd Place 60m Time: 19.28

2^nd Place 400m Time: 2:04.09

FIELD

• Caytlin Lucas – 1^st Place Discus Distance: 6.83 (National Record)

FIELD (cont’d)

• Maggie Peters – 1^st Place Discus Distance: 17.56 (National Record)

1^st Place Shot Distance: 6.52 (National Record)

1^st Place Long Jump Distance: 3.52 (National Record)

1^st Place Javelin Distance: 13.28 (National Record)

• Zephira Pfenning – 1^st Place Javelin Distance: 7.59 (Personal Record)

1^st Place Shot Distance: 2.99

• Zachariah Pfenning – 1^st Place Shot Distance: 5.33

1^st Place Javelin Distance: 17.64

1^st Place Discus Distance: 21.60

• Zebidiah Pfenning – 1^st Place Javelin Distance: 21.66

1^st Place Shot Distance: 5.77

1^st Place Long Jump Distance: 4.23