Official Site of D.C. Express Track Club
Official Site of D.C. Express Track Club
Icahn Stadium - NY
About Icahn Stadium Facility: Icahn Stadium 20 Randall’s Island Park New York, NY 10035
"Icahn Stadium is a 5,000 seat track and field and multipurpose facility located on Randalls Island in Manhattan, New York City. Designed within the former site of Downing Stadium, it opened on April 23, 2005. Icahn Stadium is named after American businessman Carl Icahn, who made a $10 million donation towards the construction of the new stadium. The stadium features an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Class 1 certified running track with a 400-meter Mondo Super X Performance surface, and it has been the site of many international, national, and regional track and field events.
"Since its opening, Icahn Stadium has hosted more than 200,000 high school, college and professional athletes and spectators during the track season. Each year, the number of meets and events that are scheduled has grown, bringing larger numbers of people to the facility.
Sacramento , CA
July 25 - 31, 2022
Advancement - Top 5 places from the Region Championships will advance to the National Championships
Promoted as Program’s Associate Head Coach - Jumps
White, has been promoted to become D.C. Express Associate Head Coach, D.C. Express Track Club’s President and Director of Track & Field Ron Williams announced Friday.
"We are thrilled to announce Coach Elizabeth "Liz" White (D.C. Express Alum) as Associate Head Coach-Jumps of our legendary track and field program," Williams said. "Liz has distinguished herself as an outstanding coach and leader for more than a decade at D.C. Express, she brings to the role a unique and personal connection to the D.C. Express experience, a track record of success coaching young athletes in the long and triple jump at the highest levels and a deep commitment to our vision of Building on Quality."
Elizabeth, known to her friends and family as Liz, was born in Atlanta and raised in Decatur Georgia. During her high school years at Southwest DeKalb, she participated in several sports but excelled in the long jump. Upon graduating high school, she went on to attend the University of Georgia on academic scholarships. Realizing that she missed track and field, she sought out the head coach of the women’s track team and began to compete as a walk on. She continued to do well in class and on the track, earning Deans List, All Academic SEC, and Academic Roundtable honors. She transitioned from the long jump and began to triple jump, placing third in the SEC Conference the first time she ever competed in the event.
Liz has coached our jumpers to excel at the State, Region and National levels, we look forward to our jumps program continuing to build and perform at the highest levels through her teaching and knowledge of the event.
Jasmine Gryne
2021 recipient of the Ron Williams D.C. Express Scholarship. This scholarship was established seven years ago as a way to honor the Founder and President of D.C. Express Track Club for dedicating so much of his life to working with youth in DeKalb and the surrounding counties.
Express Athlete Award: Exhibit the highest qualities of a D.C. Express Athlete; integrity, sportsmanship, academics, competitive attitude and dedication.
Mary Rozier
Mary exhibits the highest qualities of a D.C. Express Athlete, based on a combination of hard work and dedication, both in practice and competition, displaying a great attitude, integrity, good attendance, consistent training habits, and competitive attitude, exemplifying sportsmanship, academic and outstanding athletic accomplishments.
Coaches Academic/Athletic Achievement Award:
Exemplifying academic and athletic accomplishments.
Jasmine Gryne
3.52 GPA
USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL.
*National Champion - 400m hurdles (17-18) 59.15* Club Record Express
Scholar Athlete: Highest Overall GPA
Mary Rozier – 4.0
Academic Award:
GPA 3.5 or greater
Gabriella Duncan-Smith 3.96
Jasmine Gryne – 3.52
Perseverance Award: This award honors those who have persevered and excelled while battling/overcoming injury during the competition season.
Gabriella Duncan-Smith
Jada Day
Athlete of Year Indoor Season – Point system based on overall places 1 – 8 during season.
Jasmine Gryne
Athlete of Year Outdoor Season – Point system based on overall places 1 – 8 during season.
Mary Rozier
Best Overall Track & Field Athlete – Competed in Both Track & Field Events
Mary Rozier
USATF National Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships – (15-16)
Long Jump 4th – 17’ 5 1/4”
USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships - (15-16)
Long Jump 5th / 18’ 6”
Club Record
Coaches Award: Displaying a great attitude, good attendance, and consistent training habits, exemplifying the essence of sportsmanship and athletic competition.
Ashley Brown
Mary Rozier
Gabriella Duncan-Smith
Payton Simpson
Victoria Johnson
Club Record Breakers Award:
Jasmine Gryne
(17-18) 400m Hurdles 59.15
Club Record Breakers Award:
Mary Rozier
(15 16) Long Jump 18’ 6”
Most Improved: Hard work and dedication have improved performance, both in practice and competition.
Ashley Brown – Triple Jump
Mary Rozier – Long Jump/100m
Jazmine Anderson – 1500m
Payton Simpson – Long Jump/200m
Junior Olympic National Championships – All-American Certificates:
Mary Rozier
Payton Simpson
Victoria Joy Johnson
Jashya Burgess
Jasmine Gryne
Gabriella Duncan-Smith
Jada Day
Ashley Brown
President’s Award: Honoring those individuals, whose dedication and support have been vital to the success of the organization and has played so vital role in the fruition of our purposes and programs”.
Zarinah Crowder
Coaching Staff:
Coach Elizabeth White
Coach Madison Gordon
Coach Vernika Reeves
Coach Trina Stroud
Special Recognition:
Your dedication and support have been vital to the success of the organization, as a parent, alumni, and financial contributor, has helped bring to fruition our purposes and goals.
· Deryck Gryne
· Sandra Rozier
· Sinclair Bowdre
The Members of the Board of Directors, of the D.C. Express Track Club, Inc. would like to extend special thanks to the parents, coaches, partners, sponsors, and financial contributors who have gone over and beyond the call of duty in assisting us in our efforts in planning and implementing the D.C. Express Program. Without your support, many of this year’s plans would not have been possible.
USATF Junior Olympic National Championships
Congratulations
Jasmine Gryne - 400m hurdles
National Champion 59.15
Club record
Day 1
Jazmine Anderson 17-18
800m - 2:38.75
400m - 1:03.57
Jada Day 17-18
100m 12.77
Payton Simpson 15-16
400m - 1:02.18
Long Jump - 15' 11 3/4"
Jashya Burgess 15-16
400m - 1:01.40
Taylor Gryne 13-14
400m - 1:13.04
Mary Rozier 15-16
100m - 12.39 (11) q
Long Jump - 18' 6" (5th) PR/SB * Club Record
Joy Johnson 15-16
100m- 13.06
Long Jump - 16' 8 3/4
Ashley Brown 17-18
100m - 13.80
Gaby Duncan-Smith 17-18
400m - 1:00.88
Day 2
Jada Day 17-18
200m 26.06
4x100m Relay - 48.64 (q finals)
Payton Simpson 15-16
200m - 26.91 PR
4x100m Relay - 48.88 (q finals)
Ashley Brown 17-18
4x100m Relay - 48.64 (q finals)
Jashya Burgess 15-16
4x100m Relay - 48.88 (q finals)
Mary Rozier 15-16
200m - 26.24
4x100m Relay - 48.88 (q finals)
Jazmine Anderson 17-18
1500m - 5:28.50 PR
Joy Johnson 15-16
200m- 27.53
4x100m Relay - 48.88 (q finals)
Jasmine Gryne 17-18
400m Hurdles - 1:01.22 (q finals)
4x100m Relay - 48.64 (q finals)
200m - 25.36 (q finals)
Gaby Duncan-Smith 17-18
200m - 26.76
4x100m Relay - 48.64 (q finals)
Day 3
Jasmine Gryne 17-18
400m Hurdles - 59.15 (F) PR/SB * Club Record - National Champion
200m - 25.86 (S-finals)
Mary Rozier 15-16
100m - 12.45 (F)
Day 4
Jada Day 17-18
Ashley Brown
Jasmine Gryne
Gaby Duncan-Smith
4x100m Relay - 48.53 (7)
Jashya Burgess 15-16
Mary Rozier
Joy Johnson
Payton Simpson
4x100m Relay - 48.95 (7)
Jada Day 17-18
Jazmine Anderson
Jasmine Gryne
Gaby Duncan-Smith
4x400m Relay - 408.10 (16)
Gaby Duncan-Smith 17-18
400m - 1:01.42 (9)
200m - 26.59 (13)
4x100m relay (2)
Jada Day 17-18
100m 12.55 (7)
200m - 26.53 (12)
4x100m relay (2)
Ashley Brown 17-18
Triple Jump – 33’ 11” (3)
100m - 13.62 (35) PR
4x100m relay (2)
Mary Rozier 15-16
100m - 12.38 (5)
200m - 25.81 (9)
Long Jump - 17' 1" (2)
Jasmine Gryne 17-18
400m Hurdles - 1:00.08 (1st) PR
4x100m relay (2)
Payton Simpson 15-16
200m - 27.01 (18) PR
400m - 102.89 (16)
Long Jump - 15.9" (10)
Taylor Gryne 13-14
200m - 31.97 (42)
400m - 1:11.91 (30)
Joy Johnson 15-16
200m- 26.57 (15)
100m - 12.88 (17)
Long Jump - 16' 9" (3) SB
Jayla Clark 15-16
200m - 30.50 (64)
100m - 14.11 (62)
Day 1
Jazmine Anderson 17-18
800m - 2:33.81 (8) SB
Day 2
Jada Day 17-18
200m 226.29 (14)
Payton Simpson 15-16
200m - 27.60 (34)
Amanda Thomas 13-14
200m - 31.76 (52) SB
Taylor Gryne 13-14
200m - 31.278 (48)
Mary Rozier 15-16
200m - 25.93 (10)
Joy Johnson 15-16
200m- 27.087 (25)
Jayla Clark 15-16
200m - 31.13 (76)
Jasmine Gryne 17-18
200m - 25.55 (q finals)
Gaby Duncan-Smith 17-18
200m - 26.818 (25)
Day 3
Jada Day 17-18
100m 12.42 (SB - q finals)
4x100m Relay - 3rd - 48.89
Payton Simpson 15-16
400m - 1:01.85 (19)
Long Jump 16' 4 3/4" (9)
Ashley Brown 17-18
100m - 13.74 (33)
4x100m Relay - 3rd - 48.89
Amanda Thomas 13-14
100m - 15.033 (41)
Taylor Gryne 13-14
400m - 1:14.76
Mary Rozier 15-16
100m - 12.37 (PR) q finals)
Long Jump - 18' 3 1/4" - 4th (PR) - (Club Record)
Jazmine Anderson 17-18
400m - 1:05.63 (27)
Joy Johnson 15-16
100m- 13.27 (25)
Long Jump 15' 11 1/4" (11)
Jayla Clark 15-16
100m - 14.71 (61)
Jasmine Gryne 17-18
400m Hurdles - 1:02.77 (q finals)
4x100m Relay - 3rd - 48.89
Gaby Duncan-Smith 17-18
400m - 1:00.16 (7) (SB - q finals)
4x100m Relay - 3rd - 48.89
Imoan Griffith 15-16
400m Hurdles - 1:20.88 (18)
Day4
Jazmine Anderson 17-18
1500m - 5:42.34 (4) first 1500m of season
4x400m relay (2)
Gaby Duncan-Smith 17-18
400m - 1:00.43 (5)
4x400m relay (2)
Jada Day 17-18
100m 13.17 (7)
4x400m relay (2)
Ashley Brown 17-18
Triple Jump – 33’ 11 1/4” (PB) (9)
Mary Rozier 15-16
100m - 12.60 (3)
Jasmine Gryne 17-18
400m Hurdles - 1:00.77 (1st) SB
200m - 25.36 (5)
4x400m relay (2)
D. C. Express athletes competed successfully at the USATF Youth Outdoor National Championships
Day 1
Jasmine Gryne 17-18
400m Hurdles - 1:05.43
3rd place
Day 2
Payton Simpson 15-16
Long Jump 17' 0" (PR)
6th place
Mary Rozier 15-16
Long Jump - 17' 5"
4th place
Gaby Duncan-Smith 17-18
400m - 1:00.98 (SB)
11th place
D. C. Express athletes competed great at the USATF Georgia Youth Track & Field Championships.
Personal and season best performances
in addition to a club record was set,
in spite of a windy, rainy week and weekend.
Day 1
Jazmine Anderson 17-18
800m - 2:36.92 (14)
Day 2
Jada Day 17-18
200m 25.60 (SB) (12)
Ansley Guy 17-18
200m - 24.98
Payton Simpson 15-16
200m - 27.16 (PR) (33)
Ashley Brown 17-18
200m - 28.56 (41)
Amanda Thomas 13-14
200m - 32.26 (48)
Taylor Gryne 13-14
200m - 30.68 (PR) (37)
Mary Rozier 15-16
200m - 25.59 (PR)
Joy Johnson 15-16
200m- 26.47 (PR) (19)
Jayla Clark 15-16
200m - 30.48 (PR) (62)
Jasmine Gryne 17-18
200m - 25.02 (PR)
Day 3
Jada Day 17-18
100m 12.45 (SB)
4x100m Relay - 3rd - 49.25
Ansley Guy 17-18
100m - 12.82 (14)
4x100m Relay - 3rd - 49.25
Payton Simpson 15-16
400m - 1:03.42 (25)
Ashley Brown 17-18
100m - 14.08 (35)
4x100m Relay - 3rd - 49.25
Amanda Thomas 13-14
100m - 14.83 (PR) (30)
Taylor Gryne 13-14
400m - 1:13.38 (28)
Mary Rozier 15-16
100m - 12.40 (PR)
Long Jump - 17' 8 1/4" - 1st (Club Record)
Jazmine Anderson 17-18
400m - 1:07.65 (34)
Joy Johnson 15-16
100m- 12.91 (14)
Jayla Clark 15-16
100m - 14.31 (45)
Jasmine Gryne 17-18
400m Hurdles - 1:03.10
4x100m Relay - 3rd - 49.25
Gaby Duncan-Smith 17-18
400m - 1:02.68 (15)
Day 4
Jada Day 17-18
100m 12.70 (5)
Ansley Guy 17-18
200m – 25.47 (1st)
Ashley Brown 17-18
Triple Jump – 32’ 1” (PR) (7)
Mary Rozier 15-16
100m - 12.67 (2)
200m – 26.62 (7)
Jasmine Gryne 17-18
400m Hurdles - 1:02.33 (1st)
200m - 26.91 (4)
D. C. Express athletes opened the summer season competing at the USATF Georgia Area B Preliminary meet.
Our athletes competed their best overall continuing to set some personal record times, back to the lab to continue working hard and fix some technical areas and prepare for the next meet.
Jada Day 17-18
100m - 12.36 1st - 200m 26.03 6th - 4x100 - 49.24 2nd
Ansley Guy 17-18
200m - 25.34 1st - 400m - 1:00.02 3rd - 4X100 - 49.24 2nd
Payton Simpson 15-16
400m -1:01.32 6th (PR) - 200m - 27.61 (PR) - Long Jump 16' 5 ¼'' 2nd
Ashley Brown 17-18
200m - 28.18 (PR) – l00m -13 .6 8 (PR) - 4x100 - 49.24 2nd
Amanda Thomas 13-14
100m - 15.18 (PR) - 200m - 32.10 (PR)
Taylor Gryne 13-14
100m - 15.85 (PR) - 200m - 32.55 (PR) - 400m - 1:11.84 (PR)
Mary Rozier 15-16
100m - 12.60 3rd - 200m - 26.53 - 6th - Long Jump - 16' 7'' 1st
Jazmine Anderson 17-18
400m - 1:02.77 6th - 800m - 2:39.00 3rd
Joy Johnson 15-16
100m - 13.03 - 200m- 27.25 (PR) - Long Jump -15' 11½'' 3rd
Jayla Clark 15-16
100m - 14.83 - 200m - 31.93 (PR)
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