2018 TAAF STATE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR MINNIE TRAN LAKE JACKSON, TX TAAF SWIMMING • 2011-2015 & 2018 – TAAF Summer Games of Texas participant • 2011-2013 & 2015-2017 – TAAF Winter Games of Texas participant • 2018 – TAAF Regional Athlete of the Year TAAF REGION 1 QUALIFIER MEETS • 2011 – 8U 100 Medley Relay: 4th Place, 6U 25 Free: 2nd Place; 8U 100 Free: 3rd Place • 2012 – 8U 100 Medley Relay: 2nd Place, 8U 25 Butterfly 4th Place, 8U 100 Freestyle Relay: 5th Place • 2013 – 8U 100 Medley Relay 2nd Place, 8U 25 Butterfly: 1st Place, 7-8 25 Freestyle: 1st Place • 2014 – 9-10 100 Medley Relay: 1st Place, 9-10 IM: 2nd Place, 9-10 100 Freestyle Relay: 1st Place • 2015 – 9-10 25 Butterfly: 1st Place, 9-10 25 Freestyle: 1st Place, 9-10 100 Freestyle Relay: 2nd Place • 2018 – 13-14 50 Backstroke: 1st Place, 13-14 50 Butterfly: 1st Place, 13-14 50 Freestyle: 1st Place TAAF SUMMER GAMES OF TEXAS • 2011 – 8U 100 Medley Relay: 13th Place, 6U 255 Freestyle: 5th Place, 8U 100 Freestyle Relay: 11th Place • 2012 – 8U 100 Medley Relay: 3rd Place, 8U 25 Butterfly: 7th Place, 8U Freestyle Relay: 15th Place • 2013 – 8U 100 Medley Relay: 5th Place, 8U 25 Butterfly: 2nd Place, 7-8 25 Freestyle: 1st Place • 2014 – 9-10 100 Medley Relay: 5th Place, 9-10 IM: 1st Place, 9-10 100 Freestyle Relay: 2nd Place • 2015 – 9-10 25 Butterfly: 1st Place, 9-10 25 Freestyle: 3rd Place, 9-10 100 Freestyle Relay: 4th Place • 2018 – 13-14 100 IM: 1st Place, 13-14 50 Butterfly: 1st Place, 13-14 50 Freestyle: 1st Place 2013 STATE GAMES OF AMERICA • 8U 25 Butterfly: 3rd Place, 100 Freestyle: 2nd Place, 25 Breaststroke: 4th Place, 25 Backstroke: 5th Place, Freestyle: 2nd Place, 100 Freestyle Relay: 1st Place, Medley Relay: 1st Place TAAF WINTER GAMES OF TEXAS • 2011 – 6U 25 Backstroke: 10th Place, 6U 25 Freestyle: 5th Place • 2012 – 7-8 Freestyle: 5th Place, 7-8 Backstroke: 18th Place, 7-8 Breaststroke: 5th Place, 8U Freestyle Relay: 3rd Place, 8U Medley Relay: 1st Place • 2013 – 7-8 50 Freestyle: 4th Place, 7-8 25 Butterfly: 4th Place, 7-8 25 Freestyle: 2nd Place, 7-8 100 Freestyle Relay: 3rd Place, 7-8 Medley Relay: 3rd Place • 2015 – 9-10 25 Butterfly: 3rd Place, 9-10 50 Freestyle: 2nd Place, 9-10 100 Freestyle Relay: 1st Place, 9-10 100 Medley Relay: 1st Place, 9-10 100 IM: 2nd Place • 2016 – 11-12 50 Freestyle: 5th Place, 11-12 50 Breaststroke: 3rd Place, 11-12 Butterfly: 3rd Place • 2017 – 11-12 200 Medley Relay: 1st Place, 11-12 100 Freestyle: 1st Place, 11-12 50 Butterfly: 1st Place, 11-12 100 IM: 1st Place, 11-12 Freestyle Relay: 1st Place SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS/HONORS • 2017-2018 – Science Olympiad Regionals – Bottle Rocket: 1st Place • 2017-2018 – Science Olympiad Regionals – Rocks and Minerals: 3rd Place • 2017-2018 – Lake Jackson Intermediate Robotics Team:Team Spirit Award • 2017-2018 – Lake Jackson Intermediate Basketball Team: District Champions • 2009- Present – Texas Music Educators Association Piano Player • 2012 – Promoted to Red Belt – Nei Wai Chia Kung Fu Academy • 2014-2015 – UIL Number Sense: 1st Place • 2016-2017 – UIL Mathematics: 2nd Place, UIL Calculator Applications: 2nd Place • 2017-2018 – Lake Jackson Intermediate Cross Country Team • 2017-2018 – Brazoria County Fair & Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Art: 1st Place Ribbon • 2017-2018 – Lake Jackson Intermediate School Student Council Member 2018 TAAF STATE MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOAH BLOMQVIST BOERNE, TX TAAF TRACK & FIELD • 2018 – TAAF Track & Field participant • 2018 – Region 3 Regional Athlete of the Year • 2018 – Local Athlete of the Year: Boerne, TX TAAF REGION 3 MEET • 2018 – Region Qualifier: Broke Shotput Record by a Foot TAAF SUMMER GAMES OF TEXAS • 2018 – State Shotput Champion and Tied State Record OTHER YEARS AND AWARDS • 2018 – USTAF Junior Olympic Regional Record in Shotput • 2018 – Bronze Medal: Shotput at AAU Junior Olympic National Meet • 2017 – Bronze Medal: Shotput at AAU Junior Olympic National Meet • 2016 – All-American Honors in the Shotput at the Junior Olympic National Meet: 8th Place • 2015 – Qualified for the AAU Junior Olympic Games in Shotput 8U (at age 7) • 2015 – Silver Medal: Shotput at AAU Primary National Championship • 2015 – Silver Medal: Javelin at AAU Primary National Championship • 2014 – Qualified for the AAU Junior Olympic Games in Shotput 8U (at age 6) • 2013 – Qualified for the AAU Junior Olympic Games in Shotput 8U (at age 5) EXTRACURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT AND GOALS • A member of the St. Peter’s Catholic Church • 2nd year of Choir at Cibolo Creek Elementary • Continued plans for participating in choir in middle school and high school • Plans to continue to excel in all throws (shotput, discus, and hammer) • Wants to attend the University of Texas and compete for the Longhorns. • Received a handwritten letter from his idol, Ryan Crouser – Olympic Shot Put Champion – and his ultimate goal is to meet him. |