With just two years until the next Games- the US is ready to challenge Israel.
With some great early inquiries from some of the Country's best Jewish track athletes, I'm eager to compile and select the new track team for 2013.
Here is an update of some 2009 Maccabi USA Track stand-outs:
Brian Mondeshein's knee is recovering slowly but he should be ready for a 2012 Olympic bid. His grandfather, Irv Mondeshein was US Olympic gold medal winner in decathlon. Currently, Brian is Israel's #2 vaulter behind Igor Popov.
Jillian Schwartz (pv) has already set numerous Israeli National records. Her Olympic spot is considered a lock if she stays healthy. Countless track enthusiasts are thrilled that Jillian un-retired from track. I feel her best jumps are yet to come.
If his season ends today, Dustin Emrani's season would already be considered a success. He has set a new PR and is not feeling the pressure since he is already Israel's number one 800m runner. He has set two National indoor records. (600m and 800m)
Aly Goldfarb, (800, pv) has recently qualified for Israel's National Track team.
Jeff Weinstein (1600, 5k) has been steadily been improving. He finished a season best of 4:10 for the mile for the Penn Quackers.
