PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (A.W.)—The 77th annual AYF-YOARF Olympic Games were held in Philadelphia from Sept. 3-6, and the hosts emerged victorious. The Weekly will publish a special insert on the Olympics On Sept. 25.
Below are the standings and the list of high scorers.
Standings
1. Philadelphia — 296.5
2. Providence — 119
3. Detroit — 68
4. Greater Boston — 57
5. New Jersey — 40
6. Granite City — 27
7. Chicago — 2
8. North Andover — 1 ½
9. New York — 0
10. Racine — 0
Most Improved Chapter
New Jersey
Softball champion
New Jersey
Women’s High Scorers (15 points)
Michelle Hagopian (Granite City), golf, baseball throw, discus
Lara Kaiserian (Philadelphia), 50-yard breaststroke, 50 and 100-yard freestyles
Angela Soorikian (Philadelphia), 50, 100, 200 meters
Sylvia Zohrabian (Philadelphia), 25-yard butterfly, 50-yard backstroke, 400-meter run
Men’s High Scorers (15 points)
Andrew Hintlian (Providence), 800, 1600, 3200 meters
Michael Kaiserian (Philadelphia), 50-yard backstroke, 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle
Emanuel Mkrtchchian (Philadelphia), discus, shotput, javelin
Stephen Tutunjian (Providence), long jump, high jump, triple jump
Women’s Pentathlon
Justine Douvadjian (Providence) — 2,795 points
Karine Birazian-Shnorhokian (New Jersey) — 2,482 points
Araxi Krafian (Greater Boston) — 2,195 points
Julie Miller (Philadelphia) — 2,096 points
Men’s Pentathlon
Mardiros Khatchadrian (Philadelphia) — 2,177 points
Aram Gregoryan (Philadelphia) — 1,918 points
Aurelian Mardirosian (Greater Boston) — 1,546 points
Armen Topouzian (Detroit) — 1,429 points
Outstanding Records
Stephen Tutunjian (Providence), long jump (22’1”)
Stephen Tutunjian (Providence), triple jump (46’5”)
Emanuel Mkrtchian (Philadelphia), discus (150’2”)
Ernest Nahigian Sportsmanship Award
Ani Megerdichian (Providence)
Cory Tosoian Alumni Golf Award
Jeff Hagopian (Granite City), 81
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