The 28th Annual Canada and USA Race Walking was a sweep for the athletes from south of the border as AJ Gruttadauro won the individual title for the U20 men in Fort Saskatchewan, Canada on August 7.
AJ Gruttadauro, a 2016 graduate of Brockport High School, was the dominant force in men’s race walking in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta’s, Carscadden Park.
The Spring Arbor University freshman to-be smashed his previous best at the 10 kilometer distance by 45 seconds as he won in 46:32.1. Ohio high school senior Cameron Haught finished second in 48:06. Cameron was with AJ for about 7 kilometers and then he fell off the pace. Cameron and AJ clocked a first kilometer around 4:20 and that caused a huge split from the projected front group of three Americans and at least one Canadian.
AJ is coached by 20 kilometer and 50 kilometer Race Walker Erin Taylor Talcott of Owego, New York. This is AJ’s second USATF National Team as he competed in May 2016 in Rome, Italy. This race marks the south side’s second straight win in the annual Dual Duel with Canada’s best U20 walkers. Next year’s competition will be in the USA.
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