More than 200 area youth took part in the Bank of America Youth Olympics at Seymour Park in Utica on Thursday morning.

Now in its 19th year, the Youth Olympics are a joint partnership between the Boilermaker Road Race, City of Utica Youth Bureau and Bank of America.

Participants competed in events ranging from jump-rope and Frisbee Golf to Kickball.

The event began with a friendly basketball shooting competition between Bank of America Market President Mike Brunner, Boilermaker President Mark Donovan and local basketball star Emily Durr.

Durr, who owns the Section III Girls’ Basketball scoring record and went on to play Division I basketball at Iowa State, ran away with the competition by scoring 21 points.

courtesy of Boilermaker Road Race
courtesy of Boilermaker Road Race
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“Congratulations to the hundreds of young men and women who came together today and participated in all of the fun and special events,” said Brunner.  “It is wonderful to see such strong camaraderie and true sportsmanship.”

The 42nd running of the Boilermaker Road Race will take place on Sunday.

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