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79.5 years old, I feel so blessed to be able to do this with my friends." Vergin scored a all of Club Northwest’s 50 points; which resulted in an 11th place finish in the men’s team standings. The Pole Vaulters stake their claim Three of the gold medals won by the locals came in the pole vault where Pro Vault NW teammates Rena Wong (W55-59), McKane Lee (M30-34), and David Lindeberg (M35-39) each defended their 2016 titles in their respective age divisions and each jumped higher in doing so. For

Athletic Biography of James Frances Thorpe On the morning of May 28, 1888, one of the most versatile, and arguably the greatest of athletes was born in a one-room cabin made of cottonwood and hickory, on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation located in Prague, Oklahoma. His name was Wa-tho-huck, which means "Bright Path" , in the Native American language spoken by the Sac and Fox Tribe. His father was Hiram P. Thorpe an Irish trapper, and his mother was No-ten-o-quah, and Indian member of the Thunder

A person once said "one thing leads to another, everything is connected." Everything is connected in some way such as Oklahoma and John Deere's steel plow. Those two are related because both of them have something to do with agriculture because the plow tills the land and Oklahoma is filled with cattle ranches and farms. Also Rulon Gardener a farm boy/ olympian grew up using things like the plow to work and till the land. Another example is that Dale Earnhardt jr. a NASCAR driver is an athlete along

As I peered through the window of opportunity, which I thought would be an easy adventure, time and dedication surely proved me mistaken. One average senior-high day, I walk into the Human Services classroom and sit down at my desk. The class writes the daily five minute prompt about the service we are hoping to be involved in for FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America) called, STAR (Student Taking Action with Recognition) events. After the prompt, the class sets up the desks to have

upcoming Beijing Olympics. Can design help swimmers finish faster? Following the 2004 Athens Olympics, officials at swimwear giant Speedo had good reason to celebrate: Athletes clad in their latest suits at the time, called Fastskin FSII, won 46 medals in the pool. Yet when the company 's in-house design team, Aqualab, gathered soon after the games at company headquarters in Nottingham, Britain, they were already focused on how to innovate the next generation. "We looked at all the suits and the

Jesse Owens 1913-1980 American track and field athlete Few athletes have transcended their sports to become a symbol of an era as did Jesse Owens. Enduring a childhood marked by grinding poverty in Alabama, Owens became a star athlete in high school after his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio. His achievements earned Owens several lucrative offers to attend college as a track-and-field athlete, and he enrolled at Ohio State University in 1933. On May 25, 1935, Owens made national headlines

countries than the USA are literally taken from homes at early ages and it is their job to bring home the gold medal for their country. It is put in their heads at an early age that this is their meaning in life and that if they don’t succeed that they will be bringing failure not only to themselves but to their family and country if they don’t succeed. This is why when America took the gold in women’s gymnastics this past summer, and China took the silver that the Chinese women looked so down like

P4 describe the effects of four contemporary issues on a selected sport M4 explain the effects of four contemporary issues on a selected sport D1 evaluate the effects of four contemporary issues on a selected sport CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORT DRUGS IN SPORT Evaluate the effects of drugs in sport Look into the different drugs in sport? Why are they used? • • Performance enhancement? Recreation? Read the articles handed out in class; – Discuss, what is your belief on drugs in sport? Latest

The University of the People The Olympics of International Financial Institution Projects The Olympics of International Financial Institution Projects Every year, International Financial Institutions engage themselves in several projects related to the improvement of the world through financial means. International Financial Institutions were created after World War II in order to “prevent another worldwide economic cataclysm like the Great Depression that had destabilized Europe and the United

they keep on beating you and your team from size,strength and speed. Clearly this isn’t fair and makes the sport you play not fun. One quote was from one of Armstrong's former teammates,“Tyler Hamilton, who was forced to return his 2004 Olympic gold medal after being found guilty of doping. In recent public appearances, Hamilton has implored young athletes to resist the temptation to dope.” He then said to kids who take steroids,"There's so much pressure on winning—it's tough for these kids to stay