by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
As a teenager, Victoria Emma was one of the top junior tennis players in the country. Colleges were recruiting her. She got to travel the world for matches. With her tennis career going so well, no one, including Emma’s parents, had any clue that she had tried to end...
by admin | Apr 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A student-athlete from the University of Wisconsin-Madison died by suicide, her family said. Sarah Shulze, a star runner on the women’s track and field and cross-country teams at the university, died this month at age 21. Read More
by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When Felix competed in Athens in 2004, winning silver in the 200-meter dash, she was an 18-year-old phenom. When she arrived in Tokyo in July for her fifth Olympics, she was a mother, a nine-time Olympic medalist—and an activist. Two years ago, Felix broke a...
by admin | Nov 14, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to Julia Hawkins, the 105 year old woman who became the first female track and field athlete in the 105+ age bracket to clock a time in the 100-meter dash. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the the racist...
by admin | Nov 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Don’t bet against Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins. The retired Louisiana teacher just became the first female track and field athlete in the 105+ age bracket to clock a time in the 100-meter dash. Hawkins crossed the finish line in 1:02:95, a slightly...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Maggie Montoya stepped onto a track for a 5,000-meter race for the first time since March, hoping to qualify for that event in the U.S. Olympic trials and not quite knowing what to expect. The result was a personal best a couple of months after the worst day of her...
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