High spirits at annual Colgate Women's Games
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Girls and young women from all over the East Coast recent
ly met Brooklyn's Pratt Institute to compete in the two or
four preliminary meets of the 34th Annual Colgate Women's
Games, the nation's largest amateur track and field series.
After suffering an injury over the summer, Colgate
Women's Games veteran Whitney Fountain of the Bronx's
Pelham Prep returned to win the first High School 55 Meters
race in 6.9 seconds. Zoey Russell of Douglass, NY won in both
the High School 200 Meters (25.4) and the High School 400
Meters (58.5). Neptune, NJ Middle School newcomer Ajee
Wilson took first in two races in her division: the 1500 Meters
(4:56.7) and, in a tie with St. Clare's Olicia Williams, the 800
Meters (2:27.7). In college action, Lehman College student
Lauren Louurick cleared 5'2" in the High Jump event.
"There's enough energy to light up a city here," said Meet
Director Fred Thompson, as excited kindergarten students took
their marks in a 200-meter race on Sunday. "It's great to see
children excited about sports and physic^) fitness at such a
young age," said Thompson. "We hear so much about child
hood obesity on the news. I strongly believe that it's programs
like the Colgate Women's Games that combat childhood health
prdblems best."
Adrienne Alexander of Queens, NY broke a series record
this past Saturday, throwing 12.11 Meters in the Middle School
Shot Put competition at the second preliminary meet oNhe 34th
Annual Colgate Women's Games. Alexander, a student at MS
44, broke Aysha Gregory's 1999 middle school division record
of 11.56 Meters. Adrienne's sister Ashlei Alexander, a student
at Flushing High School, took first place in this week's High
School Shot Put competition, throwing 11.96 Meters
The Colgate Women's Games attract more than 11,000 par-,
ticipants each year. Every weekend in January, girls and young
women, from elementary school through college and beyond
compete in sprints, hurdles, distance runs, high jump and the
shot put. Athletes compete against p?ers in one of six divi
sions: Elementary School A, Elementary School B. Middle
School, High School, College and 30 plus.
This weekend was the second/of four weekends of prelimi
naries held at Brooklyn's Pratt Institute's indoor track, that lead
up to a semi-finals of all top point scorers. The semi finals
determine who will compete at the world's most famous arena,
Madison Square Garden, Feb. 2 for trophies and educational
grants-in-aid from Colgate-Palmolive Company.
Free tickets to the Madison Square Garden finals are avail
able to the general public by emailing col
gategames@aol.com. Ticket, requests should include the num
ber of tickets needed and a complete address where tickets
should be mailed. Follow scores of all top competitors at
www.colgategames.com .
Submitted photo
Young middle school runners compete in a preliminary race for the right to compete in the
Colgate Women's Games, which will begin Feb. 2.
Former Wake
player gets
NFL honor
CHRONICLE STAFF RETORT
Matters weren't ideal for for
mer Wake standout Jyles Tucker.
The former Deac didn't get draft
ed on draft day, despite finishing
his senior _
year very
strong at
Wake
Forest. But
Tucker
signed with
the San
Diego
Chargers as
an undrafted
Tucker
free agent in
the offseason. *
Tucker has made an immedi
ate contribution since making his
NFL debut on Nov. 25 against
Baltimore. His play during the
final week of the regular season
earned the former Deacon AFC
Defensive Player of the Week
honors. In his rookie season from
Wake Forest, this is Tucker's first
career Player of the Week
Award. Thicker is the third
Charger to win Defensive Player
of the Week honors this season
(Antonio Cromartie and Shawne
Merriman.)
In a bid to secure the
seed in the AFC playoffs, T
led the defense with four tackles,
a career-high three sacks, two
forced fumbles and a fumble
recovery for a touchdown as the
Chargers defeated Oakland 30
17. Tucker, a 6-3," 258-pound
linebacker scored his first touch
down of his career in the third
quarter on a fumble recovery in
the end zone. The New Jersey
native fias totaled 3. 5 sacks in six
games this season.
Tucker and the Chargers will
face the Indianapolis Colts this
week.
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certain criteria in track. I
don't have to gain so much
weight. I don't have to be a
certain height. I jus| need to
post good times. But I'm
going to continue to work at
fulfilling my dreams, in foot
ball and track."
Head track coach James
McMillan ? added. "I think
South Carolina is a good
choice for him. He's getting a
chance to run track for a top
program, with the option of
playing football later. I think
Bryce made the right decision.
This is also going to give him
the opportunity to help that
program continue to build.
They are kind of down now.
But they have a lot of young
athletes. Bryce knows a lot of
those kids, like Johnny Dutch.
And. I feel like he's going to
do good things once he gets
there. The coach-(Curtis Frye)
told me that he feels like he
McMillan
got a steal with Bryce because
so many people were sleeping
on him. I fee} the same way."
Sherman's rehabilitation
Sherman is presently
focused on getting on the track
for the Yellowjackets this out
door season. He's still suffer
ing from a fractured fibula he
injured during Carver's final
football game of the season.
Sherman's cast was taken off
this past Tuesday. Doctors
have told him that full rehabil
itation could take up to six
months.
"But I heal fast," Sherman
said^ "Everybody's body heals
differently. I'd like to help the
team out this season. I really
want to race Hunter (Furr)
before 1 get out of here. But
I'm not going to go out there
unless I am 100 percent."
McMillah added: "I think
there's a good cfcancftr^we
could get Bryce back by mid
season. I really do. He's really
positive, and I'm hearing
some good things. So, I can
definitely see him coming
back early to mid-season. But
we're not going to rush him
back. We'll se^ how every
thing works out .j'
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Note: Sherman maintains a
3.6 grade point average while
taking AP courses.
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