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A SportsWeek? Also More Stories, Religion and Classifieds march 24, 201 e TRACK: ATKINS CAMELS Runner looking to make his mark at 800 meters BY CRAIG T GREENLEF. FOR THB CHRONICLE For middle-distance runner Jeremy Kankula of Atkins, the recollections of last year's Class 1-A state track meet are memorable for all the wrong reasons. At that time, he was a freshman who had made an immediate impact as a legitimate contender in the 800-meter run. Kankula had a forgettable outing in his specialty event cm that day. Prior to the state, he had posted the state's fourth-fastest time. At the championships, however, he bombed out in major-league fashion and finished 13th - which was easily his worst performance of the season. Fast forward one year and it's a different story. Kankula, now a sophomore, is causing folks to sit up and take notice. He's No. 3 in the 1-A state rankings for the 800 on the NCRunners web site. Given how early it is in the outdoor season, there's no doubt that Kankula will continue to lower his times. "Jeremy has what it takes to win the 800 at the (1-A) state meet," said coach Rufus Crouch. "Aside from being very self-disciplined, he's smart and he works harder than anybody else. "I give him a separate workout from the other runners because he's always leaving people behind. You have to give him extra or double what everybody else has." Looking back on his freshman season, Kankula See Runner on B2 Sophomore Jeremy Kankula of Atkins is ranked No. 3 in the state in the Class 1-A boys' 800 meter-run by the NCRunners web site. top-tier programs. Aside from Corprew, here's a sampling _ of the talent pool that will play at the GS nationals: ?Josh Jackson j(Prolific Prep): The 6-7 shooting guard is rated No. 1 by college scouts for Class of 2016. He's narrowed his choice of schools to Kansas, Arizona and Michigan State. ?Rawle Alkins (Word of God): Former New York City Player of the Year has com mitted to Arizona. The 6-5 shooting guard ranks among the nation's Top 20 and is heavily recruited by Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, N.C. State and Louisville, among others. ?Thon Maker (Athlete Institute): Scouts continue to drool over the 7-foot power forward, who is originally from South Sudan. Maker possesses the com plete offensive skill set (shoot, dribble, drive and pass). Kansas, Arizona State, St. John's and a host of others are keenly interested in adding him to their respective folds. ?DeAndre Ayton (Hillcrest Academy): Widely acknowledged as the top player in the Class of 2017. The 6-10 junior post player has offers from most of the power house programs. According to reports, Kansas, Duke and Kentucky are in hot pur suit to sign him. ? See Pharaohs on B2 BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FORTHECH^ONICfcE Getting the opportunity to play for a national championship has been the driv ing force behind Quality Education Academy's basketball team all season long. Now that the opportunity has pre sented itself, the Pharaohs are not satisfied with being part of the elite 12-team field. They believe they have the wherewith al to win it all. The regular season provides ample evi dence to support their assertion. QEA went 7-3 against teams who participated in the Grind Session tour that featured stops in 17 cities across the U.S. and Canada. The national championships, which will be played in Lawrence, Kan., tips-off today and ends Sunday. Since QEA is very familiar with every one else's personnel, there is no "awe fac tor" involved. The talent level in this tour nament is said to be the best of high school hoops in America. College scouts agree. Each team has at least one prime-time, major-college prospect who's rated as a four-star or five-star recruit. For QEA, Deshawn Corprew is the key factor. Corprew, a 6-5 shooting guard, is rated among the nation's Top 100 players. In recent months, he's attracted intense interest from Kansas, Louisville, Texas A&M, UCLA and a growing list of other Photo by Craig T CI I il The Pharaohs get a boost for the Grind Session Nationals with the return of starting point guard Renathan Ona Embo who was sidelined for a little over three weeks with an ankle injury. Ptnlo by Craig T. Grccnke Tametris Morrison led the way for Winston-Salem State in last week's Wake Forest Open. Morrison won the 400 hurdles and ran ; a leg on the Lady Rams 4x400 relay team that finished in first place. | | -i <? PfcIF " | ? Si " XalwiTlmS BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHROmfl-R As a freshman a yes aim. Tametris c ? ? Morrison pro vided a tanta 1 i z i n g glimpse - of what promis es to be a highly-pro ductive col lege UtttK career. A native of Raleigh, Morrison took huge strides in her first year competing in the 400-meter hurdles for Winston-Salem State. Morrison earned All America honors last spring u" by placing fifth in her spe : altvi at tlwft ivintij mi uiv NCAA Division II Outdoor TVack A Field Championships. The then-new comer posted the highest individ ual finish among the Lady Kams at tne nationals. Additionally, she ran a leg on the WSSU's All-America 4x400 relay See HaHUer oa B3 mm j ||VTHLEjnCCE^Rj|10&| M
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