I wonder if USATF is concerned that they'd let her run and then she pops positive again and she costs the 4x100 a medal

Bryce Foster is the Texas Boys Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year

I just…. I don’t know what to say. Thank you @Gatorade! I always had a dream of achieving this and I finally did it! pic.twitter.com/NWavwQs5RF

— Bryce Foster (@BryceFoster5) July 8, 2021

Fred Kerley Billboard in Taylor, Texas

https://instagr.am/p/CRIHC38joWp

Lamara Distin won the gold medal for Jamaica in the high jump at the NACAC under 23 track and field championship in Costa Rica with a jump of 1.85m

Charokee Young will be competing in the 400m tomorrow

Charokee Young wins Gold as well at the NACAC U23 Women's 400 with a time of 52.06 in horrible and rainy conditions! She took down and ran away from Shafiqua Maloney of Arkansas. Young got a good race in before she competes in Tokyo!

Serena will be in her sixth year of school next year. She also never seems to perform well at the most important times either (see also: Oladipo, Gabe).

I don't dispute for a minute that Florida is the team to beat next year but she won't be a reason. Hope they gave her a full scholarship.

I agree both Serena and Gabe made their best progress in the discuss while at A&M and chose to leave. They have not lived up to expectations in the big meets.
Serena came from high school with a best of 52.73m and then progressed as freshman to make NCAA with a PB of 56.84 before fouling all three throws at NCAA.
Her sophomore year she made NCAA and place 13th. Her PB went to 60.39m that year winning the Texas relays.
She didn't compete in 2019 and transferred to IOWA.
She has now progressed since 2018 while at A&M from 60.39m to 60.92 just a few weeks ago at the Bahamian National Championship 2021. She didn't make the finals of NCAA and finished 10th even though she was a top 8th athlete going into the NCAA.
I hope our current recruits can improve and give us some potential scoring in the discuss. Both Shelbi Vaughn and Serena Brown improved alot while at A&M. Time to get back to where we were in the discuss

Sometimes we don't know the struggles of the athletes.
See below Immanuela Aliu Instagram post some weeks ago on her season
All the best to her and speedy recovery

imman_aliu
This track season was an experience I actually injured my knee back in August before the season started and it gave me some problems but by the end of indoor season it felt like everything was taking a turn for the best. Then, I started to get episodes where I struggled to breathe. The first time this happened I woke up out of my sleep and instantly tried to get up to get some air, my body gave way instantly, I smacked to the floor and could feel my airways tightened up and my body was shaking uncontrollably. I was referred to a lung specialist. After months in and out of hospital doing test I was diagnosed with exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. Turns out I have really narrowed airways to starts with.
Put in mind with all of this going on, I was still training everyday and competing most weekends. I just kept telling myself to push through. I know I needed rest, my body clearly needed rest but time off to rest wasn't an option. I was over compensating so much on my bad knee and ended up pulling my groin muscle on the same right leg. At this point I was told that I needed Surgery on my Knee. It was decided that we treat my groin pull and carry on competing for the rest of the season.
Still competing I further pulled the muscle connecting my hamstring and calf at the SEC Champs, this time on my left leg because I was again over compensating and that was my limit. It was beyond mental, I had pushed my body way too far. So the decision was made, I had to cut my season short and have my knee surgery as quickly as possible.
I zoned out from the world, I was just drained out. I was so confused, I started to question my faith in God because I did everything right. I worked hard, prayed, sacrificed seeing my family and friends. It felt like life has been throwing punches at me all my life and then the year I was convinced everything was going to come together, it crumbled right in front of my eyes.
I had to pick myself up pretty fast, I had be strong because after surgery was going to be more challenging. I'm currently in rehab and I can only pray that this experience builds me to a better, stronger person and I PRAY for an amazing comeback season.

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