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BY ZACH LONG triple jump with a jump of 43 feet,
4 inches, shattering the record from
BOYS’ TRACK AND FIELD 1987.
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR At the 6A state championship,
AARON LEWIS, L.C. BIRD Marsh once again delivered and won
both the long and triple jump. Her
triple jump of 43-5 was good for the
Aaron Lewis, a junior at L.C. Bird U.S. high school No. 1 ranking. To
helped lead a Skyhawk team loaded with put her dominance and overall talent
talent in all facets. into perspective, that jump would be
Lewis ran some sprint events ranked 21st in the NCAA this season.
and was part of the 1,600-meter relay Coach Jay Price at Thomas Dale
team throughout the year, but he has said before, “She was made to
shone brightest in hurdling events, jump,” and she has done nothing Help And Hope For Those In Need
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At the Conference 12 championship spring.
meet, Lewis impressed by finishing fifth At the New Balance Outdoor TITIANA MARSH, VN’S GIRLS TRACK AND
in the 110-meter hurdle finals. However, Nationals, Marsh finished second in FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
he turned heads by running a 38.99 in the nation, and was a foul away from
the the 300-meter hurdles, finishing first possibly finishing first. Disappointed,
and taking the top spot on the podium by but certainly not discouraged, Marsh
.34 seconds. It was a terrific start to the has one more year to tear up the
postseason, and Lewis was not done yet. record books at Thomas Dale and take
Lewis did not race as well as another crack at a national title.
he would have wished in the 110
hurdles at the 5A state championship,
but he put together a stellar run in
his signature event the 300 hurdles.
Lewis finished second in the 5A state
championship with a scorching 38.26,
falling only to Burnell Pulley out of Looking for Us?
Hampton by a small margin. On top
of that, his relay team finished fifth at
the meet.
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Adam Canning, loves Lewis’s
dedication to his craft.
“He’s a first person at the track,
last to leave kind of guy,” said
Canning. “Hes begun to take the
younger hurdlers under his wing, and
he’s a great team leader.”
Lewis will look to return next
year and vie for an individual state
title in the 300-meter hurdles.

GIRLS’ TRACK AND FIELD
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
TITIANA MARSH, THOMAS DALE

Titiana Marsh continued this
spring to solidify her reputation
as one of the best track-and-field
athletes the area has ever seen.
Known nationally for her
jumping ability, Marsh has broken
record after record in the triple jump,
but still had an impressive year for
Thomas Dale in other events.
At the Conference 3
championship meet, Marsh took home
first in the 100-meter hurdles, high FROM LEFT: KATIE, LEILANI, CLAUDIA, MELISSA, CINDY, DAVID,
jump, long jump, and triple jump. At CHARLOTTE, MARY BETH, ANGIE, KELSEY, AMBER, AND LUCY
the 6A South regional championship,
Marsh finished first in both the long Cindy’s Hair Pros
jump and triple jump, and she set an
all-time Virginia state record in the
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