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George Kersh
George Kersh (born March 7, 1968) is a former world-class runner and current high school running coach. High school While running for Pearl High School (Mississippi), Pearl High School Kersh broke the United States high school national records in track and field, national high school record twice in the 800m, with a best time of 1:46:58 on June 13, 1987. The record was broken in 1996 by Michael Granville of California. George Kersh Drive in Pearl is named after their local hero. Collegiate After high school, Kersh went to California to attend Taft Junior College. He still holds the List of United States community college records in track and field, national Junior College record at 800 metres 1:46.60 set at the Mt. SAC Relays in 1989. He went to the University of Mississippi for his final two years of college. Post Collegiate Between 1987 and 1994, Kersh ranked in the top 10 at 800m seven times ranking as high as number 2, with a personal best of 1:44:00 at the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl, Mississippi
Pearl is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, Rankin County, Mississippi, United States, located on the east side of the Pearl River (Mississippi-Louisiana), Pearl River across from the state capital Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson. The population was 25,092 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pearl is the 13th largest city in the state and the largest city in Rankin County. History After the American Civil War, the bottomlands of the Pearl River were developed for agriculture. The population was sparse until the mid-1900s when the development of the state capital of Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson in Hinds County to the west spilled over into Rankin County. New residents and industry settled here. Thereafter, growth in the area came from the urban expansion of the capital, control of flood threats from the Pearl River, and improved transportation due to accessible interstates and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Everett (athlete)
David Mark Everett (born September 2, 1968) is an American retired middle-distance runner who won the bronze medal in the 800-meter event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. The following year, Everett finished second in the US Olympic Trials in New Orleans behind Johnny Gray. A few weeks later Everett beat Gray at the Bislett Games in Oslo, setting a new personal best of 1:43.40. Everett and Gray went to Barcelona as favorites for the gold and silver medals. However, Everett did not finish the race and Gray won the Olympic bronze behind William Tanui and Nixon Kiprotich. Throughout his career, Everett was known for his finishing speed, a kicker, usually coming from behind on the final straightaway. His right arm was flailing awkwardly, some said it made his body look like it was twisting. Dwight Stones reported it was from a broken arm as a child. Everett is the former head coach of the track and field team at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior College Men's Track And Field Athletes In The United States
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American Male Middle-distance Runners
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People From Pearl, Mississippi
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1968 Births
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Pearl Public School District
The Pearl Public School District is a public school district based in Pearl, Mississippi (USA) in Greater Jackson. Schools * Pearl High School (Grades 9 through 12) Built in 1989; Expansions* in 1997, 2003 and 2005City of Pearl, Mississippi 2009 Comprehensive Plan; Pages 25-28; Accessed May 06, 2009 *Pearl Junior High School (Grades 6 through 8) Built in 1932; Expansions* in 1982, 1989, and 2004 **Pearl voters approved a $1.5 million bond issue to construct a new junior high school on December 1, 1981. *Pearl Lower Elementary (Grades K and 1) Built in 1932; Expansions* in 1999 and 2005 *Northside Elementary (Grades 2 and 3) Built in 1970; Expansions* in 1992, 1999 and 2007 *Pearl Upper Elementary (Grades 4 and 5) Built in 1965; Expansions* in 1999 *Expansions include anything from adding a new wing or classrooms to adding new administrative offices, to adding a press box to the baseball field. Ratings Pearl High School is currently rated a ''5'', which is the highest educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Monica Track Club
Santa Monica High School Girls Track team first coach is Dalal M. Ahmad, a USC graduate doing her second semester of student student teaching . She was placed in charge of the team in 1972 during her second semester of student teaching The Santa Monica Track Club (also known as SMTC) was formed Joe Douglas as a post-collegiate track . By the 1980s, the team came to be a major player in worldwide Track and Field competition, with team members setting numerous World and National records. The membership list reads like a ''Who's Who'' of Olympic athletes and the SMTC logo became a recognizable icon on the uniforms of those elite athletes. History In its first year of existence, 1968 Olympian from Puerto Rico, Willie Rios joined the club and qualified to run in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1974, member Reid Harter set the firsAmerican Recordin the road 30 Kilometre run. By 1976, three team members qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1979, a young Carl Lewis, then known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Parrilla
Jose Antonio "Tony" Parrilla, Jr. (born 31 March 1972 in Ancón, Panama) is an American middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 meters. He finished sixth at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg. Known for coming from behind with a strong finishing kick, his personal best 800 m time is 1:43.97, set at the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials. He also qualified for the U.S. team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making him a two-time Olympian. He also ran in the 1993 World Championships. While running for the University of Tennessee he won three successive NCAA Championships The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ... from 1992 to 1994, a feat only duplicated twice before (by Charles Hornbostel and John Woodruff), both from the 1930s. He adopted Puerto R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Gray
John Lee Gray Jr. (born June 19, 1960) is a retired American world class 800 meter runner from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s and the holder of the 600m world best. A four-time-Olympian (1984-1996) in 1985 he set the US record of 1:42.60 at a meet in Koblenz. That time puts Gray as the nineteenth fastest performer of all time. He came seventh in the 1984 Summer Olympics, fifth in 1988, and won the bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympics of 1992. In 1993 Gray was one of the favourites to win a gold medal at the World Championships in Stuttgart as he had won the A-race at the prestigious meeting in Zurich. However, he failed to qualify for the final in Stuttgart. He also set the world 600 meter record in 1986 at 1:12.81. In 1992 and 1993 Gray came close to breaking the world indoor record over 800 m several times. He held the US indoor record at 1:45.00 (Sindelfingen 1992) till February 2019. Running career Gray went to Crenshaw High School, Santa Monica College, Arizona State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics (sport)
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th century, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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