The sideline is the place where you'll find fun loving people. There are school teams and athletes waiting their turn to run or cheering on the side for teammates and friends. There are also a lot of parents, grandparents, family and friends cheering and rooting for the kids. Sometimes you'll find people talking and laughing. Sometimes you'll find people crying for joy or for a loss or near win. Sometimes you'll find people reading a book or walking the dog. And then there are the kids who are having fun while acting goofy. But all in all you'll find some very nice people, mostly having fun. Here are some of those people.
Fun and Sassy are Andrea McDonough (l) of CT and Mary Pabst. Though Mary lives in Maryland, they remain best of friends meeting at the NSIC to cheer for Andrea's daughter, Caroline who finished 3rd the 5000 meters.
A couple of coaches from North Carolina, Coach Perry ( l) with Tri City Relays Club and Coach Will with Charlotte Heat Track Club. Both are long time track fanatics who are friends and competitors.
Track Moms with Donna
(from left) Andrea Wilson (Trinity Wilson's mom); Suzanne Walsh (Dana and Alice Walsh's Mom); Cheri Spigner (Ashton Purvis' Mom); Donna Dye (Derek and Natalie's Mom) and Jeana Beach (Curtis Beach's Mom)
Briana Kennedy-Feldhaus' fans hanging above shuddle hurdle relay track ready to shout encouragement below. They wear "Freakhouse 8.12 Yes She Can t-shirts," a take off on her last name. (from left) Lauren Feldhaus, Sarah Rosenthal, Isabelle Angeles, Maria Feldhaus.
Team Extreeme from Texas at NSIC Coach Don Hicks, Erin Morris and Dustin James II
Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB) --a high school group of NY runners, who train and run together and are coached by Sean Phillips and Disa Nicholson of Awesome Power Track Club. The team ran in Jamaica in February and finished 3d in both the open 4x400m and 4x800m. (The group was sponsored by TJB, a non profit with a focus on Jamaican athletes). TJB members ran in various events at the NSIC.
Team members (from left)
Alice Walsh, (back) Claudia Francis, Dana Walsh, Chalene Lipsey, Whitney Fountain, (back) Taia Thomas, Phyliss Francis.
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