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» Focused on the Finish Line

By Staff Writer | Published 09/1/2006 | Track & Field | Unrated

Treg Jeffery is beginning to bring things into focus… which is not good news for the rest of the runners in 4A-I this year.

The senior at Moon Valley High School plays soccer, ran a year of cross-country, and is putting in his fourth year on the track team, where he was state champion last year in the 400 meter and 800 meter and anchored the 4x400 relay.

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» 2006 Tribune Track Invitational

By Staff Writer | Published 05/1/2006 | April/May 2006 (Issue 12) , Track & Field | Unrated

A field of 19 teams showed up in late April at Westwood High School in Mesa for the annual Tribune Invitational, as this year’s high school track teams began winding down another season and tuning up for finals competition.

The East Valley schools made a strong showing, with those from Mesa and Chandler nailing down the majority of the top four places in both the boys’ and girls’ competitions. Phoenix’ Desert Vista crashed the party, finishing first in the boys’ competition, and Glendale’s Mountain Ridge took third in girls’ events..

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» AT TOP SPEED

By Staff Writer | Published 05/1/2006 | April/May 2006 (Issue 12) , Track & Field | Rating:

She’s already clocked some of the fastest times in the nation. And she’s only a junior.

KENYANNA WILSON wasn’t even a blip on the national track & field radar last year. She even had a sub-par school season at Peoria High School. But last July, just weeks after that sophomore season ended, she literally exploded on the national scene.

‘Keke’, as her family and friends know her, won the 100 meter and 200 meter races in the USATF Junior Nationals in Indianapolis and, in the process, broke the Region 10 records in both events.

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