Lets start the count down...only 4 more months of HS to go!

Woo Hoo finished the 2nd quarter strong. This was one of the hardest semesters in High School, mostly because I have been traveling 2-3 times per week into New York City for Track meets and track Practices. I was not getting home until 11pm and staying up until 2am on some nights to finish homework and study for test. I am very proud of myself because I worked very hard. I can't wait to see my class ranking and my weighted GPA.

43rd Colgate Women's Games - FINALIST

On Saturday, January 28th the 43rd Colgate Women's Games had their semi-finals. I entered the semi-finals for the 55 dash in 5th place, I trained for 2 solid weeks, and I was pumped and ready for this race. Only the top 12 in each event makes it to the semi-finals and only the top 6 make it to the Finals. Choosing to run independent for the winter season of my senior year was a very difficult decision because there are very few meets in which an independent HS sprinter is allowed to compete. This is my 1st time competing at Colgate Women's games and it has been a wonderful experience, I have met some amazing girls and given an opportunity to step up my game to compete with this pool of talented sprinters. 

I am a FINALIST at the 43rd Colgate Women's Games and I am so proud to be the company of hundreds of national champions and these six Phyllis Francis, Natasha Hastings, Deajah Stevens, Delilah Muhammed, Nia Ali, and Ajee Wilson who competed at the Rio Games in 2016 and Colgate Games Director, Cheryl Toussaint who is a Silver Medalist from the 1972 Olympic Games. 

Colgate Women's games has been around for 43 years and it is well respected in the track world, girls from age 7-adult participate and these are some of the fastest runners on the East Coast. The Colgate Games are about the importance of continuing education and gaining self-esteem in an atmosphere of friendly competition.

I had a challenging race on Saturday, but my accumulation of points from competing for the previous 4 weeks qualified me to compete in the Finals.  I wear this tracksuit with pride because it took hard work to earn the right to wear it, so I wear it with pride. 

I am extremely excited about this accomplishment, it will be a day I will NEVER forget, because it was one of my worst days but also one of my best days. It will define me as a runner moving forward I am sure. 

FINALS: February 18th at the Armory in Manhattan on 169th Street. 

Another Practice Day

It is not easy getting to school at 730am, spending 5-6 hours in school then traveling for 2 1/2 hours one way to NYC for a track practice, sometimes not getting home until 11pm at night, still have homework to do and be prepared to be at school the next morning at 730am.


It is challenging and I am often very tired the next day but this is very important to me and yes I must give up some social time but I love working with my coach and the opportunity to be able to practice during the week at the Armory in NYC. Being able to practice at the Armory is an exhilarating experience, everyone there works hard because they all want to be the best. I am so grateful I am given this opportunity, I am willing to make those sacrifices to achieve my goal.  “Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.” — Fitzhugh Dodson

Who I am not...

My college process has been exhausting and at some points stressful, filling out applications, writing my college essay, talking to coaches, meeting with administration, filling out financial forms and the list is endless. What I have found to be fun and creative were the additional essays that have been required from some schools and for scholarships purposes. For a scholarship I am applying to the essay requirement was to write about who you are as a person, but I decided to talk about who I am not. 

It’s easy for me to say that I’m nice, confident, have a strong work ethic but that’s unoriginal, everyone says that. I want to inform whoever is reading this that I’m unique and not based on the characteristics that I possess but for the characteristics I don’t possess.

 I’m not lazy. I love to work because I believe the stronger you work the closer you become to reaching your goal, at least that’s what my parents told me. If I was lazy I wouldn’t be running track, instead I would be lying in bed doing nothing. If I was lazy I wouldn’t be studying my butt of for every test I have in school, instead I would be watching T.V. all day long. I could give you endless amounts of examples but I think you get the gist of what I’m saying. I’m not lazy and I never will be because I want to be the best I can be at whatever I do.

 I’m not a shy or nervous person and you could ask anyone who knows me. I love meeting new people, it doesn’t matter how old you are, if you're a celebrity or not, your gender, I will not be afraid to go up to you and greet you. Most people would be nervous but nerves prevent people from doing or saying things they want to do or say, and that’s not the way to live. That’s why I’m also proud to say that I’m not afraid of confronting people. If shyness and nervousness take over you won't be able to express yourself, you won’t be you. Something that all parents including mine have taught their children is “ don’t be afraid to be yourself.” Yes, it’s easier said than done but once you become yourself and aren’t nervous or shy it will become a norm, I know this for a fact.

 I’m not mean and I’m no pushover. I have never seen a reason to be mean to someone, I find it to be exhausting, and when you think about it, it is. You say cruel words and you think of plans to make someone's life miserable, which is mentally draining, so why be mean? It’s honestly easier to be nice, but being nice doesn’t mean you to be a pushover. I don’t like when people take my kindness for granted and use it as an advantage to hurt me. That’s when you have take those individuals who do that to you out of your life. It’s unnecessary to push someone over.

 I love who I have become, not for the characteristics that I have always had but for the ones that I have never had. I know I am going to do great things in my life because of the person I am and the person I will NEVER be.

Colgate Women's Games: Week 4 - Final

It is hard to believe that I have been competing at Colgate Women's Games for 4 weeks. The 4th week was full of surprises, well not really...this is what I have been training hard to accomplish. I qualified once again to compete in the finals and score more points. My times are consistently trending down each week, last week I ran 7.42 in the Finals this week 7.36.. back to training for the next 2 weeks - next race Saturday, January 28th at Pratt




The officials mandate that each athlete declare only 1 event in which you have scored points to compete, I selected the 55. I will be running in the semi-final on January 28 for a spot in the Finals at the Armory in February.