Erbie Lee Jennings III

"I started running track in 7th grade because my sister was pretty good and I needed a sport to play in the spring. That first year I realized that I had lots of potential because at every meet until conference I would always get 2nd place right after my teammate Allie Freeman. Once I got in 8th grade I started to really love track and got more serious about it. I turned out to be 1st in my conference for all my races (100m, 200m, 400m). Then I decided to continue track through out the summer. Once my new coach saw me run he would always tell me that God put me and him together and ever since then I pray before every race and God has blessed me to end up 1st in the state of Arkansas for all my races then be able to make it to nationals to run the 200m and 400m and are currently 32nd in thee nation for the 200m. It wasn't until I started recognizing that God had blessed me throughout my races. That's why I started to excel and I thank God for that. " 


Age: 14 years old
Attends: Episcopal Collegiate School
From: Little Rock, Arkansas

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