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Madison’s Trent breaks 45-year-old school record
25 April 09 08:28 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Some more Track and Field love.  Alex makes the front page of the local newspaper's web site:   http://www.middletownjournal.com/ Now, I...

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Track Season resounds with a huge bang tonight!
24 April 09 08:58 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

And, when I say BANG, I mean it.  If you’ve been following my “Track and Field” tag over the years, you read about my oldest son’s speed.  As...

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Kids’ Track Season has started. Alex headed to state again this year?
03 April 09 11:13 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

We pray that Alex does good this year in track and heads back to State competition.  This is the only year that our oldest children will be on the...

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Alex’s first unsolicited college letter for Track and Field
21 June 08 01:19 PM | rodtrent | 2 comment(s)

Wow…it’s started.  Today, Alex received his first college inquiry for his grades and for is Track abilities.  I know I talk about Alex’s feats...

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The Time sheet from Alex’s State Meet
13 June 08 02:49 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

If you click on this image to view the large image, you’ll see in Green, the fellow that nosed Alex out of 4th place in his heat by 100th of a second at...

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Alex and his other State track buddies highlighted on the local school sign…
09 June 08 03:40 PM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

Here’s some pics I just captured.  They changed the school sign this morning.  Hot off the press.

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Nice write-up about Alex’s trip to State in the local paper – along with pics
07 June 08 04:46 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

I’ll be posting my pics, video and story soon (today or tomorrow), but folks around here have been talking about Alex’s news in the local paper. ...

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alex finishes at state with the top 7th time in the 400m
06 June 08 03:56 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

despite finishing with the top 7th time in the prelims of the 400m at state, he doesn't move on to the finals. even though the event was fully automated...

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on our way
06 June 08 01:55 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

after a good night's sleep and a good breakfast we're on our way to the stadium. alex runs at 3:10pm est.

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on the road to state
05 June 08 04:02 PM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

we're off! meg is driving and i'm blogging on the redfly. our trip should take only about 1.5 hours. that will put us in columbus about 5:30pm...

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Giving the Redfly a good test this weekend
05 June 08 11:37 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

We’re off to OSU this weekend to watch Alex run in the state finals .  So, I’ve decided to put the Redfly through it’s paces while we’re away. Really...

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Alex and buds highlighted in local paper
04 June 08 10:18 AM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

Meg was talking to my Dad this morning and he said that Alex and his State buddies have a huge picture and article in today’s newspaper.  I guess...

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Alex's quote in the local paper
02 June 08 09:29 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

The Middletown Journal (our local paper) ran a story on the Regional Track meet from this past week. I mentioned in my last post in the Alex Trent saga...

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Alex Wins his Berth to the State Track Meet
31 May 08 09:08 PM | rodtrent | 3 comment(s)

Despite a strong wind that seemed to come from all directions at once sometimes, Alex met the challenge today and qualified for a trip to the State Track...

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Alex is going to State!
31 May 08 02:34 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Alex pulled it off, even though we have 40 mph winds here today. Sunny, just windy. He placed 3 rd which gives him a berth at state. I’ll post photos and...

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