Smithville's Chabot transfers to Houston to train under nine-time Olympic gold medalist
By Jim Irish Courtesy photos Brice Chabot has transferred to the University of Houston, the mecca of collegiate sprinting. The Smithville...
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Jul 147 min read
Eric Liddell: Olympic champion, Chariots of Fire protagonist, missionary to China
By Jim Irish Getty Images, Alpha Historica/Alamy, Hutton-Deutsch Collection, PA archive On a sweltering July afternoon in 1924, Eric...
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Jun 302 min read
Chabot scratched from 200 at Olympic trials after entering transfer portal
By Jim Irish Courtesy photo Brice Chabot did not step to the starting line of the 200-meter dash heat at the Olympic trials last...
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Jun 233 min read
Chabot set for race of his life in 200 dash at U.S. Olympic trials
By Jim Irish Courtesy photos from UTSA Brice Chabot suffered a concussion playing football at 16 years old for Smithville High School....
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May 72 min read
Adams soars to silver medal in Class 5A state track meet
By Jim Irish Track fans had their final glimpse of Bastrop High School’s Ramonz Adams, at the state track meet last Friday. Ramonz said...
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Apr 252 min read
Look, up in the sky; it's a bird; it's a plane; it's Bastrop's Ramonz Adams
By Jim Irish Courtesy photos Bastrop High School’s Ramonz Adams’s primary focus is football, but he is displaying elite form in track and...
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Feb 16 min read
Harbour, former 3:50 miler, Baylor track coach, returns to Texas high school alma mater
By Jim Irish Courtesy photos Todd Harbour is thriving in Port Isabel, the small community on the Texas Gulf Coast where he spent his...
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Jul 25, 20232 min read
Smithville alumnus earns bronze medal at U23 track meet in Costa Rica
By Jim Irish Photos by Luis Gomez Brice Chabot returned from the under age 23 North American, Central American, and Caribbean Athletics...
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Jul 14, 20232 min read
Chabot on his way to San Jose to compete in U23 track meet
By Jim Irish Courtesy photos Brice Chabot was forced to jump through some hoops to obtain a passport in order to compete in the under age...
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May 2, 20232 min read
Bastrop's Carter grabs sixth place at region track meet
By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish Bastrop sprinter Jaden Carter finished in sixth place in the 100-meter dash final at the Class 5A Region...
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Apr 26, 20233 min read
Little sister, big sister; Jaden Carter follows in steps of LeLe
By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish When Bastrop High School sprinter Jaden Carter requires tweaking her form, she turns for advice to her...
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Mar 1, 202313 min read
Mike Keogh: Journey from young Irish immigrant to Olympian
By Jim Irish Courtesy photos Eight-year-old Mike Keogh stood at the railing on the deck of the 1,550-passenger MV Britannic as it steamed...
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Mar 1, 202312 min read
Upstart Manhattan College stunned track elites to claim NCAA crown 50 years ago
By Jim Irish Photos courtesy of Manhattan College Newly minted Manhattan College head track and cross country coach Fred Dwyer never...
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Aug 20, 20227 min read
Wottle looks back at 1972 Olympic 800 victory in comeback for ages
By Jim Irish Dave Wottle experienced the best and the worst of times around the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Six days after...
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Jul 12, 20207 min read
Power alumni Centrowitz, Colon run in 1,500 at Montreal Olympics in 1976
By Jim Irish At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, 1976, Matt Centrowitz, wearing a red singlet embossed with USA in white...
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