Mary Foday in action in photo above (with the white shorts (4)) photo Credit md.milesplit.com
A young and dynamic sprinter in the making is Mary Foday of Central High School in Maryland USA who today (February 22nd 2016) clocked a Personal best time of 7.17 seconds to top all sprinters in the 55 meters dash at the Maryland State High School Indoor Track Meet qualifying her for a spot in the US High School Nationals.
Mary Foday is one of several US based athletes from the high school to the collegiate level that have committed to bring Athletics back to prominence for Sierra Leone.
A young and dynamic sprinter in the making is Mary Foday of Central High School in Maryland USA who today (February 22nd 2016) clocked a Personal best time of 7.17 seconds to top all sprinters in the 55 meters dash at the Maryland State High School Indoor Track Meet qualifying her for a spot in the US High School Nationals.
Mary Foday is one of several US based athletes from the high school to the collegiate level that have committed to bring Athletics back to prominence for Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone in the last two decades had fallen on tough times with a decade long Civil War and more recently the Ebola outbreak; circumstances that are enough to leave a people depressed and broken and these events had at the same time brought many aspects of life to almost a standstill.
However, Mary is one of several Diaspora Sierra Leoneans who has expressed her absolute love for her country and commitment to lift it up through her performance in sports and she is living up to the billing as she took on all comers today at the Maryland High Schools State Indoor championships and conquered everyone.
Mary also competed in the 300 meters where she clocked a personal best of 41.55 seconds to place fifth. Stay tuned for more updates about Mary Foday as the season progresses.
55 Meters Dash Race Results
However, Mary is one of several Diaspora Sierra Leoneans who has expressed her absolute love for her country and commitment to lift it up through her performance in sports and she is living up to the billing as she took on all comers today at the Maryland High Schools State Indoor championships and conquered everyone.
Mary also competed in the 300 meters where she clocked a personal best of 41.55 seconds to place fifth. Stay tuned for more updates about Mary Foday as the season progresses.
55 Meters Dash Race Results
300 meters Dash Race results
By Leslie Koroma Sr
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