Alexis Smith

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January 31, 2005

Greetings once again from "Hotlanta," which currently is not hot at all. We are presently thawing out after last weekend enduring the first ice storm the city has seen in a long time.

Due to the weather, we were forced to postpone our meet Saturday against Georgia Tech and the University of North Florida, but North Florida was nice enough to stay an extra day so that we had the opportunity to race on Sunday instead.

This meet marked an important part of our season, because everyone is beginning to prepare for their end-of-season championship meets. Some groups have begun to taper, and some are enviously awaiting taper still, but regardless of being separated by training groups right now, the team focus has not been lost.

Many girls stepped up on Sunday and met the challenge of racing during the "gray area" in the middle of taper. We got behind each other and cheered our team to multiple individual victories against two impressive Division I opponents, and a team victory over North Florida.

For this meet, the "Kid Dynamite" award went to Kim Seaman for posting best times in each of her three events on Sunday. This award is newly established on the women's team and will serve to recognize a standout performer after each competition.

"Kid Dynamite" is the nickname that was given by Emory's school newspaper to one of the current seniors, Leigh Campbell, when she first made a huge impression on the team as a freshman. The nickname hasn't stuck, but it hasn't been forgotten either.

The "Kid Dynamite" award will continue to serve as a reminder of the great capabilities and amazing things to come for the Emory women. Just wait until we're fully tapered!

Alexis Smith is a sophomore from Strafford, N.H. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.