Winston-Salem Prep Track Star Will Compete in Australia This Summer

Deonica Reid (Photo by Layla Garms)

In the March 28 issue of The Chronicle, reporter Layla Garms writes about Deonica Reid going to Australia this summer to compete in track-and-field events.

Reid, who is a sophomore at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy, will participate in the Down Under Sports Tournament sponsored by International Sports Specialists Inc. from July 5 to 7 at Griffith University’s Gold Coast Campus, a former Olympic training ground. She was chosen because of her stand-out performances at the state track-and-field competition last year. Then a freshman, he took first place in the women’s 4×1 relay and second in both the 4×2 relay and the 100 meter.

Her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were noted runners as well.

“My great-grandma was good, and my grandma was really good and my mama, everybody says she was really good, so I kind of want to be better so I can make it to a higher level,” Reid told Garms. “I’m trying to get stronger. I’ve been lifting (weights) a little bit. I’m trying to get faster. I’m working on the little stuff … like form and technique.” 

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