student spotlight
By Brittany Mosley
For Running’s Sake Marburn Academy student finds success in speed
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Amere Glenn competes in a track competition at the Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. 36
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Photos courtesy of Ann & William Glenn
any children dream of competing in the Olympics one day, but for Amere Glenn it’s becoming a reality. Now 11 years old, he has already competed – and placed – in track races at the Junior Olympics, and he keeps adding new sports and talents to his repertoire. When he was 6 years old, Glenn’s speed was already evident on the soccer field. His parents, thinking he might enjoy it, signed him up for track, too. While he was unfamiliar with the sport at first, he quickly fell in love with it. Glenn has attended the Junior Olympics every year since he was 7. Despite being in front of a crowd of thousands of people and competing against runners from across the nation, Glenn placed in the top 20 in the 1,500,
