CROSSOVER
LIONS
Our commitment is to producing athletes that excel both on and off the field.
We are the Lions by Tomika Gray
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eople. Passion. Purpose. I became a part of the Crossover track team in 2014 because of the love that I have for the sport and because I saw a need for Crossover to grow and expand into new sports! Crossover had been very successful in football, basketball and baseball; my family has been involved in each of these sports as coaches and participants since 2012. A track program is surprisingly expensive. Each year we need approximately $10,000
to cover the cost of training equipment, travel, track meet fees, uniforms, lodging and food. Last year, I went into a very well known (and my favorite) boutique in Tulsa with the hopes of gaining a sponsor for our team! Toshia Wilson, the “Team Mom Extraordinaire/Team Manager� and I were going from business to business trying to get sponsorships for our team. We walked into the boutique praying that we would get a sponsorship; it was very hot, and
we had already been turned down several times. We shopped around a bit and began the conversation with an introduction about our team and what we were doing to the wonderful ladies behind the counter. As we were explaining our goal, we caught the attention of the owner. The owner walked over, and she began to ask us about the Crossover Lions! We informed her that we were volunteer track coaches that have spent our last 4
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