Living His Dreams!

Danny was born to Rafael and Maria Term Cepero in Cienfuegos, Cuba. In 1962 they immigrated to the United States escape communism. After his father repeated his residency in pediatrics, they were recruited to Odessa by Dr. Ed Dempsey.

Cepero attended Gonzales Elementary School, Nimitz Junior Permian High School. After graduation he attended Odessa UTPB, and University of Texas at Arlington. He was accepted Baylor College of Medicine in Houston where he completed school and residency in pediatrics.

completion of residency, he returned to Odessa to join his father’s pediatric practice. Shortly after his return to Odessa he married Susan, his sweetheart from Houston. A few years later, beautiful children, Genia and Daniel, entered their lives.

After his children ran summer track in 1999, Danny had the vision to create a larger track program for Odessa and the surrounding area that could compete with some of the larger clubs he had seen at the state meets. The next summer West Texas Track Club was formed with great coaches and a significant increase in the number of participants. There were approximately 100 athletes ranging from age 5 to 18. The club a track meet at Odessa College and had several members for the TAAF State Games and the Junior Olympic Games. tradition of state qualifiers has continued each summer and participation in the AAU organization has been added.