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SEC champion Masai Russell says ‘track is my life’ - Winchester Sun

She grew up in a family with three brothers, so Masai Russell often played basketball and football with them, even though the first sport she tried was gymnastics. “I have always been really athletic. I did the gymnastic and ballet stuff that young girls do,” said the University of Kentucky graduate student. “Then my mom took one of my brothers to a track meet. I saw what he was doing and wanted to try to. I was still doing gymnastics but there …

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Harlan Enterprise

SEC champion Masai Russell says ‘track is my life’ - Harlan Enterprise

She grew up in a family with three brothers, so Masai Russell often played basketball and football with them, even though the first sport she tried was gymnastics. “I have always been really athletic. I did the gymnastic and ballet stuff that young girls do,” said the University of Kentucky graduate student. “Then my mom took one of my brothers to a track meet. I saw what he was doing and wanted to try to. I was still doing gymnastics but there …

1 year ago·Harlan, United States

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Jessamine Journal

SEC champion Masai Russell says ‘track is my life’

She grew up in a family with three brothers, so Masai Russell often played basketball and football with them, even though the first sport she tried was gymnastics. “I have always been really athletic. I did the gymnastic and ballet stuff that young girls do,” said the University of Kentucky graduate student. “Then my mom took one of my brothers to a track meet. I saw what he was doing and wanted to try to. I was still doing gymnastics but there …

1 year ago·Nicholasville, United States

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Middlesboro News

SEC champion Masai Russell: “Track is my life”

By LARRY VAUGHT Contributing columnist She grew up in a family with three brothers, so Masai Russell often played basketball and football with them even though the first sport she tried was gymnastics. “I have always been really athletic. I did the gymnastic and ballet stuff that young girls do,” said the University of Kentucky graduate student. “Then my mom took one of my brothers to a track meet. I saw what he was doing and wanted to try to. I…

1 year ago·Middlesboro, United States

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The Interior Journal

SEC champion Masai Russell: “Track is my life”

By LARRY VAUGHT Contributing columnist She grew up in a family with three brothers, so Masai Russell often played basketball and football with them even though the first sport she tried was gymnastics. “I have always been really athletic. I did the gymnastic and ballet stuff that young girls do,” said the University of Kentucky graduate student. “Then my mom took one of my brothers to a track meet. I saw what he was doing and wanted to try to. I…

1 year ago·Stanford, United States

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