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A Distance Double-Date with Destiny
The long--successful--season is over, and after all the bus rides, meets, shot put and discus throws, and mentoring, Coach and athlete can enjoy the pride they both feel. Clint Easley and Ray Dixon.
Art Dlugach
AUSTIN—Finishing third or fourth in a State Track & Field Meet is superb. So—what Ray Dixon did, May 12, to ascend to both rungs of the ladder—must be the twins of superb. “A dogfight beyond belief,” Ray said, following the shot put at Mike Myers Stadium. On his fifth throw out of six, he hurled the iron ball 52 feet, 10-and-three-quarter inches, and climbed from fourth one notch to win a Class-4A bronze medal. “He loves to work and get better at it,” declared throwers’ coac ...
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