Webber track & field adds 11 for the 2021 season

by Richard Baptist

Babson Park, Fla. (06/26/2020) — Webber International University Head Track & Field Coach David Andrews has announced the addition of 11 new Warriors to the Webber men's and women's track & field teams for the upcoming 2021 season.

"I am extremely excited about this incoming class," said Andrews. "There is a mixture of very talented freshmen and transfers that will support our returning veterans in our quest to regain the conference title. We expect the transfers to come in with experience in leadership and we expect to have a freshman class that will be hungry and ready to compete 100 percent like true Warriors. I do know that this team will compete very well in a very, very strong Sun Conference."

Get to know the future Warriors of the men's and women's track and field team:

Women:

Name: Destinee Alford

Event: Shot Put

Hometown: Orlando, Fla.

High School: Dr. Phillips High School

Awards: Metro, District, and Regional champ

Academic Major: Psychology

Motivational Quote: "If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary." - Jim Rohn

Personal Quote: "If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission."

Name: Alohnna-Elyse Lee

Event: Sprints/Jumps

Hometown: Tampa, Fla.

High School: St. Augustine High School (St. Augustine, Fla.)

Awards: 4x400 meter record

Motivational Quote: "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." - Tim Notke

Personal Quote: "Never take life for granted, for at any moment anything can change."

Name: Alexandrea Gaetz

Event: Multi-Event

Hometown: Cicero, New York

High School: CIcero North Syracuse High School

Academic Major: Criminal justice

Motivational Quote: "Don't limit your challenges. Challenge your limits."

Personal Quote: "You either want it or you don't."

Men:

Name: Malik Newsome

Event: 400 meter run

Hometown: Largo, Fla.

High School: Seminole High School (Seminole, Fla.)

Awards: I've been to districts three years in a row and went to regionals for one year.

Academic Major: Sports Medicine

Motivational Quote: "You can't be afraid to fail."

Personal Quote: "Always be the best version of yourself."

Name: Trimaine Patterson

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Bartow, Fla.

High School: George Jenkins High School (Lakeland, Fla.)

Awards: 4x100 meter school record

Academic Major: Undecided

Motivational Quote: "I Can Do All Things Through Christ Strengthens Me." Philippians 4:13

Personal Quote: "They only love you when you are doing good."

Name: Darien Richardson

Event: Discus, Shot Put, and Javelin

Hometown: Eatonville Fla.

High School: Lyman High School (Longwood, Fla.)

Academic Major: Business and Management

Motivational Quote: "It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."

Personal Quote: "The more disciplined you become, the easier life gets."

Name: Chris Neubauer

Event: Mid-Distance

Hometown: Port St. Lucie, Fla.

High School: Port St. Lucie High School

Awards: Three-Time Cross Country MVP and graduated with honors.

Academic Major: Physical Therapy

Motivational Quote: "Prove them wrong."

Name: Alden Hall

Event: 400 meter run

Hometown: Deerfield Beach, Fla.

High School: Deerfield Beach High School

Awards: Student of the Month Award for February

Academic Major: Elementary Education

Motivational quote: "Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out." - John Wooden

Personal Quote: "Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye." - Helen Keller

Name: Jericho Sylla

Event: Long Jump/Triple Jump

Hometown: Shutesbury, Mass.

High School: Amherst-Pelham Regional High School (Amherst, Mass.)

Awards: 2016 Massachusetts Indoor Long Jump State Champion. 2016 Western Massachusetts Track Athlete of the Year. 2019 Junior College Region 3 First-Team.

Academic Major: Sports Management

Motivation Quote: "Your attitude determines your altitude."

Name: Matthew Begg

Event: Throws

Hometown: Odessa, Florida

High School: George Steinbrenner High School (Keystone, Fla.)

Awards: Highs school javelin record

Academic Major: Business

Motivational Quote: "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." -Tim Tebow

Name: Sebastian Kovendy

Event: 400 meter run

Hometown: Sarasota, Fla.

High School: Riverview High School (Riverview, Fla.)

Awards: Four-Time Scholar-Athlete award, Two-time first year varsity, 2018 FHSAA 4A track Academic State Champion.

Academic Major: Sports Management

Motivational Quote: "Never back down from a challenge, because that challenge can be life changing."

Personal Quote: "Live life by the seconds, because every second of each day is valuable in some way."

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