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Roland Parrish Student Athlete of the Week: Emmanuel Ekong | Dallas Weekly

Age: 17 Sport: Track and Field School: North Crowley HS Event: 4×100, 4×200, 100m, 200m Height: 5-feet-11-inches Weight: 150 Class: Senior GPA: 3.4 Emmanuel Ekong began his track career at a much later age than most sprinters, as in his freshman year of high school. That is when he decided to take off his football pads and run freely without […]

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