White Pine track star might be Olympics bound

A trip to in Beijing, China, to compete in the Summer Olympic Games in August is probably on Zack Lloyd's radar screen. If it isn't, it should be.

He will compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team at the Olympic Trials this weekend.When Lloyd was on White Pine High School's track team in 2004, he was ranked first in the nation in the shot put and discus his senior year. Now he is viewed as a U.S. Olympic hopeful.

http://www.elynews.com/articles/2008/06/25/sports/sports01.txt

Lloyd just competed in the 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. He finished fourth in the nation at the collegiate level where he threw 19.40 meters or 63-07.75 feet. However, he has thrown for longer distances. Lloyd went to the NCAA championships ranked as a favorite after throwing an even 69 feet to win the Pac-10 championships at Arizona State University recently. His throw of 21.03 meters was then ranked the best among college athletes in the shot put this year.

Good Luck and Congrats Zack!!!!

Pony Express Re-Riders

Saturday was the Annual Pony Express Re-Riders event. Once a year they re-enact the pony express route that runs through here all the way to St. Joseph, MO. They receive mail and run the route day and night at a gallop with a time span they need to complete this in. This year they have something the previous riders did not, a GPS system to see where the riders were every step of the way.

http://ponyexpressnationaltracking.com/

White Pine Pride

I have created this blog to talk about the pride I have in my home county of White Pine County Nevada and the things that are accomplished here. I love this area, the beauty, the people and the spirit. No matter where you go there will be people that are having a bad day or are tired of the people that are around but you have to make the best of things. One way is to show support for the good in your community. I plan on doing this. There are TONS of good people here and others that are just frustrated with the problems in their lives. I want to look at the good and try to see if there are things that can be done to change the bad or depressing.