Olympian tells kids, 'work hard'
DeKALB — Work hard and believe in yourself.
That was the message former Olympian Connie Teaberry offered on Olympic Day on Friday, June 24 at the Kishwaukee Family YMCA. The director of track and cross country at Northern Illinois University, she tied for 15th place in the high jump in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Overcoming several injuries to compete, Teaberry told the crowd of about 150 students between the ages of 5 and 13 that school is important, too.
Story Archived
Only the most recent 7 days of articles are available for free. For articles older than 7 days there is a small fee for retrieval from our archive. If you are a registered member of the site, the content is free just by signing in below.
Please sign in with your Comment Member ID and password.
Purchase Access
To allow for flexibility, we offer a variety of options for purchasing articles:
Having trouble?
If you have any technical difficulties, either with your username and password or with the payment options, please contact us by e-mail at archivedesk@shawmedia.com
