Remember when this clown used to sit out of camp for altitutude sickness? Apparently its not a problem anymore, although you can still see evidence of his slackertude in preparing for the meet.
Former Cardinal comes to NAU meet
By ANNIE TURNER
Sun Sports Staff
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Three-time NFL pro bowler Simeon Rice barely made it in time for his event.
The former Cardinal and defensive end competed in the 55-meter dash in the NAU Tune-Up Meet at the Skydome on Friday. Rice showed up about 10 minutes before his event was scheduled to start.
"I wanted to take it back to the times when you just walked out the house and had a race," he said about the little time he had to warm up. "But it went all right."
In the preliminaries, Rice was slow off the starting block but got to the finish in 6.93 seconds. His finals time was even better, at 6.89.
"I got some things out of it. I have some things I have to work on," he said. "I like to compete. This isn't for no money, this is for fun."
Rice came to the meet to work on his speed for Pro Day. In 2007, his 12th season, he played for the Denver Broncos and then Indianapolis before becoming a free agent.
But Rice isn't done and wants to prove it.
"The more I compete, the more used to it I will be, even in the offseason. Coming back it's just repetition," he said. "It sends out a message in terms of what I'm doing and what I'm about. I'm healthy, because I know last year there was a big question about whether I was healthy, whether I had lost a step.
"But there's no question I didn't lose anything."
The NAU women dominated the 400-meter dash, taking the first six places. Amber Washington won in 57.45.
Nell Rojas won the mile in 5:12.91 for NAU. The Jacks' Lexie McLaughlin broke the tape in the 800 in 2:24.73.
In the women's triple jump Aisha Goynes won with a mark of 11.8 meters.
For the men NAU's Scott Johnston won the 200 in 22.59. In the mile the Jacks' David McNeill, the Big Sky Conference's runner of the week, easily won in 4:18.48.
Former Sinagua High athlete Yusef Graves ran well at the Tune-Up Meet as well. The freshman took second in his heat in the 55 preliminaries in 6.76 seconds.
In the 400, Graves took sixth in a time of 49.89.
Former Cardinal comes to NAU meet
By ANNIE TURNER
Sun Sports Staff
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Three-time NFL pro bowler Simeon Rice barely made it in time for his event.
The former Cardinal and defensive end competed in the 55-meter dash in the NAU Tune-Up Meet at the Skydome on Friday. Rice showed up about 10 minutes before his event was scheduled to start.
"I wanted to take it back to the times when you just walked out the house and had a race," he said about the little time he had to warm up. "But it went all right."
In the preliminaries, Rice was slow off the starting block but got to the finish in 6.93 seconds. His finals time was even better, at 6.89.
"I got some things out of it. I have some things I have to work on," he said. "I like to compete. This isn't for no money, this is for fun."
Rice came to the meet to work on his speed for Pro Day. In 2007, his 12th season, he played for the Denver Broncos and then Indianapolis before becoming a free agent.
But Rice isn't done and wants to prove it.
"The more I compete, the more used to it I will be, even in the offseason. Coming back it's just repetition," he said. "It sends out a message in terms of what I'm doing and what I'm about. I'm healthy, because I know last year there was a big question about whether I was healthy, whether I had lost a step.
"But there's no question I didn't lose anything."
The NAU women dominated the 400-meter dash, taking the first six places. Amber Washington won in 57.45.
Nell Rojas won the mile in 5:12.91 for NAU. The Jacks' Lexie McLaughlin broke the tape in the 800 in 2:24.73.
In the women's triple jump Aisha Goynes won with a mark of 11.8 meters.
For the men NAU's Scott Johnston won the 200 in 22.59. In the mile the Jacks' David McNeill, the Big Sky Conference's runner of the week, easily won in 4:18.48.
Former Sinagua High athlete Yusef Graves ran well at the Tune-Up Meet as well. The freshman took second in his heat in the 55 preliminaries in 6.76 seconds.
In the 400, Graves took sixth in a time of 49.89.
