By DAVID BOCLAIR
boclair@dnj.com
— David Boclair, (615) 278-5167
It has taken Angel Estes one season of competitive inline speed skating to formulate what she believes is a sound race strategy.
"Angel's theory is to get out front so you won't have to worry about passing people," her mother, Kim Curtis, said.
Meet after meet, the 14-year-old who will be a freshman at Siegel this fall did exactly that.
The last time was two weeks ago at the USA Roller Sports Indoor Speed Skating National Championships in Omaha, Nebraska. There she won the 300-meter title in the freshman novice division and finished third in the overall rankings for her class. That performance capped a rookie campaign in which she traveled to four different states, collected two dozen medals (more than a third of them gold) and cultivated the sport as an outlet that suits her dual passions for skating and competition.
"I want to go fast," she says.
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Monday, July 30, 2007
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