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I would like to pay tribute to Misty Martin, who passed away Nov. 22 at the young age of 35 and was one of my former athletes. As the obituary stated, she was a member of the 4x100 meter relay team at Wilkes Central High School that set a school record in 2003, which still stands. That relay team consisted of Kristen Southern, Kayla Howell, Kenya Horton and Karissa Kirkland. Kirkland ran in the regionals when the record was initially set. The record was broken a week later by a tenth of a second at the state meet with Martin running.
Misty was an integral part of a track and field team that won three straight conference championships and in her senior year won regionals and finished third in the state. She was among the finest athletes I have coached. I use the term athlete to refer not simply to those who possess athletic skills, but to those who also perform well academically and possess high character.