Senior Salute: Blockburger twins

Johnnie and Alyssa Blockburger were stars on the Tucson High track team

SOON FOR SOUTHERN ARIZONA HIGHSCHOOL ATHLETES.

THAT'S WHEREKGUN 9'S "SENIOR SALUTE" COMESIN.

JASON BARR HAS THE STORYOF THE BLOCKBURGER TWINS -TRACK STARS FOR THE TUCSONBADGERS.HE RUNS LIKE A DEER.

ITS FUNTO WATCH HIM RUN.

JOHNNIE ANDALYSSA BLOCKBURGER ARENT JUSTSTARS ON THE TUCSON HIGH TRACKTEAM.

THEYRE FRATERNAL TWINS.ALYSSA CONSISTENTLY STRONG INEVERY DISTANCE, WHILE JOHNNIEIS A STATE CHAMPION IN THE 200BY 400 METER - 2ND IN THE HIGHJUMP THEIR DAD, SHELDON, WASONCE A WORLD CLASS DECATHLETEAND NOW COACHES TRACK.

HEALWAYS SAYS, IF YOURE NOTWORKING OUT, SOMEONE ELSE ISWORKING OUT RIGHT NOW TRYINGTO GET BETTER, SO YOU HAVE TOKEEP UP.

BUT THE SENIOR SEASONFOR THE BLOCKBURGERS WAS CUTSHORT DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS.AND THEN WHEN AIA SAID THATTHEY CANCELED IT, I CRIEDBECAUSE I WAS LOOKING FORWARDTO IT, AND I PUT A LOT OF HARDWORK INTO TRAINING.

NOW, MORETHAN EVER, WE HAVE SOMEONE TOTRAIN WITH.

COMPARED TO SOMEKIDS, THEY HAVE TO TRAIN BYTHEMSELVES DURING THIS VIRUS.IT HELPS HAVING SOMEONE WHOSTHERE.

JOHNNIE AND ALYSSA ARETRAINING FOR NEXT SEASON WHENTHEY WILL COMPETE FOR U OF A.AND THEY WILL BE UNDER THEIRDAD SHELDON - CURRENTLY AWILDCAT ASSISTANT TRACK COACH.IM EXCITED BECAUSE WE GREW UPAROUND THE U OF A, AND TO GETTO GO THERE IS A HUGEBLESSING.

IF YOU KNOW OFSOMEONE POISED TO HAVE A BIGSPRING SEASON AND IS WORTHY OFA SENIOR SALUTE, REPLY TO THEPOST PINNED TO THE TOP OF MYFACEBOOK PAGE... JASON BARRKGUN.IT'S GOOD FRIDAY.

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