Student Jumps To Aid Lady Who Collapsed To The Ground But The Runner In Back Makes The Front Page!
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For some people, winning is everything. This is especially true for many athletes who spend countless hours training and preparing for big races where there is a lot more at stake than just a medal or bragging rights. Professional and college athletes count on winning races and matches for scholarships, endorsements, and big pay days that make all their hard work worth it.
Madeline Adams is a cross country athlete who happened to be one of Boston College’s top runners a few years back. She trained hard every single day and spent every opportunity that she had working out and running so that she’d be in the best possible physical shape.
To prepare she would study each racecourse inside and out. She would make sure to eat healthy and get plenty of rest in the days leading up to the big race and triple checked all of her gear to ensure she had everything that she might need in order.
In 2017 Madeline was set to compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women’s Cross Country Championship, and many people considered her a top favorite to win. On the day of the race she felt great and was excited to be there among the best collegiate athlete runners in the country.
When the race began, she set the pace and was doing better than she ever expected. In fact, she was setting a new personal record and was in first place most of the time.
When Madeline was just a couple hundred meters from the finish line, she suddenly started to feel tired. Not just a little worn out, but incredibly fatigued to the point she could no longer support herself. On top of that, a sudden rush of nausea and dizziness overcame her, and then her legs simply gave out and she collapsed to the ground.
Lightheaded and weak, confusion took over and she kind of blacked out momentarily. As much as she tried to will herself to get up and finish the race, her body would not respond.
All around other runners passed by her headed towards the finish line. Her first place finish was gone and she couldn’t even move, leaving her feeling hopeless. Then all of a sudden, a runner from Clemson University, Evie Tate, stopped and reached down to try and help her get up.
Evie wrapped her arm around Madeline and attempted to lift her but was having trouble. When another runner, Louisville’s Rachel Pease, saw them she also stopped to help. Working together, the girls lifted Madeline up and helped carry her towards the finish line.
Before they could even reach the finish, the medical team arrived to check Madeline out. Evie and Rachel went on the cross the finish line and afterwards were able to meet up with Madeline to see how she was doing. Madeline spoke warmly of the whole incident saying, “The great part that comes out of this is there are two amazing girls that helped me, who are completely selfless and just amazing people with amazing character.”
The sportsmanship and class that these girls displayed is above and beyond what anyone could have ever expected. They put a fellow racer in need above winning, and yet came out the real winners in the end.
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THIS Lion Was Bored So They Tossed Him a Toy. They Were Baffled By What He Did With It!
Adult male lions are formidable big cats with majestic manes and powerful builds. Their very presence commands respect and the wild, noble air about them has fascinated humans for centuries. When you think of the large carnivores you often think of them prowling around, fighting for dominance, hunting, and of course sleeping away the hot days and relaxing with other lions in the pride.
One thing you don’t imagine is seeing one playing with a soccer ball. However, there is a beautiful adult male lion who loves nothing more than doing exactly that! Triton is an eleven year old white lion who comes to life when a soccer ball is thrown his way.
Whenever he sees his caretaker about to toss him the ball he immediately jumps up, lets out an excited roar, and runs over to inspect it. That’s when the playtime fun begins. He likes to swipe the ball with his huge paws and pass it around to himself while chasing it around the enclosure.
He even follows after the soccer ball when it rolls into the water, not hesitating for a second to jump into the pond and get soaked. It seems that nothing can stop him or get in the way during his football practice. He won’t even pay attention to or play with the female lionesses when his soccer ball is around!
Triton’s caretakers are always giving him new balls because he wears them out so quickly with all the chewing and batting around. He lives at the Johannesburg Zoo in South Africa where caretaker Agnes Maluleke looks after him and all of the other large carnivores.
Out of the ten lions at the zoo in her care, she says that he is the only one who ever takes an interest in the ball. She also says Triton is the best soccer player and that the professionals could learn a thing or two from him.
After seeing his skills in action, I have to agree with her. It seems that he is the the only soccer playing lion in the world and a natural at the sport!
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