Record-holding alumni returns, coaches sprinters

Reese Thornton, Staff Writer, Video editor|February 7, 2019

Ashton Thoroughgood, who returned to Ocean Lakes High School to coach and substitute, ran track for Norfolk State and now helps the school train sprinters.

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