Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Ward Advances To NCAA Championships Third Straight Year, May 30, 2012

Villanova Senior Shericka Ward
By Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer 
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
May 27, 2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--On the final night of competition at the NCAA East Regional at Hodges Stadium the Villanova senior Shericka Ward (Leesburg, Fla.) advanced to the NCAA Championships. Ward will be  moving on to the national semifinals in the 100 meter hurdles.

Ward advanced on time to the NCAA Championships with a mark of 13.25 in her quarterfinal heat. She ran in the first of three heats and placed fifth in her heat, then had to wait out the results of the other two heats before determining if she was moving on. The top three finishers in each quarterfinal heat advanced automatically, while the next three fastest runners advanced on time.

The first heat that Ward competed in wound up being the fastest of the three heats and she is heading to the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive year. Ward was a second team All-American in the 100 meter hurdles last season.

The NCAA Championships site will be in Des Moines, Iowa next month. 

Resources

Sports Infomation Department
Villanova University


Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34748









  

Article provided by:

Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School
leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
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Gerald is a professional Internet marketer and social media marketing expert. His online business ventures and websites generate multiple streams of income annually. His consulting clients include best selling authors and international speakers.

Gerald is the CEO/President of Lacey LLC and OmariWholesale, Inc. He runs his entire business from his home where he is able to spend quality time with his family and friends. He is passionate about helping individuals to build and monetize their personal brand online.




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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Jackets In College: Ward Secures Third NCAA East Regional Appearance, May 22, 2012


Entries Announced For NCAA East Regional
By Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
May 22, 2012

 
LEESBURG, Fla. - Villanova All-American Shericka Ward has been invited to compete in the 2012 NCAA East Regional Track Meet. This will be the third East Regional Outdoor Track appearance for Ward. The accepted entries were announced on Thursday afternoon for the NCAA East Regional and Villanova has 12 athletes in a total of 10 events qualified for the meet, which will be held next week from May 24-26 at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville. Of the 12 athletes headed to Florida the Wildcats will be competing in six running events and four field events.

Former Leesburg High School Standout and Villanova All-American Shericka Ward during her graduation ceremony at Villanova University recently.

Senior sprinter Shericka Ward (Leesburg, Fla.) is also a returning All-American for the Wildcats and will once again be competing in the 100 meter hurdles. Her top time of the season is 13.16 from the Texas Relays earlier in the year and she has a personal best time of 13.12 from the 2010 East Regional meet.

Ward a two time State Track Champion at Leesburg High School. Ward also helped lead the Lady Jackets Basketball team to back to back final four appearances in 2007 and 2008.

Start lists for the NCAA East Regional are due to be released next Tuesday in advance of the start of competition two days later. 

Resources


Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34748








  

Article provided by:
Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School
leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
www.leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com
















 
Gerald is a professional Internet marketer and social media marketing expert. His online business ventures and websites generate multiple streams of income annually. His consulting clients include best selling authors and international speakers.

Gerald is the CEO/President of Lacey LLC and OmariWholesale, Inc. He runs his entire business from his home where he is able to spend quality time with his family and friends. He is passionate about helping individuals to build and monetize their personal brand online.

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Jackets In College: Alonti Richardson Turn's In Top Performance, May 6, 2011

Former Leesburg High School Standout Alonti Richardson at Bethune-Cookman University
Wildcat Men in 6th After Day Two of MEAC Track Championships, Advance Three to Finals
 
Led by Kemar Clarke's 2nd in the Decathlong, the Wildcats are in 6th with room to move up on Saturday


May 6, 2011
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – After the first full day of major event competition at the MEAC Track & Field Outdoor Championships, the Wildcat men have moved into sixth place, but are in a position to move up with Saturday’s finals. Led by Martin Embry’s second-place finish in the decathlon, the ‘Cats also qualified three athletes to advance to the finals. The women’s team has yet to score, but are hopeful to add some points in tomorrow’s field events and relays.
Martin Embry leads the team after two days, topping the field in the decathlon coming out of day one. Maryland Eastern Shore’s Jermol Dix overcame Embry on day two on the strength of field events. The Wildcat sophomore finished second in the event, finishing with 5,879 points in the decathlon, and starting the scoring off for B-CU in the meet. Through the course of the event, Embry notched the top decathlon performances in the 100m (11.17) and 400m (49.15).
Meanwhile, also in the decathlon, Curtis Riggins added to B-CU’s early point total with a fourth place finish for the multi-event. Riggins picked up the top spots in two of day two’s tougher events, winning the 1500m run (4:47.38) and pole vault (11-09.75 ft.).

The Wildcat men qualified three for Saturday’s final in three different events of Friday’s preliminaries. Kemar Clarke led the charge, notching fourth place in the 110m hurdles prelim with a time of 14.10. Stephon Pamilton recorded the second fastest time in the 400m by five hundredths of a second at 46.74. In the 100m, Chris Jackson was eighth in the preliminaries at 10.64. 

Also in the 100m Clarke narrowly missed qualification at 11th with a time of 10.71.
Running one of her fastest times of the season, Alonti Richardson (Leesburg High School, Leesburg Florida) turned in the Wildcat women’s top individual performance at 11th in the 200m dash, recording a time of 24.38. Ileis Figueroa and LaShondra Wilbon each came in 14th in the 800m run (2:19.37) and 400m dash (57.58) respectively. Apple Harris finished 15th in the 100m dash preliminaries at 12.16.
In other men’s preliminary action, Embry finished 11th in the 400m hurdles (58.16) and Pamilton logged a 15th place finish in the 200m (21.65).
For the first day of field events at the MEAC Championships, the Wildcats picked up a ninth place finish from Joshua Perkins in the men’s long jump, and 11th in the women’s shot put for Maketa Ruffin with a distance of 11.77m (38-07.50 ft.).
After two days of competition, the men are in sixth place with 13 points.
The Wildcats return to action on Saturday morning at the first-class facility in Greensboro. The day opens with the remainder of the field events, leads into the event finals and all of the relay events. 

Resources
 
 
Bethune-Cookman University 
Sports Information Department
www.b-cuathletics.com
May 6, 2011
  
Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34748








  
Article provided by:
Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School
leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
www.leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com
















 
Gerald is a professional Internet marketer and social media marketing expert. His online business ventures and websites generate multiple streams of income annually. His consulting clients include best selling authors and international speakers.

Gerald is the CEO/President of Lacey LLC and OmariWholesale, Inc. He runs his entire business from his home where he is able to spend quality time with his family and friends. He is passionate about helping individuals to build and monetize their personal brand online.


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Monday, May 7, 2012

Shericka Ward Advances to Finals of 100 Meter Hurdles at Penn Relays, April 27, 2012

Shericka Ward advanced to the finals of the 100 meter hurdles on Saturday afternoon by finishing second in her preliminary heat.
Ward automatically advanced to finals by placing second in her preliminary heat

April 27, 2012
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Senior sprinter Shericka Ward (Leesburg, Fla.) automatically advanced to the finals of the 100 meter hurdles by coming in second in her preliminary heat at Franklin Field, where Villanova was competing during the second day of the Penn Relays on Friday afternoon. In addition to the 100 meter hurdles the Wildcats competed in the 4x1500 meter relay and the Eastern section of the high jump on Friday.

Ward registered a time of 13.41 in the first heat of the 100 meter hurdles and is one of nine runners from a preliminary field of 30 who are advancing to the finals tomorrow afternoon. The top two runners from each of three heats, plus the next three fastest times all moved on to the finals.

This is the third straight year that Ward has advanced to the finals in the 100 meter hurdles at the Penn Relays and her time in today's heat was the fifth-fastest overall in the field. The finals are scheduled for 3:15 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

In the 4x1500 meter relay Villanova had a lineup of junior Bogdana Mimic (Pancevo, Serbia), sophomores Emily Lipari (Greenvale, N.Y.) and Nicky Akande (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and senior Sheila Reid (Newmarket, Ont.) and the quartet came in third with a time of 17:41.12.

The teams remained in a close pack for nearly two full legs of the relay but with 600 meters left in the second leg Oregon opened up a lead that it never relinquished and went on to capture the Championship of America title. Reid took the baton for the anchor leg with Oregon leading by nearly 100 meters and ran a split of 4:20.1. 

"I thought we could run with Oregon coming into the race. They are a very solid team but just from looking at our 1500 meters times from the season I knew we could stay with them. The team is disappointed but we are walking away with a win this weekend and we are happy about that. Oregon is a very good team and they ran great."

Sophomore Samantha Francis (Kingston, Jamaica) registered a distance of 11.66 meters in the Eastern section of the triple jump. She came in 10th out of 19 athletes in her section.

Resources
Villanova University
www.villanova.com
 
 
Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34748








  
 
Article provided by:
Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School
leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
www.leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com
















 
Gerald is a professional Internet marketer and social media marketing expert. His online business ventures and websites generate multiple streams of income annually. His consulting clients include best selling authors and international speakers.

Gerald is the CEO/President of Lacey LLC and OmariWholesale, Inc. He runs his entire business from his home where he is able to spend quality time with his family and friends. He is passionate about helping individuals to build and monetize their personal brand online.


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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Floyd Excels In Record Year, June 9, 2002


June 9, 2002|By Richard Burton, Sentinel Correspondent

LEESBURG -- Laura Floyd set school records in four individual events and as a member of the 4x400 relay team for Leesburg's track and field team this season.

"It's rare to find someone who loves track and field as much as she does,'' Yellow Jackets coach Marshall Jungreis said. "She is such a hard worker, and a good leader. Laura had no problem letting her teammates know if they were not putting forth a good enough effort, all the while leading by example.''

Floyd, the Sentinel's girls track athlete of the year for Lake and Sumter counties, established records in the 100-meter hurdles (15.30 seconds), 300-meter hurdles (45.19), triple jump (36 feet, 5 inches), long jump (17 feet, 5 inches) and on the 4x400 relay team (4:13.43).

Floyd, who did not compete in the hurdles until this season, was at her best in the 300-meter hurdles. She placed seventh in the event at the Class 3A meet.

Also at state, Floyd took ninth in the 100-meter hurdles and 12th in the triple jump.

In her junior year, Floyd set the school record in the 800 meters (2:21). She welcomed a chance to try different events this season.

"Last year, I was kind of burnt out going into track season after doing cross country and weightlifting, plus soccer,'' said Floyd.

Floyd practiced at Leesburg with her team. Jungreis helped her with the sprint aspect of it and she then went to Clermont to work with coach Jimmy Brown to fine-tune the hurdling technique.

"I would get home almost every night at around 7:30, so it was a lot of hard work,'' she recalled.

Lees-McRae College in Banner Elks, N.C., offered Floyd a scholarship to play soccer and run track.

"They were looking for well-rounded athletes,'' Floyd said. "I think I will mostly be doing hurdles and triple jumps, and then with soccer they were in need of a center-midfielder, which was what I play.

"I am really happy with it, and real happy that I get my number [13] when I go there.''

Resources

Richard Burton
Sentinel Correspondent
Orlando Sentinel
www.orlandosentinel.com
June 9, 2002
 
 
Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34748
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Article provided by:
Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School
leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
www.leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com
















Gerald is a professional Internet marketer and social media marketing expert. His online business ventures and websites generate multiple streams of income annually. His consulting clients include best selling authors and international speakers.

Gerald is the CEO/President of Lacey LLC and OmariWholesale, Inc. He runs his entire business from his home where he is able to spend quality time with his family and friends. He is passionate about helping individuals to build and monetize their personal brand online.



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Monday, April 16, 2012

Leesburg's Hall Earns All-america Honors, June 22, 2004



June 22, 2004|By Joe Williams, Sentinel Staff Writer

Leesburg's Erica Hall considered taking this summer off.

Winning her second consecutive Class 4A state high school pole vaulting championship in May had earned her a break, a chance to rest her aching right knee before resuming her career as a freshman pole vaulter at Arkansas State University.

But after an MRI found the pain in her knee was only the result of tendinitis, the allure of a chance to compete Saturday at the adidas Outdoor National Track and Field Championships at North Carolina State University was too strong.

In what technically was her final meet as a high school competitor, Hall finished in a tie for fourth with a vault of 11 feet, 11 3/4 inches, earning her All-America status.

"I couldn't think of a better way to end my senior season than with a state championship and as an All-American," said Hall, the Sentinel's two-time girls track athlete of the year for Lake and Sumter counties. "I was pretty pumped about it."

Hall's journey to nationals came as a member of Coach Bobby Haeck's Pole Vault City club team.

Haeck was taking another club member, Lori Bowen from Tallahassee Maclay (the Class A state champion in the pole vault), to the meet and asked Hall if she wanted to go along just to watch.

"I was just going to take time off with my knee," Hall said. "But Coach [Haeck] invited me to go and I said I wasn't going to go and not compete."

So Hall started practicing again.

Bowen and Hall were among a group of four vaulters who cleared 11-11 3/4 -- the third-best height of the meet. Tiffany Maskulinski of Elma, N.Y., and Jenn O'Neil of Fairport, N.Y., both cleared 13-1 1/2, and Jenny Soceka of Madison, Wis., finished third at 12-5 1/2.

Hall just missed on her third and final attempt at 12-5 1/2, a half-inch below her personal best.
Now, Hall said, she plans to take the remainder of the summer off so she will be at full strength when she begins her collegiate career.

Resources
 
Joe Williams
Sentinel Staff Writer
Orlando Sentinel
June 22, 2004
 
 
Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34748
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Leesburg Lady Jackets Track And Field
Leesburg Lady Jackets Volleyball
Leesburg Yellow Jackets Baseball
Lake County Sports Show
 
Article provided by:
Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School
leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
www.leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com
















Gerald is a professional Internet marketer and social media marketing expert. His online business ventures and websites generate multiple streams of income annually. His consulting clients include best selling authors and international speakers.

Gerald is the CEO/President of Lacey LLC and OmariWholesale, Inc. He runs his entire business from his home where he is able to spend quality time with his family and friends. He is passionate about helping individuals to build and monetize their personal brand online.

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Hall Wins State Title, May 17, 2003



GAINESVILLE - Leesburg junior Erica Hall won the Class 3A state pole vault title at the state championship at the University of Florida Friday afternoon.

After battling Lawton Chiles Karla Savery with jumps of 10 feet and 10-6, Hall made a jump of 11-0 on her first attempt while Savery scratched on her first attempt, giving Hall the title.

"I knew I was the new leader when she scratched," Hall said. "I was happy but I wanted to get an 11-6 and was pretty confident."

Hall took three attempts at 11-6, but on the first, she tore her right wrist, It was the same wrist she fractured early in the season.

I was so focused and filled with adrenaline that I didn't notice the pain until afterward," Hall said.

Hall went on to finish ninth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.62 her teammate Sara Williams placed eight in the high jump (5-2) and 10th in the 100 hurdles (15.58).

East Ridge had three athletes in the top 10. Ashley Corriveau had the highest finish, eighth in the pole vault (9-6). Laura Holley tied for 10th in the high jump (5-0) and John Roberts finished 10th in the 3,200 run (9:50.61)

Resources
Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34748
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Leesburg Lady Jackets Track And Field

Article provided by:
Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School
leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
www.leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com
















Gerald is a professional Internet marketer and social media marketing expert. His online business ventures and websites generate multiple streams of income annually. His consulting clients include best selling authors and international speakers.

Gerald is the CEO/President of Lacey LLC and OmariWholesale, Inc. He runs his entire business from his home where he is able to spend quality time with his family and friends. He is passionate about helping individuals to build and monetize their personal brand online.
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Ward Runs Impressive Times at Texas Relays, April 10, 2012

Shericka Ward advanced to the finals of the 100 meter hurdles at the 85th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays over the weekend.

Wildcat senior came in sixth in the 100 meter hurdles

April 2, 2012
 
AUSTIN, Texas - Senior sprinter Shericka Ward (Leesburg, Fla.) and freshman Emerald Walden (Lafayette Hill, Pa.) each competed in the 100 meter hurdles at the Mike A. Meyers Track and Soccer Stadium during the 85th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays over the weekend. Ward was one of nine runners from a group of 74 that advanced from the preliminary heats into the finals.

READ MORE CLICK BELOW
http://www.villanova.com/sports/w-track/recaps/040212aaa.html

Resources

Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34748
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Leesburg Lady Jackets Track And Field
Leesburg Lady Jackets Volleyball
Leesburg Yellow Jackets Baseball
Lake County Sports Show 

Article provided by:
Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School
leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
www.leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com
















Gerald is a professional Internet marketer and social media marketing expert. His online business ventures and websites generate multiple streams of income annually. His consulting clients include best selling authors and international speakers.

Gerald is the CEO/President of Lacey LLC and OmariWholesale, Inc. He runs his entire business from his home where he is able to spend quality time with his family and friends. He is passionate about helping individuals to build and monetize their personal brand online.


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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Getting to Know Shericka Ward, January 28, 2010

A Q&A with the sophomore sprinter
VILLANOVA, Pa. - Shericka Ward is a sophomore sprinter/hurdler who had an immediate impact on the women's track and field squad in her first year. Ward won the 100m hurdles at the US Junior National Championships in June and was fourth in the 100m hurdles in the Pan American Junior Championships.

This season, Ward has already run BIG EAST qualifying times in the 200m dash and 60m hurdles. She also ran an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 8.43 seconds on Jan. 22 at the Albany Great Dane Classic and was named BIG EAST Female Track Athlete of the Week for her performance.

Why did you decide to come to Villanova?
-My coach from Florida came to Villanova and had been telling me a lot about Villanova, so when I took my visits I was impressed and academically it was the best of the colleges that I was choosing between. Also, coach-wise it was the best from the places I was choosing between.

You've had a lot of success in your first year that continues into this year is there anything that has changed from running in high school to college?
-Yes, the workouts are harder. I've had to push myself more. There is a lot of focus in college. It is really mental. In college everyone is good, so you always have to be on pins and needles when running, even in practice. It is very competitive to race others in practice.

READ MORE CLICK BELOW
http://www.villanova.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/012810aab.html


Listen live on my790am or www.my790am.com Saturday March 24, 2012.

Former Leesburg High School Girls Basketball, Girls Track and Field, and current Villanova University Womens Track and Field Standout Shericka Ward makes her first appearance on the Lake County Sports Show March 24, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.

Former Lady Jackets Track and Field Standout Shericka Ward at Villanova University.
 Below is a short list of Ward's accomplishments:

-2012 NCAA Division I Indoor USTFCCCA 2012 60 Meter Hurdles First Team All-America

-2011 US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association 100 Meter Hurdles All-American

-2007 Class 5A Girls Basketball State Semifinalist

-2008 Class 5A Girls Basketball State Semifinalist

-2008 Class 3A 200 Meter Dash Girls Track and Field State Champion

-2008 Class 3A 100 Meter Hurdles Girls Track and Field State Champion

-Varsity Girls Basketball Letters 2007, 2008

-Varsity Girls Track and Field Letters 2006, 2007, 2008

-2011 All-Big East Conference 200 Meters Outdoor Track

-2011 All-Big East Conference 100 Meter Hurdles Outdoor Track

-2010 All-Big East Conference 200 Meters Indoor Track

-2011 All-Big East Conference 60 Meter Hurdles Indoor Track


Gerald Lacey (Carver Heights Quarterback Club Staff Writer), Allison Crawford (Belton Bail Bonds Scoreboard Show Co-host), Sonny Bronson (Belton Bail Bonds Scoreboard Show Host),  Lake County Sports Show Host Billy Matthews (The Voice Of The Leesburg Yellow Jackets).
Shericka Ward, Wayne Hamilton (former Leesburg High School, University of Alabama and San Diego Chargers Football Standout), Matt Shepherd (Former Leesburg High School, Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois, Finland’s Kouvola Indians Standout and current Marburg Mercenaries in the southern division of the GFL player) will be the featured guests along with the show host Billy Matthews (The Voice Of The Leesburg Yellow Jackets), Sonny Bronson (Belton Bail Bonds Scoreboard Show Host), Allison Crawford (Belton Bail Bonds Scoreboard Show Co-host) and Gerald Lacey (Carver Heights Quarterback Club Staff Writer).

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Resources
 

Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34748
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Leesburg Lady Jackets Track And Field

Article provided by:
Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School
leesburgyellowjacketsfootball@yahoo.com
www.leesburgladyjacketstrackandfield.com
















Gerald is a professional Internet marketer and social media marketing expert. His online business ventures and websites generate multiple streams of income annually. His consulting clients include best selling authors and international speakers.

Gerald is the CEO/President of Lacey LLC and OmariWholesale, Inc. He runs his entire business from his home where he is able to spend quality time with his family and friends. He is passionate about helping individuals to build and monetize their personal brand online.


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