Almost a month ago, on March 5, Jaelyn D’Amelio dragged her best friend, Karagan Bulger, out to the track a bit earlier than they had to be out there for a practice.
“We didn’t have to be out there until 2:45 p.m., so I was very confused about why we had to be out there at 2:25 p.m.,” said the Southern Regional senior and girls track and field standout. “We got out there and my family was there. Some of my friends were there. My coaches were there. And then Jaelyn hands me a phone.”
On the other end of the call was Coast Guard Academy coach Ethan Brown, delivering the news that Karagan had been…
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