“It was just kind of one of those fun little things, like, ‘Oh wow, at the end of the day, all three of us got a gold medal.
“I just ran with my dad when I was a kid – like 12 through adulthood.
Karrie is the girls cross country coach at Houston Academy and decided entering the State Games would be a good test to see how she stacked up as a competitor.
“Also, I feel like I’ve done a lot of research and read a lot about running and wanted to apply what I’ve learned and see where I was at.
“So I said, ‘Sure,’ and she ran the whole loop with no problem and stayed with me the whole time.
“I think the swimming helped me a lot because I got a lot of good anaerobic and cardio going into it,” Holley said.
Ronald Ezekiel Craig, 89, of Athens passed away Friday, June 18, 2021, at Athens-Limestone Hospital.