Alex Miles, 18, left, and Daniel Spickes, 16, sit on a mat with poles used in pole vaulting Friday at Rogers Heritage High School. Miles and Spickes will be heading to Houston on Saturday for the AAU Junior Olympic Games. Miles will be competing in several individual events as well as a decathlon, and Spickes will be competing in the pole vault.
Duo Takes On Best
Paul Boyd
July 25, 2012
HERITAGE STARS TO COMPETE IN JUNIOR OLYMPICS
Alex Miles and Daniel Spickes hope to reap some rewards from a long summer of work this weekend at the AAU Junior Olympic Games.
AT A GLANCE
AAU Junior Olympic Games
WHEN: July 28-Aug. 4
WHERE: Turner Stadium, Humble High School, Humble, Texas
NOTABLE: Alex Miles, Daniel Spickes and Deion Jones of Rogers Heritage and Spencer McClung of Rogers High have qualified to compete in the track and field portion of the national competition, which includes 25 different sports. McClung will compete in the intermediate (15-16) boys pole vault. Jones will compete in the young men division 110-meter hurdles, long jump and high jump. Spickes will compete in the young men pole vault. Miles will compete in the decathlon, pole vault, high jump and long jump.
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