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Thanks to injunction, teen is off to the races: In front of a supportive crowd, Howard County wheelchair athlete competes in track meet.
Byline: Lynn Anderson and John-John Williams IV
Apr. 20--Tatyana McFadden got her wish. With the pop of a starter's pistol, McFadden, a Howard County wheelchair athlete who went to court to win the right to compete in the race with other high school athletes, kept up with and even lapped some runners at a tri-meet yesterday at Long Reach High School in Columbia. The Atholton High School sophomore competed in four events, crossing the finish line first in the 1,600 meters and 800, second in the 400 and fourth in the 200. "It felt great," said McFadden after completing the 1,600, her first race, in 4 minutes and 37 seconds. "This is amazing." Said her mother, Deborah McFadden: "This is the day it should have always been. I sat here with the other moms cheering for our kids. It was fun listening to the kids say, 'Look at that girl and the way her muscles rip.'" Before yesterday, McFadden, a winner…
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