athletic
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Lorenzo Hernandez, the football coach and athletic director at Whittier and former head football coach at Garfield, said a comment from a player made him realize to change tactics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Just go out and be athletic, and I think it started to feel a little bit more timed up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Among those summoned were members of the university’s board of regents, athletic director Warde Manuel and real estate tycoon Stephen Ross, the school’s biggest donor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Michigan’s new university president takes the helm on Dec. 1, and the university has said the athletic director would step down at the end of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
I was very close to moving to the next level of athletic ability, a level at which I would be better than most kids my age and ready to play against older kids.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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