Where there\'s
\'Smoke\' . . . After fighting the cold, Lancers\' Chesson is on fire as a top-of-the-line sprinter
BY FRED JETER
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Jan 6, 2006
If you could set up a booth and sell sprinters\' speed, junior Anthony Chesson would be the richest kid at Manchester High School.
Since that\'s impossible, he\'ll settle for being the fastest.
Gene Bowen has witnessed a lot of fleet feet come and go in his 20 years of coaching Lancers track, so when he says, \"Anthony\'s the fastest kid we\'ve ever had,\" you take notice.
Chesson snapped Manchester\'s 100-meter record with a 10.94 as a freshman.
With speed to burn, it\'s no wonder his nickname is \"Smoke.\"
\"I never really knew I was that fast until eighth grade,\" Chesson said. \"I ran some relay race in phys-ed, and our teacher, Mr. [Jim] Vega, told me I had a God-given talent.\"
Unadulterated, take-off speed is unlike any other athletic commodity. It\'s unavailable at any price. There ...
PRO