Speed to Burn: Ezekiel Elliott Running Circles Around Area Athletes
Three-sport junior is selected Ladue-Frontenac Patch Male Athlete of the Winner.
The temperature is 83 degrees, and John Burroughs students are frolicking in the sunshine on the quadrangle behind the main school building. Frisbees are flying everywhere while seniors are lounging on plush couches dragged out-of-doors. Ezekiel Elliott is off to track practice. No time to dilly dally for this abundantly talented junior athlete. Elliott, an All-State performer in football; second-team all league in basketball and the fastest hurdler in the region richly deserves the newest honor: Ladue-Frontenac Patch Male Athlete for the winter. He could win this honor any of the three different seasons. And to think, this 6-foot-0, 200 pound rusher/receiver/hurdler/point guard is just 16-year-old. He’s athletically superior to most of …
James Baer
7:54 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012
I want to be the first to congratulate Zeke Elliott for all of his athletic accomplishments. A fine young man who will make a wise choice with his college decision. more ›